how to say “easygoing” and “relaxed” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נינוח-1.m4a” /]נִנּוֹחַ

We’ve seen that נוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-1.m4a” /] means comfortable, as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נינוח-2.m4a” /]הכיסא הזה מאוד נוח.

This chair is very comfortable.

A person who is comfortable to be around – someone calm, relaxed and easygoing – is נינוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נינוח-1.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נינוח-3.m4a” /]היא ילדה מאוד נינוחה – היא משפיעה לטובה על הילדים האחרים.

She’s a very easygoing girl – she’s a positive influence (she influences positively) on the other kids.

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