how to say “to feel comfortable” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להרגיש-בנוח-#.m4a” /]לְהַרְגִּישׁ בְּנֹחַ

Communication can be such a complex human activity. In order for communication to flourish, people need to feel at ease or feel comfortable with each other.

To feel comfortable in Hebrew is להרגיש בנוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להרגיש-בנוח-#.m4a” /] – literally, to feel with comfort.

For example, David might say to Sarah:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להרגיש-בנוח-#.m4a” /]אני מרגיש איתך בנוח, ולכן אני מעלה את הנושא.

I feel comfortable with you, and therefore I’m raising the issue.

להרגיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להרגיש-בנוח-#.m4a” /] is a הפעיל verb of the root ר.ג.ש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/להרגיש-בנוח-#.m4a” /] meaning emotion.

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