How to say “dandruff” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיף-1.m4a” /]סַיִף, סִיּוּף The Hebrew word for sword is חרב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיף-2.m4a” /], a feminine noun that appears masculine (go figure). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיף-3.m4a” /]החרב הזאת עתיקה מאוד. This sword is very ancient. But to create a word for fencing, Hebrew borrows from the Aramaic word for sword – סייף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיף-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סיף-5.m4a” /]הוא נרשם לחוג סייף. He registered…

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…

  קַלְפִּי  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet?     The Hebrew word for ballot box – that box with a slot for the votes taking place today in Israel – is קַלְפִּי  listen and repeat. The word, borrowed from the Greek κάλπη (kalpi), first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew.    What about the word for…