בְנֵי דודים, אבל גם אֶפְשר לומר דודנים. הֵיי! הִגַעְנוּ לְתֵל אביב. כָאן יורְדים.
טל:
היה נעים לְדַבֵּר איתְךָ, טל.
נילי:
גם לי. שלום וְלְהִתְרָאוֹת!
טל:
VOCABULARY
Nili:
Pardon me, my name is Nili. What's your name?
Tal:
Tal, Tal Eden. Where are you from, Nili?
Nili:
I'm from America.
Tal:
Where in America? Are you from New York? Or from California?
Nili:
No, I'm from Minnesota. Exactly in the middle.
Tal:
It's cold there, no?
Nili:
That's right. But only in the winter. In the summer it's hot and pleasant.
Where are you from in Israel, Tal?
Tal:
I'm from Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv.
Nili:
Wait at sec! Slow down. I only know a little Hebrew.
Tal:
Oh, excuse me. Ramat Gan is a city, and it's near—not far—from Tel Aviv. And there's also a university there.
Nili:
Got it. (I understood)
Tal:
What are you doing in Israel?
Nili:
I came to visit my relatives. I have many uncles and aunts. . .How do you say cousins in Hebrew?
Tal:
b'nai dodim But you can also say dodanim. Hey! We've arrived at Tel Aviv. You get off here.
Nili:
It was pleasant to speak with you, Tal.
Tal:
For me, also. Good by and so long!
מֵאַיִן
from where
קְצַת
a little
בְדיוּק
exactly
רחוק
far
באֶמְצַע
in the middle
הֵבַנְתִּי
I understand
קר
cold
בֶן-דוד
cousin
חורֶף
winter
בְנֵי דודים
uncles
קַיִץ
summer
דודן
cousin
קרוב
near
לומר
to say
לְאַט
slow
יורֵד
getting off
חם
hot
נעים
pleasant
עיר
city
הִגיעַ
he arrived
הֶעָרָה
What is the word אֶת ?
See 2.15 for an explanation of ה "the" When the word that the ה is attached to
is a direct object, then אֶת comes before the word.(We often use violet or another
color for things you haven't learned yet.)
הֶעָרָה
What is the word אֶת ?
See 2.15 for an explanation of ה "the"
When the word that the ה is attached to is a direct object, then אֶת comes before the word.(We often use violet or another color for things you haven't learned yet.)