I need a place to stay

Hebrew translation: Ani zakuk/zekuka le'ichsoon.

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English term or phrase:I need a place to stay
Hebrew translation:Ani zakuk/zekuka le'ichsoon.
Entered by: Pnina

15:18 May 4, 2007
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel / lodging
English term or phrase: I need a place to stay
I need to know how you say 'I need a place to stay' in Hebrew for a school project.
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Ani zakuk/zekuka le'ichsoon.
Explanation:
In Hebrew chararcters:
אני זקוק/זקוקה לאכסון

Ani=I
zakuk le = need (when the speaker is a male)
zekuka le = need (when the speaker is a female)
ichsoon = accommodation (The pronunciation of "ch" is like the pronunciation of "ch" in the Scottish word loch).
This is how it is usually said in Israel.
You can also say:
Ani zakuk/zekuka lecheder/ledira.
In Hebrew characters:
אני זקוק/זקוקה לחדר/לדירה
Cheder=room (The pronunciation of "ch" is like the pronunciation of "ch" in the Scottish word loch)
Dira = apartment.
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Pnina
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Local time: 03:59
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5Ani zakuk/zekuka le'ichsoon.
Pnina
5 -1translation: אני צריך מקום לגור בו
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i need a place to stay
translation: אני צריך מקום לגור בו


Explanation:
או אני צריך מקום לישון בו
the first refers to a palce to live in for some time
the other refers to a place to sleep in the night or seveal nights.

beky4
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Eynnat: The register is too high: nobody speaks like that. Furthermore, stay is not the same as sleep, and lagur is something totally different.
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i need a place to stay
Ani zakuk/zekuka le'ichsoon.


Explanation:
In Hebrew chararcters:
אני זקוק/זקוקה לאכסון

Ani=I
zakuk le = need (when the speaker is a male)
zekuka le = need (when the speaker is a female)
ichsoon = accommodation (The pronunciation of "ch" is like the pronunciation of "ch" in the Scottish word loch).
This is how it is usually said in Israel.
You can also say:
Ani zakuk/zekuka lecheder/ledira.
In Hebrew characters:
אני זקוק/זקוקה לחדר/לדירה
Cheder=room (The pronunciation of "ch" is like the pronunciation of "ch" in the Scottish word loch)
Dira = apartment.


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