how to say “toward the evening” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /]לִקְרַאת הָעֶרֶב

If you have some basic Hebrew under your belt, you probably know the word for evening – ערב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /], as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /]ערב טוב!

Good evening!

The best expression in Hebrew to use when speaking about the late afternoon, is לקראת הערב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /] – literally, toward the evening.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקראת-הערב-#.m4a” /]אני בעבודה, נדבר לקראת הערב.

I’m at work, we’ll speak toward the evening.