how to say “exchange rate” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צלם-אנוש-#.m4a” /]צֶלֶם אֱנוֹשׁ This expression doesn’t have a direct parallel in English. It’s צלם אנוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צלם-אנוש-#.m4a” /], and it means literally the image of human. It means something like humanness, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צלם-אנוש-#.m4a” /]הנאצים איבדו כל צלם אנוש. The Nazis lost every (trace) of humanness. Broken down: צלם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צלם-אנוש-#.m4a” /] – image אנוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/צלם-אנוש-#.m4a” /] – humanity. The…
זְרִיחָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זריחה-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for sunrise is זְרִיחָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זריחה-1.mp3″ /], which comes from the simple verb לִזְרוֹחַ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זריחה-2.mp3″ /] meaning to shine or to rise when referring to the sun. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זריחה-3.mp3″ /]נִשְׁאַרְנוּ עֵרִים כָּל הַלַּיְלָה, עַד הַזְּרִיחָה. We stayed awake all night, until sunrise. You may recognize this word’s…
בִּרְצִינוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for serious is רציני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-2.mp3″ /] in the masculine. An example in the feminine plural: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-3.mp3″ /]הן בחורות ממש רציניות. They are really serious young women. In my search for the origin of the word, I came up only with the name of the Aramean king of biblical times,…
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…