how to say “rehearsal” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/חזרה-#.m4a” /]חֲזָרָה

In American English, a rehearsal is what actors do (many times) before they go on stage in front of a live audience.

But in British English, rehearsal also means a review of material that one would like to know well.

Hebrew’s word חזרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/חזרה-#.m4a” /] encompasses both meanings, as it comes from the simple verb לחזור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/חזרה-#.m4a” /] – to return.

Here’s the word in context:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/חזרה-#.m4a” /]באיזו שעה החזרה הגנרלית?

What time is the general rehearsal?

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