#123 Streetwise Hebrew tomorrow at nine? Kavanu.
Streetwise Hebrew
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๐๏ธ 5 April 2016
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Summary
In Hebrew we like to set meetings, rendezvous, appointments. Weย use likb'oa, the verb to set, for these actions, plus some interestingย nouns coming from this family, ืง.ื.ืข.
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New words & expressions:
Eich kov'im ma yihye godel taktsiv ha-medina? โ How do theyย determine the state budget? โย ?ืืื ืงืืืขืื ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืชืงืฆืืย ืืืืื ื
Likbo'a โ To set, to determine โ ืืงืืืข
Misrad ha-otsar โ Finance ministry โ ืืฉืจื ืืืืฆืจ
Likbo'a pgisha โ To schedule an appointment โ ืืงืืืข ืคืืืฉื
Likbo'a tor โ To set a doctor (or other treatment) appointment โย ืืงืืืข ืชืืจ
Az kavanu leyom hamishi โ So we scheduled it for Thursday โ ืืย ืงืืขื ื ืืืื ืืืืฉื
Kavati la'asot mashehu im mishehu โ I am going to do somethingย with somone โ ืงืืขืชื ืืขืฉืืช ืืฉืื ืขื ืืืฉืื
Kavati lir'ot seret im haver โ I am going to watch a movie with aย friend โ ืงืืขืชื ืืจืืืช ืกืจื ืขื ืืืจ
Kavati kvar mashehu / Yesh li kvar mashehu โ I've already gotย something โ ืงืืขืชื ืืืจ ืืฉืื / ืืฉ ืื ืืืจ ืืฉืื
Kavati ito le-shmone โ I scheduled it for 8 o'clock with him โ ืงืืขืชืย ืืืชื ืืฉืืื ื
Kavati lecha pgisha im mishehu โ I fixed a meeting for you withย someone โ ืงืืขืชื ืื ืคืืืฉื ืขื ืืืฉืื
Ma kavanu? โ What did we finalize? โย ?ืื ืงืืขื ื
Az ma kavanu ba-sof? โ What did we say at the end? โย ?ืื ืื ืงืืขื ืย ืืกืืฃ
Az eifo kavanu, tazkir li? โ So where did we say we'd meet, remindย me? โย ?ืื ืืืคื ืงืืขื ื, ืชืืืืจ ืื
Az ma kov'im? โ So what's the plan? โย ?ืื ืื ืงืืืขืื
Bo/boi/bo'u nikba le-hamesh โ Let's meet at 5 o'clock โย ืืื/ืืืื/ืืืื
Avoda kvu'ah โ Steady job โ ืขืืืื ืงืืืขื
Haver kav'ua - Steady boyfriend โ ืืืจ ืงืืืข
Ipur kavu'a โ Permanent make up โ ืืืคืืจ ืงืืืข
Yesh li trick kavu'a โ I have a trick I always use โ ืืฉ ืื ืืจืืง ืงืืืข
Ani me-hakvuim โ I am one of the regulars โ ืื ื ืืืงืืืขืื
Kavu'a (math) โ Constant โ ืงืืืข
Be-ofen kavu'a โ Regularly โ ืืืืคื ืงืืืข
Ha-pgisha nikb'ea le-yom hamishi โ The meeting was scheduled forย Thursday โ ืืคืืืฉื ื ืงืืขื ืืืื ืืืืฉื
Lekabe'a โ To splint (limbs) โ ืืงืืข
Kibu'a โ Splinting โ ืงืืืืข
Mekuba โ Splinted, fixed, rigid โ ืืงืืืข
Haver shel keva โ A permanent member โ ืืืจ ืฉื ืงืืข
Tsva keva โ Standing Army โ ืฆืื ืงืืข
Sherut hova โ Mandatory Army service โ ืฉืืจืืช ืืืื
Yeshuvey keva โ Permanent communities โ ืืฉืืื ืงืืข
Yeshuvim arai'yim โ Nomadic communities โ ืืฉืืืื ืืจืขืืื
Kib'aon โ Fixation โ ืงืืืขืื
Kvi'ut โ Tenure โ ืงืืืขืืช
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Playlist and clips:
Eich Nikba Godel Taktsiv Ha-Medina? (Israeli Finance Ministry)
Ha-dor Ha'avud, Educational TVย
Dana International โ Love Boy (lyrics)
Yehudit Ravitz & Yoni Rechter โ Shir Hafuch (lyrics)
Kibu'a Marpek โ Elbow splinting
Ariel Zilber โ Ba-Hevra Le-haganat Ha-teva (lyrics)
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| 0:00.0 | This is TELB1. |
| 0:07.0 | Street-wise. |
| 0:11.0 | St. Why? |
| 0:12.0 | Hebrew. Shalom, it's me Guy from Streetwise Hebrew. |
| 0:16.0 | Salome Begg wrote me, hey Guy, hi Salome, I would like to suggest a route to break down, |
| 0:21.0 | Kuf, Bete, I started volunteering with McGendavide, Adom, that's our national ambulance service, |
| 0:28.0 | and I'm a little confused with this Shorash which we use when we want to say to stabilize broken bones as well as to |
| 0:35.6 | schedule a meeting. Thanks from a French listener. Mercis Salome great idea so |
| 0:40.4 | we're going to work on Kufe Bete today. |
| 0:44.0 | The |
| 0:45.0 | we'll see the other shaylah, |
| 0:46.0 | she was only one year in the evening. |
| 0:48.0 | Ech Koveim, but I go to the taxi of him |
| 0:50.0 | in dinner. |
| 0:52.0 | How do they determine the state budget? |
| 0:55.0 | So Lickboa, |
| 0:57.0 | Lamed Kuf, bet, Vavai, in Paal, |
| 1:00.0 | is to set to determine, |
| 1:02.0 | and this is an economist from Misrad Hautsal finance ministry who explains |
| 1:06.8 | this on YouTube. |
| 1:08.8 | Likboa Pgisha, Likboa Pgisha is to set an appointment, like a tall is to set an appointment for a doctor or |
| 1:16.8 | many petty, anything really. |
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