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| You – Hey you – You – yeah you! Welcome to Hebrew Top Words. So my name is Yaara and I do not know today’s words, but the theme is 10 Hardest Words to Pronounce in Hebrew. So let’s begin! |
| 1. |
| חצוצרה |
| (ħa'tzotz'ra) "trumpet" |
| הייתי רוצה לנגן בחצוצרה. |
| (hayiti ro'tza le'nagen be-ħa'tzotz'ra) |
| "I would like to play the trumpet." |
| 2. |
| לצחצח |
| (le'tzaħ'tzeaħ) "to brush" |
| חשוב מאוד לצחצח שיניים פעמיים ביום. |
| (ħashuv me'od le'tzaħ'tzeaħ shinayim pa'amaim be-yom.) |
| "It is very important to brush your teeth twice a day." |
| 3. |
| צריכים |
| (tzri'khim) "must, need" |
| צריכים |
| (tzri'khim) is the word must but in the plural masculine version of this word hem tzri'khim, they must, they need. For example |
| הם צריכים לעזוב את המסיבה מוקדם. |
| (hem tzri'khim la'azov et ha-mesiba mukdam.) |
| "They must leave the party early." They must or they need to or they have to. |
| 4. |
| חתיכה |
| (ħati'kha) "piece" |
| It’s not like – they are not tongue twisters. It’s just – it’s for people who can’t pronounce H. |
| אפשר לקבל חתיכת עוגה, בבקשה? |
| (efshar le'kabe ħati'khat uga, bevakasha?) |
| "can I have a piece of cake, please?" |
| 5. |
| מנצנץ |
| (menatz'netz) "sparkling" |
| I love this word. |
| מנצנץ |
| (menatz'netz) “Sparkling.” Yeah okay I love this lesson. These are really fun words. It’s fun to say it, right. Come on, nice! For example, |
| השרשרת שלי מנצנצת. |
| (ha-shar'sheret sheli menatz'netzet.) "My necklace is sparkling." |
| It’s not really but just you know, use our imagination. |
| 6. |
| פעלולים |
| (pa'alulim) "special effects" |
| Well, it’s more fun saying it fast |
| פעלולים |
| (pa'alulim) |
| So usually like a stunt man will be called |
| פעלולן |
| (pa'alulan) "stuntman" |
| Now that I am saying it over and over again, I am like, is this a real word? I am not sure all of a sudden but it is. |
| וואו, מי היה אחראי על הפעלולים בסרט הזה? |
| (uau, mi haya aħrai al ha-pa'alulim ba-seret ha'ze?) |
| "Wow, who was in charge of the special effects in this movie?" |
| 7. |
| שפשוף |
| (shifshuf) "rubbing" |
| This is a noun, verb will be |
| לשפשף |
| (le'shaf'shef) "to rub”. |
| אם נשפך לכם יין אדום על השטיח, תשפשפו אותו במלח. |
| (im nish'pakh la'khem yaiyn adom al ha-shatiaħ, te'shaf'shefu oto be-melaħ.) |
| "If you spill red wine on your carpet, rub salt on it." |
| Someone told me about this method. I did not check it. So I don’t really know. |
| 8. |
| לצחקק |
| (le'tzaħkek) "to giggle" |
| That’s a wonderful word. “To laugh” is לִצְחוֹק. |
| So this is like the smaller version of it, לצחקק (le'tzaħkek). |
| And the noun version is |
| צחקוק |
| (tziħkuk) (“giggle”) |
| צחקוקים |
| (tziħkukim) (“giggles”) in plural. |
| הם לא הפסיקו לצחקק בזמן שדיברתי. |
| (hem lo hifsiku le'tzaħkek be-zman she-dibarti.) |
| "They wouldn't stop giggling while I was talking." How rude! |
| 9. |
| מחצלת |
| (maħ'tzelet) "mat" |
| כשאתם הולכים לים, אל תשכחו לקחת מחצלת. |
| (kshe-atem hol'khim la-yam, al tish'keħu lakaħat maħ'tzelet.) |
| "When you go to the beach, don't forget to take your mat." |
| 10. |
| שרוכים |
| (sro'khim) "shoelaces" |
| באיזה גיל למדתם לקשור את השרוכים? |
| (be-eize gil lamad'tem lik'shor et ha-sro'khim?) |
| "What age did you learn to tie your own shoelaces?" |
| So that’s it. Thank you so much for watching the 10 Hardest Words to Pronounce in Hebrew. I hope we will learn something new. Tell us in the comments what was your favorite word and don’t forget to check the website. And don’t forget to subscribe. See you next time, bye. |
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