Lots of Hebrew learners find it hard to discern between ‘speak,’ ‘talk,’ and ‘tell’ when they talk with their Israeli friends, colleagues, classmates, and flatmates.
It’s time, once and for all,ย for Guy to imprint it on our memories.ย Donโt worry, itโs not difficult!
New Words and Expressions:
Ledaber – To speak – ืืืืจ
Medaber – Speaking – ืืืืจ
โRatsiti ledaber itcha al hakolโ – I wanted to talk to you about everything – ืจืฆืืชื ืืืืจ ืืืชื ืขื ืืื
Ani medaber im – I am talking to – ืื ื ืืืืจ ืขื
Hu amar – He said – ืืื ืืืจ
โAz ma ratsinoo lehagid beโetsemโ – So what did we actually want to say? – ืื ืื ืจืฆืื ื ืืืืื ืืขืฆื
โTagid li eich laโatsor et ha-dmaโotโ – Tell me how to stop the tears – ืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืฆืืจ ืืช ืืืืขืืช
Tagid / tagidi / tagidoo li – Tell me (imperative) – ืชืืื / ืชืืืื / ืชืืืื ืื
Emor / imri / imroo – Tell (archaic imperative) – ืืืืจ, ืืืจื, ืืืจื
โSlicha, ata yachol lehagid li eifo ha orez?โ – Excuse me, could you please tell me where the rice is? – ืกืืืื, ืืชื ืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืคื ืืืืจื
โRak al tagid she-โ – Just donโt say thatโฆ – ืจืง ืื ืชืืื ืฉ
Hu diber romanit kshe-hu haya katan – He spoke Romanian when he was little – ืืื ืืืืจ ืจืืื ืืช ืืฉืืื ืืื ืงืื
Hu diber im Eyal etmol – He spoke to Eyal yesterday – ืืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืืื ืืชืืื
Hu amar – He said, he told – ืืื ืืืจ
Mi amar lecha / lach? – Who told you? – ืื ืืืจ ืื
Daber, daber – You can talk – ืืืจ, ืืืจ
Efshar ledaber im Benny? – May I speak to Benny? – ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืขื ืื ื
Mi amar? – Who said so? – ืื ืืืจ
Zot omeret – This is to say – ืืืช ืืืืจืช
Ma zot omeret? – What does it mean? – ืื ืืืช ืืืืจืช
Playlist and Clips:
Nasreen Qadri – Ratsiti Ledaber Itcha (lyrics)
Shlomo Artsi – Ma Ratsinoo Lehagid (lyrics)
Ofra Haza – Le-orech Ha-yam (lyrics)
Maya Buskila – Rak Al Tagid Li (lyrics)
Ha-yehudim – Kach Oti (lyrics)




I love the way you integrate music snippets into your lessons ! ืชืืื ืจืื !
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