קורט
“קורט” (курт) — a pinch in Hebrew. Noun, level A1. As much salt as fits between two fingers; the measure of the kitchen and of recipes: kort melach — a pinch of salt, then the noun follows in the bond. In a live sentence: “קורט מלח במרק.” — A pinch of salt into the soup. Written with the characters ק, ו, ר, ט. A word from the everyday Hebrew course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | קורט |
| Read in Latin letters | курт |
| Translation | a pinch |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
As much salt as fits between two fingers; the measure of the kitchen and of recipes: kort melach — a pinch of salt, then the noun follows in the bond
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- קורט מלח במרק.курт мелях бе-марак.A pinch of salt into the soup.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “a pinch” in Hebrew?
«קורט», read “курт”. In a live sentence: “קורט מלח במרק.” — A pinch of salt into the soup. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ק, ו, ר, ט.
How is “קורט” written in Latin letters?
курт. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
As much salt as fits between two fingers; the measure of the kitchen and of recipes: kort melach — a pinch of salt, then the noun follows in the bond. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.