Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=_KZm1fzLQyg מְעוֹרֵר מַחְשָׁבָה If something is thought-provoking or eye-opening, we call it מעורר מחשבה. The first word, מעורר, means
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=vYc7PDCpExE אֶת הַקָּפֶה How do you say coffee in Hebrew? You guessed it – קפה. We’ve seen that a
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=5RE2zifq7v0 בֵּית קָפֶה In Hebrew, a cafe is a בית קפה. It’s a simple combination: בית – house, and
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=95s5MHa3qMs חָבֵר הֲכִי טוֹב While modern Israeli teenagers might just say בסטי (bestie) or call each other אחותי (my
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=uxuOZbihA2U בִּיטָּחוֹן יֶתֶר While confidence – ביטחון – is good, too much of it can be dangerous. The word
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=M5JPv17nuN4 בִּיטָּחוֹן עַצְמִי The Hebrew word for security is ביטחון, coming from the root ב.ט.ח meaning trust or reliance.
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=VBRMgo9G-iY הֲכִי, בְּיוֹתֵר When you want to use the superlative in Hebrew (the most, the biggest, etc.), you have
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=VUiHdRobmdQ סְגִירַת מַעְגָּל In English, when we resolve a difficult emotional situation, we talk about “closure” – the feeling
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=DXf4c1udq24 סַע לְאַט When telling a male to drive slowly, we say סע לאט (for a female, it’s סעי
Can’t play the sound? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/watch?v=0jCTcBj5vUw לוּחַ בַּקָּרָה The formal name for a dashboard is לוח בקרה. The root ב.ק.ר is common in Hebrew: