how to say “steering wheel” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/היכרות-#.m4a” /]הֶכֵּרוּת While English has one basic word for to know, Hebrew has two: לדעת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/היכרות-#.m4a” /] and להכיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/היכרות-#.m4a” /]. And while לדעת, in Modern Hebrew, means to know information, להכיר means to know a person or to be familiar with someone or something. Thus getting to know each other is היכרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/היכרות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/היכרות-#.m4a”…

מַדְפֶּסֶת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מדפסת-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for printing is דפוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מדפסת-2.mp3″ /]. With a root ד.פ.ס (d.p.s), one might think the word is of Semitic origin, so you may be surprised to learn that the word is borrowed from Ancient Greek (see related post). The root serves as the basis for several other Hebrew words, including the one for…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /]מְשׁוֹרֵר We’ve seen that שיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /] means song, and שירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /] means poetry. A poet is a משורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and משוררת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /] if she’s female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/משורר-#.m4a” /]למה התכוון המשורר עם השיר הזה? What did the poet intend with this poem? In the word משורר you…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פחם-1.m4a” /]פֶּחָם You’re all set for the barbecue on the beach in Tel Aviv with the food, disposable cutlery, a picnic blanket, a bottle opener and the barbecue itself. One thing missing: charcoal. So you go to the supermarket and ask: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/פחם-2.m4a” /]איפה יש לכם פחמים? Where do you guys have charcoals? You…