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Hebrew Language Delights

Here I post photos I have taken of cool stuff in Israel, and abroad. In some cases you might be asked to check new words which appear in the photos, in an online dictionary like this one, and write them in down your pinkas (notepad). 
After you try to answer the questions yourself, you can click on the word תשובה, answer in Hebrew. The link appears after each item (scroll down to see the quiz).

But before we start, watch these clips, and write down the new words, also, feel free to listen to my podcast:

Quiz

What does this poem mean? Photo: Sonia Guetta

See this poem written on a display window in Gan Ha-hashmal, Tel Aviv. The poem צְבָעִים, Tsva'im, colors, was written in 1931 by Rachel Bluwstein, one of our most gifted poets. Why won't you read the whole poem here, use morfix to look up the words, listen to me read it out loud here, and work on the text?

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What went wrong here? What did they mean to say?

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What service is offered here? Kindly translate.

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Seen on Nahalat Binyamin. Photo courtesy of Tsivi Sharett

Can you translate this to your language?

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Photo taken in Matalon St., Tel Aviv, by Tsivi Sharett

Something is missing here, not sure what. Can you help?
As a cunning linguist, can you think why the person who wrote this, wrote it this way? Where is this person from?

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Seen in Florentin. Poetry by Nitzan Mintz.

Try to translate this street poem seen in Florentin, written by Nitzan Mintz. Then answer the questions - Which two verbs here are in Hitpa'el? What do they mean? Are they reflexive verbs or reciprocal?
There is one verb in Pi'el in the poem, which is it?

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Spotted in Herzl Strasse TLV

Translate this sign and analyze the words - are they adjectives? Verbs? Nouns?

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Who went lost? What is his name? And what is the color of his collar?

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What went lost? And what would this person do if she got it back?


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See this lorry I saw in northern Israel. Why is the sentence in yellow a bit funny? What are the two meanings of מְצוּנָן?

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This was taken at the Na Lagaat Cafe in Jaffa Port. Can you translate it to English?

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What's written here, and to whom was this addressed?

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Seen in Ha-tachana, Tlv

What does this mean? What part of the ad is smichut? 


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Seen in Neve Tzedek, Tlv.

What is this ad about? Can you point out the smichut used here?

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Seen in Ahad Ha-am Straße, Tlv

What does this sentence mean? It's taken from a poem. Find out who wrote it!

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Photo taken at the entrance to Kerem Ha-maharal

Translate this sign which stands not too far from the city of Haifa. What does it mean?

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The old Tantura School at the Dor Beach

What does this sign mean? 
The two words in red, are they in smichut, or is it a noun and an adjective?

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A sign near the remnants of the Warsaw Ghetto Wall

Look at this sign I have just spotted near the remnants of the Warsaw Ghetto Wall. What's weird about the Hebrew title? What would be a better translation into Hebrew?


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Ariel café in Krakow, Poland

See this café in Krakow, Poland. Do you see something strange? Check out also the green board on the right.

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From the Jewish quarter in Budapest, Hungary

This photo was taken in Budapest, Hungary. Can you try to translate this certificate to English? There are some interesting words here. 
And, why did they write Budapest this way, any idea?

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Photo: Bruno Pascal Patrick Hanquier

This is a note left on a shop in Herzl St., Tlv. I love the minimalism. What does the single word mean?

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הגלגלים שעשו היסטוריה

This was also part of the exhibition. What was the slogan used by Egged?

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There was a girl who brought these oranges as part of her fictitious campaign. What's written on the sticker? In which word is there a spelling mistake?

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זו תמונה של שקיעה תל אביבית שצילמתי מגג הבניין שלי.
What did I just write here in Hebrew?

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This is my good friend Or. What does the title of this ad say?

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This is my mom's גדנ"ע ים card from the 50s. 
What is גדנ"ע ים?
What is her mom's name?


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This is an envelope from 1957 I found at my parents' home. What does the special stamp say?

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I shot this picture in Derekh Yaffo, Tel Aviv, and immediately fell in love with this bicycle. What do the signs mean? Why are they funny?

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The Druyanov Park in Florentin, Tel Aviv. What does the sign say?

The word לאתר could be read in three ways. What are they?

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