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expression

אֵיךְ אוֹמְרִים

eikh omrim

How do you say…?

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Pronunciation

The kh sounds like the final sound in the Scottish word “loch.” Stress the last syllable of omrim: om-RIM.

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Usage

Use אֵיךְ אוֹמְרִים when you want to know how to express a word or phrase, especially in another language. Follow it with the word and the language: אֵיךְ אוֹמְרִים "כיסא" בְּאַנְגְּלִית? means “How do you say ‘chair’ in English?”

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Grammar

אוֹמְרִים is the masculine plural present-tense form of “say.” In this expression, it is used generally, much like “you” in the English question “How do you say…?”

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Example sentences

אֵיךְ אוֹמְרִים אֶת זֶה בְּעִבְרִית?

How do you say this in Hebrew?

אֵיךְ אוֹמְרִים "תודה" בְּצָרְפָתִית?

How do you say “thank you” in French?

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