how to say “hotel” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחרותי-1.m4a” /]תַּחֲרוּתִי The Hebrew word for competition is תחרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחרותי-5.m4a” /], which I discussed around the time of the US presidential election four years ago. In that post I point out that this word’s root is ח.ר.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תחרותי-2.m4a” /] meaning anger or wrath – which makes sense, since competition requires the type of energy that often comes with anger. Someone competitive…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשעה-הקרובה-1.m4a” /]בַּשָּׁעָה הַקְּרוֹבָה It’s 9pm and suddenly there’s a power outage. With your phone battery is at 3%, you find the number of a local electrician, but he can’t come right away. Instead, he says: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בשעה-הקרובה-2.m4a” /]אני אגיע בשעה הקרובה. I’ll be over within the hour. In Hebrew, within the hour is in the close hour – or with…