Streetwise Hebrew

#77 Election Finger Pointing

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It's elections day in Israel, in case you hadn't noticed, so today we’ll talk about voting in Hebrew. Guy also tells us how it’s connected to the word for finger - אצבע. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Lehatsbi’a – To vote – להצביע Etsba, etsba’ot – Finger, fingers – אצבע, אצבעות Lehatsbi’a al mashehu – To point at something – להצביע “Ein lachem adayin zchut hatsba’a” – You still don’t have the right to vote – אין לכם עדיין זכות הצבעה “Aval yesh lachem zchut hashpa’a” – But you do have the right to influence – אבל יש לכם זכות השפעה Hatsbaa le-mishehu – Voting for someone – הצבעה למישהו Le-mi / avoor mi ata matsbi’a – Whom do you vote for? – למי / עבור מי אתה מצביע Hatsba’a ba bchirot – Vote in the elections – הצבעה בבחירות Hatsba’a al hahachlata – Vote on a decision – הצבעה על ההחלטה Lehatsbi’a al mashehu – Pointing at something – להצביע על משהו “Ani rotse lehatsbi’a al ha-gormim ha-hashuvim” – I want to highlight the key factors – אני רוצה להצביע על הגורמים החשובים Hatsbaa