how to say “smile” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /]חִיּוּךְ
To smile is the פיעל verb לחייך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /], for example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /]דוד, אל תשכח לחייך!
David, don’t forget to smile!
Likewise, a smile is חיוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /]איזה חיוך טבעי ונינוח!
What a natural, easygoing smile!
לחייך and חיוך follow the same verb-noun pattern as לדבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /] – to speak and דיבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/חיוך-#.m4a” /] – speech. These are characteristic of the פיעל verb structure.