how to say “hamster” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]אוֹגֵר

A hamster in Hebrew is an אוגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /]הילדים רצו כלב, אבל בסוף קניתי להם אוגר.

The kids wanted a dog, but in the end I bought them a hamster.

אוגר means literally one who stores things, since hamsters have a tendency to store their food. 

To store or to hoard is the simple verb לאגור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/אוגר-#.m4a” /].

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