Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחה-#.m4a” /]שִׂמְחָה, שָׂשׂוֹן, חֶדְוָה, וְכוּ’ The basic Hebrew word for joy is שמחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחה-#.m4a” /], as in the pre-Passover children’s song: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/שמחות-1.m4a” /]שמחה רבה, שמחה רבה! אביב הגיע, פסח בא! A great joy, a great joy! Spring has arrived, Passover is coming! But Hebrew has many other words that also mean joy in its various…

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/2022/01/עייפים-אך-מרוצים-#.m4a” /]עֲיֵיפִים אַךְ מְרוּצִּים This is an expression you’ll hear from people who are happy with their demanding careers, or parents thrilled to have a new baby who keeps them up at night: עייפים אך מרוצים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עייפים-אך-מרוצים-#.m4a” /] – literally, (we’re) tired but happy. Even though the expression is in the plural, a single…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /]נוֹזְלִים The root נ.ז.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] has to do with flowing, running, so that we have נזלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] – a runny nose and נוזל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] – fluid, or more in its more commonly-used form, נוזלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] – fluids or liquids. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /]כשחולים חשוב לשתות הרבה נוזלים. When sick, (it’s) important to…