Word
העולם גדול.
Meaning
The world is big.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about העולם גדול.
How do you pronounce העולם גדול?
It is usually pronounced ha-olam gadol.
A rough breakdown:
- העולם = ha-olam
- גדול = gadol
Stress:
- ha-o-LAM
- ga-DOL
In modern Hebrew, the letter ע in העולם is often not strongly pronounced by many speakers, so the word sounds close to ha-olam.
Why is there a ה at the beginning of העולם?
The ה is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.
So:
- עולם = world
- העולם = the world
Unlike English, Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the beginning of the word instead of writing it as a separate word.
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