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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /]תַּעֲצוֹם עֵינַיִים The generic Hebrew word for to close is לסגור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /], a פעל verb. But for closing eyes (עיניים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /]), there’s a special verb: לעצום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /] – also a פעל verb. So to close (one’s) eyes is לעצום עיניים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/תעצום-עיניים-#.m4a” /]. Now suppose you’re putting a child to bed. If she’s a…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]עַצְמָאִי You may know the Hebrew term for Independence Day – יום העצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]. עצמאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] is independence, while עצמאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /] means independent, often used to refer to someone who works independently, without a boss. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/עצמאי-#.m4a” /]היא עובדת כעצמאית. She works as an independent (contractor). What about someone who…