how to say “suspense” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-1.m4a” /]מֶתַח

The word מתח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-1.m4a” /] means literally tension, while מתוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-2.m4a” /] means tense.

But it also means suspense, as in סרטי מתח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-3.m4a” /] – suspense films, as well as:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/מתח-4.m4a” /]אל תשאירו אותי במתח!

Don’t leave me in suspense!

מתח also has a meaning in physics – voltage.

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