how to say “actor” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שחקן-#.m4a” /]שַׂחְקָן
You may know the Hebrew word for to play – לשחק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שחקן-#.m4a” /]. This is a פיעל verb of the root שׂ.ח.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שחקן-#.m4a” /].
A player is a שחקן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שחקן-#.m4a” /] if he’s a male and שחקנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שחקן-#.m4a” /] if she’s a female, for example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שחקן-#.m4a” /]הוא שחקן כדורגל מפורסם.
He’s a famous soccer player.
But שחקן and שחקנית also refer to an actor or actress:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שחקן-#.m4a” /]מאז שהיא הייתה ילדה היא רצתה להיות שחקנית.
Since she was a girl she’s wanted to be an actress.