how to say “foreign worker” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עובד-זר-#.m4a” /]עוֹבֵד זָר

The Hebrew word for foreign is זר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עובד-זר-#.m4a” /] for something grammatically masculine, and זרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עובד-זר-#.m4a” /] for something feminine.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עובד-זר-#.m4a” /]אני אוהב ללמוד שפות זרות.

I like learning foreign languages.

foreign work is עובד זר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עובד-זר-#.m4a” /] if he’s male and עובדת זרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עובד-זר-#.m4a” /] if she’s female.

And in the plural:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עובד-זר-#.m4a” /]לישראל מגיעים עובדים זרים רבים מהפיליפינים.

Many foreign workers come to Israel from the Philippines.

Don’t confuse these expressions with עבודה זרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עובד-זר-#.m4a” /] – idolatry, or literally, foreign worship.

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