how to say “natural gas” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ביצת-עין-1.m4a” /]בֵּיצַת עַיִן Some Israelis call it ביצה עם עין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ביצת-עין-2.m4a” /] – an egg with an eye. But the more common expression is ביצת עין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ביצת-עין-1.m4a” /] – literally, an eye egg or an egg of eye. You can imagine this sunny-side up egg and see why. Here’s the expression in action: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ביצת-עין-3.m4a” /]ביצת עין יותר…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/תחבורה-ציבורית-#.m4a” /]תַּחְבּוּרָה צִבּוּרִית Here’s a completely modern expression with ancient roots. The root ח.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/תחבורה-ציבורית-#.m4a” /], appearing already in the stories of Abraham, means connection. Modern Hebrew took the root, plugged it into a common structure and came up with תחבורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/תחבורה-ציבורית-#.m4a” /] – transportation, or a system of connecting point A and point B. ציבורי[audioclip…

מַטְעֵן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטען-1.mp3″ /] To load, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לִטְעוֹן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטען-2.mp3″ /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטען-3.mp3″ /]הֵם טוֹעֲנִים אֶת הַמַּשָּׂאִית. They are loading the truck. To charge a battery, to cause it to be loaded, is the causative verb לְהַטְעִין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטען-4.mp3″ /]. And a charger is a מַטְעֵן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מטען-1.mp3″ /], so that: [audioclip…