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Meser is defined as message or theme, as in the meser of a story, or the main idea behind the text. But it also relates to text messages and to tradition. Guy explains this and more on today’s episode.

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New Words and Expressions:

Ha-hazai moser et ha-tahazit – The weatherman delivers the forecast – החזאי מוסר את התחזית

Limsor mismachim – To give documents – למסור מסמכים

Tsarich limsor et ha-bakasha – One needs to physically hand over the application. – צריך למסור את הבקשה

Hi moseret gura – She gives away a female puppy – היא מוסרת גורה

Limsor gur le-imutz – To give away a puppy for adoption – למסור גור לאימוץ

Limsor kadur – Pass the ball – למסור כדור

Kaduregel – Football, soccer – כדורגל

Timsor, timseri, timseru – Pass (the ball) (imp.) – תמסור, תמסרי, תמסרו

Lama lo masarta/masart/masartem? – Why didn’t you pass the ball? – למה לא מסרתָ/מסרתְ/מסרתם?

Mesira – A pass of the ball – מסירה

Eize mesira! – What a pass! – איזה מסירה!

Limsor dash – To send regards to – למסור ד”ש

Efshar lekabel et Sara? – May I speak to Sarah? – אפשר לקבל את שרה?

Hi lo nimtset – She’s not in – היא לא נמצאת

Limsor la mashehu? – Should I tell her something? – למסור לה משהו?

Ma limsor? – What should I pass on? – מה למסור?

Efshar limsor la vaksha she-Guy hitkasher? – Could you please tell her Guy called? – אפשר למסור לה בבקשה שגיא התקשר?

Timsor lo she- – Tell him that – תמסור לו ש

Timseri la she- – Tell her that – תמסרי לה ש

Katavenu moser – Our correspondent says – כתבנו מוסר

Meser – Main idea – מֶסֶר

Lehagdir et ha-meser she-anachnu rotsim le-ha’avir be-emtsa’ut ha-mitug – Define the message that we want to convey through the branding – להגדיר את המסר שאנחנו רוצים להעביר באמצעות המיתוג

Shi’uri sifrut – Literature lessons – שיעורי ספרות

Ma ha-meser ba-sipur – What’s the idea behind the story – מה המסר בסיפור

Misron – SMS – מסרון

Hitmaser – Devoted oneself – התמסר

Hem hitmasru – They played ‘catch’ – הם התמסרו

Masur – Devoted – מסוּר

Masoret – Tradition – מסורת

Masoret yehudei maroko – The tradition of Moroccan Jews – מסורת יהודֵי מרוקו

Nimsar – What was passed on, delivered – נמסר

Me-av livno – From father to son – מאב לבנו

 

Playlist and Clips:

Gali Atari – Od Yom (lyrics)
Galila moseret gura
Football: Limsor kadur
Football: What a pass
Israeli Radio news: Katavenu moser
Tipim: Meser, message, theme
Misronim
Tislam – Boker shel Keif (lyrics)
Masoret Yehudei Maroko – Jo Amar
Jo Amar

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