how to say “Mars” and “Venus”… in Hebrew
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| my borrowed copy |
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| my borrowed copy |
בְּרֵכַת שְׂחִיָּה Can’t read Hebrew yet? I’m loving the warm weather here in Israel. It’s perfect for swimming, my favorite sport. The Hebrew term for swimming is שְׂחִיָּה , derived from the simple verb לִשְׂחוֹת – to swim – of the root שׂ.ח.ה (s.kh.h). And a pool is a בְּרֵכָה ….
פקק Onomatopoeia exists in every language, most likely. It’s those words that sound like the sound they make. For example birds chirp – and a chirp makes a chirping sound. Ducks quack, tight air whizzes by, etc. Hebrew is no exception. The Hebrew word for a plug or a cork – that which makes the pkak sound…
To complete something or someone is להשלים, a הפעיל verb. For example: בעוד שבועיים נשלים את הפרוייקט. In two weeks we’ll complete the project. and את משלימה אותי. You (a female) complete me. להשלים comes from the same root as שלום – peace, which brings about a sense of completion.