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שֵׁירוּת לָקוֹחוֹת The Hebrew word for service is שירות. It comes straight from Biblical Hebrew, where people would serve in the Tabernacle and the Temple. What about customer service? That’s שירות לקוחות, as in: אנחנו מתגאים בשירות הלקוחות שלנו. We are proud of our customer service. לקוחות is the plural of לקוח – a customer… or literally,…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
לְהוֹשִׁיט יָד, לָתֵת כָּתֵף To lend a hand, in Hebrew, is להושיט יד – literally, to reach out a hand. For example: זה הזמן להושיט יד למישהו שצריך עזרה. Now is the time to reach out to someone who needs help. Another expression that means the same thing but uses a different body part for…
לִצְבּוֹט To pinch (someone) is לצבוט, a simple verb. For example: תפסיק לצבוט אותי! Stop pinching me! (to a boy… or a man) Likewise, a pinch – in the sense of getting pinched – is צביטה. But what about a pinch of salt? That’s קורט מלח, where קורט refers to the smallest amount of substance one can…
בִּשְׁבִיל, ל-, עֲבוּר How do you say for in Hebrew? Depends on what kind of for you’re referring to. If it’s for in the sense of designating something for a particular purpose, a good word to use is בשביל. For example: בשביל מה צריך את כל הנייר הזה? For what do (we) need all this paper? The prefix -ל…