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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הפרישה-1.m4a” /]גִּיל הַפְּרִישָׁה Hebrew has several terms for retirement – גמלאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/גיל-הפרישה-2.m4a” /] of the root ג.מ.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הפרישה-3.m4a” /] meaning benefit, פנסיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הפרישה-4.m4a” /] – pension, and פרישה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הפרישה-5.m4a” /] – withdrawing. The more common way of referring to the age of retirement, when people stop working (or stop working because they have to) and hopefully cash in…

כָּבוֹד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for respect or honor – כבוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-1.mp3″ /] – is related to the word for heavy – כבד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-2.mp3″ /]: treating someone with respect is the opposite of taking them lightly. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-3.mp3″ /]הפתרון לכל בעיה בינאישית מתחיל עם כבוד. The solution to any interpersonal problem starts with respect. A related word…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/צלחת-לוויין-#.m4a” /]צַלַּחַת לַוְיָן Yesterday we saw that the Hebrew word for satellite is לוויין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/צלחת-לוויין-#.m4a” /]. What about a satellite dish? That’s צלחת לוויין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/צלחת-לוויין-#.m4a” /] – literally satellite plate. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/צלחת-לוויין-#.m4a” /]צלחת הלוויין שלך תעמוד בפני הרוח? היא לא עדינה מדי? Will your satellite dish withstand the wind? It’s not too fragile (gentle)? (see…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אונייה-1.m4a” /]אֳנִיָּה, סְפִינָה Hebrew has two words for ship, both appearing in Biblical Hebrew: אונייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אונייה-2.m4a” /] and ספינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אונייה-3.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אונייה-4.m4a” /]לחברת השייט הזאת יש עשר אונייות נוסעים. This cruise company has ten passenger ships. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אונייה-5.m4a” /]הוא שירת בחיל הים בספינת טילים. He served in the navy on a…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /]שִׁתּוּף פְּעֻלָּה The Hebrew phrase for cooperation is שיתוף פעולה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /], literally sharing of action, where שיתוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /] means sharing and פעולה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /] means action. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/שיתוף-פעולה-#.m4a” /]הצלחה היא לעיתים קרובות פריו של שיתוף פעולה מבורך. Success is oftentimes the fruit of blessed cooperation. I am sending you this extra dose…