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B2 Hebrew listening practice · Hebrew · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
What does “nadlan” mean in Hebrew?
Explaining why he rents instead of buying, a man sighs about the hassle of property: «אתה יודע מה זה להתעסק עם הנדל“ן?» (”do you know what it’s like dealing with real estate?“). נדל”ן (nadlan) means “real estate.”
It’s an acronym, נכסי דלא ניידי (“immovable assets,” partly Aramaic), pronounced as a single word, nadlan. Hebrew loves these acronym-words: חו“ל (chul, ”abroad“), דו”ח (doch, “a report or ticket”). Behind the clip is Israel’s brutal housing market, the sky-high משכנתא (mortgage) and הון עצמי (down payment) that push many to rent for life.
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · OpenSubtitles 2018 (HermitDave) (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
- ▸Across Israeli housing-market news and real-estate listings.
- ▸In Israeli conversations about משכנתא (mortgages) and rent.
- ▸Hebrew acronym-words like חו“ל (abroad) and דו”ח (report).
- ▸In Israeli finance and lifestyle media on the cost of living.