how to say “diving instructor” in Hebrew

מֻמְחִיּוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מומחיות-1.mp3″ /] While the Hebrew word for intern (someone on their way to becoming an expert) is מִתְמַחֶה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מומחיות-2.mp3″ /] when referring to a male and מִתְמַחָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מומחיות-3.mp3″ /] when referring to a female, the word for expert is מֻמְחֶה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מומחיות-4.mp3″ /] for a male and מֻמְחִית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מומחיות-5.mp3″ /] for a female. The root of both is מ.ח.ה (m.kh.h). Likewise, expertise is מֻמְחִיּוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מומחיות-1.mp3″ /]….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-1.m4a” /]תְּחוּשַׁת בֶּטֶן Yesterday we saw that חוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-5.m4a” /] means sense or knack. A related word is תחושה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-2.m4a” /] – sensation or feeling. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-3.m4a” /]היא תמיד אומרת דברים שנותנים תחושה טובה. She always says things that give a good feeling. Likewise, a gut feeling is תחושת בטן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחושת-בטן-4.m4a” /]למה ללכת?…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מימוש-עצמי-1.m4a” /]מִמּוּשׁ עַצְמִי If you’ve spent some time around Israelis, you’ve almost certainly heard the word ממש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מימוש-עצמי-2.m4a” /]. It literally means substance, but it’s far more commonly used to mean really, truly, very, exactly, etc. It’s a super-useful word. For example:   [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מימוש-עצמי-3.m4a” /]זה ממש יקר! That’s really expensive! Using the three letters of…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/משטר-#.m4a” /]מִשְׁטָר The Hebrew word for regime – משטר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/משטר-#.m4a” /] – is related to the word משטרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/משטר-#.m4a” /], police. When we think of a regime, we tend not to think of fair democracies, but rather of something closer to tyranny, or tyranny itself. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/משטר-#.m4a” /]המשטר הסובייטי הותיר אחריו מיליוני הרוגים חפים מפשע….