Learn about widely-used modes of transportation in Israel
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jenny: Hi everyone, I’m Jenny. |
| Lenny: And I’m Lenny! |
| Jenny: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Hebrew Vocabulary, Lesson 21! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to transportation and around town. These are five common modes of transportation in Hebrew. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HebrewPod101.com |
Lesson focus |
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| Jenny: Lenny, what’s our first word? |
| Lenny: אוטובוסים |
| Jenny: Bus |
| Lenny: (slow) אוטובוסים (regular) אוטובוסים |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: אוטובוסים |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Israel's public transportation system operates 5,500 buses with an average of 1.7 million passengers per day. The biggest public bus company in Israel is called Egged. This company operates urban city buses throughout the country and the West Bank. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) מנועי אוטובוסים הם בדרך כלל מנועי דיזל |
| Jenny: Bus engines are usually diesel engines. |
| Lenny: (slow) מנועי אוטובוסים הם בדרך כלל מנועי דיזל |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: רכבת קלה |
| Jenny: Light rail |
| Lenny: (slow) רכבת קלה (regular) רכבת קלה |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: רכבת קלה |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Light rail is a type of train that’s usually powered by electricity and designed for passenger transport in cities and surrounding areas. Nowadays in Israel there is a light rail system only in Jerusalem and a plan to make one in Tel Aviv by 2017. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) רכבת קלה כמעט שאינה מזהמת את הסביבה |
| Jenny: Light rail hardly pollutes the environment. |
| Lenny: (slow) רכבת קלה כמעט שאינה מזהמת את הסביבה |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: רכבת ישראל |
| Jenny: Israel Railways Company Ltd |
| Lenny: (slow) רכבת ישראל (regular) רכבת ישראל |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: רכבת ישראל |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Founded in 1948, Israel Railways Company Ltd is the state-owned principal railway company that operates the rail transport in Israel. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) רכבת ישראל מפעילה מדי יום באופן שוטף כ-400 רכבות נוסעים |
| Jenny: Israel Railways operates around 400 passenger trains every day. |
| Lenny: (slow) רכבת ישראל מפעילה מדי יום באופן שוטף כ-400 רכבות נוסעים |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: מוניות |
| Jenny: Taxis |
| Lenny: (slow) מוניות (regular) מוניות |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: מוניות |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: There are two types of taxi services in Israel. The first is called a special taxi. It is a normal taxi in which the customer pays the amount of money shown on the display by the meter. The second one is called taxi services and is basically a minibus that runs regular service routes between cities and outside of them. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) רב המוניות בישראל הן רכבים תוצרת סקודה ומרצדס. |
| Jenny: Most taxis in Israel are Skoda- or Mercedes-made cars. |
| Lenny: (slow) רב המוניות בישראל הן רכבים תוצרת סקודה ומרצדס. |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Lenny: אופניים |
| Jenny: Bicycles |
| Lenny: (slow) אופניים (regular) אופניים |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: אופניים |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Using a bicycle is a cheap, environmentally friendly way to commute within the city. In Tel Aviv, where there is a serious parking problem, they are especially common. There are a lot of bicycle trails in Tel Aviv and a bicycle sharing service, which is called Tel-O-Fun . |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) בתקופה האחרונה עולה הביקוש לאופניים חשמליים. |
| Jenny: Lately the demand for electric bicycles has been rising. |
| Lenny: (slow) בתקופה האחרונה עולה הביקוש לאופניים חשמליים. |
| QUIZ |
| Jenny: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Lenny will give you the Hebrew – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Lenny: אוטובוסים |
| [pause]Jenny: Bus |
| Lenny: רכבת קלה |
| [pause]Jenny: Light rail |
| Lenny: רכבת ישראל |
| [pause]Jenny: Israel Railways Company Ltd |
| Lenny: מוניות |
| [pause]Jenny: Taxis |
| Lenny: אופניים |
| [pause]Jenny: Bicycles |
Outro |
| Jenny: There you have it – five frequently-used modes of transportation in Israel! We have more vocab lists available at HebrewPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Lenny: להתראות |
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