כּוֹשֶׁר While התעמלות means exercise, the Hebrew word for fitness is כושר. For example: זהו, השנה אני נכנס לכושר. That’s it, this year I’m getting

עֶזְרָה רִאשׁוֹנָה The Hebrew word for first is ראשון for something grammatically masculine and ראשונה for something feminine like a year: זאת השנה הראשונה שלו

הַרְפָּיָיה In English, Elsa from Disney’s Frozen sings “let it go, let it go!” In Hebrew, she sings !לשחרר, לשחרר , since the פיעל verb

לֹא שָׂשׂ Perhaps you’ve been to a Jewish wedding and noticed the words to a song (lyrics from the biblical ספר ירמיהו – Book of

עָדִין In the Hebrew word for gentle – עדין – you may recognize the word עדן – Eden, a gentle place of flowing rivers, glorious

אַהֲבַת חַיַּי אהבה – love, and חיים – life (as in !לחיים – to life / cheers!), are two basic Hebrew words that come together

לִפְנוֹת פנים – a face – means literally “facets” or “sides”. That’s because a face has two sides that face or “turn” in a direction.

לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים When we pretend, our facial expression communicates something other than what we actually mean. In Hebrew, to pretend is להעמיד פנים – literally,