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 – 转讞谞转 讚诇拽
Otsrim letadlek – Stopping to refuel – 注讜爪专讬诐 诇转讚诇拽
Letadlek – To refuel the car – 诇转讚诇拽
Hayav/hayevet rega la鈥檃tsor letadlek – I must stop for a sec to refuel – 讞讬讬讘/讞讬讬讘转 专讙注 诇注爪讜专 诇转讚诇拽
Lemale delek – To fill up gas – 诇诪诇讗 讚诇拽
Ha-oto metudlak – The car is refueled – 讛讗讜讟讜 诪转讜讚诇拽
Sherut male – Full service – 砖讬专讜转 诪诇讗
Sherut atsmi – Self service – 砖讬专讜转 注爪诪讬
Kartis ashrai – Credit card – 讻专讟讬住 讗砖专讗讬
Sherut male be-mehir namuch mi-sherut atsmi – Full service at a lower price than that of self service – 砖讬专讜转 诪诇讗 讘诪讞讬专 谞诪讜讱 诪砖讬专讜转 注爪诪讬
Sug ha-delek – The kind of fuel – 住讜讙 讛讚诇拽
Diesel o ragil? – Diesel or regular? – 讚讬讝诇 讗讜 专讙讬诇
Male – Full – 诪诇讗
Meichal male – Full tank – 诪讬讻诇 诪诇讗
Hatsi meichal – Half tank – 讞爪讬 诪讬讻诇
Metadlek – Gas station attendant – 诪转讚诇拽
Male vaksha – Full please – 诪诇讗 (讘)讘拽砖讛
Hatsi meichal vaksha – Half tank please – 讞爪讬 诪讬讻诇 (讘)讘拽砖讛
Tidluk – Refueling – 转讚诇讜拽
Shihzer – Reenacted – 砖讞讝专
Hazar – Returned – 讞讝专
Ten/tni li be-matayim – Please give me 200 worth of X – 转谉/转谞讬 诇讬 讘-200
Hagbel schum – Limit sum – 讛讙讘诇 住讻讜诐
Nesi鈥檃 tova – Have a safe journey – 谞住讬注讛 讟讜讘讛
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