It's elections day in Israel, in case you hadn't noticed, so today we'll talk about voting in Hebrew. Guy also tells us how it's connected to the word for finger - אצבע.

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New Words and Expressions:

Lehatsbi'a – To vote – להצביע

Etsba, etsba'ot – Finger, fingers – אצבע, אצבעות

Lehatsbi'a al mashehu – To point at something – להצביע

"Ein lachem adayin zchut hatsba'a" – You still don't have the right to vote – אין לכם עדיין זכות הצבעה

"Aval yesh lachem zchut hashpa'a" – But you do have the right to influence – אבל יש לכם זכות השפעה

Hatsbaa le-mishehu – Voting for someone – הצבעה למישהו

Le-mi / avoor mi ata matsbi'a – Whom do you vote for? – למי / עבור מי אתה מצביע

Hatsba'a ba bchirot – Vote in the elections – הצבעה בבחירות

Hatsba'a al hahachlata – Vote on a decision – הצבעה על ההחלטה

Lehatsbi'a al mashehu – Pointing at something – להצביע על משהו

"Ani rotse lehatsbi'a al ha-gormim ha-hashuvim" – I want to highlight the key factors – אני רוצה להצביע על הגורמים החשובים

Hatsbaa chashait – Secret ballot – הצבעה חשאית

Neged – Against – נגד

Be'ad – For – בעד

Aval be-hatsba'ah – You need to raise your hand first – אבל בהצבעה

Matsbi'a – Voter (m.) / He is voting – מצביע

Matsbi'ah – Voter (f.) / She is voting – מצביעה

Sovev oto al ha-etsba haktana shelo – He has him wrapped around his little finger – סובב אותו על האצבע הקטנה שלו

Be eser etsbaot – On his own, without getting any help – בעשר אצבעות

Notnim lo etsba, hu rotse et kol hayad – You give him a finger, he wants the whole hand (Give someone an inch and they'll take a mile) – נותנים לו אצבע, הוא רוצה את כל היד

Itsboo'a – Fingering (music) – איצבוע

Etsba'on – Thimble – אצבעון

 

Playlist and Clips:

Uzi Hitman – Eser Etsbaot (lyrics)

Ruti Navon – Bein Ha-etsba'ot (lyrics)

Yinon Magal

Ep. No. 304 about neged HEB