Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-1.m4a” /]אֶשְׂמַח אִם… You may know the basic Hebrew word for please (also thank you) – בבקשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-3.m4a” /]אפשר חשבון, בבקשה? Can I get the check, please? A more formal way of saying please is נא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אשמח-5.m4a” /]נא לכבות את המזגן לאחר השימוש בחדר. Please turn off the…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-1.m4a” /]בְּשִׂמְחָה You may know the Hebrew word for joy – שמחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-3.m4a” /]השמחה היא בין הרגשות הבסיסיים. Joy is among the basic emotions. You may also know the common response to thank you – בבקשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-4.m4a” /], you’re welcome. Here’s another way of saying it: בשמחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשמחה-1.m4a” /] – literally, with joy or gladly. For example,…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קופצני-1.m4a” /]קוֹפְצָנִי You may know the Hebrew word for to jump – לקפוץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קופצני-2.m4a” /], also jumping. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קופצני-3.m4a” /]לא לקפוץ מהגג! No jumping from the roof! A jumpy person, for better or for worse, is קופצני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קופצני-1.m4a” /] if he’s a male and קוצפנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קופצני-4.m4a” /] if she’s a female. קופצני also applies…

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בביגוד-מלא-1.m4a” /]בְּבִגּוּד מָלֵא The basic Hebrew word for clothes is בגדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בביגוד-מלא-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בביגוד-מלא-3.m4a” /]היא לובשת בגדים יפים כל יום. She wears nice clothes every day. Clothing or garb is ביגוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בביגוד-מלא-4.m4a” /], and full garb is ביגוד מלא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בביגוד-מלא-5.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בביגוד-מלא-6.m4a” /]הכומרים הגיעו לחוף הים בביגוד מלא. The priests arrived at the beach in full garb.

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צנוע-1.m4a” /]צָנוּעַ According to Wikipedia, the name of the capital city of Yemen, Sana’a (صنعاء‎‎), probably means well fortified, derived from a Southern Arabian dialect. Since the Mishnaic Hebrew word להצניע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צנוע-2.m4a” /] means to hide or to store something, it’s not far-fetched to connect these two Semitic words: in order to store something, one needs to fortify it so that…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למסור-1.m4a” /]לִמְסוֹר If you know some basic Hebrew, you probably know the word לתת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למסור-2.m4a” /] – to give. A word of a similar meaning is למסור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למסור-1.m4a” /], also to give but more in the sense of giving over or passing. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/למסור-3.m4a” /]תמסור לי את הכדור! Pass me the ball! (to a male) למסור…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חליפה-1.m4a” /]חֲלִיפָה The Hebrew word for suit or suit jacket is חליפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חליפה-1.m4a” /]. The word in action: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חליפה-2.m4a” /]בפירנצה, אפשר לקנות חליפות איכותיות, ובזול. In Florence, you could buy quality suits, and for cheap. The root of חליפה is ח.ל.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חליפה-3.m4a” /], the same as that of the causative verb להחליף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חליפה-4.m4a” /] – to switch or to change: think of…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזרים-1.m4a” /]מְדִינִיּוּת הֶחְזֵרִים If you’ve got some basic Hebrew down, you likely know the simple verb to return or to go back – לחזור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזרים-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזרים-3.m4a” /]עוד לא חזרתי מהנסיעה שלי לחו”ל. I haven’t yet come back from my trip abroad. To return something – to cause it to go back – is the causative verb…

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעלית-1.m4a” /]מַעֲלִית If you live or work in a סקייסקרייפר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעלית-2.m4a” /], you probably need an elevator to get to your home/office. The Hebrew word for elevator is מעלית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעלית-1.m4a” /] The word derives from the causative verb להעלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעלית-3.m4a” /] – to raise up, whose root is ע.ל.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעלית-4.m4a” /] meaning rising. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מעלית-5.m4a” /]אני מעדיף…