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I want a big breakfast today Posted by on Dec 12, 2013 in Learning Hebrew

 

Starting this month, we’ll be mixing in dialogs entirely in Hebrew to keep yourself in practice with the language. Each dialog includes vocabulary and some grammar points whenever needed. Let’s get started with our first conversation with two friends מִירִי and לֵאָה.


לֵאָה וּמִירִי חֲבֵרוֹת טוֹבוֹת. הֵן נִפְגָּשׁוֹת בְּכָל יוֹם לִפְנֵי הָעֲבוֹדָה וְאוֹכְלוֹת יַחַד אֲרוּחַת-בֹּקֶר.

מִירִי: הַי, לֵאָה.
לֵאָה: הַי, מִירִי. מַה שְׁלוֹמֵךְ?
מִירִי: אֲנִי בְּסֵדֶר אֲבָל אֲנִי מְאֹד רְעֵבָה. אֲנִי רוֹצָה אֲרוּחַת-בֹּקֶר גְּדוֹלָה הַיּוֹם.
לֵאָה: אֵין לִי כֶּסֶף. אֲנִי יְכוֹלָה לִקְנוֹת רַק קָפֶה.
מִירִי: אַל תִּהְיִי מְגֻחֶכֶת. לִי יֵשׁ. אֲנִי יְכוֹלָה לְהַלְווֹת לָךְ כֶּסֶף לְכַמָּה יָמִים.
לֵאָה: בְּסֵדֶר. אִם אַתְּ רוֹצָה.


Vocabulary

הַי – Hi (pronounced the same as in English)
מַה שְׁלוֹמֵךְ – How are you? (when asking a female)
בְּסֵדֶר – in order (from סֵדֶר)
אֲנִי בְּסֵדֶר – I’m fine
אֲבָל – but
מְאֹד – very
רְעֵבָה – hungry (from רָעֵב)
אֲרוּחַת-בֹּקֶר – breakfast
גְּדוֹלָה – large (from גָדוֹל)
הַיּוֹם – today (you may also see it spelled הַיֹם)
אֵין לִי – I don’t have any…
יְכוֹלָה – (I) can (from יָכַל / יכל)
לִקְנוֹת – get (from קָנָה / קנה)
רַק – just
אַל – not
תִּהְיִי – be (from )
אַל תִּהְיִי – Don’t be…
מְגֻחֶכֶת -ridiculous (from מְגֻחָךְ)
לִי – to me
יֵשׁ – there is
לִי יֵשׁ – I have [some]
לְהַלְווֹת – loan (from הִלְוָוה / לוה)
לְכַמָּה – for a few (from כַּמָה)
יָמִים – days (plural form of יֹם ‘day’)
אִם – if
רוֹצָה – (you) want (from רָצָה / רצה)
אַתְּ – you (fem)

Check Yourself

  1. What is it that Miri wants, and why?
  2. Leah says she’ just getting a coffee. Why doesn’t she get something to eat?
  3. What is Miri offering to Leah?

Related Links: Breakfast in Israel

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