[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]לְהִסְתַּפֵּר The Hebrew word for barber is ספר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /], while a haircut is תספורת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]. To get a haircut is the reflexive התפעל verb להסתפר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]הוא חייב כבר להסתפר. He really needs to get a haircut already. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]הסתפרת יפה, דנה! You got a nice…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מופשט-#.m4a” /]מוּפְשָׁט The Hebrew verb לפשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מופשט-#.m4a” /] (a simple verb) is to remove a piece of clothing, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מופשט-#.m4a” /]הוא פשט את המעיל ואז התיישב. He took of his (the) coat and then sat down. Something simple – devoid of any extraneous details – is פשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מופשט-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/יריבות-#.m4a” /]יְרִיבוּת בֵּין אַחִים אח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/יריבות-#.m4a” /], in Hebrew, is brother. And while אחים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/יריבות-#.m4a” /] means literally brothers, it also refers to siblings in general. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/יריבות-#.m4a” /]אנחנו שלושה אחים – שני בנים ובת. We are three siblings – two boys and a girl. A rival is יריב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/יריבות-#.m4a” /] if he’s…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ללכלך-#.m4a” /]לְדַבֵּר לָשׁוֹן הָרַע, לְהוֹצִיא דִּיבָּה, לְרַכֵל, לְלַכְלֵךְ Human nature has it that we tend to derive lewd pleasure from speaking badly about other people. Hebrew has a few ways of saying to badmouth. There’s לדבר לשון הרע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ללכלך-#.m4a” /] – to speak the evil tongue. This term comes from the Talmud and is today…
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…