how to say “the present” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

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

So we’ve seen future – עתיד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-2.m4a” /], and past – עבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-3.m4a” /]. What about present? That’s הווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-4.m4a” /].

Here’s an example that combines all three:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ההווה-5.m4a” /]העבר הוא כבר עבר והעתיד הוא עוד רחוק – עכשיו זה הזמן להפוך את ההווה ליותר מתוק.

The past has already passed and the future is still far away – now is the time to make the present sweeter.

You may recognize the basic idea from the popular “yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, which is why we call it the present.”

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