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Questions & Answers about הבחור הוא אוהד.
How do you pronounce הבחור הוא אוהד?
A natural pronunciation is:
ha-baKHUR hu oHED
- הבחור = ha-baKHUR
- הוא = hu
- אוהד = oHED
The kh sound in בחור is like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.
What does הבחור mean exactly?
הבחור means the guy, the young man, or sometimes the fellow.
It comes from:
- בחור = guy / young man
- ה־ = the
So:
- בחור = a guy / guy
- הבחור = the guy
In everyday Hebrew, בחור is a very common word for a male person, often younger or just spoken of casually.
Why is there a ה at the beginning of הבחור?