how to say “garage” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מוסך-1.m4a” /]מוּסָךְ

garage - מוסךA garage is a place for cars – for storage or for fixing. Until Modern Hebrew came up with מוסך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מוסך-1.m4a” /], Israelis used ‘גאראג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מוסך-2.m4a” /] to refer to such a haven.

מוסך comes from the root ס.כ.כ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מוסך-3.m4a” /], the same as that of the leafy roof of a Sukkah (as well as the word סוכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מוסך-4.m4a” /] itself), סכך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מוסך-5.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מוסך-6.m4a” /]נאלצתי להביא את הרכב למוסך.

I had to take the car to the garage (mechanic’s shop).

and

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מוסך-7.m4a” /]אנחנו מוסיפים לבית מוסך שתי מכוניות.

We’re adding to the house a two-car garage.

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