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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sherah: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HebrewPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 17 - You’re Moving on Up In Your Israeli Job! Sherah here. |
| Amir: שלום I'm Amir. |
| Sherah: In this lesson, you’ll learn about the sentence structure and grammar for “would like.” The conversation takes place at the nursery. |
| Amir: It's between Yoni and Ella. |
| Sherah: The speakers are co-workers, so they’ll use informal Hebrew. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| יוני: את עובדת כאן כבר שלושה חודשים ואני מאוד מרוצה מהעבודה שלך. |
| אלה: תודה, אני נהנית לעבוד פה. |
| יוני: יופי, אני מקווה שתמשיכי ליהנות פה גם בעתיד. |
| יוני: רציתי לדעת למה את מצפה מהעבודה כאן בעתיד. את רוצה להמשיך לעבוד עם צמחים? |
| אלה: אני לא יודעת מה בדיוק הכיוון שלי, אבל כן, אני רוצה להמשיך בתחום. |
| יוני: את לומדת ביולוגיה, נכון? |
| אלה: כן, וגם אקולוגיה. |
| יוני: הייתי רוצה שתקחי יותר אחריות פה במשתלה. הרעיון הזה מוצא חן בעינייך? |
| אלה: כן, אני אשמח לקחת יותר אחריות פה, תודה. |
| יוני: באיזה אזור היית רוצה לעבוד יותר? יש כל מיני אפשרויות. |
| אלה: אילו אפשרויות? |
| יוני: למשל, את יכולה לעבוד יותר עם הפרחים או העצים. מה שתבחרי. |
| Sherah: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Yoni: You've been working here for three months and I'm very pleased with your work. |
| Ella: Thank you, I enjoy working here. |
| Yoni: Great, I hope you'll keep enjoying working here in the future too. |
| Yoni: I wanted to know what you expect of this job in the future. Do you want to continue working with plants? |
| Ella: I don't know what my direction is exactly, but yes, I want to continue in this field. |
| Yoni: You’re studying biology, right? |
| Ella: Yes, and ecology as well. |
| Yoni: I would like you to take more responsibility here in the nursery. Do you like that idea? |
| Ella: Yes, I would love to take more responsibility here, thanks. |
| Yoni: In what area would you like to work more? There are all kinds of possibilities. |
| Ella: What possibilities? |
| Yoni: For example, you can work more with flowers or trees, whatever you choose. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Sherah: Ella seems to be doing well with her work. |
| Amir: Yes, her boss seems happy with her. |
| Sherah: What are working environments in Israel like? Are they strict? |
| Amir: No, they’re pretty casual. It’s rare for anyone to wear a tie, for example. |
| Sherah: Wow, really? What is the usual dress code for summer? |
| Amir: Sandals and shorts aren’t uncommon in the workplace. |
| Sherah: It really is casual! And what about the workers? Are things dictated by hierarchies and seniority? |
| Amir: Not really. Employees are encouraged to be free thinkers and solve their own problems. |
| Sherah: There are still deadlines though, right? It’s not that casual. |
| Amir: Well, for Israelis, deadlines take a back seat to producing good results. A good Israeli worker is someone who is a team player, quick thinking, and innovative. |
| Sherah: Ah, “a team player.” So having good relationships with your co-workers is important. |
| Amir: Yes, it is. Israeli businesses often invest time and money into team building activities. |
| Sherah: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Sherah: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Amir: עתיד [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: future |
| Amir: עתיד[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: עתיד [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: Next we have.. |
| Amir: לצפות [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: to expect |
| Amir: לצפות[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: לצפות [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: Next we have.. |
| Amir: כיוון [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: direction |
| Amir: כיוון[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: כיוון [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: Next we have.. |
| Amir: תחום [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: field, area |
| Amir: תחום[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: תחום [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: Next we have.. |
| Amir: אקולוגיה [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: ecology |
| Amir: אקולוגיה[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: אקולוגיה [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: Next we have.. |
| Amir: אחריות [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: responsibility |
| Amir: אחריות[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: אחריות [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: Next we have... |
| Amir: למצוא חן בעיני - [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: to be liked by |
| Amir: למצוא חן בעיני -[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: למצוא חן בעיני - [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: Next we have... |
| Amir: למשל [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: for example |
| Amir: למשל[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: למשל [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: Next we have.. |
| Amir: ביולוגיה [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: biology |
