how to say “American” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /]אָמֵרִיקָאִי/אָמֶרִיקָנִי
When Israelis refer to Americans, they’re most likely to call them אמריקאים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /], while one American male is אמריקאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] and one American female is אמריקאית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /]. Likewise, אמריקאיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] are American females.
There’s another way to say these:
אמריקנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] – Americans (males or a mixed group)
אמריקני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] – American (a male)
אמריקנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] – American (a female)
אמריקניות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /] – Americans (females)
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /]איך נכון לומר, “אמריקאי” או “אמריקני”?
Which is right to say, “America-ee” or “Americani”?
The answer is that both are correct, although in more formal situations people will tend to use the version with the נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/אמריקאי-#.m4a” /].
