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INTRODUCTION
Sherah: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HebrewPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 22 - A Nasty Case of Sunburn in Israel. Sherah here.
Amir: שלום I'm Amir.
Sherah: In this lesson, we’ll review the past tense active verb groups. The conversation takes place at Ella's apartment.
Amir: It's between Daniel and Ella.
Sherah: The speakers are friends, so they’ll use informal Hebrew. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.

Lesson conversation

דניאל: מה קרה לך? את כל-כך אדומה! שכחת למרוח קרם שיזוף?
אלה: כן. רואים?
דניאל: אי אפשר לפספס את זה. מה קרה?
אלה: הלכתי לטיול עם האחים שלי. הם אוהבים טיולים והם שכנעו אותי לבוא.
דניאל: כן, אבל למה לא לקחת קרם שיזוף?
אלה: הם התקשרו אליי מוקדם בבוקר ואמרו לי שהם באים עוד חמש דקות.
דניאל: ולא היה לך מספיק זמן להתארגן?
אלה: אתה מכיר אותי, לא יכולתי לצאת בלי לשתות קפה, אחרת הייתי מרגישה עייפה כל היום.
דניאל: נו?
אלה: סיימתי את הקפה ברגע שהם הגיעו ולקחתי את מה שראיתי. לא ראיתי קרם שיזוף.
דניאל: לא יכולתם לעצור במכולת או משהו?
אלה: לא היה לנו זמן לעצור כי זה היה טיול ארוך. למרות הכוויות, היה לי ממש כיף.
Sherah: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Daniel: What happened to you? You're so red! Did you forget to put on sunscreen?
Ella: Yes. you can tell?
Daniel: You can't miss it. What happened?
Ella: I went on a trip with my brothers. They love hikes and they convinced me to come.
Daniel: Yes, but why didn't you take sunscreen?
Ella: They called me early in the morning and told me they were coming in five minutes.
Daniel: And you didn't have enough time to get organized?
Ella: You know me. I couldn't leave without drinking coffee, or else I would have felt tired all day.
Daniel: Well?
Ella: I finished my coffee at the moment they arrived and I took whatever I saw. I didn't see any sunscreen.
Daniel: You couldn't stop at a grocery store or something?
Ella: We didn't have time to stop because it was a long trip. In spite of the sunburn, I had a lot of fun.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Sherah: Other than the sunburn, it seems like Ella had a good day.
Amir: Yeah. I love hiking.
Sherah: Is it a popular hobby in Israel?
Amir: The weather is Israel is comfortable for practically the whole year, so many Israelis take advantage of this and enjoy outdoor activities.
Sherah: Like hiking?
Amir: Like hiking. There are many hiking trails throughout Israel that are for public use.
Sherah: Are there any trails that you recommend?
Amir: The Israel National Trail, שביל ישראל, is very famous. It’s about 1000 km and takes about 45 to 60 days to complete.
Sherah: Wow, that’s much longer than I was expecting! Do many people walk it?
Amir: Tens of thousands do every year. Some walk the whole way, others just walk parts.
Sherah: I’m sure the scenery is amazing.
Amir: It is. It will take you through historical and Biblical landscapes, but also modern Israel.
Sherah: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Sherah: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is..
Amir: קרם שיזוף [natural native speed]
Sherah: sunscreen
Amir: קרם שיזוף[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: קרם שיזוף [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: לפספס [natural native speed]
Sherah: to miss
Amir: לפספס[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: לפספס [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: לשכנע [natural native speed]
Sherah: to convince
Amir: לשכנע[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: לשכנע [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: להתארגן [natural native speed]
Sherah: to get organized
Amir: להתארגן[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: להתארגן [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: לעצור [natural native speed]
Sherah: to stop
Amir: לעצור[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: לעצור [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: מכולת [natural native speed]
Sherah: convenience store
Amir: מכולת[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: מכולת [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: טיול [natural native speed]
Sherah: trip
Amir: טיול[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: טיול [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: אח [natural native speed]
Sherah: brother
Amir: אח[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: אח [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: כוויה [natural native speed]
