#41 Atsor! (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew

Sometimes you need to ask a driver, or anyone really, “Could you stop here, please?” Today we’ll learn how to say it in Hebrew, and we’ll also find out what it has to do with bowel movements.

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New Words and Expressions:

Lo otser be-adom – He doesn’t stop in red light – לא עוצר באדום

“Tagid li eich la’atsor et ha-dma’ot – Tell me how to stop the tears – תגיד לי איך לעצור את הדמעות

La’atsor, la’avod, la’azor – לעצור, לעבוד, לעזור – To stop, to work, to help

Ata yachol la’atsor po be-vakasha? – Could you stop here please? – אתה יכול לעצור פה בבקשה

Ta’atsor li po vaksha – Stop here for me, please – תעצור לי פה (ב)בקשה

“Hizaher, yesh atsor ba-knisa” – Attention, there is a stop sign at the entrance – היזהר, יש עצור בכניסה

Atsira ba-derech – A stop on the way – עצירה בדרך

Atsirat gshamim – Drought – עצירת גשמים

Atsiroot kasha – Severe constipation – עצירוּת קשה

Otser – Curfew – עוצר

Otser – He is stopping – עוצר

Ma’atsar – Detention – מעצר

Ma’atsor – Obstacle, mental block – מעצור

Ani menase lehamshich ve-nitkal be-ma’atsor – I try to continue and bump into an obstacle – אני מנסה להמשיך ונתקל במעצור

Playlist and Clips:

Shalom Hanoch – Lo Otser Be-adom (lyrics)

Ofra Haza – Le-orech Ha-yam (lyrics)

Oshik Levy – Zichron Ya’akov (lyrics)

Atsirat Gshamim

Atsiroot kasha

Bar Tsabari – Shuv (lyrics)

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Ep. 183 about hafsakat pipi

Ep. 351 about Pull over