how to say “perception” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/סירים-#.m4a” /]סִירִים While in English we talk about both pots and pans, in Hebrew we don’t use the literal סירים ומחבתות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/סירים-#.m4a” /], but rather just refer to the pans – סירים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/סירים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/סירים-#.m4a” /]שים את זה במקום, אורי, איפה שכל הסירים. Put it back (in its place), Uri, where all…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-1-1.m4a” /]שָׁוֶה The Hebrew word for equal is שוֶה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-1-1.m4a” /]  in the masculine and שוָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-2-1.m4a” /] in the feminine. Here’s an example in the plural: [audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-3-1.m4a” /] ניתן לשלם את הארנונה בשנים עשר תשלומים שווים. One may pay property tax in twelve equal payments. שווה is also used in slang to mean worthwhile or great….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/לפרוח-#.m4a” /]לִפְרוֹחַ If you’ve got some basic Hebrew (or have studied at an Israeli university and received a scholarship for tutoring via the program of this name), you probably know the word for flower – פרח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/לפרוח-#.m4a” /]. To flower or to blossom/bloom is the simple verb לפרוח. For example, you may recall the ט”ו בשבט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/לפרוח-#.m4a”…