Part of learning a new language is knowing when to speak properly and when you’re free to let loose. Today Guy explains how to downgrade your upmarket Ulpan Hebrew to street level.

The root “nun-pei-lamed” is all about falling – “liopl” means “to fall.” It’s used in so many expressions it can be easy to forget where it came from.

The Hebrew word root “het-bet-bet,” which gives us the word “habibi,” is all about affection.

The word “miss” has many meanings in English: You can miss a bus, a lesson, someone, the point, and more. But what about in Hebrew?

You probably know that אוכל כשר means kosher food. But did you know that כשר also means fit, valid, or reliable? And what does the verb להכשיר mean?

The shoresh ר.ש.מ is one of those Hebrew roots with so many different words stemming from it, you could easily get baffled.

The word “mischak” can mean so many things in Hebrew – from a game, a match, or a toy, to acting in a movie or a play.