Streetwise Hebrew

#433 Do Not Contact Me


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The Hebrew word לפנות means to turn, like to turn right or left. But we use לפנות for other things as well, like when we need to contact our municipality or to tell someone to stop texting us.

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New Words and Expressions:

Lifnot – To turn – לפנות

Pné – Turn (Imp., m.) – פנה

Pni – Turn (Imp. f.) – פני

Pné/pni yamina – Turn right – פנה/פני ימינה

Pnu le-rofe ha-mishpacha shelachem – Contact your family doctor – פנו לרופא המשפחה שלכם

Pnu le- – Turn to someone – פנו ל

Eich ponim le-anashim – How do you address people – איך פונים לאנשים

"Lo mafria li she-ponim elai bi-lshon zachar" – It doesn't bother me when I am addressed in masculine form – לא מפריע לי שפונים אליי בלשון זכר

"Lo mafria li she-ponim elai bi-lshon nekeva" – It doesn't bother me if you address me in feminine form – לא מפריע לי שפונים אליי בלשון נקבה

"Lo meshane li eich ponim elai" – I don't care how you address me – לא משנה לי איך פונים אליי

"Tifné elai be-gever, tifne elai be-isha, ze oto davar" – Address me as a man, as a woman, it's the same – תפנה אליי בגבר, תפנה אליי באישה

"Yachol lihyot she-yifnu elai yoter benekeva be-oto yom" – It might happen that people will address me more using feminine form on that day – יכול להיות שיפנו אליי יותר בנקבה באותו יום

"Ve-anachnu rotsim lifnot achshav la-katevet shelanoo ba-shetach" – And now we'd like to turn to our reporter on the ground – ואנחנו רוצים לפנות עכשיו לכתבת שלנו בשטח

"Mi she-tsarich ezra, she-yifne elai ba-prati" – If you need help, you can send me a private message – מי שצריך עזרה, שיפנה אליי בפרטי

"Hu amar she-tifne elav be-mail" – He said you can contact him by email – הוא אמר שתפנה אליו במייל

"Hi amra she-tifni eleha ba-nayad" – She said you can contact her on her cellphone – היא אמרה שתפני אליה בנייד

Panit la-mishtara? – Did you contact the police? – פנית למשטרה

Panit la-iriya? – Did you get in touch with the municipality? – פנית לעירייה

Al tifné/tifni elai yoter – Don't contact me anymore – אל תפנה/תפני אליי יותר

"Lo lifnot elai, lo ledaber elai" – Don't contact me, don't talk to me – לא לפנות אליי, לא לדבר אליי

Playlist and Clips:

Nasrin Kadri – Le Lifnot Elai (lyrics)

Pnu le-rofe ha-mishpacha

Exceptional People Documentary

Ep. 6 about Ata or At HEB

Ep. no. 418 about Zehut, identity HEB

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