If someone pours milk into your tea or coffee in Hebrew, you need to know how to ask for a bit more, a tiny bit more, a pinch more, okay that's it. Guy teaches us to use 'tipa,' a drop, and its diminutives for when you need just a tiny bit more milk, ask someone to have a little patience, or even when someone needs help parking the car.
Words and expressions discussed:
Tipa, tipot – Drop, drops – טיפה, טיפות
Tiponet – A tiny drop – טיפונת
Ve-omeret ha-lvana la-ananim – And the moon says to the clouds – ואומרת הלבנה לעננים
Tnu tipa ve-od tiponet la-ganim – Give a drop and another droplet to the gardens – תנו טיפה ועוד טיפונת
Efshar od tipa halav? – May I have a bit more milk? – ?אפשר עוד טיפה חלב
Efshar od tiponet rotev? – May I have a bit more of the sauce? – ?אפשר עוד טיפונת רוטב
Tip tipa – A tiny bit – טיפ טיפה
Efshar od tipa? Od tip tipa? Zehu – May I have a bit more? A tad more? That's it – אפשר עוד טיפה? עוד טיפ טיפה? זהו
Tipa'le – A tiny bit – טיפה'לה
Ze tipa'le mugzam – It's a bit exaggerated – זה טיפה'לה מוגזם
Tipa'le yemina, tipa smola, od tipale. Zehu. – A bit to the right, a bit left, a tad more. That's it – טיפה'לה ימינה, טיפה שמאלה, עוד טיפה'לה. זהו.
Elohim, ten li rak tipat mazal – God, give me just a drop of luck – אלוהים, תן לי רק טיפת מזל
"Tipat halav" – Baby clinic – טיפת חלב
Tachana Livriut Ha-mishpacha – Family Health Clinic – תחנה לבריאות המשפחה
Tipat dam – Blood drop – טיפת דם
Ein lo tipat busha – He doesn't have a drop of shame – אין לו טיפה בושה
Tipat kavod – A drop of respect – טיפת כבוד
Tipa savlanut – A bit of patience – טיפה סבלנות
Ma bikashti, rak tipa/tipat kavod – What did I ask for, just a bit of respect – מה ביקשתי, רק טיפה/טיפת כבוד
Ein po tipat avir, tiftach halon – There's no drop of air here, open the window – אין פה טיפת אוויר, תפתח חלון
Tipa ba-yam – A drop in the ocean – טיפה בים
Hu nivhal tiponet – He got a bit frightened – הוא נבהל טיפונת
Ani tipa ayef – I am a tad tired – אני טיפה עייף
Slicha, efshar od tipa halav? – Excuse me, could I have a bit more milk? – ?סליחה, אפשר עוד טיפה חלב
Yesh tipa lechem? – Is there's a bit of bread? – ?יש טיפה לחם
Tipot af – Nose drops – טיפות אף
Music:
Esther Ofarim – Pizmon La-Yakinton (lyrics) Liora Itzhak - Pizmon La-Yakinton (Hindi & Hebrew) Ehud Banai – Tip Tipa (lyrics) Doron Sheffer – Ha-kol Karagil Zehava Ben – Tipat Mazal (lyrics) Ha-yehudim – Tipa Ba-yam (lyrics) Tipot Af