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#48 How to Talk ‘Ceasefire’ in Hebrew
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6 minutes
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Jul 28, 2014
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Everyone's talking about the hafsakat-esh, or 'ceasefire.' Let’s meet hafsaka ('break') and its family: all the words of the 'P.S.K' root. In Hebrew, it's worth getting to know the whole family of a root, not just isolated words in a long list. Words and expressions discussed: Hafsaka - הַפְסָקָה Hafsakat-esh – הַפְסַקַת-אֵש Hafsakat-esh humanitarit –הַפְסַקַת-אֵש הוּמָנִיטָרִית Maga’im intensiviyim le-hafsakat esh, ach ha-esh lo poseket – מַגָּעִים אִינטֵנסִיבִיים לְהַפְסַקַת-אֵש, אַךְ הָאֵש לֹא פּוֹסֶקֶת Ha-hafsaka ha-gdola – הַהַפְסָקָה הַגְּדוֹלָה Hifsakti lenasot – הִפְסַקְתִּי לְנַסּוֹת Hifsakti le’ashen lifnei shavu’a – הִפְסַקְתִי לְעַשֵּן לִפְנֵי שָׁבוּעַ Choshev lehafsik le’ashen? Eize yofi – חוֹשֵב לְהַפְסִיק לְעַשֵּן? אֵיזֶה יוֹפִי Kshe’at nogaat bi ani mafsik lachshov – כְּשֶאַת נוֹגַעַת בִּי אֲנִי מַפְסִיק לַחְשוֹב Lo tafsiki lekavot – לֹא תַּפְסִיקִי לְקַווֹת Ha-sherut hufsak – הַשֵׁירוּת הוּפְסַק Piska - פִּיסְקָה Psik - פְּסִיק Pisuk - פִּיסוּק Pasuk – פָּסוּק Pesek zman – פֶּסֶק זְמָן Kach pesek zman – קַח פֶּסֶק זְמָן Music: Roi Tal – Hifsakti lenasot Adi Dayan – How to stop smoking Boaz Shar’abi – Kshe’at Nogaat Bi (Lyrics) Gali Attari – Shir She-yavi Lach Ahava (Lyrics) Pesek Zman commercial Arik Einstein - Pesek Zman (Lyrics)
Released:
Jul 28, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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