how to say “to swallow” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]לִבְלוֹעַ

The Hebrew word for to swallow is לבלוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /], as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]קשה לו לבלוע כדורים.

It’s hard for him to swallow pills.

Like in English, לבלוע can also be used figuratively, as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]קשה לבלוע את המצב החדש הזה.

It’s hard to swallow this new situation.

לבלוע is a simple verb.

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