how to say “floaties” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /]מְצוֹפִים
The Hebrew word for to float is לצוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /], a simple verb of the root צ.ו.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /]היא לומדת לצוף על המים.
She’s learning to float on the water.
But for kids to safely have fun in the water before they learn to float and swim, floaties come in handy. The Hebrew word for floaties is מצופים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /], as in this boy’s wish:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /]אני רוצה מצופים עם תמונה של באטמן!
I want Batman floaties (floaties with a picture of Batman)!
A single floatie is a מצוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מצופים-#.m4a” /] – also a buoy.