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Lesson 46 Flight to IsraelIntermediate Level

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and welcome back to Hebrew Podcasts.

In our previous lesson Yael was planning a trip to Israel. Now shesjust returned and we get to hear all about her many adventures.She recounts to Uri the experiences of flying with the kids,collecting the luggage and eating airplane food. Lets hear how it allwent.

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Noa will play the role of Yael and Ill play the role of Uri. Lets beginwith the role play.

Hi Yael, welcome (back). ,.

Hay ya-el, broo-ha ha-ba-a.

How was the visit to Israel? ?

Eyh ha-ya ha-bi-koor ba-a-rets?Everything went well. .

Ha-kol ha-lah be-se-der.

We didnt lose any passport

Lo ee-bad-noo af dar-kon

or [flight] ticket. .

o kar-tis ti-sa.

The flight left on time

Ha-ti-sa yats-a ba-zman

which is a miracle in itself. .

she-ze nes bif-ney ats-mo.

On the plane there were personalvideo screens

Ba-ma-tos ha-yoo ma-sa-hey vi-de-o ee-shi-yimthat saved the kids from boredom. .

she-hi-tsi-loo et ha-ye-la-dim mi-shi-a-moom.

They could watch movies

Hem yah-loo lir-ot sra-tim

and play video games. .

oo-le-sa-hek be-mis-ha-key vi-de-o.

On the other hand, ,

Mi-tsad she-ni, al ha-o-hel

its better not to mention the food. .

yo-ter tov she-lo ne-da-ber.

The landing was exciting, ,

Ha-ne-hi-ta hay-ta me-ra-ge-shet,

because the flight attendants puton Israeli songs

ki ha-da-ya-lot sa-moo shi-rim is-ra-e-li-yim

and all the passengers clapped. .

ve-hol ha-nos-im ma-ha-oo ka-pa-yim.

We sighed with relief

Na-sham-noo lir-va-ha

when the suitcases arrived safely, ,

kshe-ha-miz-va-dot hi-gi-oo be-sha-lom,

Past Tense

To exit, to go out,

To leave

La-tset

I left

A-ni ya- sa- i

You left (m. sg.)

A- a ya-sa-a

You left (f. sg.)

At ya- sat

He left (m. sg.)

Hoo ya- sa

She left (f. sg.)

Hee yats-a

We left

A-nah-noo ya- sa-noo

You left (m. pl.)

A- em ya- sa- em

You left (f. pl.)

A- en ya- sa- en

They left /

Hem/Hen yats-oo

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Ha-spor-ta-im yats-oo la-de-reh.

The athletes left for the road.

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Hoo ya-tsa me-ha-ba-it ba-bo-kerve-ha-zar ba-e-rev.

He left the house in the morning and

returned in the evening.


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because all the gifts for the familywere there.

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ki ha-yoo sham kol ha-ma-ta-not la-mish-pa-ha.I want to hear about the wedding. .

A-ni ro-tse lish-mo-a al ha-ha-too-na.

Youll have to call tomorrow

Tits-ta-reh le-tsal-tsel ma-har

because I have jet lag '

ki yesh li jet leg

and Im exhausted. .

ve-a-ni ha-roo-ga.

Noa, lets take a closer look at our dialog as it contains some usefulexpressions. Uri welcomed Yael whos just back from her trip toIsrael. We heard him ask how was the visit to Israel. To ask howwas? its simply

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Eyh ha-ya

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And how was the visit to Israel?

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Eyh ha-ya ha-bi-koor ba-a-rets?

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We should remember that means in Israel.

Yael said that everything went well we didnt lose any passport orticket. The verb here, to lose, in the past tense

Ee-bad-noo

thats speaking about us . If I was speakingabout the two of you, I would say

A-tem ee-ba-de-tem

And speaking about them, I would say

Hem ib-doo

To turn the statement negative we didnt lose

Lo ee-bad-noo

Past Tense

To save, to rescue

Le-ha-tsil

I saved

A-ni hi- sal- i

You saved (m. sg.)

A- a hi- sal- a

You saved (f. sg.)

At hi- salt

He saved (m. sg.)

Hoo hi- sil

She saved (f. sg.)Hee hi- si-la

We saved

A-nah-noo hi- sal-noo

You saved (m. pl.)

A- em hi- sal- em

You saved (f. pl.)

A- en hi- sal- en

They saved /

Hem/Hen hi- si-loo

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Ha-ma-tsi-lim hi-tsi-loo et ha-sah-yanmi-tvi-a.

