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.

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