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)