Streetwise Hebrew
#433 Do Not Contact Me
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:10:27
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Synopsis
The Hebrew word לפנות means to turn, like to turn right or left. But we use לפנות for other things as well, like when we need to contact our municipality or to tell someone to stop texting us. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Lifnot – To turn – לפנות Pné – Turn (Imp., m.) – פנה Pni – Turn (Imp. f.) – פני Pné/pni yamina – Turn right – פנה/פני ימינה Pnu le-rofe ha-mishpacha shelachem – Contact your family doctor – פנו לרופא המשפחה שלכם Pnu le- – Turn to someone – פנו ל Eich ponim le-anashim – How do you address people – איך פונים לאנשים “Lo mafria li she-ponim elai bi-lshon zachar” – It doesn’t bother me when I am addressed in masculine form – לא מפריע לי שפונים אליי בלשון זכר “Lo mafria li she-ponim elai bi-lshon nekeva” – It doesn’t bother me if you address me in feminine form – לא מפריע לי שפונים אליי בלשון נקבה “Lo meshane li eich ponim elai” – I don’t care how you address me – לא משנה לי איך פונים אליי “Tifné elai be-gever, tifne elai be-isha, ze oto davar” – Address me a