how to say “to follow” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היא-עתידה-ל-1.m4a” /]הִיא עֲתִידָה לְ… Modern Hebrew’s future tense works with verbs. Some examples: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היא-עתידה-ל-2.m4a” /]הוא יתקשר. He will call. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/היא-עתידה-ל-3.m4a” /]היא תדבר איתו. She’ll speak with him. But there’s also a special word for will (do) – a bit more literary than what you’d use in the average conversation, but still good to…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעולם-1.m4a” /]הֲכִי טוֹב בָּעוֹלָם, הַטּוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר בָּעוֹלָם There are two ways of saying the best in Hebrew: הכי טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעולם-2.m4a” /] is the common way. טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעולם-3.m4a” /] changes form depending on what is spoken of as the best. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/יום-עברית-3.m4a” /]אלה הנעליים הכי טובות. These are the best shoes. הטוב ביותר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בעולם-5.m4a” /] is…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שנייה-1.m4a” /]רַק שְׁנִיָּה The unit of time called the second is called such because it’s the second unit of time after the minute. Its Hebrew translation, שנייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שנייה-2.m4a” /], conveys the same meaning, coming from the word for two – שניים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שנייה-3.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שנייה-4.m4a” /]יש שישים שניות בדקה. There are sixty seconds in a…