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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/מעונות-#.m4a” /]מְעוֹנוֹת מעון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/מעונות-#.m4a” /] is a fancy word for house – it’s like the English word residence. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/מעונות-#.m4a” /]מעון ראש הממשלה ממוקם ברחוב בלפור בירושלים. The prime minister’s residence is located on Balfour Street in Jerusalem. A dormitory or dormitories are מעונות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/מעונות-#.m4a” /] – literally, residences. For example: [audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/עוד-מעט-#.m4a” /]עוֹד מְעַט, בְּקָרוֹב Hebrew has two ways of saying soon. Which one to choose depends on whether you want to sound casual or a bit formal. עוד מעט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/עוד-מעט-#.m4a” /] is the more casual version. It means something like in a little bit (literally it’s a bit more). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/עוד-מעט-#.m4a” /]סבלנות,…
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/2021/08/חבל-על-הזמן-#.m4a” /]חֲבָל עַל הַזְּמַן You’ve just come back from a concert. Your friend asks: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/חבל-על-הזמן-#.m4a” /]איך היה? How was it? And you reply: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/חבל-על-הזמן-#.m4a” /]חבל על הזמן! This expression means literally, it’s a shame for the time – meaning a waste of time. But you say this ironically – the opposite is true, that…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /]יְלוּדָה The Hebrew word for child is ילד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /], so it should come as no surprise that the word for birthrate is ילודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ילודה-#.m4a” /]בניגוד למדינות אחרות במערב, הילודה בישראל ממשיכה לגדול. In contrast to other countries in the West, the birthrate in Israel continues to grow. You…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]לִשְׂכּוֹר American English says to rent, while British English says to hire. The Hebrew word for both of these in all their meanings is לשכור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /] (also pronounced with a soft כ, like this[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]), a simple verb of the root שׂ.כ.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לשכור-#.m4a” /]אני שוכר רכב ואנחנו נוסעים…