Hebrew: Barron's Dialogue 02

Question 1

Tell me, please, how can I get from here to the main post office?

Answer 1

emor li, bevakasha, ex ani yaxol lehagia mekan ladoar hamerkazi?

Question 2

Turn here at the first corner

Answer 2

Pne kan hapina harishon yemina

Question 3

Yes

Answer 3

ken

Question 4

Go about 4 blocks & then turn left.

Answer 4

lex kearbaa rexovot, vesham tifne smola.

Question 5

Continue straight to the intersection.

Answer 5

Tamshix yashar ad lahistalvut.

Question 6

The first intersection?

Answer 6

Hahistalvut harishona?

Question 7

Yes. Go past the lights & continue straight to the post office building.

Answer 7

ken. avor et harmzorim, vehamshex yashar ad lebinyan hadoar.

Question 8

Is it far from here?

Answer 8

haim ze raxok mikan?

Question 9

No, its not far.

Answer 9

Lo. Zeh lo raxok.

Question 10

Thank you very much, sir.

Answer 10

Toda raba lexa, adoni.

Question 11

Don’t mention it.

Answer 11

al lo davar.

Question 12

Pardon me, sir. I want to get to the tourist office.

Answer 12

tislax li, adoni. Ani rotze lehagia lemisrad hatayarut.

Question 13

To the government tourist office?

Answer 13

lemisrad hatayarut hamemshalti?

Question 14

Yes. Is it far from here?

Answer 14

ken. haim ze raxok mikan?

Question 15

No. It’s not far. You are now next to the Mugrabi Theatre, right?

Answer 15

lo. ze lo raxok. Atah nimtza axshav al yad konoa mugrabi. naxon?

Question 16

Yes. I think so.

Answer 16

ken. ani. xoshev kax.

Question 17

What do you man, you think so? You don’t see that this is the Mugrabi Theatre?

Answer 17

ma zot omeret, atah xoshev kax. atah lo roe sheze konoa mugrabi?

Question 18

Sir, speak a little slower. I’m new in the country. I come from America.

Answer 18

Adon. daber ktzat yoter leat. Ani xadash baaretz. Ani ba meamerika.

Question 19

Oh, you’re new in the country. That’s something else. So why didn’t you tell me before?

Answer 19

a-atah xadash baaretz. ze davar axer. az lama lo amarta li kodem?

Question 20

When before? You didn’t give me a chance to speak.

Answer 20

matay kodem. lo natata li hizdamnut ledaber.

Question 21

All right. So you say you want to get to the tourist office, right?

Answer 21

nu tov. az amarta sheata rotzeh lehagia lemisrad hatayarut, naxon?

Question 22

Yes, that’ right.

Answer 22

ken. naxon.

Question 23

Listen. Are you in a hurry?

Answer 23

Sham. Ata memaher?

Question 24

Not really. I want to walk around and see the city.

Answer 24

lo kol kax. ani rotzeh letayel velir’ot et ha’ir.

Question 25

If so, go straight on Allenby Road towards the seashore.

Answer 25

im kax, lex yashar berexov allenbi lekivun sfat hayam.

Question 26

In this direction?

Answer 26

bakivun haze?

Question 27

Yes. You’ll pass the Brooklyn Bar.

Answer 27

ken. taavor et bruklin bar.

Question 28

The what?

Answer 28

et ma?

Question 29

The Brooklyn Bar. Do you know where the Brooklyn Bar is?

Answer 29

et bruklin bar. Atah yodea eyfo sebruklin bar?

Question 30

No, I don’t know. Haven’t I told you that I’m new in the country.

Answer 30

lo. ani lo yodea. harey amarti lexa sheani xadash baaretz.