how to say “ballot box” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/קלפי-2-#.m4a” /]קַלְפִּי
The Hebrew word for ballot box – קלפי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/קלפי-2-#.m4a” /] – comes from the Ancient Greek word κάλπη (kalpi), which referred to an urn used to collect votes.
קלפי made its way to Hebrew in Mishnaic times, when the Greeks ruled the Land of Israel. Today it refers not only to the physical ballot box, but also to the place where the box is located – the voting station.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/קלפי-2-#.m4a” /]שוב ישראל הולכת השנה לקלפי.
Again Israel is going this year to the voting station.
