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Lesson 47 WeddingIntermediate Level

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Weddings are a reflection of culture and the one that Yael attendedin the Kibbutz is no exception. In the previous two lessons weheard Yael describing her trip to Israel. Now we get to the best partof the trip, her cousins wedding in the Kibbutz. Lets hear how itwent.

At last Im over my jet lag '

Sof sof a-var li ha-jet leg

and Im feeling great. .

ve-a-ni mar-gi-sha e-ser.

Wonderful, so tell me more ,

Yo-fi, az sap-ri li od

about your trip in Israel. .

al ha-bi-koor she-lah be-yis-ra-el.Where were we? ?

Ey-fo ha-yi-noo?

You still didnt tell me about thewedding.

.

Od lo si-part li al ha-ha-too-na.

Right. The wedding was amazing. ..

Na-hon. Ha-ha-too-na hay-ta mad-hi-ma.

My cousin got married in a Kibbutz. .

Ben ha-dod she-li hit-ha-ten be-ki-boots.

The bride and groom arrived

Ha-ka-la ve-ha-ha-tan hi-gi-oo

on a tractor decorated with flowers. .

al trac-tor me-koo-shat bif-ra-him.The chuppah was outdoors on thelawn.

.

Ha-hoo-pa hay-ta ba-hoots al ha-de-she.

The wedding dress was veryoriginal

Sim-lat ha-ka-la hay-ta me-od me-ko-rit

because her mother

ki ee-ma she-la

sewed it by herself. .

taf-ra o-ta be-ats-ma.

We met all the relatives. .

Pa-gash-noo et kol kro-vey ha-mish-pa-ha.

There was food in abundanceHa-ya o-hel be-she-fa

and the whole event was

ve-hol ha-ey-roo-a ha-ya

excellent. .

ha-val al ha-zman.

Wish them from me

Te-a-ha-li la-hem mi-me-ni

Past Tense

To get married

Le-hit-ha-ten

I got married

A-ni hi -ha- an- i

You got married (m. sg.)

A- a hi -ha- an- a

You got married (f. sg.)

At hit-ha- ant

He got married (m. sg.)

Hoo hi -ha- en

She got married (f. sg.)Hee hi -hat-na

We got married

A-nah-noo hi -ha- a-noo

You got married (m.pl.)

A- em hi -ha- an- em

You got married (f. pl.)

A- en hit-ha- an- en

They got married /

Hem/Hen hi -hat-noo

.

A-nah-noo hit-ha-ta-noo lif-ney sha-na.

We got married a year ago.

.

Hi hit-hat-na be-ma-lon.

She got married in a hotel.

Not yet, do not yet

Od lo

.

Ha-mo-ra od lo gam-ra le-ta-ken etha-miv-ha-nim.

The teacher didnt finish correcting thetests yet.

.

Ha-ho-ref hi-gi-a ve-od lo ka-ni-ti me-il.

The winter arrived and I didnt yet buy a

coat.

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good luck with their married life

be-hats-la-ha be-ha-yey ha-ni-soo-im

and Mazal Tov. .

oo-ma-zal tov.

Right in Yaels first sentence, we heard several useful expressions.She started with at last

Sof sof

At last Yael was over her jet lag. To say that Im over something orthat I no longer feel something, I would say

A-var li

For example, my headache is over

A-var li ke-ev ha-rosh

Yael said she was feeling great

A-ni mar-gi-sha e-ser

is ten, of course.

Uri prodded her to tell him more about the visit, and Yael asked

where were we?

?

Ey-fo ha-yi-noo?

?

Uri said you still didnt tell me about the wedding. Noa, whatexpression do we use to say that something still didnt happen

Od lo

For example, the suitcase didnt arrive yet

Ha-miz-va-da od lo hi-gi-a

The wedding was amazing. Lets hear that

Ha-ha-too-na hay-ta mad-hi-ma

In abundancePlenty

Be-she-fa

.

Ba-shook yesh pey-rot ve-ye-ra-kotbe-she-fa.

The market has fruits and vegetables inabundance.

.

Be-a-las-ka yesh ma-yim be-she-fa.

Alaska has plenty of water.

To feel great

( to feel 10)

Le-har-gish e-ser

.

Be-yom ha-hoo-le-det she-li a-ni ro-tsale-har-gish e-ser.

On my birthday I want to feel great..

Ba-am-bat-ya a-ni mar-gi-sha e-ser.

In the bath I feel great.

Original (fem.)Me-ko-rit

.

Ha-tmoo-na ha-zo me-od me-ko-rit.

This picture is very original.

.

Ha-mah-ro-zet she-a-sit me-od me-ko-rit.

The necklace that you made is very

original.

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The word for a bride is

Ka-la

And a groom

Ha-tan

The bride and groom arrived on a tractor decorated with flowers.

Al trac-tor me-koo-shat bif-ra-him

Decorated is . Flowers are . With flowers turns into.

Lets see another example. The tables were decorated withflowers

Ha-shool-ha-not ha-yoo me-koo-sha-tim bif-ra-him

Since the word is an adjective, we need the verb to behere .

