how to say “customer” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /]לָקוֹחַ
The Hebrew word for customer or client is לקוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /], which comes from the root ל.ק.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /] meaning taking (a customer is a taker).
לקוח is one of those words that are grammatically masculine but appear feminine in the plural, as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /]יש להם הרבה לקוחות!
They have lots of customers!
A female customer is a לקוחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /].