how to say “muscular” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-1.m4a” /]שְׁרִירִי
The Hebrew word for muscle is שריר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-2.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-3.m4a” /]מתחתי שריר ברגל, אני לא רוצה לזוז.
I pulled (stretched) a muscle in my (the) leg, I don’t want to move.
Likewise, someone muscular is שרירי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-1.m4a” /] if he’s a male, and שרירית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-4.m4a” /] if she’s a female.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-5.m4a” /]הוא היה רזה מדי, אבל היום הוא חזק ושרירי.
He was too thin, but today he is strong and muscular.