how to say “former prime minister” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /]רֹאשׁ מֶמְשָׁלָה לְשֶׁעָבַר
Hebrew’s term for prime minister means literally, head of government: ראש ממשלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /].
The prime minister is ראש הממשלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /]ראש הממשלה ימסור הערב הצהרה לתקשורת.
The prime minister will deliver, this evening, an announcement to the press.
What about a former prime minister? That’s ראש ממשלה לשעבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /].
Likewise with former president – just tack on the word לשעבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /] after the word for president, נשיא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /]:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /]נשיא ארצות הברית לשעבר ביקר אצלנו בעיירה השבוע.
The former US president visited our town this week.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/לשעבר-#.m4a” /]יום עצמאות שמח!
Happy Independence Day!
