how to say “right-wing” and “left-wing” in Hebrew
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Elections Vocab Builder
With the Israel elections coming up in less than a week, you’ll be seeing some handy election-related Daily Doses over the next few days.
The Hebrew word for right as in on the right is יָמִין
, while the word for left is שְׂמֹאל.
For example:
הוּא מְחַכֶּה לָךְ בַּכְּבִישׁ בְּצַד יְמִין, לֹא בְּצַד שְׂמֹאל.He is waiting for you on the road on the right side, not on the left side.
When describing someone as rightist/leftist or right-wing/left-wing on the political spectrum, use:
יְמָנִי/יְמָנִית – rightist male/rightist female
שְׂמֹאלָנִי/שְׂמֹאלָנִית – leftist male/leftist female
(Remember that Hebrew reads מִיָּמִין לִשְׂמֹאל – from right to left – so ימני refers to a male, etc.)
For example:
Meretz is a leftist party. (מפלגה – political party – is a feminine noun)
Whoever votes for Otzmah LeYisrael (he) is a rightist.
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