how to say “documentary” in Hebrew
סֶרֶט תִּעוּדִי
A film is a סֶרֶט , invoking the Biblical Hebrew word for ribbon (film fed through a projector is a ribbon).
, invoking the Biblical Hebrew word for ribbon (film fed through a projector is a ribbon).And while a (male) witness is an עֵד , documentation – the written account of that which is witnessed – is תִּעוּד .
, documentation – the written account of that which is witnessed – is תִּעוּד .Thus a documentary film is a סֶרֶט תִּעוּדִי .
.For example:
אֲנִי מַעֲדִיף לִרְאוֹת סְרָטִים הוֹלִיווּדִיִּם וְלֹא סְרָטִים תִּעוּדִיִּם.
I prefer watching Hollywood films and not documentaries.
While סרט תיעודי is the proper Hebrew term, but you’re also likely to hear סֶרֶט דּוֹקוּמֶנְטָרִי .
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