Streetwise Hebrew

#360 I Need to Inquire About This


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I need to make some בירורים, inquiries about someone, לברר a few things about him. This is Guy's second episode dedicated to the root ב-ר-ר.

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New Words and Expressions:

Daber barur – Speak clearly – דַּבֵּר ברור

Daber barur, ata tsarich kesef? – Speak clearly, do you need money? – דַּבֵּר ברור

Lashir barur – To sing with good diction – לשיר ברור

Levarer – To inquire – לברר

Shalom, ratsiti levarer im ani yachol lavo machar bimkom ha-yom – I wanted to check whether I could come tomorrow instead of today – שלום, רציתי לברר אם אני יכול לבוא מחר במקום היום

Ratsivi levarer, shilamti online, aval lo kibalti mail ishur – I paid online but I didn't get a confirmation email – רציתי לברר, שילמתי אונליין, אבל לא קיבלתי מייל אישור

"Tevarer ba-kabala, ulai hem mats'u et ha-kartis shelcha" – Check with reception, perhaps they found your card – תברר בקבלה, אולי הם מצאו את הכרטיס שלך

Tevarer im ha-hevra – Check with the company – תברר עם החברה

Tevarer im Michael – Check with Michael – תברר עם מייקל

Tevareri itam – Check with them – תבררי איתם

"Ken, berarti, ze yihye bet cafe" – Yes, I inquired, and it's going to be a cafe – כן, ביררתי, זה יהיה בית קפה

"Ani kvar mevareret ve-hozeret elayich" – I'm checking and will get back to you – אני כבר מבררת וחוזרת אלייך

Berur – Inquiry (n.) – בירור

Ha-nose be-verur – This topic is under inquiry – הנושא בבירור

"Hi amra li be-verur" – She told me explicitly – היא אמרה לי בבירור

Berur yitra – Balance inquiry (bank) – בירור יתרה

Berur refui – Medical investigation – בירור רפואי

"Ten li laasot kama berurim ve-lahzor elecha" – Let me make some inquiries and get back to you – תן לי לעשות כמה בירורים ולחזור אליך

"Asiti kama berurim alav" – I did some inquiries about the guy – עשיתי כמה בירורים עליו

Telefon le-berurim – Telephone number for inquiries – טלפון לבירורים

Livror – To sort, to separate – לברור

Livror orez – To sort the rice – לברור אורז

"Ha-borer" – The Arbitrator – הבורר

Borerut – Arbitration – בוררות

Brera – Option, choice – ברירה

En brera – There's no choice – אין ברירה

Hitbarer she- – It turned out that… – התברר ש

Hitbarer li she- – It became clear to me – התברר לי ש

Playlist and Clips:

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