In a country where everybody tells you what to do, how to do it, and when, it's only natural the word "adif" - "it's preferable" - would be a word you hear every day. Host Guy Sharett explores the "adif" family, and shows us the link between preference, priority, and pasta.

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Adif – Preferable – עדיף

Adif machar – It's better tomorrow – עדיף מחר

Az adif lehisha'er – It's better to stay – אז עדיף להישאר

Adif lalechet achshav – It's better to go/leave now – עדיף ללכת עכשיו

Adif la'asot et ze kacha – It's better to do it this way – עדיף לעשות את זה ככה

Adif she… – It's better that... – ...עדיף ש

Adif she-telech achshav – You'd better leave now – עדיף שתלך עכשיו

Ma adif, ze o ze? – What's better, this or that? – ?מה עדיף, זה או זה

Ha-gvina ha-zo adifa? – Is this cheese better? – ?הגבינה הזו עדיפה

Kulam adifim mi-korbanot ha-milchama – They are all better than the victims of war – כולם עדיפים מקורבנות המלחמה

Hayiti adifut shniya – I was second priority – הייתי עדיפות שנייה

Adifut/Adifuyot – Priority, priorities – עדיפות/עדיפויות

Adifut gvoha yoter – Higher priority – עדיפות גבוהה יותר

Latet adifut le-mashehu – To give priority to something – לתת עדיפות למשהו

Seder adifuyot – List of priorities – סדר עדיפויות

Kos mayim ve-heshbon – A glass of water and the bill – כוס מים וחשבון

Odef – Change (money), extra, surplus – עודף

Yesh lecha odef? – Do you have any change? – ?יש לך עודף

Odef mishkal – Overweight – עודף משקל

Odafim – Surplus – עודפים

Leha'adif – To prefer – להעדיף

Ani ma'adifa lishtok – I prefer to keep quiet – אני מעדיפה לשתוק

Ma hayita ma'adif, ma hayit ma'adifa? – What would you prefer? – ?מה היית מעדיף, מה היית מעדיפה

Ani ma'adif pasta al humus – I prefer pasta over hummus – אני מעדיף פסטה על חומוס

Eizo hultsa ata ma'adif? – Which shirt do you prefer? – ?איזו חולצה אתה מעדיף

Mu'adaf – Preferred, favored – מועדף

Ha'adafa – Preference – העדפה

Yesh lecha ha'adafa kolshehi? – Do you have any preference? – ?יש לך העדפה כלשהי

Haadafa metakenet – Affirmative action – העדפה מתקנת

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