Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/יותר-מאוחר-#.m4a” /]יוֹתֵר מְאוּחָר The Hebrew word for late is מאוחר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/יותר-מאוחר-#.m4a” /] – or מאוחרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/יותר-מאוחר-#.m4a” /] when referring to something grammatically feminine such as an hour: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/יותר-מאוחר-#.m4a” /]השעה כבר מאוחרת. The hour is already late. How about later? That’s יותר מאוחר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/יותר-מאוחר-#.m4a” /] or מאוחר יותר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/יותר-מאוחר-#.m4a” /] (the order doesn’t really matter).  You…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]עַצְמָאִי You may know the Hebrew term for Independence Day – יום העצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]. עצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] is independence, while עצמאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] means independent, often used to refer to someone who works independently, without a boss. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]היא עובדת כעצמאית. She works as an independent (contractor). What about someone who…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]אָמוּר ל- To say supposed to in Hebrew, we say literally said to – -אמור ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/אמור-#.m4a” /]הוא לא אמור להיות פה היום? Isn’t he supposed to be here today? Psychologist Albert Ellis invited people to stop burdening themselves with all kinds of I’m supposed-to’s and I should’s – “shoulding all over…

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…