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‫22 [עשרים ושתיים]‬ ‫שיחת חולין 3‬

22 [essrim ushtaim] ssixat xulin 3

Do you smoke?	‫את / ה מעשן / ת?‬; atah/at me'ashen/me'ashenet?
I used to.	‫בעבר עישנתי.‬; b'avar ishanti.
But I don’t smoke anymore.	‫אבל עכשיו אני כבר לא מעשן / ת.‬; aval akhshayw ani kvar lo me'ashen/me'ashenet.
Does it disturb you if I smoke?	‫יפריע לך אם אעשן?‬; yafri'a lekha/lakh im a'ashen?
No, absolutely not.	‫לא, כלל לא.‬; lo, klal lo.
It doesn’t disturb me.	‫זה לא יפריע לי.‬; zeh lo yafri'a li.
Will you drink something?	‫תרצה / י לשתות משהו?‬; tirtseh/tirtsi lishtot mashehu?
A brandy?	‫כוסית קוניאק?‬; kosit qonya'q?
No, preferably a beer.	‫לא, אני מעדיף / פה בירה.‬; lo, ani ma'adif/ma'adifah birah.
Do you travel a lot?	‫את / ה נוסע / ת הרבה?‬; atah/at nose'a/nosat harubeh?
Yes, mostly on business trips.	‫כן, לרוב אלה נסיעות עסקים.‬; ken, larov eleh nesi'ot asaqim.
But now we’re on holiday.	‫אבל כעת אנחנו נמצאים כאן בחופשה.‬; aval ka'et anaxnu nimtse'im ka'n b'xufshah.
It’s so hot!	‫איזה חום!‬; eyzeh xom!
Yes, today it’s really hot.	‫כן, היום באמת חם.‬; ken, hayom b'emet xam.
Let’s go to the balcony.	‫נצא למרפסת.‬; netse lamirpeset.
There’s a party here tomorrow.	‫מחר תהייה כאן מסיבה.‬; maxar tihieh ka'n mesibah.
Are you also coming?	‫תרצה / י להצטרף?‬; tirtseh/tirtsi l'hitstaref?
Yes, we’ve also been invited.	‫כן, גם אנחנו מוזמנים.‬; ken, gam anaxnu muzmanim.

Tips for learning a foreign language

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