how to say “for all intents and purposes” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יתוש-1.m4a” /]יַתּוּשׁ The Hebrew word for mosquito first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew. The word is יתוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יתוש-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יתוש-2.m4a” /]יש פה הרבה יתושים בגלל האגם. There are a lot of mosquitoes here because of the lake.  A mosquito bite is עקיצת יתוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יתוש-3.m4a” /], where עקיצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/יתוש-4.m4a” /] (the unconnected form of…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ניסיון-1.m4a” /]נִסָּיוֹן, חַוָיָה There’s work experience, and there’s an experience. Hebrew has a unique word for each. ניסיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ניסיון-2.m4a” /] means experience in the sense of having undertaken something of having gone through something, such as a job. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ניסיון-3.m4a” /]בקורות חיים, צריך לציין ניסיון עבודה. On a resume, one should mention work experience. ניסיון…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/יד-שנייה-#.m4a” /]יָד שְׁנִיָּה Hebrew’s version of secondhand is a literal translation from English: יד שנייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/יד-שנייה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/יד-שנייה-#.m4a” /]כדאי לקנות רכב יד שנייה כי ממילא ירד הערך. You should (it’s worthwhile) to buy a car secondhand because anyway the value will go down. There’s a very popular website in Israel called יד…