Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep.      To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /]מַגְנִיב Like English, Hebrew has several words to express casual approval, awe and agreement – cool, nice, awesome, etc. Hebrew has some too – מדהים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (amazing), מדליק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (turns one on), מהמם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /] (shocking in a good way) – but perhaps the coolest of the cool words is מגניב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מגניב-#.m4a” /]….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אישור-#.m4a” /]אִישּׁוּר לאשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אישור-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb, means to confirm or to validate. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אישור-#.m4a” /]נא לאשר הגעה עד סוף החודש. Please confirm (intention for) arrival by the end of the month. Likewise, אישור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אישור-#.m4a” /] is confirmation. Israelis use this word all the time, often referring to a certificate of confirmation, as…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אספת-הורים-#.m4a” /]אֲסֵפַת הוֹרִים To gather in Hebrew is the simple verb לאסוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אספת-הורים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אספת-הורים-#.m4a” /]מי אוסף את הילדים היום? Who’s picking up (gathering) the kids today? A gathering is אספה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/אספת-הורים-#.m4a” /], so that a gathering of parents (with the teachers implied) – what’s called in the States parent-teacher conferences – is אספת…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /]בִּיגּוּד חוֹרֶף The Hebrew word for clothes is בגדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /], while a single garment is בגד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /]יש חנות בגדים פה באזור? Is there a clothing store here in the area? Clothing in general – apparel – is ביגוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /], so ביגוד חורף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ביגוד-חורף-#.m4a” /] is winter apparel. For…