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To foreigners visiting or living in Israel, an אֻלְפָּן (ool-PAHN) - an ulpan - is an Hebrew language school.
But to Israeli natives, an אולפן is, first and foremost a studio - the kind where broadcasting and recording takes place. You're likely to hear the word on Israeli radio all the time... they're not talking about immigration to Israel, but rather about the physical space they are inhabiting as they deliver messages to you across the sound waves.
Today I called one of the printers I've recently begun working with to sum up an order of workbooks for our Level 4 class in Jerusalem. He asked me, בְּאֵיזֶה עֶסֶק אַתָּה (beh-EH-ee-zeh EH-sek ah-TAH) - what business are you in? I answered him, אולפן - to which he replied, אֶפְשָׁר לָבֹא אֵלֶיךָ לָאֻלְפַּן לָשִׁיר (ef-SHAHR lah-VOH eh-ee-LEH-khah lah-ool-PAHN lah-SHEER) - may I come to your Ulpan to sing?
It's a conversation that could take place only in Israel.
The root of אולפן is א.ל.פ (a.l.p), an Aramaic (a sister language of Hebrew) root meaning to teach. Hence, both studio (related to the English verb to study) and Hebrew language school.
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To foreigners visiting or living in Israel, an אֻלְפָּן (ool-PAHN) - an ulpan - is an Hebrew language school.
But to Israeli natives, an אולפן is, first and foremost a studio - the kind where broadcasting and recording takes place. You're likely to hear the word on Israeli radio all the time... they're not talking about immigration to Israel, but rather about the physical space they are inhabiting as they deliver messages to you across the sound waves.
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Today I called one of the printers I've recently begun working with to sum up an order of workbooks for our Level 4 class in Jerusalem. He asked me, בְּאֵיזֶה עֶסֶק אַתָּה (beh-EH-ee-zeh EH-sek ah-TAH) - what business are you in? I answered him, אולפן - to which he replied, אֶפְשָׁר לָבֹא אֵלֶיךָ לָאֻלְפַּן לָשִׁיר (ef-SHAHR lah-VOH eh-ee-LEH-khah lah-ool-PAHN lah-SHEER) - may I come to your Ulpan to sing?
It's a conversation that could take place only in Israel.
The root of אולפן is א.ל.פ (a.l.p), an Aramaic (a sister language of Hebrew) root meaning to teach. Hence, both studio (related to the English verb to study) and Hebrew language school.
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