The level of service in Israel can change from day to day, hour to hour. It depends on many factors, like the mood of the serving staff, life in the city, and other seemingly random factors. Guy explains.
New Words and Expressions:
โLo yodea ma ba li, al ma at mamlitza?โ – I donโt know what I feel like, what do you recommend? – ?ืื ืืืืข ืื ืื ืื, ืขื ืื ืืช ืืืืืฆื
โAz ma ba lanu le-kinuโach?โ – So what do we feel like for dessert? – ?ืื ืื ืื ืื ื ืืงืื ืื
โHa-salat ktsat ayefโ – The salad looks a bit tired – ืืกืื ืงืฆืช ืขืืืฃ
Al ma ata mamlits? – What do you recommend – ?ืขื ืื ืืชื ืืืืืฅ
โEt hishtachrarti ha-rofโim himlitsu li bikur hodshi bi-nmal ha-teโufaโ – When I was released (from hospital) the doctors recommended a monthly visit at the airport – ืขืช ืืฉืชืืจืจืชื ืืจืืคืืื ืืืืืฆื ืื ืืืงืืจ ืืืืฉื ืื ืื ืืชืขืืคื
Mamlits – Recommending – ืืืืืฅ
Hamlatsa – Recommendation – ืืืืฆื
โIm at rotsa, zo rak hamlatsa, le-seret kolnoโa shmeimiโ – If you want, itโs only a recommendation for a divine movie – ืื ืืช ืจืืฆื ืื ืจืง ืืืืฆื, ืืกืจื ืงืืื ืืข ืฉืืืืื
Yesh lecha hamlatsot al misโada be-london? – Do you have recommendations for restaurants in London? – ?ืืฉ ืื ืืืืฆืืช ืขื ืืกืขืื ืืืื ืืื
Al ma ata mamlits? – What do you recommend? – ?ืขื ืื ืืชื ืืืืืฅ
Ma ata mamlits? – What do you recommend? – ?ืื ืืชื ืืืืืฅ
Mumlats – Recommended – ืืืืืฅ
Bet kafe mumlats – Recommended cafรฉ – ืืืช ืงืคื ืืืืืฅ
Misโada mumletzet – Recommended restaurant – ืืกืขืื ืืืืืฆืช
Playlist and Clips:
Time Out Tel Aviv – Az ma ba lanu le-kinuโach?
Meir Ariel – Terminal Luminalette (lyrics)
Shalom Hanoch – Hamlatsa Le-yomit (lyrics)
Politeness in Hebrew, Ep. no. 10
โYou want a juice?โ โNoโ: Translating Israeli Brevity, Ep. no. 157



