how to say “overnight” in Hebrew
The online front page of one of Israel’s major newspapers, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת (ye-dee-OHT ah-khah-roh-NOHT) reads:
יְצִיאַת תּוּנִיסִיָּה: “הָפְכָה לְעִירַאק בִּן לַיְלָה”
(ye-tsee-AHT too-NEE-see-yah: “hahf-KHAH le-ee-RAHK been LAH-ee-lah”) – Exodus from Tunisia: “Turned into Iraq overnight.”
Here’s the article.
To say that something occurs overnight, you’d use the expression, בִּן לַיְלָה (been LAH-ee-lah).
To say that something has happened instantly, or over just a moment, you’d use בין רֶגַע (been REH-gah).