The chuppah is the canopy under which the religious weddingceremony takes place. In this wedding, the chuppah was outdoors.The word for outdoors or outside is

Ba-hoots

Lets see an example, Noa, its nice outside

Na-im ba-hoots

Yael talked about the wedding dress

Sim-lat ha-ka-la

is a dress and the brides dress is the wedding dress.

The dress was very original. The word for original is

Me-ko-ri

Adjective

Decorated

Me-koo-shat

I am/you are/he is/itis decorated (m. sg.)

///

A-ni/A- a/Hoo/Ze me-koo-shat

I am/you are/she is /itis decorated (f. sg.)

///

A-ni/At/Hee/Zot me-koo-she- et

We/you/they aredecorated (f. pl.)

//

A-nah-noo/A- em/Hem me-koo-sha- imWe/you/they aredecorated (m. pl.)

//

A-nah-noo/A- en/Hen me-koo-sha- ot

.

Ha-ba-tim me-koo-sha-tim be-dga-limbe-yom ha-ats-ma-oot.

The houses are decorated with flags onYom Haatzmaut.

.

Oo-gat yom ha-hoo-le-det me-koo-she-tetbe-soo-kar-yot.

The birthday cake is decorated withcandy.

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Her mother sewed it herself. The word to sew is . In the pastits . And to say sewed it herself we heard

Taf-ra o-ta be-ats-ma

means it, referring to the dress. means by herself.

At the wedding there was food in abundance. The word forabundance or plenty is

She-fa

In abundance is . So there was food in abundance

Ha-ya o-hel be-she-fa

To sum it up, Yael said that the whole event was excellent. To saythe whole event, she said

Kol ha-ey-roo-a

And to say excellent, she had an expression

Ha-val al ha-zman

In other words, it would be a shame to waste time describing it itwas so good.

Uri asked Yael to wish the newlyweds good luck. To wish is .In the future tense speaking to Yael, Uri said . Wish them

good luck from me.

Te-a-ha-li la-hem mi-me-ni be-hats-la-ha

Good luck is . From me is .

Another way to say good luck is

Ma-zal tov

And with that, Noa, we come to the end of the dialog. To practicethe lesson using the flashcards and to download the lesson guideplease visit our website at http://hebrewpodcasts.com.

Future Tense

To congratulate

To wish

Le-a-hel

Ill wish

A-ni a-a-hel

Youll wish (m. sg.)

A- a te-a-hel

Youll wish (f. sg.)

At te-a-ha-li

Hell wish (m. sg.)Hoo ye-a-hel

Shell wish (f. sg.)

Hee te-a-hel

Well wish

A-nah-noo ne-a-hel

Youll wish (plural) /

A- em/A- en te-a-ha-loo

Theyll wish /

Hem/Hen ye-a-ha-loo

.

A-ni a-a-hel la-hem ma-zal tov.

I will congratulate them.

.

Te-a-hel la be-hats-la-ha ba-miv-han.

Wish her good luck on the test. (This isanother example of the future tense usedinstead of the imperative in conversationalHebrew.)

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Lets repeat the dialog. As always well pause after each line foryou to repeat it out loud.

'

.

,

.

?

.

..

.

.

.

. .

.

.

!

!

!

Excellent

Ha-val al ha-zman

,.

Ka-ni-ti mah-shev ha-dash, ha-val alha-zman.

I bought a new computer, it is excellent.

,.

Ha-me-ho-nit ha-ha-da-sha shel yo-si,ha-val al ha-zman.

Yossis new car is excellent.

CongratulationsMazal Tov

Ma-zal tov

.

Ma-zal tov le-hoo-le-det ha-ben.

Congratulations on the sons birth.

,.

Ma-zal tov le-yom ha-hoo-le-det, ad me-a

ve-es-rim.Congratulations on the birthday, may youlive to be hundred and twenty.

Amazing (fem.)

Mad-hi-ma

.

Ha-sim-la ha-zo mad-hi-ma.

This dress is amazing..

Ha-sah-ka-nit ba-ha-tsa-ga hay-tamad-hi-ma.

The actress in the play was amazing.

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This lessons vocabulary

food

it (fem.)

so

where

event

mother

I feel great (fem.)

the

in, at, with ...

good luck

outside

visit

cousin

herself

jet lag '

lawn

the ...

they arrived (pl.)

it/he was

we were

she was (fem.)

got married

and ...

outstanding

chuppah

the married life

wedding

groom

tractor

great, wonderful

Israel

because

whole, all

bride

to me

very

amazing (fem.)

Mazal Tov

from me

original (fem.)

decoratedright, correct

at last

you told (fem.)

tell (fem.) (imperative)

passed

I no longer feel

more, still

about, on

we met

flowers

kibbutz

relatives

hers

mine

yours

wedding dress

abundance

youll wish (fem.)

sewed (fem.)

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Lesson 47 Exercises

For each definition write its Hebrew translation. Remember across means right to left.

2 1

4 3

7 6 5

9 8

10

11

12

13

Down

2. bride

3. groom

4. marriage

6. original (fem.)

9. to get married

10. family11. Israel

Across

1. correct

3. wedding

5. time

7. in abundance

8. to congratulate

12. dress13. food

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