Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /]שְׁנַת הַלְּמוּדִים The Hebrew expression for the school year is שנת הלימודים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /]. For example, if you’ve got kids, you may be thinking: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /]מתי כבר תתחיל שנת הלימודים?! When will the school year start already?! שנת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /] is the form of the word שנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/שנת-הלימודים-#.m4a” /] – year – when it appears…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /]הֵחֵל מ– The basic Hebrew word for to start is להתחיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /]מתי מתחיל הסרט? When does the movie start? A fancier word is להחל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /], used most often in the form -החל מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /] (or -החל ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/החל-מ-#.m4a” /]) – starting from (or starting with). You’ll hear it…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/יהיה-אפשר-#.m4a” /]יִהְיֶה אֶפְשָׁר The word אפשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/יהיה-אפשר-#.m4a” /] means it’s possible, as well as one may, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/יהיה-אפשר-#.m4a” /]אפשר להיכנס? May I come in? But what if you want to say that something was possible or will be possible? Just add a word for was: היה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/יהיה-אפשר-#.m4a” /] ( if what was possible is feminine, הייתה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/יהיה-אפשר-#.m4a” /]) …or…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /]לַעֲלוֹת לָאוֹטוֹבּוּס The Hebrew word for bus (or autobus) is simple enough to remember: אוטובוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /]. What about getting on the bus? That’s לעלות לאוטובוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /]אפשר לעלות לאוטובוס גם מהדלת האחורית. You can also get on the bus from the back door. לעלות ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/לעלות-לאוטובוס-#.m4a” /] means literally to go up to….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/דלת-אחורית-#.m4a” /]דֶּלֶת אֲחוֹרִית The Hebrew word for door is דלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/דלת-אחורית-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/דלת-אחורית-#.m4a” /]חבר’ה, אל תשכחו לסגור את הדלת אחריכם. Guys, don’t forget to close the door after yourselves. Here, אחריכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/דלת-אחורית-#.m4a” /] means after you, combing אחרי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/דלת-אחורית-#.m4a” /] (after) with the כם-[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/דלת-אחורית-#.m4a” /] ending for more than one you. What about the back…