how to say “a living soul” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /]נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה

The English expression a living soul is a literal translation of the Hebrew – נפש חיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /]בשעה כזאת של הלילה אין נפש חיה ברחוב.

At this time of night there isn’t a living soul in the street.

Broken down:

נפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /] – soul

חיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /] – living (the feminine form of חי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /], since נפש is a feminine noun)