how to say “smart phone” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

טֶלֶפוֹן חָכָם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-1.mp3″ /]

You’re likely to hear Israelis referring to their Apple or Android devices as סְמַארְטְפוֹנִים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-2.mp3″ /]. But more and more you’re like to also hear a smartphone referred to as טֶלֶפוֹן חָכָם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-1.mp3″ /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-3.mp3″ /]רַק לְהַיּוֹם, מִבְצַע עַל כָּל הַטֶּלֶפוֹנִים הַחֲכָמִים.

For today only, a sale on all the smartphones.

Just as smart upgrades any household device, so does חָכָם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-4.mp3″ /] (smart or wise), so that a smart house – a house rigged with automated amenities – is a בַּיִת חָכָם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סמארטפון-5.mp3″ /].

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