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” /].
A 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.