#164 The Ruthless Israeli Line: How to Hold Your Own

Streetwise Hebrew

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Israel, Tlv1, Religion & Spirituality, Language Learning, Education, Language, Judaism, Hebrew, Streetwise

4.9 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

It happens all the time. Someone cut you in the line at a Tel Avivi market, just stepped right in front. What do you say to put them back in their place? That is, back behind you in the queue. Let's learn what Israelis say in this situation, paying special attention to delicate intonations that make all the difference.

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Words and expressions discussed:

Ze rak she'ela – It's just a question – זה רק שאלה

Slicha – Sorry / Excuse me – סליחה

Ani hayiti kodem - I was (here) before – אני הייתי קודם

Chutspa – Nerve – חוצפה

Halo-halo! – Hey! – הלו-הלו

Halo, ma niya? – What's going on? – ?הלו, מה נהיה

Lo lo lo / Lo lo lo lo lo – No, no, no – לא לא לא / לא לא לא לא לא

Achshav ani – Now it's my turn – עכשיו אני

Achi / Haver / Gever / Adoni – Dude / mate / man / Sir – אחי / חבר / גבר / אדוני

Hayita po? – Were you here? – ?היית פה

Gvirti slicha, ani kodem – Ma'am excuse me, I am first – גבירתי סליחה, אני קודם

Episode 144 on 'nihya'

Music:

Matti Caspi - Slicha (lyrics)
Amir Benayoun - Mehila (lyrics)
George Bar – Halo, halo
Shotei Ha-nevu'a - Yefehfiya (lyrics)
Rivka Michaeli & Ran Eliran – Lo Lo Lo (lyrics)
Ha-haverim shel Natasha – Achshav Ani (lyrics)
Tsipi Shavit – Gveret Shokolada (lyrics)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is T.L.B. 1.
0:10.0	Street-wise.
0:11.0	Hebrew.
0:12.0	Shalom. It's me guy with Street-wise Hebrew.
0:16.0	Today I'd like to talk about Lihioto-assert TV in Hebrew to be assertive.
0:21.0	What happens when someone jumps the queue and thinks he's ahead of you?
0:24.8	How about the lady at the supermarket, the old man in the Shook market? In Israel, while waiting in line you have to be
0:31.8	on guard. You cannot just chill while queuing in line you have to be on guard. You cannot just chill while queuing up.
0:34.8	You have to look left and right to see if someone is lurking around.
0:39.5	Lots of people, not from here, are shocked when they see for the very first time
0:44.3	tour Israeli and Israeli Q or line and they ask why do people stand this way next to
0:51.1	each other and not one behind another. We are not here to conduct an
0:56.2	anthropological analysis but I'll just say that we used to be socialists here meaning
1:01.1	we are all equal and stuff so do you really mind if I'm served before you?
1:05.8	Zrachchela, it's just a quick question and I'll be out of here. Ait that odd mid-baeche,
1:13.0	She'll be kosh to sliha.
1:18.0	First assertive tool is to say sliha, sorry or excuse me, but with an assertive tone. I'll produce it for you.
1:26.8	SLIHA? So this is a SLIHA saying you should be the one asking Slichah. Say twice for extra impact.
1:36.0	Slichah, Slichah.
1:37.0	Shalom.
1:40.0	Zani, Farahitikodem. You can't also say,
1:45.0	a nah aity codem, I was before.
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