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!A'm Israel Chai Or: What world are you living in?? לגוּר וְלִחְיוֹת Today we are going to talk about the verb “to live” and how we use it in Hebrew: The verb “to live” in Hebrew, splits in two verbs: לַגוּר לִחיות לַגוּר: The Physical Location of your home The verb לַגוּר means to be living in a place (name: Tel Aviv, Ha’Tikva, Israel, etc.), a location (near the mall, by the river, etc.) or a type of place (a house, apartment, caravan, etc.). Example: I live in Tel aviv - אֲנִי גָּר בְּתֵל...

Today we are going to talk about the word חַבַל. The very basic and most common meaning of the word, is “a shame” or a “a pity”. A pity, as in “what a pity” - חבל! A shame, as in “what a shame” חבל! When we want to show empathy to someone's misfortune, we use it along with “i am really sorry to hear that”: חֲבָל, אֲנִי מַמָּשׁ מִצְטַעֵר לִשְׁמֹעַ We could use it in a cynical way to express indifference to someone else's misfortune, as saying tough luck! חֲבָל מְאוֹד! A recommendation to...

Today we are going to talk about the difference between knowing something for a fact and knowing someone or something, as in being familiar with them. Key Takeaway: The only case you should be using"להכִּיר" is when you say to yourself in English “I know” and it is followed by a definite noun. The rest of the cases, you should be using לָדַעַת: Everytime you say to yourself in English “I know...” and it is followed by a question word, it is going to be לָדַעַת Everytime you say to yourself...