how to say “linens” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מחאה-1.m4a” /]מְחָאָה Curiously, the word for protest – מחאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מחאה-1.m4a” /] – is related to the expression to clap hands – למחוא כפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מחאה-2.m4a” /]. That’s because sometimes clapping hands isn’t always about appreciation or adoration, but rather sometimes it’s what a director might do to get their crew to focus – protesting what’s going on…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /]יָפֶה לְךָ You can say to a man in Hebrew, זה נראה טוב עליך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /] – literally, this looks good on you. To a woman, switch עליך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /] with עלייך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /]. But that’s a direct translation from English. A more culturally-authentic Hebrew expression is יפה לךָ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /] to a male…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ריח-1.m4a” /]רֵיחַ The basic Hebrew word for a smell is ריח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ריח-1.m4a” /]. The ריח can be pleasant: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ריח-2.m4a” /]על טעם וריח אין להתווכח. You can’t argue about (personal) taste and smell. Or it could be nasty: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ריח-3.m4a” /]יש כאן ריח של דג רקוב. There’s a smell here of rotten fish. And to smell?…