Learn how to post comments about being bored
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Hebrew Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 7 - Getting Bored |
| 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 being bored. אייל (Eyal) gets bored at home, posts an image, and leaves this comment. |
| Katja: משעמם לי, מי רוצה לעשות משהו? (masha'amem li, mi rotze la'asot mashehu?) |
| John: Meaning - "I'm bored. Who wants to do something?" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| אייל: משעמם לי, מי רוצה לעשות משהו? (masha'amem li, mi rotze la'asot mashehu?) |
| (clicking sound) |
| מיכל: רוצה להתחלף? יש לי דו"ח להגיש מחר (rotze lehitchalef? yesh li doch lehagish lemachar. ) |
| נעם: תספור את המרצפות בבית. (tispor et hamirtzafot babayit. ) |
| אלון: בוא לפה, יש לי משחקי וידאו. (bo lepo, yesh li mischakey video) |
| אורלי: אתה יכול לקרוא ספר. (ata yachol likro sefer) |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| אייל: משעמם לי, מי רוצה לעשות משהו? (masha'amem li, mi rotze la'asot mashehu?) |
| John: "I'm bored. Who wants to do something?" |
| (clicking sound) |
| מיכל: רוצה להתחלף? יש לי דו"ח להגיש מחר (rotze lehitchalef? yesh li doch lehagish lemachar. ) |
| John: "Wanna switch? I have a report due tomorrow." |
| נעם: תספור את המרצפות בבית. (tispor et hamirtzafot babayit. ) |
| John: "Count the tiles in your house." |
| אלון: בוא לפה, יש לי משחקי וידאו. (bo lepo, yesh li mischakey video) |
| John: "Come over. I have video games." |
| אורלי: אתה יכול לקרוא ספר. (ata yachol likro sefer) |
| John: "You could read a book." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to אייל (Eyal)'s post. |
| Katja: משעמם לי, מי רוצה לעשות משהו? (masha'amem li, mi rotze la'asot mashehu?) |
| John: "I'm bored. Who wants to do something?" |
| Katja: (SLOW) משעמם לי, מי רוצה לעשות משהו? (masha'amem li, mi rotze la'asot mashehu?) (Regular) משעמם לי, מי רוצה לעשות משהו? (masha'amem li, mi rotze la'asot mashehu?) |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I'm bored." |
| Katja: משעמם לי (mesha'amem li) |
| John: This is a more juvenile way of expressing being bored, loosely translated to "boring to me." This structure is a way of emphasizing your passiveness in the matter by saying it's not your fault that you are bored. Listen again - "I'm bored" is... |
| Katja: (SLOW) משעמם לי (mesha'amem li) (REGULAR) משעמם לי (mesha'amem li) |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "something." |
| Katja: משהו (mashehu) |
| John: This is a compound word. The first word is… |
| Katja: מה שהוא (ma she'hu). |
| John: ...which means "what that is” or “a thing that exists, but which is undefined.” If you want to say "someone" you would say… |
| Katja: מישהו (mishehu) |
| John: It literally means "who that is," or “a person who exists.” Listen again - "something" is... |
| Katja: (SLOW) משהו (mashehu) (REGULAR) משהו (mashehu) |
| John: All together, it’s "I'm bored. Who wants to do something?" |
| Katja: משעמם לי, מי רוצה לעשות משהו? (masha'amem li, mi rotze la'asot mashehu?) |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, אייל (Eyal)'s friends leave some comments. |
| John: His girlfriend's high school friend, מיכל (Michal), uses an expression meaning - "Wanna switch? I have a report due tomorrow.” |
| Katja: (SLOW) רוצה להתחלף? יש לי דו"ח להגיש מחר (rotze lehitchalef? yesh li doch lehagish lemachar.) (REGULAR) רוצה להתחלף? יש לי דו"ח להגיש מחר (rotze lehitchalef? yesh li doch lehagish lemachar.) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: רוצה להתחלף? יש לי דו"ח להגיש מחר (rotze lehitchalef? yesh li doch lehagish lemachar.) |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: His college friend, נעם (Noam), uses an expression meaning - "Count the tiles in your house." |
| Katja: (SLOW) תספור את המרצפות בבית. (tispor et hamirtzafot babayit. ) (REGULAR) תספור את המרצפות בבית. (tispor et hamirtzafot babayit. ) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: תספור את המרצפות בבית. (tispor et hamirtzafot babayit. ) |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: His nephew, אלון (Alon), uses an expression meaning - "Come over. I have video games." |
| Katja: (SLOW) בוא לפה, יש לי משחקי וידאו. (bo lepo, yesh li mischakey video) (REGULAR) בוא לפה, יש לי משחקי וידאו. (bo lepo, yesh li mischakey video) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: בוא לפה, יש לי משחקי וידאו. (bo lepo, yesh li mischakey video) |
| John: Use this expression to invite someone over. |
| John: His neighbor, אורלי (Orly), uses an expression meaning - "You could read a book." |
| Katja: (SLOW) אתה יכול לקרוא ספר. (ata yachol likro sefer) (REGULAR) אתה יכול לקרוא ספר. (ata yachol likro sefer) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: אתה יכול לקרוא ספר. (ata yachol likro sefer) |
| John: Use this expression to give another solution. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being bored, 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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