[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /]מַצָּעִים The Hebrew word for linen the material is פשתן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /], but the term for linens meaning bedding is מצעים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /]האירוח כולל מצעים ומגבות. Accommodation includes linens and towels. מצעים is the plural of מצע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /], which itself comes from the root י.צ.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/מצעים-#.m4a” /]. This word has…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /]בִּרְכַּיִים The Hebrew word for knee is ברך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /], while a pair (or more) of knees is ברכיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /]אם תרוץ בנעליים האלה, לא יכאבו לך הברכיים. If you (a male) run in these shoes, your knees won’t hurt you. ברך is also a three-letter root meaning blessing,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצלחת-#.m4a” /]לְצַלְחֵת The Hebrew word for plate is צלחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצלחת-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצלחת-#.m4a” /]שמתי יותר מדי אוכל על הצלחת. I put too much food on my (the) plate. In restaurants, plate becomes a verb: to plate is to arrange the various elements of a dish on the plate. In Hebrew, this is לצלחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצלחת-#.m4a” /],…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/תחזוקה-#.m4a” /]תַּחֲזוּקָה, אַחְזָקָה The Hebrew word for maintenance is תחזוקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/תחזוקה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/תחזוקה-#.m4a” /]הבניין הזה דורש יותר מדי תחזוקה. This building demands too much maintenance. Likewise, to maintain something in the sense of regular checkups and repairs is the פיעל verb לתחזק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/תחזוקה-#.m4a” /]. What is the root of these words? If you…
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…