שווה צפייה
“שווה צפייה” (шове цфия) — worth watching in Hebrew. Phrase, level B1. Literally worth the watching: shave — worth — of the same root as the familiar shivyon. About a place they write shave bikur — worth a visit. In a live sentence: “הסרט הזה שווה צפייה.” — This film is worth watching. Written with the characters ש, ו, ו, ה, צ, פ, י, י, ה. A word from the everyday Hebrew course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | שווה צפייה |
| Read in Latin letters | шове цфия |
| Translation | worth watching |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally worth the watching: shave — worth — of the same root as the familiar shivyon. About a place they write shave bikur — worth a visit
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.
- הסרט הזה שווה צפייה.ха-сэрэт ха-зэ шове цфия.This film is worth watching.
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 “worth watching” in Hebrew?
«שווה צפייה», read “шове цфия”. In a live sentence: “הסרט הזה שווה צפייה.” — This film is worth watching. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ש, ו, ו, ה, צ, פ, י, י, ה.
How is “שווה צפייה” written in Latin letters?
шове цфия. 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?
Literally worth the watching: shave — worth — of the same root as the familiar shivyon. About a place they write shave bikur — worth a visit. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.