Streetwise Hebrew

Imagine this… you’re riding on a bus in Tel Aviv. Next to you is someone talking on their cellphone much too loud. How should you ask them to “keep it down”? Today we’ll talk about those who talk too much and discuss the possible ways to ask them to stop, politely and impolitely. Click here for the all-Hebrew version of this episode   New Words and Expressions: Shotkim – We are silent – שותקים Shatak – He was quiet – שתק Lishtok – To be quiet – לשתוק Shtok/shteki/shteku shniya – Shut up for a sec. – שתוק/שתקי/שתקו שנייה Hu/hi lo shatak/shatka – He/she didn’t shut up – היא/הוא לא שתק/שתקה Stom/Stemi/Stemu – Shut up (imp.) – סתום/סתמי/סתמו Stom/Stemi ta’pe – Shut your mouth – סתום/סתמי ת’פה Bo’na hu lo satam kol ha-nesi’a – He wouldn’t shut up the entire ride – בוא’נה הוא לא סתם כל הנסיעה Bo’na hi lo satma kol ha-nesi’a – She wouldn’t shut up the entire ride – בוא’נה היא לא סתמה כל הנסיעה Sheket – Silence – שקט Sheket bevakasha – Quiet please – שקט בבקשה Slicha, efshar tipa yoter be-sheket? – Is it possible to