Stake

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

did you know that in hebrew we say stake instead of steak?

 

[Phaedra]

The word in Hebrew is סטייק
The pronunciation is stayke.
Steak or stake or stayke, it is the same word and same pronunciation.

 

[taxlady]

"Stake" is not the same word as "steak". There are words in Hebrew that mean "stake", not "steak". A stake is a narrow, pointy stick, usually made of wood or metal.

How do you think "steak" is pronounced in English? Steek? Steak is pronounced exactly the same way as stake.

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

really?

 

[taxlady]

really?

Yes, steak and stake are homophones. They sound the same when spoken.

You can listen to the pronunciation in US English at this link.

 

[Phaedra]

@taxlady - when I said "Steak or stake or stayke, it is the same word and same pronunciation." I deliberately said it was the same word as I was not sure whether the OP would understand what the word homophone is. I was using those words as an example of the way the Hebrew word is transliterated and pronounced in English.

That is why I posted the word "steak" [meaning meat] in Hebrew. סטייק

I have dual nationality as I was born in England over 81 years ago and my parents were English. So English is my mother-tongue. However, I have lived in Israel for nearly 40 years and am fluent in Hebrew.

 

[Marlingardener]

Around here, surrounded by cattle ranches, all the steak we can get is comparable to chewing on a stake!

 

[Phaedra]

And STAKES are what are driven through vampires' hearts.

The Hebrew word for STEAK is סטייק
The Hebrew word for STAKE is הימור

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

i think i made a confusion
but hever mind for now

 

[dragnlaw]

Don't worry about it Seeing - we have lots of words that are confusing - LOL and even more so when said with an accent from another language!
Makes for interesting conversation, LOL.