So you’re on summer holiday. Do you stay at a hotel or go for a house swap? Will you exchange currency? Who is filling in for you at work while you’re gone?
The Hebrew root ืืืค is the focus of this week’s episode.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lehachlif – To exchange, to replace, to swap – ืืืืืืฃ
Atsa, atsot – Seaweed – ืืฆื, ืืฆืืช
Ha-atsa yechola lehachlif basar – The seaweed can replace meat – ืืืฆื ืืืืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืฉืจ
Hi yechola lehachlif helbon min ha-hai – It can replace protein from animals – ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืืืื ืื ืืื
Kaniti et ze po, ani rotse lehachlif et ze – I bought it here, Iโd like to exchange it – ืงื ืืชื ืืช ืื ืคื, ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืืืืฃ ืืช ืื
Efshar lehachlif li et ze vaksha? – Could you please exchange it for me? – ?ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืืฃ ืื ืืช ืื (ื)ืืงืฉื
Samti petek hachlafa – I put an exchange note – ืฉืืชื ืคืชืง ืืืืคื
โHachlafotโ – Trading (kids) – ืืืืคืืช
Dira lehachlafa – House swap – ืืืจื ืืืืืคื
Hachlafat kesef – Currency exchange – ืืืืคืช ืืกืฃ
Ani tsarich lehachlif kesef – I need to exchange currency – ืื ื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืกืฃ
Hamarat matbeโa – Currency conversion – ืืืจืช ืืืืข
More machlif/Mora machlifa – Substitute teacher – ืืืจื ืืืืืฃ/ืืืจื ืืืืืคื
Mi machlif et Dani? – Who is filling in for Danny? – ?ืื ืืืืืฃ ืืช ืื ื
Mi machlif et Orna? – Who is filling in for Orna? – ?ืื ืืืืืฃ ืืช ืืืจื ื
Mi ha-machlif? – Who is the replacement? – ?ืื ืืืืืืฃ
Tsarich machlif – We need a replacement – ืฆืจืื ืืืืืฃ
Hichlafti mishmeret im Eli – I swapped shifts with Eli – ืืืืคืชื ืืฉืืจืช ืขื ืืื
Matai machlifim shaโon? – When do we change the clock? – ืืชื ืืืืืคืื ืฉืขืื
Shaโon kayits – Daylight saving – ืฉืขืื ืงืืฅ
Shaโon horef – Winter clock – ืฉืขืื ืืืจืฃ
Eich lehachlif hitul le-tinok – How to change a babyโs diaper – ืืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืืชืื ืืชืื ืืง
Stam, stam, lo kore klum – Just kidding, nothing happens – ืกืชื, ืกืชื, ืื ืงืืจื ืืืื
Tahlif lo – Change (m.) it for him – ืชืืืืฃ ืื
Tahlifi la – Change (f.) it for her – ืชืืืืคื ืื
Tahlif hitul la-yalda/yeled – Change the diaper for him/her – ืชืืืืฃ ืืืชืื ืืืื/ืืืืื
Tsarich lehachlif et ha-nura – We need to change the light bulb – ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืช ืื ืืจื
Hu hichlif tsvaโim – He changed colors, he was scared – ืืื ืืืืืฃ ืฆืืขืื
Huchlaf – It was replaced/changed – ืืืืืฃ
Musach – Garage – ืืืกื
โNurat or ahori – huchlefaโ – โBack light bulb – replacedโ – ื ืืจืช ืืืจ ืืืืจื – ืืืืืคื
Halafim – Spare parts – ืืืคืื
Tachlif – Substitute, replacement – ืชืืืืฃ
Halufa – Alternative – ืืืืคื
Tachlufa gvoha – High turnover – ืชืืืืคื ืืืืื
Lehitchalef – To exchange, to be changed – ืืืชืืืฃ
Hitchalafnu ba-mishmarot – We swapped shifts – ืืชืืืคื ื ืืืฉืืจืืช
Hitchalafti im Eyal ba-mishmeret – I switched shifts with Eyal – ืืชืืืคืชื ืขื ืืืื ืืืฉืืจืช
Lehitnashek – To kiss each other – ืืืชื ืฉืง
Lehitkatev – To correspond – ืืืชืืชื
Hitchalef lo ha-kol – His voice changed – ืืชืืืฃ ืื ืืงืื
Yeled pele – Wunderkind – ืืื ืคืื
Ha-kol shel ha-yeladim ha-ele mitโchalef – The voice of these kids change – ืืงืื ืฉื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืืฃ
โLo hayiti mitchalef itoโ – โI wouldnโt change places with himโ – ืื ืืืืชื ืืชืืืฃ ืืืชื
โSlicha, efshar lehachlif/lehaโavir tachana?โ – โExcuse me, could you please change the radio station?โ – ?ืกืืืื, ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืืฃ/ืืืขืืืจ ืชืื ื
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