how to say “colleague” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /]קוֹלֵגָה, עָמִית
The more commonly-used word for colleague, in Hebrew, is קולגה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /] (from Latin). This is the term used for female as well as male counterparts, as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /]דויד ואני קולגות כבר עשר שנים.
David and I have been colleagues ten years already.
The proper Hebrew word עמית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /] (for a female, עמיתה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /]) works as well, but you’ll need to specify in what context the person is your colleague.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עמית-#.m4a” /]היא עמיתה שלי לעבודה.
She’s a work colleague of mine.
עמית is a common name in Israel, for both boys and girls. Its core meaning is an other, a counterpart.
