how to say “sunscreen” in Hebrew
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קְרֶם הֲגָנָה, קְרֶם שִׁזּוּף
As it’s warming up in the northern hemisphere, now’s the time to get some sunscreen.
The Hebrew term for sunscreen means literally, protection cream: קְרֶם הֲגָנָה . The second word, הגנה , is the noun form of the active-causative הִפְעִיל verb to protect – לְהָגֵן .
Another term means suntan lotion – קְרֶם שִׁזּוּף . To get a tan is לְהִשְׁתַּזֵּף , a reflexive-causative הִתְפַּעֵל verb.
An example:
לִפְנֵי שֶׁשּׁוֹכְבִים עַל הַחוֹף כְּדֵי לְהִשְׁתַּזֵּף, מֻמְלָץ לִמְרוֹחַ קְרֶם הֲגָנָה.
Before laying on the beach to get a tan, it’s recommended to put on (to spread) sunscreen.
