How to say “island” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יחידה-#.m4a” /]יְחִידָה The English word unit is related to the word one – more recognizably, to the Spanish (and Italian) word for one, uno. Likewise, Hebrew’s word for unit – יחידה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יחידה-#.m4a” /] – is related to its word for one, אחד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יחידה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יחידה-#.m4a” /]היא התגייסה ליחידה קרבית. She was drafted to a combat unit….

גּוֹרָלִי The Hebrew word for fate or destiny is גורל. Thus גורלי means fateful when referring to something grammatically masculine, while גורלית refers to something feminine. For example: לעלות לארץ הייתה החלטה גורלית עם השפעות דרמטיות על חיי. To immigrate to Israel was a fateful decision with dramatic effect(s) on my life. I’ll tell you about them…