נשיקות
neshikot
The Hebrew word for "kisses" is נשיקות (neshikot).
נשיקות is a plural noun used to describe the act of pressing one's lips against another person to express love or affection.
How do you pronounce it?
neshikot
Did you know?
- The root of נשיקות relates to the idea of 'breathing' or 'inhaling'. This reflects an ancient conceptual link where a kiss was viewed as sharing a breath or a soul with another person.
- When Israelis use נשיקות at the end of a phone call, they may accompany it with a kissing sound into the receiver, regardless of whether the other person is a romantic partner, a family member or a very close friend.
- In some traditional contexts, the act of kissing the hand of a respected elder or rabbi is a gesture of reverence, though this is distinct from the romantic or familial נשיקות used in daily life.
Examples in context
- נשיקות!Kisses!This sentence is useful for seeing how to use נשיקות as an exclamation.Tatoeba #9435254 by Alkrasnov, translation #3609942 by xLilithx
- היא נתנה לו הרבה נשיקות.hi natna lo harbe neshikot.She gave him many kisses.
- הילדים שלחו נשיקות לאמא.hayeladim shalchu neshikot le'ima.The children sent kisses to mom.
Example conversation
Maya and Noam are saying goodbye on a phone call.
- מאיה Mayaתודה על השיחה, נועם.toda al hasicha, noam.Thanks for the call, Noam.
- נועם Noamבשמחה, מאיה. נשתמע בקרוב.besimcha, maya. nishtame a bekarov.With pleasure, Maya. We'll talk soon.
- מאיה Mayaשולחת לך המון נשיקות!sholachat lecha hamon neshikot!Sending you lots of kisses!
- נועם Noamגם אני אוהב אותך.gam ani ohev otach.I love you too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
