how to say “local” in Hebrew
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מְקוֹמִי, מקוֹמִית
Today Israelis are voting for the local municipalities – הָרָשֻׁיּוֹת הַמְּקוֹמִיּוֹת .
.The Hebrew word for local is מְקוֹמִי in the masculine and מְקוֹמִית in the feminine. These words are an adjective form of the noun מָקוֹם meaning place.
in the masculine and מְקוֹמִית in the feminine. These words are an adjective form of the noun מָקוֹם meaning place. 
They can also be nouns in their own right. For example:
אֲנִי לֹא יוֹדֵעַ אֵיפֹה הַקּוֹלְנוֹעַ. אֲנִי לֹא מְקוֹמִי.
I don’t know where the movie theater is. I’m not a local.
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