how to say “gunshot” in Hebrew

יְרִיָּה יֶרִי (YEH-ree) is gunfire. יְרִיָּה (yeh-ree-YAH) is the act of shooting, as well as a gunshot. The latter comes from the verb לִירוֹת (lee-ROHT) – to shoot. On יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן (yohm hah-zee-kah-ROHN) – Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers (at that time not yet designated for the victims of terror) – in 1995, I stood…

how to say “ceremony” in Hebrew

  טֶקֶס listen to this word pronounced     Check out our summer Hebrew classes for adults and teens! This week and next are loaded with טְקָסִים (teh-kah-SEEM) – ceremonies – here in Israel: for יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה (yohm hah-shoh-AH) – Holocaust (Remembrance) Day this past Monday and for יוֹם הַזִּכּרוֹן (yohm hah-zee-kah-ROHN) – Memorial Day (for the soldiers…