how to say “a native” in Hebrew
If you already know some Hebrew, you certainly know the Hebrew word for boy – יֶלֶד (YEH-led) and the word for girl – יַלְדָּה (yahl-DAH). You may also know the word for born as in, He was born – נוֹלַד (noh-LAHD).
To say someone is a native of a particular place, you’d use the word יָלִיד (yah-LEED) for a male and יְלִידָה (yeh-lee-DAH) for a female. For example, סַבְתָּא שֶׁלֵּי יְלִידַת הוּנְגַּרִיָה (SAHV-tah sheh-LEE yeh-lee-DAHT hoon-GAH-ree-yah) – My grandmother is a native of Hungary – meaning, she was born there.
A special family of יְלִידֵי אֶתְיוֹפְּיָה (ye-lee-DEH-ee et-YOH-pee-ah)
Ethiopian natives
I have been fortunate enough to have spent many Shabbats at an absorption center of immigrants from Ethiopia near Beit Alpha, Israel. Among those with whom I became closest are two teens, Yayu and Derebe, posing with me in this picture:
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| me, Yayu, Derebe – Passover 5770-2010 |
Derebe and his four brothers (aged 12-21) recently became orphaned. Their father passed away in Ethiopia several years before the family’s immigration to Israel, and their mother died this past October.
These kids are the salt of the earth, and, as with all children and people, they have immense potential. The family recently purchased an apartment in Holon with government help, but they owe a very large sum of money to family members from whom their late mother borrowed to buy the apartment.
Derebe (18) and his younger brothers are in school, while Yekoye, the eldest brother and legal guardian, is trying to keep the family afloat while putting off his own army service and education.
I’ve teamed up with Yad Eliezer, one of Israel’s most reputable charitable foundations, to raise money for Derebe, Yekoye, and their brothers. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation by sending a check, made out to Yad Eliezer, to:
Ulpan La-Inyan
74/6 Emek Refaim St.
Jerusalem, 93142
Israel
No renumeration is taken by me or Yad Eliezer.
Thank you in advance, on behalf of myself and the brothers.
