how to say “dark-brown skinned” in Hebrew

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If you’ve taken our Level 1 course, you know the basic Hebrew colors, which include חום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שחום-#.m4a” /] – brown and שחור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שחום-#.m4a” /] – black.

Melded together, they create the word שחום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שחום-#.m4a” /] – dark brown, which describes a skin color.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שחום-#.m4a” /]היא בחורה צנומה, שחומה, וכריזמטית ביותר. היא מתאימה בול לתפקיד.

She’s a skinny, dark-brown skinned, especially charismatic young woman. She’s perfect for the part.

Another example of a two-word blend is תפוז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שחום-#.m4a” /], an orange, which combines תפוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שחום-#.m4a” /] – apple and זהב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/שחום-#.m4a” /] – gold or golden.