Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /]לְהַכְנִיס לוֹ מִלִּים לַפֶּה This expression translates from English: להכניס לו מילים לפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /] – to put words into his mouth. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/להכניס-מילים-#.m4a” /]חבר’ה, תירגעו, אל תכניסו לי מילים לפה. Guys, calm down, don’t put words in my mouth. The expression להכניס לו מילים לפה means literally to put in, for…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שר-#.m4a” /]שַׂר The Hebrew word for minister when referring to a government official is שר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שר-#.m4a” /] for a male and שרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שר-#.m4a” /] for a female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/שר-#.m4a” /]יש הרבה שרים בממשלה החדשה. There are lots of ministers in the new government. You may be looking at the word שרה and thinking…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/רחוק-מהעין-#.m4a” /]רָחוֹק מֵהָעַיִן, רָחוֹק מֵהַלֵּב This expression is very similar to the English one – רחוק מהעין, רחוק מהלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/רחוק-מהעין-#.m4a” /] – literally, far from the eye, far from the heart.  One might console their friend after a breakup: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/רחוק-מהעין-#.m4a” /]את כבר תתגברי על הגעגועים אליו – רחוק מהעין, רחוק מהלב. You (f) will…

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/2021/06/קצר-בתקשורת-#.m4a” /]קֶצֶר בַּתִּקְשֹׁוֹרֶת The Hebrew word for communication is תקשורת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/קצר-בתקשורת-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/קצר-בתקשורת-#.m4a” /]יש לנו תקשורת ממש טובה. We have really good communication. A lapse in communication – or a communication breakdown – is קצר בתקשורת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/קצר-בתקשורת-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/קצר-בתקשורת-#.m4a” /]אמרתי משהו בתמימות אבל היא נעלבה – כנראה קצר בתקשורת. I said…