how to say “short” and “tall” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /]נָמוּךְ, גָּבוֹהַּ
The word for short when referring to someone or something’s height is נמוך[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /] (masculine) or נמוכה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /] (feminine), as in:
[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /]הוא הר יחסית נמוך.
It’s a relatively short (low) mountain.
and
[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /]היא לא אישה נמוכה.
She is not a short woman.
The word for tall is גבוה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /] (masculine) or גבוהה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /] (feminine), as in:
[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /]הוא הילד הכי גבוה בכיתה.
He’s the tallest kid in the class.
[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/נמוך-גבוה-#.m4a” /]הג’ירפה הזאת לא גבוהה במיוחד.
This giraffe is not especially tall.