חָלָב פָּרָה The Hebrew word for milk is חלב, as in: אני שותה קפה שחור – בלי חלב. I drink black coffee – without milk. The word for cow is פרה, so that חלב פרה is cow milk (or חלב בקר – cattle milk). For example: לא כולם מסוגלים לעכל חלב פרה. Not everyone is able to…
יוֹגוּרְט עִיזִּים While the Hebrew word for yogurt is the borrowed-from-another-language יוגורט, the word for goat – עז – is authentically Semitic. Its plural is עיזים , so that goat yogurt is יוגורט עיזים. For example: במקום חלב אני אוכל קורנפלקס עם יוגורט עיזים. Instead of milk I eat breakfast cereal with goat yogurt. (mainly…
מְאַלֵּף כְּלָבִים To teach is the פיעל verb ללמד. For example: מה אני עושה בחיים? אני מלמד עברית. What do I do (in life)? I teach Hebrew. But how do you say to train? That depends on the kind of training – and who, or what, is being trained. To train in the sense of coaching is…
רַעַשׁ Idan Raichel, one of Israel’s top musicians, really knows how to put on a show. At his concert in Motza Illit last summer, he brought dozens of performers on stage so that the line לעשות קצת רעש – to make some noise – in this song, came alive with everyone expanding their bodies, lights…
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…
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…