Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להשתייך-#.m4a” /]לְהִשְׁתַּיֵּךְ The basic Hebrew word for belong is שייך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להשתייך-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להשתייך-#.m4a” /]כאן הוא מרגיש שייך. Here he feels (like he) belongs. שייך (or שייכת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להשתייך-#.m4a” /] if it refers to a feminine object) simply means that something or someone belongs – the belonging is not their choice. If we want…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/זרם-#.m4a” /]זֶרֶם דָּתִי A political or social movement by nature has to do with moving, not staying in one place. The more common word for movement in Hebrew is תנועה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/זרם-#.m4a” /], which applies to movements both literal and symbolic, such as traffic and communism. There’s another word that refers to ideological and religious movement: זרם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/זרם-#.m4a”…

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/2018/11/לוז-#.m4a” /]לוּ”ז The acronym לו”ז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/לוז-#.m4a” /] is short for לוח זמנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/לוז-#.m4a” /] – literally a timetable. This is the Hebrew word for a schedule. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/לוז-#.m4a” /]הלו”ז שלי מלא בפגישות מיותרות. My schedule is filled with unnecessary meetings. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/לוז-#.m4a” /]אנחנו נתאים את קורס העברית הפרטי שלך ללו”ז שלך. We will match…