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Lesson 23 - conjunctions

English Transliteration Hebrew
and ve…, u… ו...
Elana and Yael are coming over for dinner.i-la-na ve-ya-el ba-ot la-a-ru-khat e-rev.אילנה ויעל באות לארוחת ערב.
Do I have time to shave and shower?yesh li zman le-hit-ga-le-akh ve-le-hit-ka-le-akh? יש לי זמן להתגלח ולהתקלח?
or o או
Do you prefer cats or dogs? at ma-a-di-fa kha-tu-lim o kla-vim? את מעדיפה חתולים או כלבים?
Who is picking me up from school - mom or dad?mi o-sef o-ti mi-beit ha-se-fer a-ba o i-ma? מי אוסף אותי מבית הספר - אבא או אימא?
but, however a-val אבל
He looks fat and slow but actually he's quite fast.hu nir-e sha-men ve-i-ti a-val be-ets-em hu dei ma-hir. הוא נראה שמן ואיטי אבל בעצם הוא די מהיר.
You can talk all you want, but I'm not listening.a-ta ya-khol le-da-ber ka-ma she-ba le-kha a-val a-ni lo mak-shiv le-kha. אתה יכול לדבר כמה שבא לך אבל אני לא מקשיב לך.
however, but akh אך
I went to the supermarket but it closed.ha-lakh-ti la-su-per akh hu ha-ya sa-gur. הלכתי לסופר אך הוא היה סגור.
I wanted (requested) to help him but he refused.bi-kash-ti la-a-zor lo akh hu sei-rev. ביקשתי לעזור לו אך הוא סירב.
if im אם
He will make more money if he takes the new job.hu yar-vi-akh yo-ter ke-sef im hu yi-kakh et ha-a-vo-da ha-kha-da-sha. הוא ירוויח יותר כסף אם הוא יקח את העבודה החדשה.
The waitress asked if she could take our order. ha-mel-tsa-rit sha-a-la im a-nakh-nu mu-kha-nim le-haz-min. המלצרית שאלה אם אנחנו מוכנים להזמין.
also gam גם
Me, too. gam a-ni. גם אני.
I am a scientist and also a magician. a-ni mad-an ve-gam ko-sem. אני מדען וגם קוסם.
because, that ki כי
The driver told the police officer he parked on the sidewalk because he was unloading goods.ha-na-hag a-mar la-sho-ter she-hu kha-na al ha-mid-ra-kha ki pa-rak skho-ra. הנהג אמר לשוטר שהוא חנה על המדרכה כי פרק סחורה.
The sign says that parking is prohibited.ha-she-let o-mer ki ha-kha-na-ya a-su-ra. השלט אומר כי החנייה אסורה.
only rak רק
You only live once. kha-yim rak pa-am a-khat. חיים רק פעם אחת.
You are the only person who loves me. rak at o-he-vet o-ti. רק את אוהבת אותי.
surely, indeed a-khen אכן
That's indeed a problem. a-khen zot be-a-ya. אכן, זאת בעיה
Mr. President, did you get him? - Yes, we got him.a-do-ni ha-na-si, ta-fas-tem o-to? - a-khen, ta-fas-nu o-to. אדוני הנשיא, תפסתם אותו? -אכן, תפסנו אותו
but, however, except e-la אלא
I'm not wearing a coat except if it rains.a-ni lo lo-vesh me-il e-la im yo-red ge-shem. אני לא לובש מעיל אלא אם יורד גשם.
I went to meet with my wife in a café, but she was at home.ha-lakh-ti le-hi-pa-gesh im ish-ti be-veit ka-fe e-la she-hi hai-ta ba-ba-yit. הלכתי להיפגש עם אישתי בבית קפה אלא שהיא הייתה בבית.
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