The Hebrew word ארץ means land/country. But it changes when we add prepositions to it. It's also an important word if you are training your dog to lie on the floor. Guy explains.

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New Words and Expressions:

Eretz – Land, country – ארץ

Eretz Israel – The land of israel – ארץ ישראל

Be-khol ha-aretz – All over the country – בכל הארץ

Kadur ha-aretz – The earth, the globe – כדור הארץ, כדה"א

Shatu'ah – Flat – שטוחַ

Boor ve-am ha-aretz – Ignorant – בור ועם הארץ

Melah ha-aretz – Salt of the earth – מלח הארץ

La-aretz – To Israel – לארץ

Izru lahem lachzor la-aretz – Help them to get back to Israel – עִזרו להם לחזור לארץ

Lachzor la-aretz – Return to Israel – לחזור לארץ

Linso'a lechul – Going abroad – לנסוע לחו"ל

Tagid, ata bechul? Lo, ani ba-aretz! – Are you abroad? No, I am in Israel – תגיד, אתה בחו"ל? לא, אני בארץ

Alisa be-erets ha-pla'ot – Alice in Wonderland – עליסה בארץ הפלאות

Aratsot – Countries – ארָצות

Artsot ha-chom – The warm countries – ארצות החום

Artsot ha-brit – The United States – ארצות הברית, ארה"ב

Artsot arav – Arab countries – ארצות ערב

Artsa – To Israel – ארצה

Anu banu artsa livnot u-lehibanot ba – We came to the land of Israel to build and to be built – אנו באנו ארצה לבנות ולהיבנות בה

Matai at tasa artsa/la-arets? – When do you go to Israel? – מתי את טסה לארץ

Hu tas artsa/la-arets machar – He is flying to Israel tomorrow – הוא טס ארצה/לארץ מחר

Anachnu rotsim linsoa artsa/la-arets ba-kaiyts – We want to go to Israel in the summer – אנחנו רוצים לנסוע ארצה/לארץ בקיץ

Artsa! – Down boy! (to a dog) – ארצה

Playlist and Clips:

Ilanit – Eretz (lyrics)

Ze'ev Revach – Ach Ya Rab (lyrics)

Be-khol ha-aretz

Kadur Ha-aretz (earth, globe)

Ravid Plotnik – Bur Ve-am Ha-aretz

Lachzor la-arets

Ruhama Raz – Sheleg Al Iri (lyrics)

Artsot Ha-brit

Ha-Gevatron – Anu Banu Artsa (lyrics)

Artsa!

Shlomo Artzi – Eretz Hadasha (lyrics)

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