how to say “relationship” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/קשר-#.m4a” /]מַעֲרֶכֶת יְחָסִים, קֶשֶׁר

A technical translation of relationship to Hebrew is מערכת יחסים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/קשר-#.m4a” /] – a system of relations. Though people do use this expression occasionally in day-to-day conversation, you’re more likely to read it in a printed text.

Take this article title for example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/קשר-#.m4a” /]עשרים טיפים מעולים שיועילו לכל מערכת יחסים

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But in normal conversation, most people use the word קשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/קשר-#.m4a” /] – literally, connection/bond – to refer to a relationship.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/קשר-#.m4a” /]הם בקשר רציני?

Are they in a serious relationship?

If the answer is yes, their קשר might be described as זוגיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/קשר-#.m4a” /] – literally, couplehood.