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להירשם – Hebrew for “on the books” (registration!)

ByAmi Steinberger

להירשם   On the occasion of the upcoming session of Ulpan La-Inyan (in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv!!!!), today’s dose of Hebrew is לְהֵרָשֵׁם (le-heh-rah-SHEM) – to register.    For example, you might say something like אֲנִי כָּל כַּךְ רוֹצֶה/רוֹצָה להירשם לַקּוּרְס שֶׁל אוּלְפָּן לָעִנְיָן! (ah-NEE kohl KAHKH roh-TSEH/roh-TSAH le-heh-rah-SHEM lah-KOORSS shel ool-PAH lah-een-YAHN) – I…

how to say “to land” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/לנחות-#.m4a” /]לִנְחוֹת If להמריא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/לנחות-#.m4a” /] is to take off, לנחות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/לנחות-#.m4a” /] is to land. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/לנחות-#.m4a” /]רק עכשיו המראנו, ואתה כבר שואל מתי נוחתים? We just took off, and you’re already asking when we’re landing? לנחות is a simple פעל verb of the root נ.ח.ת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/לנחות-#.m4a” /]. which is about going down….

how to say “ritual” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

רִיטוּאַל, פֻּלְחָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-1.mp3″ /] Describing a ritual, Israelis might use either the word borrowed from English – רִיטוּאַל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-2.mp3″ /], or the ancient Hebrew word borrowed from Aramaic – פֻּלְחָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-3.mp3″ /]. Here’s an example using the latter: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פולחן-4.mp3″ /]הַמֶּחְקַָר עַל פֻּלְחָנִים פָּגָנִיִּם עָשׂוּי לִהְיוֹת מְרַתֵּק. Research about pagan rituals can be fascinating.

Weekly YDDH Review

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger

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…

how to say “weather forecasting” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חזאות-1.m4a” /]מֶטֶאוֹרוֹלוֹגְיָה, חַזָּאוּת As with other sciences, Hebrew uses the international word for meteorology (weather forecasting): מטאורולוגיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חזאות-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חזאות-3.m4a” /]היא הלכה ללמוד מטאורולוגיה באוניברסיטה העברית. She went to study meteorology at the Hebrew University. But there’s also a proper Hebrew term: חזאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חזאות-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/חזאות-5.m4a” /]המילה “מטאורולוגיה”, בעברית…