how to say “night gown” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /]כְּתוֹנֶת לַיְלָה

When I googled כתונת לילה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /], I found pictures only of women wearing night gowns. While I’m sure there are men who wear them as well, I guess that result makes sense.

כתונת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /] (also כותונת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /]) means gown, while לילה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /] means night.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/כתונת-לילה-#.m4a” /]היא לובשת כתונת לילה ממשי.

She wears a night gown (made) of silk.

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