how to say “greeting card” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /]כַּרְטִיס בְּרָכָה

The Hebrew word for card is כרטיס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /], a word borrowed from the Ancient Greek χάρτης (khartes). כרטיס also means ticket, as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /]שרה, קנית כרטיסים להופעה?

Sarah, have you bought tickets for the show?

A greeting card is כרטיס ברכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /] – literally, card of blessing.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/כרטיס-ברכה-#.m4a” /]היא כתבה כל היום כרטיסי ברכה.

She wrote greeting cards all day.