Sherah: burn
Amir: כוויה[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: כוויה [natural native speed]
Sherah: And last..
Amir: לסיים [natural native speed]
Sherah: to finish
Amir: לסיים[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: לסיים [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Sherah: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is..
Amir: קרם שיזוף
Sherah: meaning "sunscreen." What can you tell us about this?
Amir: This noun is a construct noun, or a סמיכות. This means that the second noun defines the first.
Sherah: We know what type of lotion it is because the second word tells us.
Amir: When adding the prefix -ה, or "the", to smikhut constructs, it is added to the second word to make קרם השיזוף.
Sherah: Is that always the case?
Amir: Well, in everyday speech, this rule is disregarded and the prefix is added to the first word only.
Sherah: Can you give us an example using this word?
Amir: Sure. For example, you can say.. אל תשכח לקחת איתך קרם שיזוף, שלא תישרף.
Sherah: ..which means "Don't forget to take sunscreen with you, so you won’t get a sunburn." Okay, what's the next word?
Amir: לשכנע
Sherah: meaning "to convince." What can you tell us about this word?
Amir: This is an irregular verb that belongs to a rare sub-group of pi’el called Shif’el.
Sherah: And it means “to convince”?
Amir: It has two meanings - the first is “to influence or convince someone to do something.”
Sherah: And the second?
Amir: “To make someone believe something is wrong or right.”
Sherah: So, can you give us an example using this word?
Amir: Sure. For example, you can say.. הם שכנעו אותי שכדור הארץ שטוח.
Sherah: .. that means "They convinced me that the Earth is flat." Okay, what's the next word?
Amir: להתארגן
Sherah: meaning "to get organized." So, what can you tell us about this?
Amir: It’s also an irregular verb because it has four root letters when most Hebrew words only have three.
Sherah: What are the root letters?
Amir: They are are Alef Resh Gimel Nun, א.ר.ג.נ, and its verb stem is Hitpa'el.
Sherah: So, what does it mean?
Amir: Again, there are two meanings. The first is to become organized, as in to create a union or organization. And the other is to arrange something into an order.
Sherah: Can you give us an example using this word?
Amir: Sure. For example, you can say.. אני מתארגן לטיול.
Sherah: This means "I'm getting organized for the trip." Okay, let’s move onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Sherah: In this lesson, you'll review past tense active verb groups. Amir, can you introduce these to us?
Amir: Sure. Firstly, let’s look at Pa’al and Pi’el verb stems. They are both active verb stems.
Sherah: So their subject is the agent or actor of the action.
Amir: Yes. Usually Pa’al verbs describe simple actions, and Pi’el verbs are more intensive actions.
Sherah: How do they conjugate in the past tense?
Amir: In the past tense, all conjugations of Pa’al will start with the root letters in the sound pattern ah-ah, followed by the correct suffix.
Sherah: And for the other type of verb Pi’el?
Amir: Past-tense conjugations of Pi’el will all begin with the first root letter with the vowel sound “ee.”
Sherah: Can you give us examples of these past tense verbs?
Amir: הוא בישל מרק has a past tense Pi’el verb.
Sherah: The sentence means “He made soup.”
Amir: הוא אכל מרק has a past tense Pa’al verb.
Sherah: It means “He ate soup.”
Amir: There is also the Hi’fel stem. This is both active and causative.
Sherah: The subject performing the action causes someone or something else to do something.
Amir: In the past tense, all conjugations of Hif’il begin with the consonant ה. They all start with a sound pattern of “ee-ah,” except for the third-person conjugations, which starts with the sound pattern “ee-ee.”
Sherah: Can we have an example, please?
Amir: הוא הכניס כסף למכונה.
Sherah: “He put his money in the machine.”
Amir: The Hitpa’el stem is intransitive, so it doesn’t need a direct object.
Sherah: How does that conjugate in the past tense?
Amir: All conjugations will start with the sound heet, -הִת.
Sherah: Do you have an example of this type of verb?
Amir: הוא התעטש פתאום.
Sherah: “He suddenly sneezed.” Listeners, be sure to check out the conjugation tables in the lesson notes for more information and examples.

Outro

Sherah: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Amir: להתראות

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