how to say “turn up the volume!” in Hebrew
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תַּגְבִּיר אֶת הַוּוֹלְיוּם
When we speak in English of raising volume, we mean making the volume more powerful or stronger. That’s the literal meaning of the active-causative Hebrew verb לְהַגְבִּיר , which is used in the expression:
, which is used in the expression:
לְהַגְבִּיר אֶת הַוּוֹלְיוּם
to raise the volume
In context:
רוֹצִים לִשְׁמוֹעַ חֲדָשׁוֹת, תַּגְבִּיר אֶת הַוּוֹלְיוּם!
(We) want to hear (the) news, raise the volume!
…when spoken to a male, or, simply:
תַּגְבִּיר!
Volume, in the auditory sense, can be translated to קוֹל , while in the physical sense (measured in liters, gallons, etc.) it’s נֶפַח . However, ווליום is what people say when they refer to the volume button on the radio.
, while in the physical sense (measured in liters, gallons, etc.) it’s נֶפַח . However, ווליום is what people say when they refer to the volume button on the radio.
To lower or reduce is לְהַנְמִיךְ . Its root is נ.מ.כ meaning low, while the root of להגביר is ג.ב.ר meaning strength or might.
. Its root is נ.מ.כ meaning low, while the root of להגביר is ג.ב.ר meaning strength or might.
