use it or lose it – review this week’s doses of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תפנית-#.m4a” /]תַּפְנִית לפנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תפנית-#.m4a” /], in Hebrew, is to turn. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תפנית-#.m4a” /]את צריכה לפנות ימינה ברמזור, שרה. You need to turn right at the light, Sarah. Likewise, a turn is פנייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תפנית-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/תפנית-#.m4a” /]דוד, אל תפספס את הפנייה שמאלה. David, don’t miss the left turn. A turn of events –…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בגד-ים-1.m4a” /]בֶּגֶד יָם Summer is upon us here in the northern hemisphere. One of the most important summer items is variably called a swimsuit, a bathing suit or swim trunks. All these terms focus on the action taken while donning the garment. Hebrew’s term focuses not on the action, but on the place where the suit might be worn:…