how to say “curtain” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /]וִילוֹן
The Hebrew word for curtain is וילון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /]דויד, סגור את הווילון!
David, close the curtain!
וילון came to Hebrew in Mishnaic times via Greek and Latin (in Latin the word is velum). Even though וילון is a masculine noun, curtains are וילונות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /], with the feminine ות-[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /] ending.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /]אתם אוהבים את הווילונות הלבנים או האפורים?
Do you guys like white or gray curtains?
Blinds are תריסים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/וילון-#.m4a” /].