Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/שקלתי-#.m4a” /]שָׁקַלְתִּי To consider something is to weigh various options, so it’s no wonder that the Hebrew word for to consider is לשקול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/שקלתי-#.m4a” /] – literally, to weigh. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/שקלתי-#.m4a” /]שקלתי לשכור רכב ולצאת לטיול, אבל החלטתי שזה לא חכם. I was considering renting a car and going out on a…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לצאת-לטיול-#.m4a” /]לָצֵאת לְטִיּוּל How is this year different from all other years? During most years, Israelis take to the countryside during חול המועד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לצאת-לטיול-#.m4a” /] – the intermediate days of Passover: הם יוצאים לטיולים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לצאת-לטיול-#.m4a” /] – they go out on trips.  [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לצאת-לטיול-#.m4a” /]אבל השנה, אם נצא לטיול, נסכן אנשים… ונחטוף קנס. But…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/הכל-מסודר-#.m4a” /]הַכֹּל מְסֻדָּר One of the most common expressions in Hebrew is הכל בסדר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/הכל-מסודר-#.m4a” /] – everything’s okay, literally, everything’s in order.  The Hebrew word סדר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/הכל-מסודר-#.m4a” /] means order. It’s also the name of the Jewish Passover night event, the Seder, since this event is well organized with a proper order of…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /]מילה שימושית בעברית מודרנית Useful Word in Modern Hebrew [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /]סימני הסדר The Seder Contents להקדיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /] – to dedicate The root ק.ד.ש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /] means holy, and something holy is unique, set aside.  To dedicate is להקדיש, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/פסח-2020-#.m4a” /]אני מקדיש לכם את השיר הזה. I dedicate to…