how to say “the United Kingdom” in Hebrew
הַמַּמְלָכָה הַמְּאֻחֶדֶת
The other day we saw that the United Nations, in Hebrew, is האומות המאחדות . or, usually abbreviated to האו”ם .
. or, usually abbreviated to האו”ם .Here’s another “united” political body, except this one’s in the singular: הממלכה המאחדת is the United Kingdom. But unlike in English where the phrase gets abbreviated to the UK, Hebrew doesn’t abbreviate thus. Rather the British political entity is more usually referred to as אנגליה (England) or בריטניה (Britain).
is the United Kingdom. But unlike in English where the phrase gets abbreviated to the UK, Hebrew doesn’t abbreviate thus. Rather the British political entity is more usually referred to as אנגליה (England) or בריטניה (Britain).For example:
טַסְתָּ לַמַּמְלָכָה הַמְּאֻחֶדֶת? אַתָּה מִתְכַּוֵּן שֶׁטַּסְתָּ לְאַנְגְּלִיָּה?
You (a male) flew to the United Kingdom? Do you mean that you flew to England?