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EPISODE · May 19, 2015 · 10 MIN

#84 It's About Time!

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Do you have "zman" - time? This root, "z.m.n," is used in so many words in Hebrew, it definitely merits an episode to itself. Guy Sharett also explains how it's related to the Arab Spring and Tahrir Square in Cairo. "Zman" to press play… Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Ha-zman hu kmo galgal anak – Time is like a ferris wheel – הזמן הוא כמו גלגל ענק Yesh lecha zman machar? – Do you have time tomorrow? – יש לך זמן מחר? Higia hazman – It's about time – הגיע הזמן Bata ba-zman – You came right on time – באת בזמן Ba-zman ha-acharon – Lately – בזמן האחרון Hayinu yeladim ve-ze haya mizman – We were kids and it was long ago – היינו ילדים וזה היה מזמן Mizman – Long ago – מזמן – من زمان Ha-zman avar ve-lo dibarnu – Time went by and we didn't speak – הזמן עבר ולא דיברנו Lakach li zman lehavin – It took me some time to understand – לקח לי זמן להבין Ata shayach li – You belong to me – אתה שייך לי Lakach lecha zman – It took you some time – לקח לך זמן Lezamen – To summon – לזַמן Zuman – He was summoned – זומַן Mezuman – Summoned/cash – מזומן Leshalem bi-mzuman – To pay in cash – לשלם במזומן Lehizdamen – To arrive by chance, to happen to come – להזדמן Hizdamen li la'asot et ze – It happened to me to do it – הזדמן לי לעשות את זה Hizdamnut – Opportunity – הזדמנות Lehazmin – To invite, book, reserve, order – להזמין Lehazmin tisa – To book a flight – להזמין טיסה Lehazmin chaver le'aruchat erev – To invite a friend to dinner – להזמין חבר לארוחת ערב Lehazmin shulchan be-misa'ada – To reserve a table in a restaurant – להזמין שולחן במסעדה Hizmantem kvar? – Have you guys ordered yet? – הזמנתם כבר Muzman – Invited/booked/reserved – מוזמן Hashulchan ha-ze muzman – This table is reserved –  השולחן הזה מוזמן Nimtsa avoda zmanit – We'll find a temporary job – נמצא עבודה זמנית Tachana zmanit – A temporary bus stop – תחנה זמנית Bo-zmani – Simultaneous – בו-זמני Zmaniyut – Temporariness – זמניוּת Omanut bat-zmanenu – Contemporary art – אמנות בת-זמננו Ten li daka – Give me a minute – תן לי דקה Rak shniya – Just a sec – רק שנייה Rak rega – Just a moment – רק רגע Chikiti eize sha'a – I waited for like an hour – חיכיתי איזה שעה   Playlist and Clips: Chalav u-dvash – Galgal Anak; חלב ודבש – גלגל ענק (Lyrics) Rinat Bar – Higia Hazman; רינת בר – הגיע הזמן (Lyrics) Yehudit Ravitz – Lakachta Et Yadi Be-yadcha; יהודית רביץ – לקחת את ידי בידך (Lyrics) Yossi Banai – Ani Ve-Simon U-Moise Ha-katan; יוסי בנאי – אני וסימון ומואיז הקטן (Lyrics) Ya Al-Midan – Cairokee & Aida Al-Ayoubi; كايروكي وعايدة الأيوبي – يا الميدان Shlomi Shabbat – Aba; שלומי שבת – אבא (Lyrics) Monica Sex – Maka Afora; מוניקה סקס – מכה אפורה (Lyrics)

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