Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לקנא-#.m4a” /]לְקַנֵּא Like most of the emotions, to be jealous or to envy is a verb in Hebrew – the פיעל verb לקנא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לקנא-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לקנא-#.m4a” /]איזה צרות יש לו – אני לא מקנא בו. What problems he has – I (a male) don’t envy him. The word for jealousy is קנאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/לקנא-#.m4a” /]….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/אתה-איתי-#.m4a” /]אַתָּה אִיתִּי? When Israelis ask are you with me? – ?אתה איתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/אתה-איתי-#.m4a” /] to a male, ?את איתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/אתה-איתי-#.m4a” /] to a female, and ?אתם איתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/אתה-איתי-#.m4a” /] to more than one person – they mean, are you connected to me, or is your mind somewhere else? For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/אתה-איתי-#.m4a” /]טוב,…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/יציבה-#.m4a” /]יְצִיבָה The Hebrew word for stable or sturdy is יציב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/יציבה-#.m4a” /], of the root י.צ.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/יציבה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/יציבה-#.m4a” /]תיזהרו, השולחן הזה לא יציב. Be careful, this table isn’t stable. Likewise, the word for posture is יציבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/יציבה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/יציבה-#.m4a” /]אחד היתרונות של יוגה הוא שיפור ביציבה. One…

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…