[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/פשוט-#.m4a” /]פָּשׁוּט Whereas in English it takes three (albeit short) words to say it’s just that…, Hebrew keeps it simple with one word: פשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/פשוט-#.m4a” /], which means, well simple or simply. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/פשוט-#.m4a” /]לא התכוונתי להתעלם ממך, פשוט הייתי נורא עסוק. I didn’t mean to ignore you (a female), it’s just that I…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להתעלם-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְעַלֵּם The Hebrew word for world is עולם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להתעלם-#.m4a” /], though the Biblical meaning is eternity. The root of עולם is ע.ל.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להתעלם-#.m4a” /] meaning concealment. So when ע.ל.מ gets plugged into the reflexive התפעל verb form, we get to ignore (to pretend that something is not there) – להתעלם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להתעלם-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להתעלם-#.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/2018/08/להדרים-#.m4a” /]לְהַדְרִים The Hebrew word for south is דרום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להדרים-#.m4a” /]. Its ah vowel in the beginning gets shortened to a short eh or cut off entirely when דרום appears in an of relationship (construct state or סמיכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להדרים-#.m4a” /]), as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/להדרים-#.m4a” /]הנגב נמצא בדרום הארץ. The Negev is in the south of Israel. To go south…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/יקב-#.m4a” /]יֶקֶב Referring in Biblical Hebrew to an element in the wine-making process, today יקב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/יקב-#.m4a” /] refers to the entire winery. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/יקב-#.m4a” /]תעשיית היין הישראלית חזקה מאוד – יש כאן יותר מ-300 יקבים. The Israeli wine industry is very strong – there are over 300 wineries here. In an of relationship…