how to say “shark” in Hebrew
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/מצפה-תת-ימי-#.m4a” /]מִצְפֵּה תַּת-יַמִּי Eilat, Israel’s resort town, hosts lots of attractions like water skiing, snorkeling, and an underwater observatory. The latter, in Hebrew, is מצפה תת-ימי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/מצפה-תת-ימי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/מצפה-תת-ימי-#.m4a” /]מהמצפה התת-ימי אפשר לראות גם כרישים! From the underwater observatory you can even see sharks! מצפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/מצפה-תת-ימי-#.m4a” /] – observatory – comes…
רֶשֶׁת חֶבְרָתִית This one’s for EL – thanks for introducing me to The Social Network! The aforementioned is the Oscar-winning film you’ve more than likely heard of, about Mark Zuckerberg and his monumental contribution to the world, Facebook. My roommates and I found the movie exciting, even inspiring – we…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תתמודדו-1.m4a” /]תִּתְמוֹדְדוּ When people go against the grain or otherwise disturb society’s equilibrium of norms, they tend to elicit negative reactions from others. These people might fold under the pressure, or they might give a message of “deal with it.” The Hebrew expression for this, when speaking to a group of people, is תתמודדו[audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/באורות-#.m4a” /]בְּאוֹרוֹת If something physical such as house is all lit up, we say in Hebrew that it is מואר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/באורות-#.m4a” /]. But if a person is glowing from joy and inspiration, we might say that s/he is באורות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/באורות-#.m4a” /] – literally, in lights. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/באורות-#.m4a” /]היא חזרה מהטיול באורות. She returned…