how to say “key chain” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

מַחְזִיק מַפְתְּחוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחזיק-מפתחות-1.mp3″ /]

You’re coming towards the end of your trip, and it’s time to buy souvenirs – מַזְכָּרוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחזיק-מפתחות-2.mp3″ /].

Beyond the “all I got was this t-shirt” gift, a very economical trinket is a key chain. The Hebrew term for this is מַחְזִיק מַפְתְּחוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחזיק-מפתחות-1.mp3″ /] – literally, a holder of keys.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מחזיק-מפתחות-3.mp3″ /]הֵם נָסְעוּ עַד אִיטַלְיָה, וְכָל מָה שֶׁהֵם הֵבִיאוּ לִי זֶה מַחְזִיק מַפְתְּחוֹת.

They went all the way to Italy, and all they brought me was a key chain.

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