how to say "disposable" in Hebrew

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לְשִׁמּוּשׁ חַד-פַּעֲמִי 

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Disposable - referring to an item that can be disposed of after one use - doesn't get translated literally into Hebrew. Rather, Hebrew uses the expression לְשִׁמּוּשׁ חַד-פַּעֲמִי - literally, for one-time use (leh-shee-MOOSH khahd-pah-ah-MEE). Most Israelis shorten the expression and say, simply, חד-פעמי - one-time.

A couple of examples:

מַזְלֵג חַד-פַּעֲמִי

disposable fork

(mahz-LEG khahd-pah-ah-MEE)

סַכִּין חַד-פַּעֲמִית

disposable knife

(sah-KEEN khahd-pah-ah-MEET)

For more examples, watch this video, Part 1 in the "Shopping for the Barbecue" series.

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