לשיר
lashir
To sing in Hebrew is לשיר (lashir).
The verb לשיר is used to describe the act of producing harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
Meaning: to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
In the present tense, use שר for a masculine singular subject, שרה for a feminine singular subject and שרים for a masculine plural subject. To say "I sang" in the first-person singular past tense, use שרתי.
How do you pronounce it?
lashir
Did you know?
- In modern Israel, the word לשיר is used in the common phrase לשיר במקהלה (to sing in a choir), but if someone is 'singing' to the police, they use the slang term לשיר to mean confessing or informing.
- Ancient Hebrew poetry did not use rhyme or meter but relied on 'parallelism', where the second line of a שיר (shir) repeats or expands on the first.
- The word שיר (song) is used in the phrase שיר השירים (Song of Songs), the title of a book in the Bible that is actually a collection of erotic and romantic love poems.
Examples in context
- תום קם כדי לשיר.Tom stood up to sing.This sentence shows the use of לשיר to express purpose.Tatoeba #5480068 by fekundulo, translation #5428855 by CK
- הוא גרם לי לשיר.He made me sing.This sentence demonstrates the use of לשיר after a causative structure.Tatoeba #6129703 by fekundulo, translation #297721 by CK
- אני רוצה לשיר שיר.I want to sing a song.This sentence shows לשיר used with a direct object.Tatoeba #703599 by Eldad, translation #27829 by CK
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Example conversation
Noam and Maya are talking about their hobbies.
- נועם Noamמאיה, את אוהבת לשיר?Maya, at ohevet lashir?Maya, do you love to sing?
- מאיה Mayaכן, אני מאוד אוהבת לשיר במקלחת.Ken, ani me'od ohevet lashir ba'mikhla'hat.Yes, I love to sing in the shower very much.
- נועם Noamגם אני רוצה ללמוד לשיר.Gam ani rotze l'lmad lashir.I also want to learn to sing.
- מאיה Mayaזה יהיה נהדר, נועם!Ze yihye nehedar, Noam!That will be great, Noam!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
