how to say “tough” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]פָּשׁוּט פשוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /] is one of those ubiquitous Hebrew words – you’ll hear it in virtually every conversation. Its main meaning is simple, but it also functions as simply. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]הוא פשוט מתאים לתפקיד הזה! He’s simply right for this job! and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/פשוט-1-#.m4a” /]הסדרה הזאת פשוט כיפית. This series is simply…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חיבור-1.m4a” /]חִבּוּר This week we’ve seen a bunch of Hebrew words formed from the root ח.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חיבור-2.m4a” /] meaning connection. But what’s the word for that deepest of human experiences, connection itself? The word is חיבור, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חיבור-3.m4a” /]יש לנו חיבור טוב. We have a good connection. חיבור also refers to connection in the technical sense,…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-1.m4a” /]הֶסְכֵּם שָׁלוֹם A peace agreement, like that between Israel and the Palestinians that has been in process for dozens of years, is called a הסכם שלום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-2.m4a” /]טרם הגענו להסכם שלום. We haven’t yet reached a peace agreement. הסכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-3.m4a” /] is related to the active-causative verb להסכים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הסכם-שלום-4.m4a” /]…