how to say “salesperson” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ברד-#.m4a” /]בָּרָד ברד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ברד-#.m4a” /] means literally hail, but an Israeli firm borrowed the word to name the local version of the Icee. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ברד-#.m4a” /]ילדים, אתם רוצים גלידה או ברד? Kids, do you want ice cream or icees? Note that ברד remains singular in the example above – just like we don’t…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בצק-#.m4a” /]בָּצֵק The kind of dough from which one might bake is בצק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בצק-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בצק-#.m4a” /]הבצק מוכן – אפשר להכניס אותו לתנור. The dough is ready – you can put it in the oven. Another word, עיסה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בצק-#.m4a” /], means dough as well, but can also refer to any…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ראש-על-הכתפיים-#.m4a” /]רֹאשׁ עַל הַכְּתֵפַיִים In English, we might refer to an intelligent person as having a head on their shoulders. In Hebrew we do the same, except that we don’t use the word their (or her, his, etc. for that matter): ראש על הכפתיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ראש-על-הכתפיים-#.m4a” /] means literally, head on the shoulders. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ראש-על-הכתפיים-#.m4a” /]יש לו…