how to say “palace” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ארמון-#.m4a” /]אַרְמוֹן

The Hebrew word for palace is ארמון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ארמון-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ארמון-#.m4a” /]מה נראה לכם, שאני גר בארמון? שיש לי מטוס פרטי?
What do you guys think, that I live in a palace? That I have a private jet?
Though it appears in Biblical Hebrew, the word ארמון probably originates in either Phonecian or a Dravidian language spoken in what is today southern India.
The word for castle is טירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ארמון-#.m4a” /].

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