how to say “satellite” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]לַוְיָן
To accompany someone is the פיעל verb ללוות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]. This word’s root is ל.ו.י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /], also spelling the name לוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /] – Levy.
A satellite is a לויין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /] – it’s an object that accompanies a larger object.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/לוויין-#.m4a” /]קרוב לחמשת אלפים לוויינים סובבים את כדור הארץ.
Close to five thousand satellites orbit Earth.
