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how to say “poor thing” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /]מִסְכֵּן In Biblical Hebrew, מסכן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /] refers to someone unable to support themselves financially, but over time the word came to refer to anyone in a position arousing compassion or pity – a poor thing. Here’s an example in the feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/מסכן-#.m4a” /]היא נפלה מהמגלשה וקיבלה מכה, מסכנה. She fell off the…
how to say “to swallow” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]לִבְלוֹעַ The Hebrew word for to swallow is לבלוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]קשה לו לבלוע כדורים. It’s hard for him to swallow pills. Like in English, לבלוע can also be used figuratively, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לבלוע-#.m4a” /]קשה לבלוע את המצב החדש הזה. It’s hard to swallow this new situation. לבלוע is…
how to say “sky blue” in Hebrew
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