Learn how to express what time you want to reserve a table for
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| Jessi: Hello, and welcome to Hebrew Survival Phrases, brought to you by HebrewPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Israel. You'll be surprised at how far a little Hebrew will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and there you'll find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
| Survival Phrases Lesson 12 - Restaurant Part 2 |
| In the last lesson, we learned how to get a table at a restaurant, but my dear listeners please know that, because of the popularity of Israeli food, it can be difficult to get a seat, especially on the weekends. The best thing to do without a doubt is to make a reservation for the time you want to go and eat. In today's lesson, we'll cover making a reservation in a restaurant. |
| Normally, if you are a male and you make a phone call in order to make a reservation for the evening, you would say אֲנִי רוֹצֶה לֵהַזְמִין שֻׁלְחָן לְהָעֶרֶב בְּבַקָשָׁה, Ani rotze le'hazmin shulhan le'ha'erev, bevakasha. Literally, אֲנִי Ani means, "I." We follow this with רוֹצֶה, Rotze, which in English means "I want." Let's break it down by syllable, רוֹצֶה, Rotze. |
| Le'hazmin, לֵהַזְמִיןלֵהַזְמִין is the infinitive form of the verb "to book" and literally means "to order." Let's break it down by syllable, לֵהַזְמִין, Le'hazmin. We follow it with שֻׁלְחָן, Shulhan, meaning "a table." Let's break it down by syllable, שֻׁלְחָן, Shulhan. Next, we have לְהָעֶרֶב, Le'ha'erev, which is the equivalent of "for the evening." Finally, we have בְּבַקָשָׁה, Bevakasha which in English means "please." Let's recap the phrase one more time, אֲנִי רוֹצֶה לֵהַזְמִין שֻׁלְחָן לְהָעֶרֶב בְּבַקָשָׁה, Ani rotze le'hazmin shulhan le'ha'erev, bevakasha. |
| If you are a female, you would say אֲנִי רוֹצָה לֵהַזְמִין שֻׁלְחָן לְהָעֶרֶב בְּבַקָשָׁה, Ani rotza le'hazmin shulhan le'hae'rev bevakasha? Literally, אֲנִי, Ani means, "I." We follow this with רוֹצָה, Rotza, which in English means "I want." Let's break it down by syllable, רוֹצָה, Rotza. |
| Le'hazmin, לֵהַזְמִין is the infinitive form of the verb "to book" and literally means "to order." Let's break it down by syllable, לֵהַזְמִין, Le'hazmin. We follow it with שֻׁלְחָן, Shul'khan, meaning "a table." Let's break it down by syllable, שֻׁלְחָן, Shul'khan. Next, we have לְהָעֶרֶב, Le'ha'erev, which is the equivalent of "for the evening. Finally, we have בְּבַקָשָׁה, Bevakasha, which in English means "please." Let's recap the phrase one more time, אֲנִי רוֹצָה לֵהַזְמִין שֻׁלְחָן לְהָעֶרֶב בְּבַקָשָׁה, Ani rotza le'hazmin shul'khan le'ha'erev bevakasha. |
| Normally, they'll ask you how many people are in your party and the time of the reservation. In Hebrew, "For how many people?" is לְכַמָה אֲנַשִׁים, Le'kama ana'shim? Let's break it down by syllable, לְכַמָה אֲנַשִׁים, Le'kama ana'shim? |
| Now let's imagine you are a party of two. In Hebrew, you would use שְׁנֵי אֲנַשִׁים, Sh'nei ana'shim, which in English means "two people." |
| Finally, let's see how they will ask you the time of your reservation. ?לְאֵיזוֹ שָׁעָה, Le'eizo sha'a? "At what time do you want to make a reservation?" לְאֵיזוֹ שָׁעָה, Le'eizo sha'a literally means "At what time." Let's break these words down and hear them one more time, לְאֵיזוֹ שָׁעָה, Le'eizo sha'a. |
| Now, let's answer the question! Let's imagine you want to reserve a table at eight o'clock. לְשְׁמוֹנֶה בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Le'shmo'ne, bevakasha. "At eight o'clock, please." לְשְׁמוֹנֶה, Le'shmo'ne means "At eight." Let's break these words down and hear them one more time, לְשְׁמוֹנֶה, Le'shmo'ne. בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Bevakasha means (as we know by now) "please." Let's repeat the phrase one more time, לְשְׁמוֹנֶה, בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Le'shmo'ne, bevakasha. |
| Ok, to close out today's lesson, we would like you to practice what you have just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so בְּהַצְלָחָה, Behatzlacha! which means "Good luck!" in Hebrew. |
| "Can I make a reservation for this evening?" (male speaker) - אֲנִי רוֹצֶה לֵהַזְמִין שֻׁלְחָן לְהָעֶרֶב בְּבַקָשָׁה, Ani rotse le'hazmin shul'khan le'ha'erev bevakasha. |
| "Can I make a reservation for this evening?" (female speaker) - אֲנִי רוֹצָה לֵהַזְמִין שֻׁלְחָן לְהָעֶרֶב בְּבַקָשָׁה, ani rotsa le'hazmin shul'khan le'ha'erev bevakasha. |
| "For how many people?" - לְכַמָה אֲנַשִׁים, Le'kama anashim? |
| "For two." - שְׁנֵי אֲנַשִׁים, Sh'nei ana'shim. |
| "At what time do you want to reserve?" - לְאֵיזוֹ שעה, Le'eizo sha'a? |
| "At eight o'clock, please." - לְשְׁמוֹנֶה בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Le'shmo'ne bevakasha. |
| Jessi: Alright! That's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
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