how to say “to your doorstep” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/עד-הבית-#.m4a” /]עַד הַבַּיִת

Expressions often don’t translate literally between languages. One example is the English to your doorstep, which in Hebrew is עד הבית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/עד-הבית-#.m4a” /] – literally, until your (the) house.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/עד-הבית-#.m4a” /]אנחנו עושים משלוחים חינם עד הבית.

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