לְצַיֵּת When driving a car, it’s most important to obey traffic laws. In Hebrew, you the italicized text above is זֶה חָשוּב בְּיוֹתֵר לְצַיֵּת לְחֻקֵּי הַנְּהִיגָה (zeh khah-SHOOV beh-yoh-TEHR leh-tsah-YET leh-khoo-KEH-ee hah-neh-hee-GAH). The word for to obey is לציית, an active-intensive פיעל verb. A Hebrew learning tool I highly recommend:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]בַּשִּׁלְטוֹן To rule, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לשלוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /], which also means to have a command of something. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]היא שולטת בחמש שפות. She has a command of five languages. Related to לשלוט is the word for ruling power – שלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /], while בשלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /] means in…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/עובר-מסך-#.m4a” /]עוֹבֵר מָסָךְ The Hebrew word for photogenic is – wait for it – פוטוגני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/עובר-מסך-#.m4a” /]. A more authentically-Hebrew expression is עובר מסך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/עובר-מסך-#.m4a” /], meaning that a person looks good on camera. It means literally passes (the) screen. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/עובר-מסך-#.m4a” /]איך אני נראה לקראת הראיון? עובר מסך? How do I look for…
בִּרְצִינוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for serious is רציני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-2.mp3″ /] in the masculine. An example in the feminine plural: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברצינות-3.mp3″ /]הן בחורות ממש רציניות. They are really serious young women. In my search for the origin of the word, I came up only with the name of the Aramean king of biblical times,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/אמונה-#.m4a” /]אֱמוּנָה To trust or rely on someone is לסמוך על מישהו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/אמונה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/אמונה-#.m4a” /]אני סומך עליו בעיניים עצומות. I trust him with (my) eyes shut. But to believe in someone or something – to have faith in them – is -להאמין ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/אמונה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/אמונה-#.m4a” /]את יכולה, שרה. אני מאמין…