how do you say “scorpion” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עקרב-1.m4a” /]עַקְרָב
For those of us who live in the desert, עקרבים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עקרב-2.m4a” /] – scorpions – could be a real issue.
Note that when speaking of one such animal the ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עקרב-3.m4a” /] in the word עקרב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עקרב-1.m4a” /] has a soft v sound, but when speaking of more than one, it’s עקרבים with a hard b.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עקרב-4.m4a” /]יש להיזהר מאוד מעקרבים.
(One should) be very careful about scorpions.
and
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עקרב-5.m4a” /]אם נעקצת על ידי עקרב צהוב, יש להגיע מיד לחדר המיון.
If you (a male, spoken generically) got stung by a yellow scorpion, (you should) get to the emergency room immediately.