Learn how to ask "How much is it?”
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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 22 - Riding the Bus |
| Since in Israel we don't have a subway system, the bus is an important means of transportation in many Israeli cities. Usually, we use buses to cover both long and short distances. However, before starting your trip, you probably need to buy a ticket. Well, don't be so worried about it! In Israel, it is very easy. You buy the ticket from the bus driver, tell the driver where you want to go, and he will tell you how much it costs and give you your ticket after you pay him the money. |
| Let's imagine you are in Tel Aviv and you want to go from Central Station (תַּחַנָה מֶרְכָּזִית, Takhana merkazit) to Jerusalem where you can see the holiest city in the entire world. How can you tell the bus driver where you want to go? כַּרְטִיס לִירוּשָׁלַיִם בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis leyerushalaim bevakasha. "A bus ticket to Jerusalem." First, you have כַּרְטִיס, Kartis "ticket," then לִירוּשָׁלַיִם, Leyerushalim "to Jerusalem," and finally you have בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Bevakasha, which we already know means "please." Please note that the word לִ, Le that is attached to the word יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalim means "to" in English. Let's break down these words and hear them one more time, כַּרְטִיס לִירוּשָׁלַיִם בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis leyerushalaim bevakasha. |
| What if you want to know how much the ticket is? You could simply ask the driver, כַּמָה זֶה כַּרְטִיס לִירוּשָׁלַיִם Kama ze kartis leyerushalim? "How much is a ticket to Jerusalem?" כַּמָה זֶה, Kama ze is a preposition that means "How much is it?" We have already seen this in some previous lessons. כַּרְטִיס, Kartis in English means "ticket." Following this is the place where you want to travel, which in this case is לִירוּשָׁלַיִם, Leyerushalaim meaning "to Jerusalem." Now, let's break down the phrase and hear it again, ?כַּמָה זֶה כַּרְטִיס לִירוּשָׁלַיִם, Kama ze kartis leyerushalim? |
| 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. |
| "A bus ticket to Jerusalem, please." - כַּרְטִיס לִירוּשָׁלַיִם בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis leyerushalaim bevakasha. |
| "How much is a bus ticket to Jerusalem?" - ?כַּמָה זֶה כַּרְטִיס לִירוּשָׁלַיִם, Kama ze kartis leyerushalaim? |
| 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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