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‫לעשות קניות‬

[la'assot qniot]

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I want to buy a present. ‫-ני ---- ---------ה.‬ ‫___ ר___ ל____ מ_____ ‫-נ- ר-צ- ל-נ-ת מ-נ-.- ---------------------- ‫אני רוצה לקנות מתנה.‬ 0
an- ---se-/-----h-l--n-- -a--n-h. a__ r____________ l_____ m_______ a-i r-t-e-/-o-s-h l-q-o- m-t-n-h- --------------------------------- ani rotseh/rotsah liqnot matanah.
But nothing too expensive. ‫אבל------הו ------י.‬ ‫___ ל_ מ___ י__ מ____ ‫-ב- ל- מ-ה- י-ר מ-י-‬ ---------------------- ‫אבל לא משהו יקר מדי.‬ 0
a--- l--mas--h- --q-- mi---. a___ l_ m______ y____ m_____ a-a- l- m-s-e-u y-q-r m-d-y- ---------------------------- aval lo mashehu yaqar miday.
Maybe a handbag? ‫-ול- תיק יד?‬ ‫____ ת__ י___ ‫-ו-י ת-ק י-?- -------------- ‫אולי תיק יד?‬ 0
ulay---q -a-? u___ t__ y___ u-a- t-q y-d- ------------- ulay tiq yad?
Which color would you like? ‫--יזה --ע-‬ ‫_____ צ____ ‫-א-ז- צ-ע-‬ ------------ ‫באיזה צבע?‬ 0
b'eyzeh -se--? b______ t_____ b-e-z-h t-e-a- -------------- b'eyzeh tseva?
Black, brown or white? ‫ש-ור----- א- -בן-‬ ‫_____ ח__ א_ ל____ ‫-ח-ר- ח-ם א- ל-ן-‬ ------------------- ‫שחור, חום או לבן?‬ 0
s-----,-x-----l---n? s______ x__ o l_____ s-a-o-, x-m o l-v-n- -------------------- shaxor, xum o lavan?
A large one or a small one? ‫ג--ל או-----‬ ‫____ א_ ק____ ‫-ד-ל א- ק-ן-‬ -------------- ‫גדול או קטן?‬ 0
ga--l o qa--n? g____ o q_____ g-d-l o q-t-n- -------------- gadol o qatan?
May I see this one, please? ‫א----ל---ת----ו-‬ ‫____ ל____ א_____ ‫-פ-ר ל-א-ת א-ת-?- ------------------ ‫אפשר לראות אותו?‬ 0
ef---r l-r--t oto? e_____ l_____ o___ e-s-a- l-r-o- o-o- ------------------ efshar lir'ot oto?
Is it made of leather? ‫ה---ה-א -ש-- מעור?‬ ‫___ ה__ ע___ מ_____ ‫-א- ה-א ע-ו- מ-ו-?- -------------------- ‫האם הוא עשוי מעור?‬ 0
ha-im--- ------me'-r? h____ h_ a____ m_____ h-'-m h- a-s-y m-'-r- --------------------- ha'im hu assuy me'or?
Or is it made of plastic? ‫-- ----------נט-ים?‬ ‫__ מ______ ס________ ‫-ו מ-ו-ר-ם ס-נ-ט-ם-‬ --------------------- ‫או מחומרים סינטטים?‬ 0
o--ix---r-- --nteti-? o m________ s________ o m-x-m-r-m s-n-e-i-? --------------------- o mixomarim sintetim?
Of leather, of course. ‫-ד-- -מ----‬ ‫____ ש______ ‫-ד-י ש-ע-ר-‬ ------------- ‫ודאי שמעור.‬ 0
wad-'- ----e---. w_____ s________ w-d-'- s-e-e-o-. ---------------- wada'i sheme'or.
This is very good quality. ‫ה-יכ-- -וב--ב-י---.‬ ‫______ ט___ ב_______ ‫-א-כ-ת ט-ב- ב-י-ח-.- --------------------- ‫האיכות טובה במיוחד.‬ 0
ha'--kh-- -ovah -i--uxa-. h________ t____ b________ h-'-y-h-t t-v-h b-m-u-a-. ------------------------- ha'eykhut tovah bimyuxad.
And the bag is really very reasonable. ‫--מח----אמ-----אה.‬ ‫______ ב___ מ______ ‫-ה-ח-ר ב-מ- מ-י-ה-‬ -------------------- ‫והמחיר באמת מציאה.‬ 0
w'h--ex-- -'e--- me-si---. w________ v_____ m________ w-h-m-x-r v-e-e- m-t-i-a-. -------------------------- w'hamexir v'emet metsi'ah.
I like it. ‫-ה---צ--------ני-‬ ‫__ מ___ ח_ ב______ ‫-ה מ-צ- ח- ב-י-י-‬ ------------------- ‫זה מוצא חן בעיני.‬ 0
ze--m---e --n--e-e---y. z__ m____ x__ b________ z-h m-t-e x-n b-'-y-a-. ----------------------- zeh motse xen be'eynay.
I’ll take it. ‫--- -ק---א---.‬ ‫___ א___ א_____ ‫-נ- א-נ- א-ת-.- ---------------- ‫אני אקנה אותו.‬ 0
ani-e-n------. a__ e____ o___ a-i e-n-h o-o- -------------- ani eqneh oto.
Can I exchange it if needed? ‫אפ-ר --יה לה--י-?‬ ‫____ י___ ל_______ ‫-פ-ר י-י- ל-ח-י-?- ------------------- ‫אפשר יהיה להחליף?‬ 0
efs-a---hye---'h---i-? e_____ i____ l________ e-s-a- i-y-h l-h-x-i-? ---------------------- efshar ihyeh l'haxlif?
Of course. ‫-וד-י-‬ ‫_______ ‫-ו-א-.- -------- ‫בודאי.‬ 0
b--ad---. b________ b-w-d-'-. --------- bewada'y.
We’ll gift wrap it. ‫אנ----נא-וז -------מ---.‬ ‫_____ נ____ ב_____ מ_____ ‫-נ-נ- נ-ר-ז ב-ר-ז- מ-נ-.- -------------------------- ‫אנחנו נארוז באריזת מתנה.‬ 0
an-xnu-n-'eroz b--arizat -a-an-h. a_____ n______ b________ m_______ a-a-n- n-'-r-z b-'-r-z-t m-t-n-h- --------------------------------- anaxnu ne'eroz be'arizat matanah.
The cashier is over there. ‫--ופ- נ--את-שם.‬ ‫_____ נ____ ש___ ‫-ק-פ- נ-צ-ת ש-.- ----------------- ‫הקופה נמצאת שם.‬ 0
ha-up-h-ni--se't--h-m. h______ n_______ s____ h-q-p-h n-m-s-'- s-a-. ---------------------- haqupah nimtse't sham.

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