Learn how to post and leave comments in Hebrew about having a baby
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Hebrew Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 13 - A Pregnancy Announcement |
| John: Hi, everyone. I'm John. |
| Katja: And I'm Katja. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Hebrew about having a baby. ืืืื (Eyal) finds out he and his wife are going to have a baby, posts an image, and leaves this comment. |
| Katja: ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื! (anachnu beherayon!) |
| John: Meaning - "We are pregnant!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| ืืืื: ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื! (anachnu beherayon!) |
| (clicking sound) |
| ื ืขื: ืชืืฉื ืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืขืืฉืื, ืื ืืงืจืื ืชืฉืื ืืื! (tishan achsav kama she'efshar, ki bekarov tishkach mize!) |
| ืืืื: ืืืขืชื! ืื ืืืชื ืขื ืช ืืืืืช ืืืื ื? (yada'ati! ki mimatay Anat ohevet mayonez?) |
| ืืืจืื: ืื ืื ืื ืืช? (ze ben o bat?) |
| ืืืื: ืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืืื! (ze hakatan gadol yihiye!) |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| ืืืื: ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื! (anachnu beherayon!) |
| John: "We are pregnant!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| ื ืขื: ืชืืฉื ืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืขืืฉืื, ืื ืืงืจืื ืชืฉืื ืืื! (tishan achsav kama she'efshar, ki bekarov tishkach mize!) |
| John: "Sleep as much as you can now, because soon you will forget about it!" |
| ืืืื: ืืืขืชื! ืื ืืืชื ืขื ืช ืืืืืช ืืืื ื? (yada'ati! ki mimatay Anat ohevet mayonez?) |
| John: "I knew! Since when does Anat like mayonnaise?" |
| ืืืจืื: ืื ืื ืื ืืช? (ze ben o bat?) |
| John: "Is it a boy or a girl?" |
| ืืืื: ืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืืื! (ze hakatan gadol yihiye!) |
| John: "This small one will grow up to be great!" |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to ืืืื (Eyal)'s post. |
| Katja: ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื! (anachnu beherayon!) |
| John: "We are pregnant!" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื! (anachnu beherayon!) (Regular) ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื! (anachnu beherayon!) |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "pregnant." |
| Katja: ืืืจืืื (beherayon) |
| John: It literally means "in pregnancy" or "during pregnancy" but you can translate it as "pregnant.โ Listen again - "pregnant" is... |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืืืจืืื (beherayon) (REGULAR) ืืืจืืื (beherayon) |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "We are pregnant." |
| Katja: ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื (anachnu beherayon) |
| John: This expression is popular when announcing a pregnancy in Hebrew. Listen again - "we are pregnant" is... |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื (anachnu beherayon) (REGULAR) ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื (anachnu beherayon) |
| John: All together, itโs "We are pregnant!" |
| Katja: ืื ืื ื ืืืจืืื! (anachnu beherayon!) |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, ืืืื (Eyal)'s friends leave some comments. |
| John: His college friend, ื ืขื (Noam), uses an expression meaning - "Sleep as much as you can now, because soon you will forget about it!" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืชืืฉื ืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืขืืฉืื, ืื ืืงืจืื ืชืฉืื ืืื! (tishan achsav kama she'efshar, ki bekarov tishkach mize!) (REGULAR) ืชืืฉื ืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืขืืฉืื, ืื ืืงืจืื ืชืฉืื ืืื! (tishan achsav kama she'efshar, ki bekarov tishkach mize!) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: ืชืืฉื ืืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืขืืฉืื, ืื ืืงืจืื ืชืฉืื ืืื! (tishan achsav kama she'efshar, ki bekarov tishkach mize!) |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: His wife's high school friend, ืืืื (Michal), uses an expression meaning - "I knew! Since when does Anat like mayonnaise?" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืืืขืชื! ืื ืืืชื ืขื ืช ืืืืืช ืืืื ื? (yada'ati! ki mimatay Anat ohevet mayonez?) (REGULAR) ืืืขืชื! ืื ืืืชื ืขื ืช ืืืืืช ืืืื ื? (yada'ati! ki mimatay Anat ohevet mayonez?) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: ืืืขืชื! ืื ืืืชื ืขื ืช ืืืืืช ืืืื ื? (yada'ati! ki mimatay Anat ohevet mayonez?) |
| John: Use this expression to be funny about her food cravings. |
| John: His neighbor, ืืืจืื (Orly), uses an expression meaning - "Is it a boy or a girl?" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืื ืื ืื ืืช? (ze ben o bat?) (REGULAR) ืื ืื ืื ืืช? (ze ben o bat?) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: ืื ืื ืื ืืช? (ze ben o bat?) |
| John: Use this expression to ask about the babyโs gender. |
| John: His supervisor, ืืืื (Yigal), uses an expression meaning - "This small one will grow up to be great!" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืืื! (ze hakatan gadol yihiye!) (REGULAR) ืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืืื! (ze hakatan gadol yihiye!) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: ืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืืื! (ze hakatan gadol yihiye!) |
| John: Use this expression to leave a warm-hearted message. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having a baby, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
| Katja: lehitra'ot. |
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