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Learn to ask "How much?"
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Shalom, ani Yana. Hi everybody! I’m Yana. |
Welcome to HebrewPod101.com’s “Ivrit be-shalosh dakot”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Hebrew. |
In the last lesson we learned how to count in Hebrew. I hope you spent some time practicing the numbers, because they will come in handy today. We’re going to learn how to go shopping in Israel! |
Before we go, you need to know how to say “How much is it?” |
Kama ze ole? |
[slowly] Kama ze ole? |
kama- is “how much” ze- is “this” (for an object), and ole- is “costs”. |
Are you ready to go shopping? Let’s go! |
You see something you like and want to ask the shop clerk how much it costs. The first thing to say to a shop clerk is…Sliha, do you remember what that means? "Excuse me!" |
Sliha, kama ze ole? |
[slowly] Sliha, kama ze ole? |
You don’t even need to know the name of each thing you are interested in. You can just use Ze which means “this”. So it’s super easy! |
If you want to ask about specific item, like a book, you say it differently; |
Sliha, kama ole ha-sefer? |
[slowly] Sliha, kama ole ha-sefer? |
Ha-sefer means “this specific book”. So if you know the noun you want to ask about his price simply say; Sliha, kama ole ha and then the noun. |
Sliha, kama ole ha-sefer? "Excuse me, how much is this book?" |
Remember that Hebrew is a gender language? So when you ask about the book, which is a male noun in Hebrew you say ole, but if you ask about female noun like “skirt”, you say; Sliha, kama ola ha-hatsait? |
Hatsait is a feminine noun, therefore the verb “cost” changes accordingly to ola. |
Sliha, kama ola ha-hatsait? |
"Excuse me, how much is this (specific) skirt?" |
[slowly] Sliha, kama ola ha-hatsait? |
Usually the clerk will answer by only saying the amount it costs, for example; |
Shmonim ve-tesha Shekel... |
Shloshim Shekel... |
Mea Shekel... |
etc. |
What number is Shmonim ve-tesha? I’m not telling you! Okay, okay, it’s "Eighty nine"! |
Shmonim ve-tesha Shekel |
"It costs eighty nine Shekel". |
Now it’s time for Yana’s Insights. |
A quicker way to ask “How much?” is Kama ze? Which literally means “How much?” Even when you ask for a coffee at the counter you can ask the cashier; |
Kafe ehad bevakasha. Kama ze? |
“One coffee please, how much is it?” |
[slowly] Kafe ehad bevakasha. Kama ze? |
At this point, can you count Shekel in Hebrew? We are going to learn how to do this and much more in the next lesson! |
Ill be waiting for you in our next Ivrit be-shalosh dakot lesson. |
Lehitraot!! |
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