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EPISODE · Mar 8, 2022 · 8 MIN

#359 Let Me Make This Clear to You

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In Hebrew, ?הייתי ברורה means ,"was I clear?" Guy's school principal would lecture him and his peers after they did something wrong, and she would end with "?הייתי ברורה". This episode is dedicated to the word ברור. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Barur – Clear, clearly, of course – ברור Barur ka-shemesh – It's crystal clear – ברור כשמש Barur! – Got it – ברור Ha-kol barur? She'elot? – Is everything clear? Any questions? – הכל ברור, שאלות Baroooor – Duh, of course – ברוווור "She-nazmin et ha-tiramisù? Baroooor – Shall we get the tiramisù? Of course – שנזמין את הטירמיסו? ברווווור "Sure barur" – Sure, of course – שור-ברור Rak she-yihye barur – Just to make it clear – רק שיהיה ברור "She-yihye barur, ani lo nish'ar achrey ha-avoda ha-yom" – Just to make it clear, I am not doing overtime today – שיהיה ברור, אני לא נשאר אחרי העבודה היום She-yihye lecha barur – Let me make this clear to you (m.) – שיהיה לךָ ברור Sheyihye lach barur – Let me make this clear to you (f.) – שיהיה לךְ ברור Barur she-ani agi'a machar – Of course I am coming tomorrow – ברור שאני אגיע מחר "Barur she-hi-tech hu olam me'atger" – Of course, hi-tech is a challenging world – ברור שהייטק הוא עולם מאתגר "Aval mashehu ba-avira kan ninoach u-mishpachti" – But something with the atmosphere here is laid-back and feels like family – אבל משהו באווירה כאן נינוח ומשפחתי Barur lama, ken? – It's clear why I say this, right? – ברור למה, כן  Lo barur lama – It's unclear why – לא ברור למה Ve-az hu azav ha-kol ve-nasa le-mexico, lo barur lama – And then he left everything and went to Mexico, it's unclear why – ואז הוא עזב הכל ונסע למכסיקו, לא ברור למה Achshav yoter barur? – Is it clearer now? – עכשיו יותר ברור Ma yoter barur, ze o ze? – With which do you see clearer, this one or that one? – מה יותר ברור, זה או זה "Hayiti brura?" – Was I clear? – הייתי ברורה Klalim brurim – Strict rules – כללים ברורים Yesh klalim brurim legabei ze – There are strict rules about it – יש כללים ברורים לגבי זה   Playlist and Clips: Yirmi Kaplan – Hi Ha-achat (lyrics) Hi-tech bi-yerushalayim1 Hi-tech bi-yerushalayim2 Dudu Tassa – Yoter Barur (lyrics) Israeli brevity in ep. 157

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