[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הגירה-1.m4a” /]הֲגִירָה, נְדִידָה In light of the current waves of migration, here’s the most common word for it in Hebrew: הגירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הגירה-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הגירה-3.m4a” /]לאחרונה ראינו גלי הגירה מארצות מצוקה למערב אירופה. Recently we’ve seen waves of migration from poor countries to Western Europe. Immigration – incoming migration – is הגירה נכנסת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הגירה-4.m4a” /]…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לינה-וארוחת-בוקר-#.m4a” /]לִינָה וַאֲרוּחַת בּוֹקֶר If you go on an Israeli site to book a hotel or other type of lodging, you’ll come across several terms that describe what meals you can expect. These include, among more specialized options: חצי פנסיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לינה-וארוחת-בוקר-#.m4a” /] – half pension, meaning two meals (usually breakfast and dinner) פנסיון מלא[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להגיש-מועמדות-#.m4a” /]לְהַגִּישׁ מָעֳמָדוֹת If you think about it, the English word apply, in the pure sense, doesn’t have much to do with a job search. Think about to apply pressure – apply means to put pressure or to give attention to something. Hebrew approaches the job application from a different angle: להגיש מועמדות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להגיש-מועמדות-#.m4a” /] is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/מוגזם-#.m4a” /]מֻגְזָם The Hebrew word for to exaggerate is להגזים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/מוגזם-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb. It also means to go over the top with something, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/מוגזם-#.m4a” /]הגזמתם עם העוגה הזאת! You guys have gone over the top with this cake! (see full conversation) Something that is over the top is מוגזם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/מוגזם-#.m4a” /],…