The life guards rescued the swimmer fromdrowning.

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Ha-me-il hi-tsil o-ti me-ha-kor ha-no-ra.

The coat saved me from the bitter cold.

Welcome (fem.)

Broo-ha ha-ba-a

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Broo-ha ha-ba-a la-me-si-ba she-la-noo.

Welcome to our party.

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Hit-ga-a-ga-noo e-la-yih. Broo-ha ha-ba-aha-bay-ta.

We missed you. Welcome home.


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The word for a passport is . And to say no passport, Noa,

Af dar-kon

So the Hebrew version of we didnt lose any passport uses adouble negative as in we didnt lose no passport

Lo ee-bad-noo af dar-kon

Another thing that went well is that the flight left on time. Yael usedan expression to say which is a miracle in itself

She-ze nes bif-ney ats-mo

The word for a miracle is . The expression in itself is .

For example, Noa, the expression a world in itself

O-lam bif-ney ats-mo

Yael also pointed out the personal video screens on the plane. Theword for a screen is

Ma-sah

A video screen

Ma-sah vi-de-o

In plural, video screens

Ma-sa-hey vi-de-o

The word for personal, as in a personal screen, is

Ee-shi

And in plural,

Ee-shi-yim

So, Noa, lets listen to how Yael said on the plane there werepersonal video screens

Past Tense

To breathe

Lin-shom

I breathed

A-ni na-sham- i

You breathed (m. sg.)

A- a na-sham- a

You breathed (f. sg.)

At na-shamt

He breathed (m. sg.)

Hoo na-sham

She breathed (f. sg.)

Hee nash-ma

We breathed

A-nah-noo na-sham-noo

You breathed (m. pl.)

A- em na-sham- em

You breathed (n. pl.)

A- en na-sham- en

They breathed /

Hem/Hen nash-moo

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Ha-rak-dan na-sham ve-na-shaf a-ha-reyha-ho-fa-a.

The dancerbreathed heavily after theshow.

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Na-sham-noo a-mok ba-gan ha-boo-ta-ni.

We breathed deep at the botanic garden.


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Ba-ma-tos ha-yoo ma-sa-hey vi-de-o ee-shi-yim

These personal video screens saved the kids from boredom. Theverb to save or to rescue is , and they saved the kids

Hem hi-tsi-loo et ha-ye-la-dim

If you ever travelled on long flights with young children, then youknow the perils of children being bored. The word for boredom is

Shi-a-moom

A good advice is to bring to the flight some new toys and books thatthe kids have not seen before. Those will ensure hours of refugefrom boredom.

Although things went well, food was another matter. To commentabout the food, Yael started with on the other hand

Mi-tsad she-ni

Yael didnt like the food. About the food, she said, better not tomention

Yo-ter tov she-lo ne-da-ber

We know that means good. means better.

Yael was excited about the landing. She told Uri that the flightattendants put on Israeli songs. Noa, lets take a moment topractice this import verb, to put.

La-sim

In the past tense, Yael said that the flight attendants put

Ha-da-ya-lot sa-moo

Yael referred to female flight attendants. If there were some maleflight attendants, she should have said

Ha-da-ya-lim sa-moo

Past Tense

To clap, to applaud

Lim-ho

I clapped

A-ni ma-hi- i

You clapped (m. sg.)

A- a ma-hi- a

You clapped (f. sg.)

At ma-hit

He clapped (m. sg.)

Hoo ma-ha

She clapped (f. sg.)

Hee mah- a

We clapped

A-nah-noo ma-hi-noo

You clapped (m. pl.)

A- em ma-hi- em

You clapped (f. pl.)

A- en ma-hi- en

They clapped /

Hem/Hen ma-ha-oo

.Ha-ka-hal ma-ha ka-pa-yim

be-hit-la-ha-voot.

The audience clapped enthusiastically.

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Ha-kof ha-me-oo-lafma-ha ka-pa-yim.

The trained monkey clapped.


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Noa, one more example, if I said I put, that would be

A-ni sam-ti

When the airplane touched down, something unexpectedhappened, all the passengers clapped their hands. The expressionhere, clapped their hands was

Ma-ha-oo ka-pa-yim

The verb here, , means to clap together. means twohands. Its the double form of the word which means a hand, ormore specifically, the palm of the hand.

Once off the flight, its time to collect the luggage. Yael used acouple of expression here we sighed with relief, she said, whenthe suitcases arrived safely.

The expression we sighed with relief is

Na-sham-noo lir-va-ha

The verb here, , means we breathed. The word in this

context means relief.

