how to say “escape room” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /]חֲדַר בְּרִיחָה
Escape rooms have become very popular in Israel in the past few years. In Hebrew, they’re called חדרי בריחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /], while a single escape room is חדר בריחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /]רק במרכז ירושלים יש לפחות חמישה חדרי בריחה.
In central Jerusalem alone there are at least five escape rooms.
בריחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /] comes from the simple verb לברוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /] meaning to escape.
When room stands on its own, not part of a phrase such as חדר בריחה, it’s pronounced חֶדֶר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/חדר-בריחה-#.m4a” /].
