how to say “hobby” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /]תַּחְבִּיב
One thing I’ve been doing with the extra time on my hands is improving my Arabic, part of my hobby of learning languages.
The Hebrew word for hobby is תחביב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /]כדי לנצל את הזמן, אפשר לפתח תחביב.
In order to make the most of (our) time, (we) can develop a hobby.
תחביב comes from the root ח.ב.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /] meaning love or liking (hobbies are things we love to do), the same Semitic root as حبيبي[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /] – habibi, an Arabic word of endearment.
Want to learn about my תחביב of language learning – in Hebrew? Watch the video below.
