Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מסביב-לשולחן-#.m4a” /]מִסָּבִיב לַשּׁוּלְחָן שולחן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מסביב-לשולחן-#.m4a” /] is one of those words people tend to learn early in their Hebrew journey, as it’s an everyday object that westerners encounter every time they sit down. Around the table is מסביב לשולחן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מסביב-לשולחן-#.m4a” /] – literally, from around to the table. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מסביב-לשולחן-#.m4a” /]בליל הסדר כולנו…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/פלוס-מינוס-#.m4a” /]פָּחוֹת אוֹ יוֹתֵר, פְּלוּס מִינוּס Hebrew has two ways of saying give or take. The first is a literal translation of more or less: פחות או יותר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/פלוס-מינוס-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/פלוס-מינוס-#.m4a” /]הגיעו פחות או יותר מאה איש. Give or take a hundred people came. Another less formal way of saying give or…

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=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מקדש-#.m4a” /]מִקְדָּשׁ The Holy Temple in Jerusalem was called בית המקדש[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מקדש-#.m4a” /] – the House of the Temple. But how do we refer to temples of other religions? מקדשים[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מקדש-#.m4a” /] – or when referring to a single temple, מקדש[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מקדש-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/מקדש-#.m4a” /]הם ביקרו במעל מאה…