how to say “taxes” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיסים-1.m4a” /]מִסִּים

taxes - מסיםWelcome to 2017, a new tax year. Those of you who haven’t closed your browser get a pat on the back (I wish I could promise a tax break too).

First appearing in the biblical Book of Kings, Hebrew word for tax is מס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיסים-2.m4a” /]. Thus income tax is מס הכנסה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיסים-3.m4a” /].

Taxes are מיסים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיסים-1.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיסים-4.m4a” /]העובדה שאני גאה לשלם מיסים בישראל, לא אומרת שאני שמח לשלם אותם.

The fact that I’m proud to pay taxes in Israel doesn’t mean that I’m happy to pay them.

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