how to say “make yourself at home” in Hebrew
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תַּרְגִּישׁוּ בַּבַּיִת
The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world is all about the gift of the Land of Israel and the tragedies involved when the People of Israel – the Jewish People – fail to acknowledge this gift, their natural home.
In order to make their guest feel welcome, hosts will often say, make yourself at home.
The Hebrew expression, when speaking to more than one person, is תַּרְגִּישׁוּ בַּבַּיִת (tahr-GHEE-shoo bah-BAH-yeet). This means, literally, you shall feel at home, where תרגישו is a future-tense conjugate of the active-causative הפעיל verb, לְהַרְגִּישׁ – to feel (leh-hahr-GHEESH).
But guests don’t always come in pairs or groups.
To one male, use:
תַּרְגִּישׁ בַּבַּיִת
(tahr-GHEESH bah-BAH-yeet)
And to one female, use:
תַּרְגִּישִׁי בַּבַּיִת
(tah-GHEE-shee bah-BAH-yeet)
שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים לכולם!
Shabbat Shalom, and a pleasant weekend to all!
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