There are several ways to ask an Israeli taxi driver to lower the volume on the radio that won’t result in nasty looks. Today, Guy discusses these sayings and other words related to radio, like the Hebrew word for podcast.
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New Words and Expressions:
Havita – Omlette – 讞讘讬转讛
Aruhat boker israelit – Israeli breakfast – 讗专讜讞转 讘讜拽专 讬砖专讗诇讬转
Pirsomot – Commercials – 驻专住讜诪讜转
Efshar lehahlish tipa? – Is it possible to turn it down a bit? – 讗驻砖专 诇讛讞诇讬砖 讟讬驻讛?
Ata yachol lehahlish (be)vakasha? – Could you turn it a bit down please? – 讗转讛 讬讻讜诇 诇讛讞诇讬砖 (讘)讘拽砖讛?
Ze ma-ze hazak, efshar lehalish? – It鈥檚 really loud, could you turn it down a bit? – 讝讛 诪讛-讝讛 讞讝拽, 讗驻砖专 诇讛讞诇讬砖?
Lehagbir – To turn up the volume – 诇讛讙讘讬专
Tagbir, tagbir – Turn it up! – 转讙讘讬专, 转讙讘讬专
Leha鈥檃vir tahana – To switch to another station – 诇讛注讘讬专 转讞谞讛
Ata yachol leha鈥檃vir tahana? – Could you change the channel? – 讗转讛 讬讻讜诇 诇讛注讘讬专 转讞谞讛?
Tahanat radio – Radio station – 转讞谞转 专讚讬讜
Podcast – Podcast – 驻讜讚拽住讟
Radio interenti – Internet radio – 专讚讬讜 讗讬谞讟专谞讟讬
Hesket – Podcast – 讛侄住讻旨值转
Leha鈥檃zin la-radio – To listen to the radio (archaic) – 诇讛讗讝讬谉 诇专讚讬讜
Shamati ba-radio – I heard it on the radio – 砖诪注转讬 讘专讚讬讜
Takshiv rega la-radio – Listen to the radio for a sec. – 转拽砖讬讘 专讙注 诇专讚讬讜
Lehakshiv – To listen – 诇讛拽砖讬讘
Ani shome鈥檃 et ha-tochnit – I listen to the show – 讗谞讬 砖讜诪注 讗转 讛转讜讻谞讬转
Ani makshiv la-tochnit – I listen to the show – 讗谞讬 诪拽砖讬讘 诇转讜讻谞讬转
Mivzak hadashot – News flash – 诪讘讝拽 讞讚砖讜转
Azkara – Commemoration (jahrzeit) – 讗讝讻专讛
Playlist and Clips:
Galey Tsahal – 7:07
Mivzak hadashot – Galei Tsahal
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Dear Guy,
I greatly enjoy TLV one .Thank you!
May I comment that not everybody is French and I’d welcome not to substitute ch with h. I.e hdashot/chadashot. Thanks!
Thanks for your comment, Helen.
Guy
Thankyou sir! I love the way of your style in making us to learn Hebrew