how to say “have a good time!” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/בילוי-נעים-#.m4a” /]בִּלּוּי נָעִים
Suppose your friends are all going out to see a movie… but you’ve got something better to do. You’d .probably wish them a good time, and then go about your business
Here’s how to do so in Hebrew: בליוי נעים![audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/בילוי-נעים-#.m4a” /].
בילוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/בילוי-נעים-#.m4a” /] is the noun form (gerund) of the word לבלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/בילוי-נעים-#.m4a” /], which means to spend time. לבלות is an active-intensive פיעל verb.
It’s possible לבלות שעה אצל הרופא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/בילוי-נעים-#.m4a” /] – to spend an hour at the doctor’s, and it’s possible לבלות בחוף הים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/בילוי-נעים-#.m4a” /] – to spend time at the beach.
It’s possible לבלות שעה אצל הרופא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/בילוי-נעים-#.m4a” /] – to spend an hour at the doctor’s, and it’s possible לבלות בחוף הים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/בילוי-נעים-#.m4a” /] – to spend time at the beach.
But if you use the word לבלות by itself, you’re talking about having a good time. Hence, בילוי also means going out and having a good time.
