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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 32 - Can You Take My/Our Picture? |
| In this lesson, we'll introduce a phrase that will surely come in handy for capturing your memories on film or memory cards. Israel is full of beautiful scenery. Obviously, you will take many pictures of landscapes and monuments. However, I have no doubt that in some moments you'll want to be in the picture or have everyone in your party in the picture. Therefore, there are times when the question, "Can you take our/my picture?" will be invaluable! |
| In Hebrew, as we have seen before, there are different ways to say things depending on the gender of the speaker and listener. When asking a man in Hebrew, "Can you take our picture?" it is ?אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, Ata yakhol letsalem otanu? Let's break it down by syllable, אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, Ata yakhol letsalem otanu? Now, let's hear it once again, ?אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, Ata yakhol letsalem otanu? The first word אַתָּה, Ata means "you," followed by the word יָכוֹל, yakhol, which we have seen before means "can." Next, we have the verb לְצַלֵּם, letsalem, which literally means "to take a picture" in English. Finally, we have אוֹתָנוּ, Otanu, which in English means "us." So, to recap here, we have ?אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, Ata yakhol letsalem otanu? Literally, this means, "Can you take our picture?" |
| When asking a woman in Hebrew, "Can you take our picture?" it is ?אַתּ יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, At yekhola letsalem otanu? Let's break it down by syllable, ?אַתּ יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, At yekhola letsalem otanu? Now, let's hear it once again, ?אַתּ יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, At yekhola letsalem otanu? The first word אַתּ, At means "you," followed by the word יְכוֹלָה, yekhola, which we have seen before means "can." This is followed by the verb לְצַלֵּם, letsalem, which literally means "to take a picture" in English. Finally, we have אוֹתָנוּ, Otanu, which in English means, "us." So to recap here, we have ?אַתּ יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, At yekhola letsalem otanu? Literally, this means "Can you take our picture?" |
| If you are on your own and you want to ask, "Can you take my picture?" When asking a man in Hebrew, you just need to replace אוֹתָנוּ, Otanu with אוֹתִי, Oti, so you would have ?אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתִי, Ata yakhol letsalem oti? Let's break it down by syllable, ?אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתִי, Ata yakhol letsalem oti? Now, let's hear it once again, ?אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתִי, Ata yakhol letsalem oti. |
| 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 you take our picture?"(for a male listener) - ?אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, Ata yakhol letsalem otanu? |
| "Can you take our picture?"(for a female listener) - ?אַתּ יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָנוּ, At yekhola letsalem otanu? |
| "Can you take my picture?"(for a male listener) - ?אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתִי, Ata yakhol letsalem oti? |
| "Can you take my picture?"(for a female listener) - ?אַתּ יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתִי, At yekhola letsalem oti? |
| 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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