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歆霏Hermione
Chinese (Mandarin)
Aug 21, 2019
Another great lesson! Steve made big progress on the difficult pronounciations "j q x" and "z c s ". We also learnt a few new words.^_^ 又是一节非常有趣的课！继续加油！
歆霏Hermione
Chinese (Mandarin)
Jun 26, 2019
今天我们练习了几组非常难的拼音zh ch sh 和z c s还有j q x。 大部分的拼音Steve都读的非常好！只有“qu”的发音还有待提高。 期待下次再见！O(∩_∩)O
Man U Xaviera Huang
Chinese (Mandarin)
Jun 24, 2019
It was nice talking to you today I'm so happy to have a student from the same state :) Steve already knows a lot of Chinese character and his pronunciation is decent. We will be practicing more reading, speaking and listening in the future lessons and I'm really looking forward to it.
歆霏Hermione
Chinese (Mandarin)
May 28, 2019
It has been a while since last time we had the class. Steve has been practicing calligraphy and his work looks great! While I was teaching I also learnt more about the differences between various languages. 很长时间没上课了，Steve一直在坚持练习书法。每次上课不仅是教学，我也能对不同语言的差异有更深的认识。非常期待下一次上课！O(∩_∩)O
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    May 16, 2020
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    It does look like the root of במקביל is קבל, so there is probably a connection. But I don't know it. I tried to search for the etymology of במקביל, but all I found was various definitions (in tandem, alongside, parallel). So I assume that sometime in the history of the Hebrew language, מקביל acquired the meaning "parallel" or "simultaneous" and במקביל became "simultaneously."
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    May 16, 2020
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    I don't know for sure, without seeing the context. I think it's an adverb. גָּלוּי means "open" or "revealed." The יוֹת-ending makes it *appear* to be feminine plural. A different theory: גָּלוּת (galut) is a common noun which means "exile" (specifically, to wherever Jews lived after they were exiled from the land of Israel (first by the Babylonians, then later by Rome). In that case, גְּלוּיוֹת (the feminine plural form of גָּלוּת) means "the exiles" (亡命者). The phrase "קיבוץ גלויות" (kibbutz galuyot - literally "gathering of exiles") refers to the hope (expressed in the Bible) of the gathering together and return of the exiles of Judah and Israel.
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    May 16, 2020
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    The phrase "close at hand" is an idiom meaning "near" or "up close." Because the phrase is an idiom, I don't think "close" should be defined by itself. Normally "close" is an adjective, and "closely" is an adverb. I think the author was using "close at hand" as a synonym for "intimately" or "closely." The meaning of the sentence is "I have seen them (grown-ups) closely and intimately."
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    May 16, 2020
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    כן normally means "yes." But it can also be used as a demonstrative. In English we would say "so" or "such that." I think in Japanese it is それは……です。 So the meaning of אם כן מַזְהִיריו is "so he will be warned" (したがって警告されます or だから警告されます)
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    May 12, 2020
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    What the other comments said is correct. Except, instead of "income" (which usually means money), the meaning of הַכְנָסַת is "welcome" (literally "coming in"). So הַכְנָסַת אורחים means treating guests kindly (歓待、客扱い、とか）
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    May 12, 2020
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    古代ユダヤ人の伝承です。It is an old Jewish belief. In a way, it is similar to 年越し蕎麦. The belief is that the angels keep a book with the names of those who will continue to live a good life in the coming year. Your name is written (כְּתִיבָה) in the book, and then at the end of the year, it is sealed (חֲתִימָה=印章). So the meaning of this greeting is "May your name be written and sealed in the good (book)."
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    May 12, 2020
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    Hoph'al is the counterpart to Hiph'il. Consider the first six binyanim as pairs. One is active (能動態), the other the passive (受動態). Although sometimes the meanings don't fit this pattern (for example נִכְנַס is a Niphal verb but it is active, it means "he entered" 入った). For example, the hiph'il form of אכל (eat) is הֶאֱכִיל (he'ekhil - he fed - 養った). The Hoph'al form is חָאֳכַל (ho'okhal - he was fed - 養われた). If a father is feeding food to a child, then the mother is doing הֶאֱכִיל and the child is doing חָאֳכַל.
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    May 12, 2020
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    To add to what others have said, the expression תיקון עולם (tikkun olam - "repairing the world") was used in the Mishnah and in the 3rd century prayer עָלֵינוּ (alenu - "it is on us" or "it is our responsibility"). This expression has various interpretations, but all interpretations involve humanity working together with the deity to make the world better.
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    May 12, 2020
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    This is a very interesting - and fun - question. The expression פה קָבוּר הכלב might be older, but I know it from a 1973 song from the album "Sippurei Poogy" by the band Kaveret. The writer, Danny Sanderson, is known for using many puns in his songs. The song lyrics are: פה קבור הכלב - Po Kavur HaKelev (Here is where the dog is buried - ここに犬が埋葬されて) פה קבור הכלב - Po Kavur HaKelev (Here is where the dog is buried - ここに犬が埋葬されて) זהו עצם העניין - Zehu etzem ha'inyan (That is the point - それがポイントです) לא, זה העצם של הכלב - Lo, ze etzem shel ha-kelev (No, that's the dog's bone - いいえ、犬の骨です) אבל הכלב מת מזמן - Aval ha-kelev met mizman (But the dog died long ago - でも昔犬死にました) טוב, זה עצם העניין - Tov, ze etzem ha-inyan (Yes, that's the point - はい、それがポイントです) There are several levels of pun in these words. First, the word עצם (etzem) has multiple meanings ("bone" as well as "essense" or "core issue" - 中心的な問題) But the main pun is from a very old the German expression: "Da liegt der Hund begraben" (this is where the dog is buried). The meaning of the expression (in German and Yiddish, and then translated to Hebrew) is "this is the basis of the issue," "this is the core problem" or "this is the crux of the matter" (問題の核心). I've read that originally, instead of "hund" (dog) - this expression was used the word "hunde" or "hinte" (buried treasure, or treasure chest).
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    April 28, 2020
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