מָלוֹן Here’s a useful word for all you tourists coming to Israel this summer: מלון – hotel. For example: באיזה מלון אתם ישנים? At what hotel are you guys staying (sleeping)? מלון comes from the simple verb ללון, the standard word for to sleep in Biblical Hebrew. Today ללון is considered a fancy word), while…
לְהַעֲלוֹת, לְהוֹרִיד As people who have made aliyah – immigrated to Israel – can tell you, to go up is the simple verb לעלות. For example: עלינו לארץ לפני חצי שנה. We made aliyah (“went up”) to Israel half a year ago. To raise (something) up – or to upload – is להעלות, a הפעיל verb….
מָדִיד To measure in Hebrew is the simple verb למדוד. For example: כמה ארוכה הספה? צריך למדוד. How long is the sofa? (We) need to measure (it). Something measurable is מדיד, as in: “אם זה לא מדיד, אי אפשר לנהל אותו.” (ג’ק וולש) “If it isn’t measurable, it cannot be managed.” (Jack Welsh)
נִבְצַר מִמֶּנּוּ The simple way of saying he couldn’t or he wasn’t able to is הוא לא היה יכול. But Hebrew has a more eloquent expression for he couldn’t in the sense of he was prevented from being able to: נבצר ממנו. For example: בגלל אפליקציית עיצוב ישנה, נבצר ממנה לייצר תמונה באמת טובה. Because of an old…
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…