Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]עַצְמָאִי You may know the Hebrew term for Independence Day – יום העצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]. עצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] is independence, while עצמאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] means independent, often used to refer to someone who works independently, without a boss. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]היא עובדת כעצמאית. She works as an independent (contractor). What about someone who…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]אָמוּר ל- To say supposed to in Hebrew, we say literally said to – -אמור ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]הוא לא אמור להיות פה היום? Isn’t he supposed to be here today? Psychologist Albert Ellis invited people to stop burdening themselves with all kinds of I’m supposed-to’s and I should’s – “shoulding all over…

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/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]כְּתוֹבֶת קַעֲקַע, קַעֲקוּעַ The Biblical-Hebrew term for tattoo is כתובת קעקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /] – kaka writing. People still use כתובת קעקע today, but the far more commonly-used term is קעקוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /]יש לו מלא קעקועים! He has tons of tattoos! The word קעקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/קעקוע-#.m4a” /] (kaka) probably comes from…