how to say “easily” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /]בְּקַלּוּת

You may know the Hebrew word for easy or light: קל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /].

Ease or lightness is קלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /], so that with ease (or easily) is בקלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/בקלות-#.m4a” /]היום בקלות אפשר להגיע מירושלים לתל אביב עם הרכבת המהירה.

Today (one) can easily get from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv with the fast train.

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