how to say “mud” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

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

mud - בוץ

The Hebrew word for mud is בוץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בוץ-1.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בוץ-2.m4a” /]דרכת בבוץ? אתה צריך לנגב רגליים.

You (a male) stepped in the mud? You need to wipe your (the) feet.

Such a tangible thing as mud also serves as a symbol. Take coffee, for example – if it’s milk and sugar free, we call is mud. The same goes for Hebrew:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בוץ-3.m4a” /]אני שותה רק בוץ.

I drink only mud.

בוץ is also the source of the word for swamp – ביצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בוץ-4.m4a” /].

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