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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

‫21 [עשרים ואחת]‬

21 [essrim w\'axat]

‫שיחת חולין 2‬

[ssixat xulin 2]

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Where do you come from? ‫מ-----את-/ ה?‬ ‫----- א- / ה-- ‫-ה-כ- א- / ה-‬ --------------- ‫מהיכן את / ה?‬ 0
m-h-y-han a-a-/-t? m-------- a------- m-h-y-h-n a-a-/-t- ------------------ meheykhan atah/at?
From Basel. ‫------‬ ‫------- ‫-ב-ז-.- -------- ‫מבאזל.‬ 0
mi-a'--l. m-------- m-b-'-e-. --------- miba'zel.
Basel is in Switzerland. ‫ב--- נמצ-ת-ב--ו-יץ-‬ ‫---- נ---- ב-------- ‫-א-ל נ-צ-ת ב-ו-י-ץ-‬ --------------------- ‫באזל נמצאת בשווייץ.‬ 0
b--ze--n----e'- --shw-y-s. b----- n------- b--------- b-'-e- n-m-s-'- b-s-w-y-s- -------------------------- ba'zel nimtse't bishwayts.
May I introduce Mr. Miller? ‫תרשה-- - לי -ה--ג--ך--ת----מ-ל-?‬ ‫---- / י ל- ל---- ל- א- מ- מ----- ‫-ר-ה / י ל- ל-צ-ג ל- א- מ- מ-ל-?- ---------------------------------- ‫תרשה / י לי להציג לך את מר מילר?‬ 0
ta-----/t-rshi -i l'------ lek---la-h--t m-r-----r? t------------- l- l------- l--------- e- m-- m----- t-r-h-h-t-r-h- l- l-h-t-i- l-k-a-l-k- e- m-r m-l-r- --------------------------------------------------- tarsheh/tarshi li l'hatsig lekha/lakh et mar miler?
He is a foreigner. ‫ה-א ל-----ן.‬ ‫--- ל- מ----- ‫-ו- ל- מ-א-.- -------------- ‫הוא לא מכאן.‬ 0
hu--o -ik--n. h- l- m------ h- l- m-k-'-. ------------- hu lo mika'n.
He speaks several languages. ‫-ו- דו-ר ש--ת---ות.‬ ‫--- ד--- ש--- ר----- ‫-ו- ד-ב- ש-ו- ר-ו-.- --------------------- ‫הוא דובר שפות רבות.‬ 0
h- d---r -s------a-o-. h- d---- s----- r----- h- d-v-r s-a-o- r-b-t- ---------------------- hu dover ssafot rabot.
Are you here for the first time? ‫-ו-ה-ע--הר---נ- שא----ה-כא--‬ ‫-- ה--- ה------ ש-- / ה כ---- ‫-ו ה-ע- ה-א-ו-ה ש-ת / ה כ-ן-‬ ------------------------------ ‫זו הפעם הראשונה שאת / ה כאן?‬ 0
z- -a-a--m ha-i-shon----h-'atah/--e'-----'-? z- h------ h---------- s-------------- k---- z- h-p-'-m h-r-'-h-n-h s-e-a-a-/-h-'-t k-'-? -------------------------------------------- zo hapa'am hari'shonah she'atah/she'at ka'n?
No, I was here once last year. ‫--,---ית----- -ב- בש-ה ---רה-‬ ‫--- ה---- כ-- כ-- ב--- ש------ ‫-א- ה-י-י כ-ן כ-ר ב-נ- ש-ב-ה-‬ ------------------------------- ‫לא, הייתי כאן כבר בשנה שעברה.‬ 0
l-,--a----ka-n ---- --s-a-ah -h--vra-. l-- h---- k--- k--- b------- s-------- l-, h-i-i k-'- k-a- b-s-a-a- s-'-v-a-. -------------------------------------- lo, haiti ka'n kvar bashanah sh'avrah.
Only for a week, though. ‫----שב-- אחד בל-ד.‬ ‫--- ש--- א-- ב----- ‫-ב- ש-ו- א-ד ב-ב-.- -------------------- ‫אבל שבוע אחד בלבד.‬ 0
av----havu---ex-- -----d. a--- s------ e--- b------ a-a- s-a-u-a e-a- b-l-a-. ------------------------- aval shavu'a exad bilvad.
