Listen "#41 Atsor!"
Episode Synopsis
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. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon 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) Ep. 10 about bevakasha and politeness in Hebrew Ep. 183 about hafsakat pipi Ep. 351 about Pull over
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