Learn how to ask someone for a picture of you and to ask someone to take their picture
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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 33 - Can I Take Your Picture? |
| How many times have you been on one of your trips with your camera, trying to immortalize particular moments? In Israel, it can happen so often that not only a landscape can arouse your curiosity, but also many people! That's why today, we will cover some phrases related to the one we saw in the previous lesson. |
| Now, you would like to ask for permission, "Can I take your picture?" In Hebrew, when asking a man, this is ?אֲנִי יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתְךָ, Ani yakhol letsalem otkha? The first word אֲנִי, Ani means, "I." יָכוֹל, Yakhol, which in Hebrew is for "can," follows next. The verb לְצַלֵּם, letsalem means "to take a picture," and last is the word אוֹתְךָ, Otkha, which in English means "you." So, to recap here, we have ?אֲנִי יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתְךָ,Ani yakhol letsalem otkha? Literally, this means, "Can I take a picture of you?" |
| When asking a woman, "Can I take your picture?" this is ?אֲנִי יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָךְ, Ani yekhola letsalem otakh? The first word אֲנִי, Ani means, "I." יְכוֹלָה, Yekhola, which in Hebrew is for "can," follows next. The verb לְצַלֵּם, letsalem means "to take a picture," and last is the word אוֹתָךְ, Otakh, which in English means "you." So, to recap here, we have ?אֲנִי יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָךְ, Ani yekhola letsalem otakh? This means "Can I take a picture of you?" |
| What if you are in a museum, an art gallery, or a shop and you want to try to ask, "Can I take a picture here?" In Hebrew, this is ?מֻתָּר לְצַלֵּם פֹּה, Mutar letsalem po? The first word מֻתָּר, Mutar, which we learned in a previous lesson, means "allowed." Let's break it down by syllable, מֻתָּר, Mutar. It is followed by לְצַלֵּם, letsalem "to take a picture," which now you know very well. Last, you have פֹּה, Po "here." All together, we have Mutar letsalem po? |
| 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 I take your picture?"(male speaker to female listener) -?אֲנִי יָכוֹל לְצַלֵּם אוֹתְךָ, Ani yakhol letsalem otkha? |
| "Can I take your picture?"(female speaker to male listener) - ?אֲנִי יְכוֹלָה לְצַלֵּם אוֹתָךְ, Ani yekhola letsalem otakh? |
| "Can I take a picture here?" - ?מֻתָּר לְצַלֵּם פֹּה, Mutar letsalem po? |
| 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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