How to say “a change” in Hebrew?
שינוי
Aside from being the name of a short-lived left-of-center Israeli political party, the word שִׁנּוּי (shee-NOO-ee) means a change.
Sometimes it takes a long time for a שינוי to appear. However, sometimes, שינוי takes place in an instant.
Where in English you might say, it’s warm today, for a change, in Hebrew you’d say, חָם הַיּוֹם לְשֵׁם שׁינוי (hahm ha-YOHM le-SHEM shee-NOO-ee).
The verb is לְשַׁנּוֹת (le-shah-NOHT), such as in the song, אֲנִי וְאֲתָּה נְשַׁנֶּה אֶת הָעוֹלָם (ah-NEE ve-ah-TAH ne-shah-NEH et ha-oh-LAHM) – you and I will change the world, by Arik Einstein (in 1971). Be sure to sing along with the chorus.