The other expression, arrived safely is

Hi-gi-oo be-sha-lom

Yael was relieved because the gifts for the family were in theluggage.

Uri wanted to hear about the wedding that Yael attended in Israel,but Yael said youll have to call tomorrow

Tits-ta-reh le-tsal-tsel ma-har

Lets see another example of using this verb. Noa, what if I wantedto say to Rina youll have to go to sleep early

Tits-tar-hi la-le-het li-shon mook-dam

The reason that Yael wanted to put the wedding story off tilltomorrow was that she had a jet lag and she was exhausted. Noa,how did she say Im exhausted?

A-ni ha-roo-ga

Future Tense

To talk, to speak

Le-da-ber

Ill talk

A-ni a-da-ber

Youll talk (m. sg.)

A- a te-da-ber

Youll talk (f. sg.)

At te-dab-ri

Hell talk (m. sg.)

Hoo ye-da-ber

Shell talk (f. sg.)

Hee te-da-ber

Well talk

A-nah-noo ne-da-ber

Youll talk (plural) /

A- em/A- en te-dab-roo

Theyll talk /

Hem/Hen ye-dab-roo

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A-ni a-da-berbe-kol ram al ha-ba-ma.

Ill speak loudly on stage.

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Shnei ha-tsda-dim ye-dab-roo e-had eemha-she-ni.

Both sides will talk with one another.

To breathe asigh of relief

Lin-shom lir-va-ha

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Kshe-ga-mar-ti le-e-roz na-sham-ti

lir-va-ha.

When I finished packing, I breathed a sighof relief.

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Ha-ka-door-se-lan na-sham lir-va-habe-sof ha-mis-hak.

The basketball player breathed a sigh ofrelief at the end of the game.


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And with that we come to the end of the dialog. To download thelesson guide and to practice the lesson using the flashcards visit

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Noa, lets repeat the dialog. As always well pause after each linefor you to repeat it out loud.

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A miracle initself

Nes bif-ney ats-mo

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Ze she-ha-o-hel hi-gi-a ba-zman ze nesbif-ney ats-mo.

That the food arrived on time is a miraclein itself.

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Ze nes bif-ney az-mo she-ya-hol-noo

lin-hog ba-ho-sheh.Its a miracle in itself that we could drive inthe darkness.

On the other hand

Mi-tsad she-ni

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Ha-me-si-ba hay-ta ya-fa, ah mi-tsad

she-ni hee hay-ta re-ho-ka.The party was lovely, but on the otherhand it was far away.

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A-ni ro-tse lik-not me-ho-nit ha-da-sha, ahmi-tsad she-ni, zo ho-tsa-a gdo-la.

I want to buy a new car, but on the otherhand its a big expense.


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This lessons vocabulary

or

food

how was it

I, I am

not... any... ......

in ...

in Israel

on time

visit

video games

welcome back (fem.)safely

jet lag '

flight attendants (fem.pl.)

passport

the ...

they arrived (pl.)

hi

they were

they were there

was (fem.)

all went well

they

they saved

exhausted (fem.)

and ...

it

wedding

better

they could (pl.)

children, kidswent out, departed,exited (fem.)

I have

Israeli (pl.)

because

all

flight ticket

when ...

for, to ...

we didnt lose

to call

to see

to play

to hear

from ...suitcases

they clapped (pl.)

tomorrow

airplane

personal video screens

on the other hand

exciting (fem.)

family

presents

passengers

landing

a miracle in itself

we sighed

movies

about, on

relief

want

which, that

boredom

songsnot to mention

put (pl.) (past tense)

you will need to


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Lesson 46 Exercises

Select the correct form of the verb and write it in the space. Pay attention to gender andplurality.

1. Ha-git __________ la-ti-yool. 1.________.

yats-oo (

yats-a (

ya-tsa-noo (

2. Ha-sfi-not __________ et ha-tov-im. 2.________.

hi-tsi-loo (hi-tsil (

hi-tsi-la (

3. Hem __________ lir-va-ha. 3.________.

na-sham (

nash-moo (

nash-ma (

4. A-nah-noo __________ ka-pa-yim be-hit-la-ha-voot. 4.________.

ma-ha (

mah-ta (

ma-hi-noo (

5. A-ni __________ eem ha-me-na-hel. 5.________.

a-da-ber (

te-dab-roo (

te-da-ber (

6. __________ ha-ba-a la-soo-ka she-la-noo. 6.________.

Ba-rooh (

Broo-him (

Broo-ha (

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