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 a simple verb.
