use it or lose it – review this week’s doses of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-1.m4a” /]קַשְׂקַשִּׂים The scales of a fish, reptile, etc. in Hebrew are called קשקש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-2.m4a” /] or collectively קשקשת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-3.m4a” /]. Since they’re a flaky substance that sheds, Modern Hebrew called dandruff קשקשת as well, or in colloquial Hebrew, קשקשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/קשקשים-4.m4a” /]יש לך שמפו נגד קשקשים? Do you (a…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-1.m4a” /]הֲכִי טוֹב, הַטּוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר, הַמֵּיטָב If you look closely at the three expressions above for the best, you’ll find the word טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-2.m4a” /] – good – in all of them, in some form. Each of these expressions is useful in different contexts: הכי טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-3.m4a” /] is an everyday expression, for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-4.m4a”…