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Streetwise Hebrew

#260 This Cake Is โ€œEnd of the Roadโ€

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

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

4.9 โ€ข 988 Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 2 July 2019

โฑ๏ธ 9 minutes

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Summary

In Hebrew, ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ (sof-sof) means at last. Sof-sof can also mean finally, but not in all situations. Confusing, right? And how would we say final and infinite in Hebrew, which are derived from the word ืกื•ืฃ, end?

On this episode, Guy is going to clarify the appropriate usage of ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ โ€“ finally.

Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode

New Words and Expressions:

Sof-sof - At last - ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ

Sof la-sipur - An end to the story - ืกื•ืฃ ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ

Sof onat ha-tapuzim - The end of the orange season - ืกื•ืฃ ืขื•ื ืช ื”ืชืคื•ื–ื™ื

Mechirei sof ha-ona - Prices of end of the season - ืžื—ื™ืจื™ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืขื•ื ื”

Mivtsaโ€™im - Sales - ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื

Ata holech la-sof ona? - Are you going to the sales? - ืืชื” ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืกื•ืฃ ืขื•ื ื”?

Yesh sof ona - Thereโ€™s a sale - ื™ืฉ ืกื•ืฃ ืขื•ื ื”

Sof sof (at) ona - At last you answer the phone - ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ (ืืช) ืขื•ื ื”

Sof ona - End of season (sale) - ืกื•ืฃ ืขื•ื ื”

Oh, sof sof higata - At last you are here - ืื•, ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื’ืขืช!

Ba-sof/be-sofo shel davar hem higiโ€™u le-NY - At the end - ื‘ืกื•ืฃ/ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง

Le-siyum/lifney siyum, ani rotse lehodot le-Jerry - And finally, Iโ€™d like to thank Jerry - ืœืกื™ื•ื/ืœืคื ื™ ืกื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื’โ€™ืจื™

Sof-sof! - At last! - ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ

Sof pasuk - End of story - ืกื•ืฃ ืคืกื•ืง

Mi-bhinata ze sof pasuk - from her side, itโ€™s her last word - ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืชื” ื–ื” ืกื•ืฃ ืคืกื•ืง

Sofi - Final - ืกื•ืคื™

Tahana sofit - Terminal station - ืชื—ื ื” ืกื•ืคื™ืช

Tshuva sofit -Final answer - ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืกื•ืคื™ืช

Wow, uga sof! - Wow, what an amazing cake! - ื•ื•ืื•, ืขื•ื’ื” ืกื•ืฃ

Sof ha-derech - Amazing - ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื“ืจืš

Einsof - Infinity - ืื™ื ืกื•ืฃ

Einsofi - Infinite - ืื™ื ืกื•ืคื™

Sof tov - ha-kol tov - All's Well That Ends Well - ืกื•ืฃ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ื›ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘

Playlist and Clips:

Yehudit Ravitz - Sof La-sipur (lyrics)

Tamuz - Sof Onat Ha-tapuzim (lyrics)

Sof sof ona!

Sof pasuk

Rami Fortis - Tahana Sofit (lyrics)

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is TELV1.

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St.LV1.

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Streatwise.

0:12.0

Hebrew.

0:13.0

Shalom, it's me Guy with Street-wise Hebrew.

0:16.0

I noticed that some of my Hebrew students have difficulties with the usage of

0:20.0

soft, which means at last, so let's use this opportunity to talk about soff.

0:26.2

End. Tveut mott, al-I-Bour,

0:35.0

a poor where a-yure,

0:38.0

She ought to fool

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me from me sepu dech,

0:44.0

me fad qua me lech a bessufe.

0:50.0

Sof la seepuil, an end to the story. Asrona, Ah, Hana, Shalona.

1:05.0

L'u'emas Ma.

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Mejma.

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Mejre is the phone now

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so for now

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that's on the havah

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so for now

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so for not that havah Sof on the ona,

1:25.0

ona means end of season.

1:28.0

Smichut, compound noun, the sof of the ona.

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