| Amir: ביולוגיה[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: ביולוגיה [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: And last.. |
| Amir: פרח [natural native speed] |
| Sherah: flower |
| Amir: פרח[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Amir: פרח [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Sherah: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Amir: לצפות |
| Sherah: meaning "to expect." What can you tell us about this? |
| Amir: The root letters are צ.פ.י, the same letters that make up the word צפי, meaning "forecast." |
| Sherah: How is it used? |
| Amir: It has a similar function to the English “expect” and can be used in a few different ways. You can use it to say that you believe something will happen. |
| Sherah: It can be used to say you’re waiting for something good to happen. |
| Amir: It can also be used to say that you think a certain behavior is required of someone. There are other meanings too, and they’re covered in the lesson notes. |
| Sherah: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Amir: Sure. For example, you can say... ציפיתי ממנו ליותר. |
| Sherah: ..which means "I expected more of him." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Amir: כיוון |
| Sherah: meaning "direction." What can you tell us about this? |
| Amir: This noun has the same letters as the verb לכוון, meaning "to direct," or "to adjust." |
| Sherah: How is it used? |
| Amir: It can be used to indicate a point of view, and when preceded by the preposition ל, to become לכיוון, it means “to a direction” or “towards.” |
| Sherah: Is there anything else we should know? |
| Amir: לכיוון can also mean “to adjust,” and it’s the verb used to adjust musical instruments or a clock. |
| Sherah: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Amir: למצוא חן בעיני - |
| Sherah: meaning "to be liked by." What can you tell us about this? |
| Amir: This is an old phrase. A really old phrase - it was in the Jewish bible. It literally means “to find grace in one’s eyes.” |
| Sherah: Can you break the phrase down for us a little? |
| Amir: The first word of the phrase is a verb, למצוא, meaning "to find." This is conjugated to fit the object being liked, to agree with it in person, tense, gender and number. |
| Sherah: That’s an important point to remember. |
| Amir: Also, the third word of the expression, בעיני, "in the eyes of," consists of the preposition ב, "in", and a conjugated form of the word עיניים. This needs to be conjugated in the same way. |
| Sherah: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Amir: Sure. For example, you can say.. הסרט לא מצא חן בעיניו בכלל. |
| Sherah: .. which means "He didn't like the film at all." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
| Sherah: In this lesson, you'll learn about the sentence structure and grammar for "would like." This is an important structure that’s often used in English – is it used a lot in Hebrew too? |
| Amir: Yes, it is. To say “I would like,” we would say הייתי רוצה. |
| Sherah: Can you break down that expression for us? |
| Amir: Sure. This expression consists of two words, the verb “to be” - להיות in its past tense, conjugated to agree in gender and number with the person who is speaking. |
| Sherah: And the other word? |
| Amir: This is the verb “to want” - לרצות in its present tense, conjugated to fit the same person. |
| Sherah: So we need to conjugate both words to fit the person, whether it is “I,” “he,” “she,” “we” and so on. |
| Amir: That’s right. For example, “we would like” is היינו רוצים. |
| Sherah: How about “she would like”? But this time, can you give us a full sentence as an example? |
| Amir: היא הייתה רוצה שתקחי יותר אחריות פה במשתלה |
| Sherah: “She would like you to take more responsibility here in the nursery.” That was from this lesson’s conversation, right? |
| Amir: Well remembered! |
| Sherah: I do try! Thank you for the sentence example. Now, can you explain a little more about how to use it in a sentence? |
| Amir: There are different ways. We can use it in a sentence such as “I would like for..” |
| Sherah: For example, “I would like for you to arrive a bit earlier tomorrow.” |
| Amir: הייתי רוצה שתגיע קצת יותר מוקדם מחר. After הייתי רוצה is the prefix ש, which means “that” |
| Sherah: How about “would like to,” for example “I would like to ask you to stay.” |
| Amir: הייתי רוצה לבקש ממך להישאר. To use this expression with a verb, the verb must be in its infinitive form. |
| Sherah: Are there any other points that we should look out for with this sentence structure? |
| Amir: We can also say “would love to” using אשמח. This verb in its future tense is used in this way. You can use it to accept an offer, or to make an offer. |
| Sherah: It’s a polite expression and shows that you are happy to accept or offer something. We talk about the grammar of this structure in more detail in the lesson notes, so be sure to check them out. For now, Amir, can we have a couple of example sentences? |
| Amir: אני אשמח לקבל קפה, בבקשה |
| Sherah: “I would love to get a coffee, please.” |
| Amir: This last one is more of a request, but still uses the same grammar. אני אשמח אם תוכל לנקות היום במקומי |
| Sherah: “I would love it if you would do the cleaning today instead of me.” |
Outro |
| Sherah: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Amir: להתראות |
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