how to say “diamond” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/רכבת-מהירה-#.m4a” /]רַכֶּבֶת מְהִירָה If you know some basic Hebrew, you probably know the word for fast – מהר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/רכבת-מהירה-#.m4a” /]. מהר means fast in the sense of quickly. It’s an adverb, so you can say הוא הולך מהר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/רכבת-מהירה-#.m4a” /] – he walks fast, he’s doing something fast. But the word for fast the adjective – to describe a thing – is…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /]לְסֵרוּגִין Bars protecting your window from intruders – סורגים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /] – have large gaps between them to let in the light and air. This is the idea behind the originally-Mishnaic Hebrew word לסירוגין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/לסירוגין-#.m4a” /], on and off or intermittently: there are gaps in time between events, such as moments of sleep. For example:…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /]בְּטִפּוּל Hebrew does use תרפיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /] for therapy in the generic sense, but the more common word for psychotherapy is טיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /] – literally, treatment. And someone in therapy is בטיפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /], for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/בטיפול-#.m4a” /]אחת הסדרות הישראליות המוצלחות היא “בטיפול”. One of the most successful Israeli (TV) series is…