how to say “vegetarian” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /]צִמְחוֹנִי

חג הסוכות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] – the Sukkot holiday – is a time when Jews connect to nature. The word for plant or that which grows from the ground is צמח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /], while vegetation is צמחייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /].

What about someone who eats mainly vegetables? That’s צמחוני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] if he’s male, or צמחונית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] if she’s female.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /]כמה צמחונים מגיעים לארוחה?

How many vegetarians are coming to the meal?

Vegan is טבעוני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] for a male or טבעונית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] for a female. These come from the word טבע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/צמחוני-#.m4a” /] – nature.

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