how to say “to shave” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
 
Tonight I visited my סַבְתָּא (SAHV-tah) – grandmother – in Tel Aviv. She asked me whether I shave every day, to which I replied in the negative.
 
So, in Hebrew, there’s to shave, and to shave something.
 
To shave – that is, without an object – is לְהִתְגַּלֵּח (le-heet-gah-LEH-ahkh). For example, אֲנִי לֹא מִתְגַּלֵּחַ כָּל יוֹם (ah-NEE loh meet-gah-LEH-ahkh kohl yohm) – I don’t shave every day.
 
Then there’s הוּא צָרִיךְ לְגַלֵּחַ אֶת הַזָּקָן (hoo tsah-REEKH le-gah-LEH-ahkh et hah-zah-KAHN) – He needs to shave (his) beard.
 

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