how to say “to donate blood” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /]לִתְרוֹם דָּם
The Hebrew word for to donate is לתרום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /]. It’s a simple verb.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /]כבר תרמנו כסף לארגון הזה.
We’ve already donated money to this organization.
The word for blood is unfortunately so basic to society that it’s virtually the same word across all Semitic languages – in Hebrew, דם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /].
So to donate blood is לתרום דם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /]הם מחפשים איפה אפשר לתרום דם.
They’re looking for (a place) where they can donate blood.
Likewise, blood donation is תרומת דם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/לתרום-דם-#.m4a” /].
We’ll practice using לתרום in today’s video.