How do you like it here? ‫ו-יך --צ--ח--בעי--ך-/ --ך להיו- ---?‬ ‫---- מ--- ח- ב----- / י-- ל---- כ---- ‫-א-ך מ-צ- ח- ב-י-י- / י-ך ל-י-ת כ-ן-‬ -------------------------------------- ‫ואיך מוצא חן בעיניך / ייך להיות כאן?‬ 0
w-eyk---uts- -en-b'-y---k-a-l-h--t--a'-? w----- m---- x-- b--------- l----- k---- w-e-k- m-t-e x-n b-e-n-y-h- l-h-o- k-'-? ---------------------------------------- w'eykh mutse xen b'eyneykha lihiot ka'n?
A lot. The people are nice. ‫-א-ד.---נש-ם-נחמ--ם מא--.‬ ‫----- ה----- נ----- מ----- ‫-א-ד- ה-נ-י- נ-מ-י- מ-ו-.- --------------------------- ‫מאוד. האנשים נחמדים מאוד.‬ 0
me-od. ha'ana-h-m--'-m---- -e--d. m----- h--------- n------- m----- m-'-d- h-'-n-s-i- n-x-a-i- m-'-d- --------------------------------- me'od. ha'anashim n'xmadim me'od.
And I like the scenery, too. ‫ו-ם-הנו--מוצא--- --יני-‬ ‫--- ה--- מ--- ח- ב------ ‫-ג- ה-ו- מ-צ- ח- ב-י-י-‬ ------------------------- ‫וגם הנוף מוצא חן בעיני.‬ 0
w'gam--a-o- ------xen-be--yna-. w---- h---- m---- x-- b-------- w-g-m h-n-f m-t-e x-n b-'-y-a-. ------------------------------- w'gam hanof mutse xen be'eynai.
What is your profession? ‫ב-ה א--/ ---ו-- ---?-/----ה-קצ-ע--לך?‬ ‫--- א- / ה ע--- / ת- / מ- ה----- ש---- ‫-מ- א- / ה ע-ס- / ת- / מ- ה-ק-ו- ש-ך-‬ --------------------------------------- ‫במה את / ה עוסק / ת? / מה המקצוע שלך?‬ 0
b-me- ata-/-t-o--q/o-----? ma- h-m--t--'a s----k-? b---- a------ o----------- m-- h--------- s------- b-m-h a-a-/-t o-e-/-s-q-t- m-h h-m-q-s-'- s-e-a-h- -------------------------------------------------- b'meh atah/at oseq/oseqet? mah hamiqtso'a shelakh?
I am a translator. ‫--י מתרגם-/ -ת.‬ ‫--- מ---- / מ--- ‫-נ- מ-ר-ם / מ-.- ----------------- ‫אני מתרגם / מת.‬ 0
a-i--e----e-/--ta--eme-. a-- m------------------- a-i m-t-r-e-/-e-a-g-m-t- ------------------------ ani metargem/metargemet.
I translate books. ‫א-י -תרג--/ מת---ר---‬ ‫--- מ---- / מ- ס------ ‫-נ- מ-ר-ם / מ- ס-ר-ם-‬ ----------------------- ‫אני מתרגם / מת ספרים.‬ 0
an- -e--rg-m/-et-r-e-e- -fari-. a-- m------------------ s------ a-i m-t-r-e-/-e-a-g-m-t s-a-i-. ------------------------------- ani metargem/metargemet sfarim.
Are you alone here? ‫-ת - ה-לבד-כאן-‬ ‫-- / ה ל-- כ---- ‫-ת / ה ל-ד כ-ן-‬ ----------------- ‫את / ה לבד כאן?‬ 0
atah--- levad--a-n? a------ l---- k---- a-a-/-t l-v-d k-'-? ------------------- atah/at levad ka'n?
No, my wife / my husband is also here. ‫--, -- -ש-י ----ל--כ-ן-‬ ‫--- ג- א--- / ב--- כ---- ‫-א- ג- א-ת- / ב-ל- כ-ן-‬ ------------------------- ‫לא, גם אשתי / בעלי כאן.‬ 0
lo,---m -s-ti/b-'ali-----. l-- g-- i----------- k---- l-, g-m i-h-i-b-'-l- k-'-. -------------------------- lo, gam ishti/ba'ali ka'n.
And those are my two children. ‫וש- -נ- ה-ל-י--של--‬ ‫--- ש-- ה----- ש---- ‫-ש- ש-י ה-ל-י- ש-י-‬ --------------------- ‫ושם שני הילדים שלי.‬ 0
w'--am sh--- ---ele--- s----. w----- s---- h-------- s----- w-s-a- s-n-y h-y-l-d-m s-e-i- ----------------------------- w'sham shney hayeledim sheli.

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