#73 Talking About Talking

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, for Guy to imprint it on our memories. Don't worry, it's not difficult!

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New Words and Expressions:

Ledaber – To speak – לדבר

Medaber – Speaking – מדבר

"Ratsiti ledaber itcha al hakol" – I wanted to talk to you about everything – רציתי לדבר איתך על הכל

Ani medaber im – I am talking to – אני מדבר עם

Hu amar – He said – הוא אמר

"Az ma ratsinoo lehagid be'etsem" – So what did we actually want to say? – אז מה רצינו להגיד בעצם

"Tagid li eich la'atsor et ha-dma'ot" – Tell me how to stop the tears – תגיד לי איך לעצור את הדמעות

Tagid / tagidi / tagidoo li – Tell me (imperative) – תגיד / תגידי / תגידו לי

Emor / imri / imroo – Tell (archaic imperative) – אמור, אמרי, אמרו 

"Slicha, ata yachol lehagid li eifo ha orez?" – Excuse me, could you please tell me where the rice is? – סליחה, אתה יכול להגיד לי איפה האורז

"Rak al tagid she-" – Just don't say that… – רק אל תגיד ש

Hu diber romanit kshe-hu haya katan – He spoke Romanian when he was little – הוא דיבר רומנית כשהוא היה קטן

Hu diber im Eyal etmol – He spoke to Eyal yesterday – הוא דיבר עם אייל אתמול

Hu amar – He said, he told – הוא אמר

Mi amar lecha / lach? – Who told you? – מי אמר לך

Daber, daber – You can talk – דבר, דבר

Efshar ledaber im Benny? – May I speak to Benny? – אפשר לדבר עם בני

Mi amar? – Who said so? – מי אמר

Zot omeret – This is to say – זאת אומרת

Ma zot omeret? – What does it mean? – מה זאת אומרת

 

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)

Roni Daloomi – Mi Amar (lyrics)

Dori Ben-Ze'ev – Radio, Daber Elai (lyrics)