how to say “to have a good time” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/לעשות-חיים-#.m4a” /]לַעֲשׂוֹת חַיִּים

Israelis love life. That’s what put them at #12 this year in the World Happiness Report, and that’s the soul in the expression לעשות חיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/לעשות-חיים-#.m4a” /] – to have a good time, or literally, to make life.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/לעשות-חיים-#.m4a” /]תעשו חיים. ואל תשכחו להוציא איתכם את הזבל!

Have a good time (guys). And don’t forget to take out the garbage!

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