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#123 Streetwise Hebrew tomorrow at nine? Kavanu.

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In Hebrew we like to set meetings, rendezvous, appointments. We use likb'oa, the verb to set, for these actions, plus some interesting nouns coming from this family, ק.ב.ע. Exclusive Content for Patrons   New words & expressions: Eich kov'im ma yihye godel taktsiv ha-medina? – How do they determine the state budget? – ?איך קובעים מה יהיה גודל תקציב המדינה Likbo'a – To set, to determine – לקבוע Misrad ha-otsar – Finance ministry – משרד האוצר Likbo'a pgisha – To schedule an appointment – לקבוע פגישה Likbo'a tor – To set a doctor (or other treatment) appointment – לקבוע תור Az kavanu leyom hamishi – So we scheduled it for Thursday – אז קבענו ליום חמישי Kavati la'asot mashehu im mishehu – I am going to do something with somone – קבעתי לעשות משהו עם מישהו Kavati lir'ot seret im haver – I am going to watch a movie with a friend – קבעתי לראות סרט עם חבר Kavati kvar mashehu / Yesh li kvar mashehu – I've already got something – קבעתי כבר משהו / יש לי כבר משהו Kavati ito le-shmone – I scheduled it for 8 o'clock with him – קבעתי איתו לשמונה Kavati lecha pgisha im mishehu – I fixed a meeting for you with someone – קבעתי לך פגישה עם מישהו Ma kavanu? – What did we finalize? – ?מה קבענו Az ma kavanu ba-sof? – What did we say at the end? – ?אז מה קבענו בסוף Az eifo kavanu, tazkir li? – So where did we say we'd meet, remind me? – ?אז איפה קבענו, תזכיר לי Az ma kov'im? – So what's the plan? – ?אז מה קובעים Bo/boi/bo'u nikba le-hamesh – Let's meet at 5 o'clock – בוא/בואי/בואו Avoda kvu'ah – Steady job – עבודה קבועה Haver kav'ua - Steady boyfriend – חבר קבוע Ipur kavu'a – Permanent make up – איפור קבוע Yesh li trick kavu'a – I have a trick I always use – יש לי טריק קבוע Ani me-hakvuim – I am one of the regulars – אני מהקבועים Kavu'a (math) – Constant – קבוע Be-ofen kavu'a – Regularly – באופן קבוע Ha-pgisha nikb'ea le-yom hamishi – The meeting was scheduled for Thursday – הפגישה נקבעה ליום חמישי Lekabe'a – To splint (limbs) – לקבע Kibu'a – Splinting – קיבוע Mekuba – Splinted, fixed, rigid – מקובע Haver shel keva – A permanent member – חבר של קבע Tsva keva – Standing Army – צבא קבע Sherut hova – Mandatory Army service – שירות חובה Yeshuvey keva – Permanent communities – ישובי קבע Yeshuvim arai'yim – Nomadic communities – ישובים ארעיים Kib'aon – Fixation – קיבעון Kvi'ut – Tenure – קביעות   Looking for the monologue text? It's available to our patrons at patreon.com/streetwisehebrew.   Playlist and clips:Eich Nikba Godel Taktsiv Ha-Medina? (Israeli Finance Ministry)Ha-dor Ha'avud, Educational TV Dana International – Love Boy (lyrics)Yehudit Ravitz & Yoni Rechter – Shir Hafuch (lyrics)Kibu'a Marpek – Elbow splinting Ariel Zilber – Ba-Hevra Le-haganat Ha-teva (lyrics)

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