Learn how to buy and use a pre-paid telephone card
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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 42 - Buying a Phone Card |
| While most people wouldn't or couldn't step outside without their cell phones, when visiting another country, sometimes it's a little too far for your local carrier. In recent years, you have been able to use your cell phone when you get to Israel, but you have to pay very expensive cover charges. So, if you feel like saving your pennies, the good old ways work like a charm. |
| Before asking for a card, you may want to find out if they have the cards. In Hebrew, "Do you have telephone cards?" is ?יֵשׁ פֹּה כַּרְטִיסֵי טֶלֶפוֹן, Yesh po kartisei telefon? Let's break it down by syllable, ?יֵשׁ פֹּה כַּרְטִיסֵי טֶלֶפוֹן, Yesh po kartisei telefon? Now, let's hear it one more time, יֵשׁ פֹּה כַּרְטִיסֵי טֶלֶפוֹן, Yesh po kartisei telefon? The first word יֵשׁ, Yesh means "have." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time, יֵשׁ, Yesh. Next, we have the Hebrew noun for "cards," which is כַּרְטִיסֵי, Kartisei. Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time, כַּרְטִיסֵי, Kartisei. Finally, we have טֶלֶפוֹן, Telefon, which you might have figured out already means, "telephone" in Hebrew. Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time, טֶלֶפוֹן, Telefon. All together, we have ?יֵשׁ פֹּה כַּרְטִיסֵי טֶלֶפוֹן, Yesh po kartisei telefon? Literally, this means, "Do you have cards for phoning?" |
| The answer to this will be "Yes" כֵּן, Ken or "No" לֹא, Lo. In the case that they have the cards, you'll want to ask for one of the denominations we talked about. |
| Let's start with a twenty Shekels card. |
| In Hebrew, "A twenty Shekels telephone card, please" is כַּרְטִיס טֶלֶפוֹן שֶׁל עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים, בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis telefon shel esrim shekalim bevakasha. Let's break it down by syllable, כַּרְטִיס טֶלֶפוֹן שֶׁל עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים, בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis telefon shel esrim shekalim bevakasha. Now, let's hear it once again, כַּרְטִיס טֶלֶפוֹן שֶׁל עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים, בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis telefon shel esrim shekalim bevakasha. The first word כַּרְטִיס, Kartis means, "card." Let's break it down and hear it one more time, כַּרְטִיס, Kartis. Then, we have טֶלֶפוֹן, Telefon "phone." After this, we have שֶׁל, Shel, the article for "of." Next, we have עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים, Esrim shekalim, the numbers of Shekels you want to have on the card, which is "twenty Shekels." Let's hear it once again, עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים, Esrim shekalim. Finally, you have בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Bevakasha, which means, "please." Now, let's use the entire phrase one more time, כַּרְטִיס טֶלֶפוֹן שֶׁל עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים, בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis telefon shel esrim shekalim bevakasha. Literally, this means, "A phone card of twenty Shekels please." |
| For a fifty Shekels card, you just have to change the value in this way, כַּרְטִיס טֶלֶפוֹן שֶׁל חֲמִשִּׁים שְׁקָלִים, בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis telefon shel khamishim shekalim bevakasha. |
| If you are looking for a payphone, you will have to ask ?יֵשׁ פֹּה טֶלֶפוֹן צִבּוּרִי בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po telefon tsiburi basviva? This means, "Is there a payphone near here?" The first word יֵשׁ, Yesh means, "is there." Let's hear it one more time, יֵשׁ, Yesh. Next, we have the word פֹּה, Po, which means "here" in English. Let's hear it one more time, פֹּה, Po. Then, we have the word for "phone booth," which is טֶלֶפוֹן צִבּוּרִי, Telefon tsiburi. Then, something you have already learned in Survival Phrases Number 30, בַּסְבִיבָה, Basviva, which translates as "near here" in English. All together, we have יֵשׁ פֹּה טֶלֶפוֹן צִבּוּרִי בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po telefon tsiburi basviva? In English, this means, "Is there a phone booth near here?" |
| 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 Behatzlacha! which means "Good luck!" in Hebrew. |
| "Do you have telephone cards?" - ?יֵשׁ פֹּה כַּרְטִיסֵי טֶלֶפוֹן, Yesh po kartisei telefon? |
| "A twenty Shekels telephone card, please." - כַּרְטִיס טֶלֶפוֹן שֶׁל עֶשְׂרִים שְׁקָלִים, בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis telefon shel esrim shekalim bevakasha. |
| "A fifty Shekels telephone card, please." - כַּרְטִיס טֶלֶפוֹן שֶׁל חֲמִשִּׁים שְׁקָלִים, בְּבַקָּשָׁה, Kartis telefon shel khamishim shekalim bevakasha. |
| "Is there a payphone near here?" - ?יֵשׁ פֹּה טֶלֶפוֹן צִבּוּרִי בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po telefon tsiburi basviva? |
| 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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