Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/כינים-#.m4a” /]כִּנִּים The Hebrew word for lice has been around since biblical times: כינים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/כינים-#.m4a” /]. A single louse is כינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/כינים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/כינים-#.m4a” /]חפפתי לה את השיער והוצאתי את הכינה. I washed her hair and removed the louse.

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]לִנְעֹל נַעֲלַיִם Yesterday we saw that the Hebrew word for to lock is לנעול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]. Well, it turns out that לנעול also means to wear or to put on… when speaking about shoes. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]ילדים, נעלתם נעליים? Kids, have you put on (your) shoes?  I’m not 100% sure the two לנעולs are…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-#.m4a” /]לִנְעֹל The Hebrew word for to lock is לנעול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-#.m4a” /], a simple verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-#.m4a” /]דני, אל תשכח לנעול את הדלת. Danny, don’t forget to lock the door. Something locked is נעול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-#.m4a” /], or a variation of it (נעולה, נעולים, נעולות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-#.m4a” /]): [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-#.m4a” /]הדלת נעולה? Is the door…

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/2020/01/לך-לשלום-#.m4a” /]לֵךְ לְשָׁלוֹם Here’s an expression that Jews (and Israelites) have been using to see off guests and close ones, since biblical times: לך לשלום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לך-לשלום-#.m4a” /] means go in peace, or literally, go towards peace. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לך-לשלום-#.m4a” /]כבר מחר אתה יוצא לדרך? טוב, לך לשלום. You’re going on your way already tomorrow? Okay,…