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Survival Phrases Lesson 47 - I'm a Vegetarian |
Today's lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there, but it's also for anyone with an adversity to a particular food! There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food, and there may be instances when communicating this is necessary. Today, we'll go over some phrases to make sure you don't get any unwanted surprises on the plate. |
As we have seen already, in Hebrew, there are different ways to say things depending on the gender of the speaker and listener. In Hebrew, for a male speaker, "I am vegetarian" is אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִי, Ani tsimkhoni. Let's break it down by syllable, אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִי, Ani tsimkhoni. Now, let's hear it once again, אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִי, Ani tsimkhoni. The first word אֲנִי, Ani means "I am." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time, אֲנִי, Ani. Next, we have צִמְחוֹנִי, tsimkhoni, which in English is "vegetarian." To recap here, we have אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִי, Ani tsimkhoni. Literally, this means "am vegetarian." |
For a female speaker, "I am vegetarian" is אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִית, Ani tsimkhonit. Let's break it down by syllable, אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִית, Ani tsimkhonit. Now, let's hear it once again, אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִית, Ani tsimkhonit. The first word Ani means "I am." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time, אֲנִי, Ani. Next, we have צִמְחוֹנִית, tsimkhonit, which in English is "vegetarian." To recap here, we have אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִית, Ani tsimkhonit. Literally, this means "am vegetarian." |
Another way you can communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that! |
In Hebrew, for a male speaker, "I don't eat meat" is אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhel basar. Let's break it down by syllable: אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhel basar. Now, let's hear it once again, אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhel basar. The first word אֲנִי, Ani means "I." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time, אֲנִי, Ani. Next, we have לֹא, Lo, which in English is "no." Then, we have the verb אוֹכֵל, okhel, which means "eat." Let's break this word down and hear it one more time, okhel. Last, we have the word בָּשָׂר, Basar, which in English means "meat." Let's break this word down and hear it one more time, בָּשָׂר, Basar. All together, we have אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhel basar. Literally, this means, "I don't eat meat." |
For a female speaker, in Hebrew, "I don't eat meat" is אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵלֶת בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhelet basar. Let's break it down by syllable, אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵלֶת בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhelet basar. Now, let's hear it once again, Ani lo okhelet basar. |
The first word אֲנִי, Ani means "I." Let's break this word down and hear it one more time, אֲנִי, Ani. Next, we have Lo, which in English is "no." Then, we have the verb אוֹכֵלֶת, okhelet, which means "eat." Let's break it down this word and hear it one more time, אוֹכֵלֶת, okhelet. Last, we have the word בָּשָׂר, Basar, which in English means "meat." Let's break this word down and hear it one more time, בָּשָׂר, Basar. All together, we have אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵלֶת בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhelet basar. Literally, this means, "I don't eat meat." |
We can use this sentence pattern for other kinds of food by simply changing just one word! So let's look at some other possibilities. Let's try "cheese," which in Hebrew is גְּבִינָה, Gvina. Let's break it down by syllable, גְּבִינָה, Gvina. Now, let's hear it one more time, גְּבִינָה, Gvina. Now, let's try the phrase with this word. "I don't eat cheese" in Hebrew, for a male speaker, is אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל גְּבִינָה Ani lo okhel gvina. Let's break it down by syllable, אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל גְּבִינָה, Ani lo okhel gvina. Now, let's hear it one more time, אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל גְּבִינָה, Ani lo okhel gvina. |
For a woman speaker, this is אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵלֶת גְּבִינָה, Ani lo okhelet gvina. Let's break it down by syllable, אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵלֶת גְּבִינָה, Ani lo okhelet gvina. Now, let's hear it one more time, אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵלֶת גְּבִינָה, Ani lo okhelet gvina. |
If you want to make sure some food doesn't have an ingredient you can't or don't want to eat, you should simply ask about it. For example, if you want to make sure a meal doesn't have meat, you should ask, ?יֵשׁ בְּזֶה בָּשָׂר, Yesh beze basar? The first word יֵשׁ, Yesh means "have." Then, you have בְּזֶה, Beze, which means "in this." Finally, we have בָּשָׂר, Basar, which we already know means "meat." Let's break it down and hear it one more time, ?יֵשׁ בְּזֶה בָּשָׂר, Yesh beze basar? |
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. |
"I am vegetarian."(male speaker) - אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִי, Ani tsimkhoni. |
"I am vegetarian."(female speaker) - אֲנִי צִמְחוֹנִית, Ani tsimkhonit. |
"I don't eat meat."(male speaker) - אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhel basar. |
"I don't eat meat."(female speaker) - אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵלֶת בָּשָׂר, Ani lo okhelet basar. |
"I don't eat cheese."(male speaker) - אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵל גְּבִינָה, Ani lo okhel gvina. |
"I don't eat cheese."(female speaker) - אֲנִי לֹא אוֹכֵלֶת גְּבִינָה, Ani lo okhelet gvina. |
"Does this have meat?" - ?יֵשׁ בְּזֶה בָּשָׂר, Yesh beze basar? |
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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