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๐๏ธ 3 September 2024
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The Hebrew word ืืืืื means initiative. We also use ืืืืื when talking about new educational or social projects. Using the verb ืืืืื, we Israelis often give unsolicited advice to family, friends, and even passersby, telling them to take some initiative in their life!
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Yozma โ Initiative โ ืืืืื
Ein lo yozma, hu hasar yozma โ He lacks initiative โ ืืื ืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืกืจ ืืืืื
Ein la yozma, hi hasrat yozma โ She lacks initiative โ ืืื ืื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืกืจืช ืืืืื
Yesh lo/la yozmot โ He/she has got projects โ ืืฉ ืื/ืื ืืืืืืช
Yozma hadasha โ New initiative โ ืืืืื ืืืฉื
Yozma hevratit โ Social initiative/project โ ืืืืื ืืืจืชืืช
Yozma ezrachit โ Peopleโs initiative โ ืืืืื ืืืจืืืช
Yozma hinuchit โ Educational initiative โ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืช
Yozma mevorechet โ Welcomed initiative โ ืืืืื ืืืืจืืช
Shel mi ha-yozma ha-zo? โ Whose initiative is this โ ืฉื ืื ืืืืืื ืืื
Eize yozma meula โ What a great initiative โ ืืืื ืืืืื ืืขืืื
Yozmat ha-shalom โ The peace initiative โ ืืืืืช ืืฉืืื
Yazam โ Entrepreneur โ ืืื
Yazam/yazemet hi-tech โ Hi-tech entrepreneur โ ืืื ืืืืืง
Yazam sidrati/yazemet sidratit โ Serial entrepreneur โ ืืื ืกืืจืชื, ืืืืช ืกืืจืชืืช
Mifgash yazamim โ Entrepreneur meetup โ ืืคืืฉ ืืืืื
Yazamoot โ Entrepreneurship โ ืืืืึผืช
Merkaz yazamoot hadash โ New entrepreneurship center โ ืืจืื ืืืืึผืช ืืืฉ
Lizom โ To initiate โ ืืืืื
Aba, mi yazam, ata o ima? โ Dad, who made the first move, you or mom? โ ืืื, ืื ืืื, ืืชื ืื ืืื
Ata yazamta, o she-hi yazma? โ Did you (m.) initiate or did she? โ ืืชื ืืืืช ืื ืฉืืื ืืืื
At yazamt o she hu yazam? โ Did you (f.) initiate or did he? โ ืืช ืืืืช ืื ืฉืืื ืืื
Tizom, ata tsarich lizom! โ You (m.) should initiate โ ืชืืืื, ืืชื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื
Tizmi, at tsricha lizom! โ You (f.) should initiate โ ืชืืื, ืืช ืฆืจืืื ืืืืื
Meizam, meizamim โ Project, projects โ ืืืื, ืืืืืื
Proyektor, menahel/menahelet proyektim/meizamim โ ืคืจืืืืงืืืจ, ืื ืื/ืื ืืืช ืคืจืืืืงืืื/ืืืืืื
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0:00.0 | This is TELV1. |
0:10.0 | St.C. W. |
0:11.0 | Streatwise Hebrew. |
0:12.0 | Shalo. It's me guy with Street-wise Hebrew. Shalo, it's me Guy with Street-wise Hebrew. |
0:15.0 | Today I'd like to talk about Yossma Initiative. |
0:18.0 | This is how we write it. |
0:20.0 | Yud Vav Zain, Meme, E-USMA. |
0:23.0 | Plural Yosmot. |
0:25.0 | Very often when we talk about people, we might say, |
0:28.0 | A Loyosma, who has a rheusma, |
0:31.0 | he lacks initiative, A Laiusma, he lacks initiative and Laiusma, he chassezma in feminine, or if you want to speak more positively, |
0:40.4 | Yishloyosmot, Yishlaiusmot, They have got projects. We talk about Yusma |
0:46.8 | Hadasha, new initiative, new project. |
0:49.8 | Yusma Kivratit, a social initiative, meaning a project that would help the local community or the greater society. |
0:58.0 | Yosma is a chit, people's initiative. Yosma Ezrait People's Initiative. |
1:03.0 | Yosma Chinu Khiit, an educational initiative, |
1:07.0 | be rabim, plural, I was not a Chinuhiot. |
1:10.0 | A gouf shataz, |
1:12.0 | a wokka, a d'u like a diaper, yacht. I was my mom ewajhet, a welcomee goeche. |
1:25.0 | A welcomed initiative, basically a great initiative. |
1:31.0 | Yes ma me voechhet, literally a blessed initiative. Yosma me Voechet, literally a blessed initiative. |
1:35.0 | When we hear about such a project, we can ask |
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