So you’re in Israel. You’re chatting away with someone, and then they stop you mid-sentence. Surprise, surprise. How do you tell someone to “wait a minute” or “hold on a second?” Today host Guy Sharett talks about one of the most popular words in Hebrew, rega, moment, but also “just a moment.”
Words and expressions discussed:
Rega, regaโim โ Moment/s โ ืจืืข, ืจืืขืื
Rega, nahag โ Just a sec., driver โ ืจืืข, ื ืื
Efshar rega she’ela? โ May I just ask one question? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืจืืข ืฉืืื?
Rak shniya/daka โ Just a second/minute โ ืจืง ืฉื ืืื/ืืงื
Hakรฉ , haki, haku โ Wait (imperative, m., f., pl.) โ ืืื, ืืื, ืืื
Hakรฉ shniya/rega โ Wait a bitโ ืืื ืฉื ืืื/ืจืืข
Hakรฉ-hakรฉ/haki-haki โ Just you wait โ ืืื-ืืื/ืืื-ืืื
Tsohek mi she-tsohek aharon โ He who laughs last, laughs the best โ ืฆืืืง ืื ืฉืฆืืืง ืืืจืื
Ten/tni li daka/shniya โ Give me a minute โ ืชื/ืชื ื ืื ืืงื/ืฉื ืืื
Ten li daka/rega lir’ot โ Give me a moment to see โ ืชื ืื ืืงื/ืจืืข ืืจืืืช
Rak daka/shniya/rega โ Just a moment โ ืจืง ืืงื/ืฉื ืืื/ืจืืข
Od rega/shniya/daka โ One sec. โ ืขืื ืจืืข/ืฉื ืืื/ืืงื
Od rega, ha-shakshuka ba-derekh โ Just a sec., the shakshuka is on the way โ ืขืื ืจืืข, ืืฉืงืฉืืงื ืืืจื
Savlanut โ Patience โ ืกืืื ืืช
Hakรฉ be-savlanut ba-tsad โ Wait patiently on the side โ ืืื ืืกืืื ืืช ืืฆื
Music:
Ha-tarnegolim โ Shir Ha-shchuna (lyrics)
Corinne Alal & Inbal Perelmutter โ Kshe-ze Amok (lyrics)
Mati Caspi โ Afilu Daka (lyrics)
Trem da Onze โ Gal Costa
My Fair Lady โ Just you wait
Hava Alberstein & Arik Sinai โ Shuv (lyrics)
Hava Alberstein โ Ha-layla hu shirim (lyrics)
Shlomo Artzi โ Laโazazel Eich Lo Yadati (lyrics)
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