• #23 The Imperative (Rerun)

  • May 7 2024
  • Length: 7 mins
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#23 The Imperative (Rerun)

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  • Imperative in Hebrew: Often the ‘real’ imperative of our language sounds archaic to us, so we use the future instead. Here’s a quick how-to on the Hebrew imperative. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Saper/sapri/sapru – Tell (imp.)! – ספר, ספרי, ספרו Tesaper – You will tell – תספר “Elohim, ten li rak tipat mazal” – God, just give me a bit of luck – אלוהים תן לי רק טיפת מזל “Az titen li shiv’a shkalim” – So just give me 7 shekel then – אז תיתן לי רק שבעה שקלים Ten/tni/tnu! – Give! – תן/תני/תנו “Tni lo perach, tni lo yayin, aval et libech shimri” – Give him a flower, give him wine, but guard your heart – תני לו פרח, תני לו יין, אבל את ליבך שמרי Titen, titni, titnu – You will give – תיתן, תתני, תתנו Emor shalom – Say ‘shalom’ – אמור שלום Bo – Come – בוא Lech/lechi/lechu – Go – לך/לכי/לכו Sa le’at – Drive slowly – סע לאט Lech/lechi/lechu mi-po! – Go away! – לך/לכי/לכו מפה Shev/Shvi/Shvu – Sit! – שב, שבי, שבו “Al tagidi ken ve’al tagidi lo” – Don’t say yes, and don’t say no – אל תגידי כן ואל תגידי לא Al titen – Don’t give – אל תיתן Al tavo – Don’t come – אל תבוא Tagid li – Tell me – תגיד לי Takshiv – Listen – תקשיב Ulai tesaper eich haya – Maybe you’ll tell us how it was? – אולי תספר איך היה Playlist and Clips: Arik Einstein – Kama Tov She-bata Ha-baita (lyrics) Zehava Ben – Tipat Mazal (lyrics) Gali Atari – Tni Lo Perach (lyrics) Shokolad, Menta, Mastik – Emor Shalom (lyrics) Arik Einstein – Sa Le’at (lyrics) Svika Pick – Ein medina la-ahava (lyrics) Ep. no. 175 about negation of the imperative Hebrew version Ep. no. 184 about Bo Hebrew version
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