[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /]עֶרְכָּה A kit is a set of items that come together to serve a particular purpose. In Hebrew this is an ערכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /], from the simple verb לערוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /] meaning to set up. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /]איפה קונים ערכה ביתית לבדיקת קורונה? Where does one buy a home kit for Covid testing?…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /]חֲדַר בְּרִיחָה Escape rooms have become very popular in Israel in the past few years. In Hebrew, they’re called חדרי בריחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /], while a single escape room is חדר בריחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /]רק במרכז ירושלים יש לפחות חמישה חדרי בריחה. In central Jerusalem alone there are at least five…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]אוֹגֵר A hamster in Hebrew is an אוגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]הילדים רצו כלב, אבל בסוף קניתי להם אוגר. The kids wanted a dog, but in the end I bought them a hamster. אוגר means literally one who stores things, since hamsters have a tendency to store their food. To store or to hoard…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /]רַעַשׁ רֶקַע The Hebrew word for noise is רעש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /]. In Biblical Hebrew, רעש also refers to an earthquake, probably because it makes a lot of noise. In Modern Hebrew, earthquake is רעידת אדמה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /]. A background is רקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /] (related to the biblical רקיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/רעש-רקע-#.m4a” /] – firmament, a sort of cosmic…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/לקחת-פיקוד-#.m4a” /]לָקַחַת פִּיקּוּד The Hebrew word for commander is מפקד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/לקחת-פיקוד-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and מפקדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/לקחת-פיקוד-#.m4a” /] if she’s female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/לקחת-פיקוד-#.m4a” /]אסור לצאת הביתה לשבת הקרובה בלי אישור מהמפקד. It’s forbidden to go home (from the army base) this Shabbat without permission from the (your) commander. A מפקד or מפקדת…