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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2015 · 8 MIN

#87 We've had enough!

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Enough is enough! Guy Sharett introduces us to the word 'maspik' - 'enough.' We'll also listen to some songs so we can check out how 'maspik' deals with the adjectives, adverbs, and verbs it meets on the way.   New words & expressions: Ze maspik? - Is it enough? - ?זה מספיק Ze lo maspik – It’s not enough – זה לא מספיק Metsuyan – Excellent – מצויין Tov meod – Very good – טוב מאוד Kim’at tov me’od – Almost very good – כמעט טוב מאוד Kim’at tov – Almost good – כמעט טוב Maspik – Sufficient, just about – מספיק Maspik be koshi – Hardly sufficient – מספיק בקושי Bilti maspik – Not sufficient – בלתי מספיק Bilti nisbal – Unbearable – בלתי נסבל Ha-state dipartment natan le-Israel tsiyun bilti maspik be-sovlanoot datit – The State Department gave Israel an 'F' in religious tolerance - משרד החוץ האמריקני נתן לישראל ציון בלתי מספיק בסובלנות דתית Bilti maspik be-matematika, be-historia – בלתי מספיק במתמטיקה, בהסטוריה - Below standard/'F' in mathematics, in history Maspik im – enough with – מספיק עם Maspik im ze ve-dai - enough with it already – מספיק עם זה ודי Maspik le-mishehu – Enough for someone – מספיק למישהו Ze maspik lach? - Is it enough for you? - ?מספיק לך Maspik chacham – Clever enough – מספיק חכם Ve-zo siba maspik tova – And this is a good enough reason – וזו סיבה מספיק טובה Ha-anashim she-amru li she-ani lo shava maspik – Those people who told me I was not good enough - האנשים שאמרו לי שאני לא שווה מספיק Maspik she-shlosha arbaa mikrim yikru – It’s enough that three or four cases will happen – מספיק ששלושה ארבעה מקרים יקרו Kol ha-medina tedaber aleyhem – The whole country will talk about them – כל המדינה תדבר עליהם Lo maspik she… – It’s not enough that… – ...לא מספיק ש Maspik ledaber achshav – Enough with the talking now – מספיק לדבר עכשיו Ani chayav lehaspik – I must do it on time – אני חייב להספיק Lehaspik – To succeed in doing something on time – להספיק Maspik, maspika, maspikim, maspikot – מספיק, מספיקה, מספיקים, מספיקות Ani lo maspik/aspik le’hagia hayom – I won’t make it today – אני לא מספיק/אספיק להגיע היום Ha-ochel ha-ze tsarich lehaspik le-shlosha yamim – This food should suffice for three days – האוכל הזה צריך להספיק לשלושה ימים Sapak internet – Internet provider – ספק אינטרנט Sipuk – satisfaction – סיפוק Aspaka – provision – אספקה Shataknu maspik – We were silent enough – שתקנו מספיק Maspik le-hayom – That’s enough for today – מספיק להיום   Playlist and clips used Ha-dag nachash – Lo Maspik (Lyrics) Religious tolerance in Israel – TV10 Jacky Mekayten – Ha-me’antezet (Lyrics) Monika Sex – Maspik Benadam (Lyrics) Yitzhak Klepter – Tslil Mechuvan (Lyrics) TV2 – Behavior in the Knesset Dudu Tassa – Ani Ratz (Lyrics)  

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