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“Betach” or “batu’ach” – “sure” or “for sure” – are words we hear a lot on the Israeli streets, so we need to know how to use them properly.
Read More“Betach” or “batu’ach” – “sure” or “for sure” – are words we hear a lot on the Israeli streets, so we need to know how to use them properly.
Read MoreIt’s summertime and everybody is going somewhere for hofesh, holiday. That being the case, lets go over vacation-related terminology in Hebrew.
Read More‘Yeled’ – ‘child’ – comes from the root ‘y.l.d’ – י.ל.ד – which has made a huge career for itself in Semitic languages.
Read MoreHad enough of struggling through dull Hebrew classes and heavy textbooks? We have the antidote.
Read MoreHow do we ask for more milk, for an encore or for another goal in a football game? You guessed it, we use “od.”
Read MoreDo you have “zman” – time? This root, “z.m.n,” is used in so many words in Hebrew, it definitely merits an episode to itself
Read MoreThe Hebrew word לתת means to give. But in some structures it could mean something else entirely. And what is לתת בראש – ‘to give in the head’?
Read MoreIsraelis love tips and recommendations in order to speed up their decision making. So it’s no surprise that the word כדאי – ‘it’s worth it’ – is so popular in everyday use
Read MorePit’om, suddenly, is a popular Hebrew word. What happens when we add the word ma before it? And how do you say sudden?
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