how to say “to express” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מייל-1.m4a” /]דֹּאַר אֶלֶקְטְרוֹנִי, מֵיְיל The proper Hebrew term for email (well, it’s half Hebrew) is דואר אלקטרוני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מייל-2.m4a” /] – literally, electronic mail. The term is abbreviated in writing to דוא”ל. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מייל-3.m4a” /]שלחתי לה את הקובץ בדוא”ל. I sent her the file via email. But the word used far more commonly is simply מייל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מייל-4.m4a”…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/זקן-צרפתי-#.m4a” /]זָקָן צָרְפָתִי In yesterday’s dose we saw that the Hebrew word for beard is זקן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/זקן-צרפתי-#.m4a” /]. The style that in English is named after a barnyard animal – a goatee – in Hebrew is זקן צרפתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/זקן-צרפתי-#.m4a” /] – literally, a French beard. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/זקן-צרפתי-#.m4a” /]גילחתי את רוב הזקן ונשאר זקן צרפתי. I…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/לשים-2-#.m4a” /]לָשִׂים This is one of those basic words that I’ll use to show you an interesting Hebrew tidbit. לשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/לשים-2-#.m4a” /] means to put or to place, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/לשים-2-#.m4a” /]דוד, שמתי לך תנור חימום בחדר כדי שלא יהיה לך קר. David, I put a space heater in your room so you won’t be…