how to say “foul language” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זרוע-1.m4a” /]זְרוֹעַ Though יד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זרוע-2.m4a” /] refers not only to the hand but also to the entire limb stretching out from the shoulder to the fingertips, the Hebrew word זרוע, sometimes called זרוע היד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זרוע-3.m4a” /], refers specifically to the arm. You may recognize it from the Biblical verse: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/זרוע-4.m4a” /]אוֹ הֲנִסָּה אֱלֹהִים לָבוֹא לָקַחַת לוֹ…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוחות-1.m4a” /]נוֹחוּת If נוח means comfortable in the physical sense, נוחות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוחות-1.m4a” /] means comfort. It also refers to ease or convenience, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוחות-2.m4a” /]על נוחות צריך לשלם. For convenience, (one) has to pay. Some words that sound like נוחות but mean different things: נכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוחות-3.m4a” /] – disability נחות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוחות-4.m4a” /] – inferior נוחיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוחות-5.m4a” /] – a polite word…

In celebration of Israel’s 70th, the Academy of the Hebrew Language – האקדמיה ללשון העברית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/עשורים-1.m4a” /] – opened up a vote to the Hebrew-speaking public for the most Israeli word for each of Israel’s 7 decades. We at Ulpan La-Inyan thought it apt to introduce these words to you, to help you increase your…