how to say “my favorite food” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /]הַמַּאֲכָל הֲכִי אָהוּב עָלַי

The basic Hebrew word for food is אוכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /], while to eat is the simple verb לאכול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /].

particular food, though, is מאכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /]מה המאכל הכי אהוב עלי?

What’s my favorite food?

Let’s break down this example:

מה המאכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /] – what’s the (particular) food

הכי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /] – the most

אהוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /] – beloved

עלי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /] – by me (for me)

You could also say המאכל האהוב עלי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /] without הכי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/המאכל-הכי-אהוב-עלי-#.m4a” /].


Want to know? Watch this video, where I talk about it in Hebrew.

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