ללחוץ על הכפתור
“ללחוץ על הכפתור” (лилхоц аль ха-кфтор) — to press the button in Hebrew. Phrase, level A1. You know lilchotz — to press; the kftor is taken by the button — it is also the shirt button, as in English. On the button — the preposition al. In a live sentence: “ללחוץ על הכפתור האדום, לא הירוק.” — Press the red button, not the green one. Written with the characters ל, ל, ח, ו, ע, ל, ה, כ, פ, ת, ו, ר.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | ללחוץ על הכפתור |
| Read in Latin letters | лилхоц аль ха-кфтор |
| Translation | to press the button |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
You know lilchotz — to press; the kftor is taken by the button — it is also the shirt button, as in English. On the button — the preposition al
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- ללחוץ על הכפתור האדום, לא הירוק.лилхоц аль ха-кфтор ха-адом, ло ха-ярок.Press the red button, not the green one.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to press the button” in Hebrew?
«ללחוץ על הכפתור», read “лилхоц аль ха-кфтор”. In a live sentence: “ללחוץ על הכפתור האדום, לא הירוק.” — Press the red button, not the green one. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters ל, ל, ח, ו, ע, ל, ה, כ, פ, ת, ו, ר.
How is “ללחוץ על הכפתור” written in Latin letters?
лилхоц аль ха-кфтор. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
You know lilchotz — to press; the kftor is taken by the button — it is also the shirt button, as in English. On the button — the preposition al. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.