how to say “keyword” in Hebrew


[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטהר-אוויר-1.m4a” /]מְטַהֵר אֲוִיר Sometimes it’s a preemptive strike. Other times it comes after learning the hard way. But it’s always a good idea to place some kind of air freshener in the restroom. The Hebrew word for air freshener is מטהר אוויר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטהר-אוויר-1.m4a” /] – literally, air purifier. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטהר-אוויר-2.m4a” /]למטהר האוויר הזה יש ניחוח של תותים. This…
הַעֲרָכָה This one is for Rolene at AACI. Perhaps you know the Hebrew word for value – עֶרֶך (EH-rekh). To value something or someone – or to appreciate – is לְהַעֲרִיך (leh-hah-ah-REEKH). It’s a הפעיל (heef-EEL) verb. Likewise, הַעֲרָכָה (hah-ah-rah-KHAH) is appreciation. Your chance to get talking in Hebrew starts this Sunday. Our state-of-the-art conversational Hebrew courses begin on Sunday, February…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-1.m4a” /]מֶתַח The word מתח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-1.m4a” /] means literally tension, while מתוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-2.m4a” /] means tense. But it also means suspense, as in סרטי מתח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-3.m4a” /] – suspense films, as well as: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-4.m4a” /]אל תשאירו אותי במתח! Don’t leave me in suspense! מתח also has a meaning in physics – voltage.