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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hebrew Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invite in Hebrew.
Body
Eric: First, we’ll learn how to say 'No, thank you.' in Hebrew.
Yaara: [Normal] לא תודה.(lo toda.)
Eric: First is an adverb meaning 'No'
Yaara: [Normal] לא [Slow] לא (lo)
Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'Thank’
Yaara: [Normal] תודה [Slow] תודה(toda)
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'No, thank you.'
Yaara: [Slow] לא תודה. [Normal] לא תודה.
Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Thank you, but I have to decline.'
Yaara: [Normal] תודה, אבל אני נאלץ לסרב.(toda, aval ani ne'elatz lesarev.)
Eric: First is a noun meaning 'Thank’
Yaara: [Normal] תודה [Slow] תודה (toda)
Eric: Next is the conjunction meaning 'But'
Yaara: [Normal] אבל [Slow] אבל (aval)
Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'I'
Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני (ani)
Eric: Next is the verb meaning 'to be forced'
Yaara: [Normal] נאלץ [Slow] נאלץ (ne'elatz)
Eric: Last is the verb meaning 'to decline'
Yaara: [Normal] לסרב [Slow] לסרב(lesarev)
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Thank you, but I have to decline.'
Yaara: [Slow] תודה, אבל אני נאלץ לסרב. [Normal] תודה, אבל אני נאלץ לסרב.
Eric: Next we’ll learn the way to say 'Sorry, but I already have plans.'
Yaara: [Normal] אני מצטער, כבר קבעתי תכניות.(ani mitz'ta'er, kvar kavati tokhniyot.)
Eric: First is a pronoun meaning 'I'
Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני (ani)
Eric: Next is the verb meaning ‘sorry'
Yaara: [Normal] מצטער [Slow] מצטער(mitz'ta'er)
Eric: Next is the adverb meaning ‘already'
Yaara: [Normal] כבר [Slow] כבר (kvar)
Eric: Next is the verb meaning ‘to set’ or ‘to make'
Yaara: [Normal] קבעתי [Slow] קבעתי (kavati)
Eric: Last is the noun meaning ‘plans'
Yaara: [Normal] תכניות [Slow] תכניות(tokhniyot)
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Sorry, but I already have plans.'
Yaara: [Slow] אני מצטער, כבר קבעתי תכניות. [Normal] אני מצטער, כבר קבעתי תכניות.
Eric: Finally, we have a way to say 'Sorry, I can't.'
Yaara: [Normal] מצטער, אני לא יכול.(mitz'ta'er, ani lo yakhol.)
Eric: First is a verb meaning 'Sorry'
Yaara: [Normal] מצטער [Slow] מצטער(mitz'ta'er)
Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning 'I'
Yaara: [Normal] אני [Slow] אני(ani)
Eric: Next is the adverb meaning 'No'
Yaara: [Normal] לא [Slow] לא(lo)
Eric: Last is the verb meaning ‘can'
Yaara: [Normal] יכול [Slow] יכול(yakhol)
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Sorry, I can't.'
Yaara: [Slow] מצטער, אני לא יכול. [Normal] מצטער, אני לא יכול.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Yaara: If you’ve been invited somewhere and you can't or don't want to go, it's okay to politely decline. The important thing is not to give a vague or uncertain answer, as it’s considered rude and doesn't take into account the time or the efforts of the person giving the invitation. Israelis appreciate directness.

Outro

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Yaara: להתראות

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