Streetwise Hebrew #124 Are you playing by the rules?
Are you playing by the "klalim"? A "klal" is a rule or regulation, and it's a great Hebrew root to devour together. Host Guy Sharett takes us through all the rules, regulations, generalizations, and exceptions.
New words & expressions:
Klal, Klalim – Rule, regulation – כלל, כללים
Klalim lechatsiyat kvish – Rules for crossing the road – כללים לחציית כביש
Ve-ha-ikar, lo lefahed klal – And the main thing is not to be afraid at all – והעיקר, לא לפחד כלל
Be-derkh klal – Usually, in general – בדרך כלל, בד"כ
Yotse min ha-klal - Extraordinary, exception (grammar) – יוצא מן הכלל
Bli yotse min ha-klal – Without exception – בלי יוצא מן הכלל
Kalal – He included – כלל
Ma tsarikh likhlol heskem gerushin? – What should a divorce agreement include? – ?מה צריך לכלול הסכם גירושין
Ha-mechir lo kolel sherut – The price does not include service fee – המחיר לא כולל שירות
Ze kolel/le kolel X – It includes/doesn't include X – X זה כולל/לא כולל
Bichlal – At all – בכלל
Ma ata bikhlal yodea al ahava? – What do you know about love at all? – ?מה אתה בכלל יודע על אהבה
Kalul – Included – כלול
Ha-kol kalul – All included – הכל כלול
Nichlal – It was/is included – נכלל
Lehakhlil – To generalize – להכליל
Hakhlala – Generalization – הכללה
Klali – General – כללי
Yeda klali – General knowledge – ידע כללי
Bchirot klaliyot – General elections – בחירות כלליות
Mancal (Menahel Klali) – General manager, CEO – מנכ"ל
Klaliuyt – Generalness – כלליות
Ba-klali – Generally speaking – בכללי
Mikhlala – College – מכללה
Mikhlol – Entirety – מכלול
Mikhlol ha-gormim – Entirety of factors – מכלול הגורמים
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Playlist and clips:Tsemed Re'im – Gesher Tsar Me'od (lyrics)Kaveret – Yo-Ya (lyrics)Ma Tsarich Likhlol Heskem Gerushin?Gidi Gov – Ma Ata Bikhlal Yod'ea Al Ahava? (lyrics)Cellcom TV – Ha-kol Kalul