how to say “account balance” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/יתרה-#.m4a” /]יִתְרָה

The Hebrew word for balance as in bank balance is יתרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/יתרה-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/יתרה-#.m4a” /]מה היתרה שלי בחשבון?

What’s my account balance (my balance in the account)?

יתרה comes from the root י.ת.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/יתרה-#.m4a” /] meaning remaining, so that a יתרה is the money that remains (whether a positive or negative number). You may recognize the root י.ת.ר from יותר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/יתרה-#.m4a” /] – more.

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