how to say “after you” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אחריך-#.m4a” /]אַחֲרֶיךָ

In English, after you is two separate words.

In Hebrew, it’s one word – אחרי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אחריך-#.m4a” /] (after) with an ending indicating which you we’re talking about: אחריך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אחריך-#.m4a” /] to a male, אחרייך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אחריך-#.m4a” /] to a female, אחריכם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אחריך-#.m4a” /] to more than one male or a mixed-gendered group, and אחריכן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אחריך-#.m4a” /] to more than one female.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אחריך-#.m4a” /]אתם אחרונים בתור? טוב, אני אחריכם.

You guys are last in line? Okay, I’m after you.

More conjugations of אחרי in today’s video.

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