Hebrew by Inbal<p>Tu B'Av just ended, so let's talk about what happens when a marriage ends in Hebrew.</p><p>In plural, we say /g-roo-'sheem/ (stress on the last syllable), meaning *we are divorced*, *they are divorced*, or *you (plural) are divorced*.</p><p>But here's the twist: </p><p>When we stress the *next* syllable and say /g-'roo-sheem/, it means something completely different! </p><p>It's a colloquial way to say something is worth pennies, or as we say in Israel, it costs /g-'roo-sheem/ — next to nothing, super cheap, or worthless. </p><p>The word /g-'roosh/ refers to an old, unused currency, and /g-'roo-sheem/ is its plural, now used as slang for pennies.</p><p>Make sure to learn Hebrew with my phonetic system, where the ' sign shows you exactly where to place the stress. </p><p>That way, you'll always pronounce the right meaning, the right word, and sound like a true local!</p><p>😃💙☝️</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/languagestudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languagestudy</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a></p>