Streetwise Hebrew

#431 Antique Cars and Stamp Collections

Streetwise Hebrew

Show Notes

From antique cars to very slow, local buses, Guy picks up where we left off in the last episode and explains additional בניינים from the root אספ. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon

New Words and Expressions: Asfanoot – Collecting (a collection) – אספנות Rechev asfanoot – Antique car – רכב אספנות Richvei asfanoot – Antique cars – רכבי אספנות Hit'asafnoo kan ha-erev – We gathered here tonight – התאספנו כאן הערב "anashim matchilim lehitasef ba-kikar" – People are starting to gather by the square – אנשים מתחילים להתאסף בכיכר Hit'asfoot – Gathering – התאספות Hayta asoora kol hit'asfoot – Gathering was forbidden – הייתה אסורה כל התאספות Otobus me'asef – Slow local bus – אוטובוס מאסף Asafsoof – Mob – אספסוף Krav me'asef – Rearguard battle – קרב מאסף Asoopa, Antologia – Anthology – אסופה, אנתולוגיה Asoopat ma'amarim – Anthology of essays – אסופת מאמרים Asoofi, asoofit, asoofim – Children who were found on the street and no one knows who their parents are – אסופי, אסופית, אסופים

Playlist and Clips: KAN TV – Richvei asfanoot Alon Ole'archik – O she-ata shar o she-lokchim otcha mi-po (lyrics) Yuval Mendelson & Or Edry – Krav Me'asef

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