how to say “palms” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/סליחה-#.m4a” /]סְלִיחָה If you’ve taken our Level 1 course, the first Hebrew word you learned was that for excuse me – סליחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/סליחה-#.m4a” /]. סליחה means literally forgiveness. The simple verb לסלוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/סליחה-#.m4a” /] means to forgive, so that to forgive and forget is לסלוח ולשכוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/סליחה-#.m4a” /]. Here’s סליחה in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/סליחה-#.m4a” /]אני רוצה לבקש…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /]לִצְבּוֹר קָלוֹרְיוֹת The Hebrew word for calories is – drum roll please – קלוריות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /]. And since to amass or pile something up is לצבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /], to pile up calories is לצבור קלוריות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לצבור-קלוריות-#.m4a” /]בכל אחד משמונת ימי החנוכה הוא צובר קלוריות. On each one of the eight days of…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /]כַּרְטִיס בְּרָכָה The Hebrew word for card is כרטיס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /], a word borrowed from the Ancient Greek χάρτης (khartes). כרטיס also means ticket, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /]שרה, קנית כרטיסים להופעה? Sarah, have you bought tickets for the show? A greeting card is כרטיס ברכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /] – literally, card of blessing. For example:…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-1.m4a” /]סוֹדִי Perhaps you know the Hebrew word for secret – סוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-3.m4a” /]בוא, דני, אספר לך סוד. Come, Danny, I’ll tell you a secret. That which is secret or confidential is סודי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-1.m4a” /], so that top secret is סודי ביותר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-4.m4a” /] – literally, most secret. Likewise, confidentiality is סודיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סודי-5.m4a” /]. For…