Full service or self service? Diesel or regular? When pulling up to the pump, what Hebrew words and phrases do you need in order to successfully navigate an Israeli gas station? On this episode, Guy tops off the linguistic tank.
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New Words and Expressions:
Tahanat delek – Gas station – תחנת דלק
Otsrim letadlek – Stopping to refuel – עוצרים לתדלק
Letadlek – To refuel the car – לתדלק
Hayav/hayevet rega la’atsor letadlek – I must stop for a sec to refuel – חייב/חייבת רגע לעצור לתדלק
Lemale delek – To fill up gas – למלא דלק
Ha-oto metudlak – The car is refueled – האוטו מתודלק
Sherut male – Full service – שירות מלא
Sherut atsmi – Self service – שירות עצמי
Kartis ashrai – Credit card – כרטיס אשראי
Sherut male be-mehir namuch mi-sherut atsmi – Full service at a lower price than that of self service – שירות מלא במחיר נמוך משירות עצמי
Sug ha-delek – The kind of fuel – סוג הדלק
Diesel o ragil? – Diesel or regular? – דיזל או רגיל
Male – Full – מלא
Meichal male – Full tank – מיכל מלא
Hatsi meichal – Half tank – חצי מיכל
Metadlek – Gas station attendant – מתדלק
Male vaksha – Full please – מלא (ב)בקשה
Hatsi meichal vaksha – Half tank please – חצי מיכל (ב)בקשה
Tidluk – Refueling – תדלוק
Shihzer – Reenacted – שחזר
Hazar – Returned – חזר
Ten/tni li be-matayim – Please give me 200 worth of X – תן/תני לי ב-200
Hagbel schum – Limit sum – הגבל סכום
Nesi’a tova – Have a safe journey – נסיעה טובה
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