how to say “a show” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /]מוֹפָע
The Hebrew word for a show is מופע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /], deriving from the root י.פ.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /]דוד, בדוק איזה מופעים יש בתל אביב ביום חמישי.
David, check what shows there are in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
To refer specifically to a performance such as a rock concert, use the word הופעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /]:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /]הם הלכו להופעה של שלמה ארצי בחיפה.
They went to a performance by Shlomo Artzi in Haifa.
הופעה comes from the הפעיל verb להופיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מופע-#.m4a” /] meaning to perform, also to appear.
