גשם

גשם

rain

Hebrew → English

Example

כשהתחיל גשם חזרנו מהר הביתה.
When it started to rain, we quickly went back home.
Pronunciation: Kshe-hitch-EEL GE-shem kha-ZAR-noo ma-HER ha-BAI-tah.
Grammar: גֶּשֶׁם (geshem) is a masculine noun meaning 'rain.' In Hebrew, 'it is raining' is often expressed with the noun plus a verb, e.g., יוֹרֵד גֶּשֶׁם ('rain is falling').