how to say “take a hint” in Hebrew
קַח רֶמֶז
In an effort to avoid awkward moments, people sometimes attempt to communicate in more subtle ways, rather than making open and direct statements. If the receiving end of the communication doesn’t get it, the speaker might say get frustrated and say, “take a hint”… or, in Hebrew:
קַח רֶמֶז to a male
to a maleand
קְחִי רֶמֶז to a female.
to a female.These phrases broken down:
קח and קחי mean take! and are forms of the verb לָקַחַת – to take.
and קחי mean take! and are forms of the verb לָקַחַת – to take.רמז is a hint. A traffic light gives a signal (sort of a hint) of light, so Modern Hebrew combines the word רמז with the word אוֹר – light – yielding רַמְזוֹר .
is a hint. A traffic light gives a signal (sort of a hint) of light, so Modern Hebrew combines the word רמז with the word אוֹר – light – yielding רַמְזוֹר .A bit more:
הוּא דִּבֵּר בְּקוֹל בַּטֶּלֶפוֹן, אָז רָמַזְתִּי לוֹ לַעֲבוֹר לְחֶדֶר אַחֵר.
He spoke loudly on the phone, so I hinted to him to move to another room.
Luckily, in this case,
הוּא קָלַט אֶת הַרֶמֶז.
He took (understood) the hint.