how to say “chocolate” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/שוקולד-#.m4a” /]שׁוֹקוֹלָד
This word is so beloved that the Academy for the Hebrew Language didn’t even bother creating an authentic Hebrew term for it.
Today chocolate is שוקולד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/שוקולד-#.m4a” /], which is the Russian (and Yiddish) pronunciation of the word (шоколад), but in earlier years of the State you would often hear people referring to it with its German pronunciation, שוקולדה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/שוקולד-#.m4a” /] (Schokolade).
Here’s the word in Hebrew context:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/שוקולד-#.m4a” /]גם מי שלא צריך את השיעור הזה אוהב לקרוא על שוקולד.
Even those who don’t need this lesson like reading about chocolate.
