how to say “good looking” in Hebrew
נָאֶה, יָפֶה
When describing the beauty of objects in Hebrew, we typically use יָפֶה for something grammatically masculine and יָפָה for something feminine.
for something grammatically masculine and יָפָה for something feminine.For example:
יֵשׁ לְךָ כּוֹבַע יָפֶה.
You (a male) have a nice hat.
אֵיזוֹ חֻלְצָה יָפָה!
What a nice shirt!
When describing people, however, the more appropriate word is נָאֶה for a male and נָאָה for a female.
for a male and נָאָה for a female.For example:
הוּא בָּחוּר נָאֶה.
He is a handsome young man.
הִיא אִשָּׁה נָאָה.
She is a pretty woman.
Nevertheless, sometimes non-human objects are described as נָאֶה or נָאָה, as the root of the word – נ.א.ה (n.a.h) – means pleasant.
For example:
מָחָר, מֶזֶג הָאֲוִיר יִהְיֶה נָאֶה.
Tomorrow the weather will be fair.
Likewise, יָפֶה and יָפָה are often used to refer to people as well.