how to say “righty” and “lefty” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /]יְמָנִי, שְׂמָאלִי
While left is שמאל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /], right is ימין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /]אמרתי לחכות לי בצד שמאל, למה אתם עומדים בצד ימין?
I said wait for me on the left-hand side – why are you guys standing on the right?
Someone left-handed – a lefty – is שמאלי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /], while someone right-handed – a righty – is ימני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /]היא ימנית, אבל שתי הבנות שלה שמאליות.
She’s a righty, but her two daughters are lefties.
Someone right-leaning politically is also ימני, while a leftist is a שמאלני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ימני-#.m4a” /]היא בדרך כלל ימנית, אבל הפעם היא הצבעיה לשמאל.
She’s usually a right-winger, but this time she voted for the left.
