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en Big – small   »   he ‫גדול – קטן‬

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

‫68 [שישים ושמונה]‬

68 [shishim ushmoneh]

‫גדול – קטן‬

[gadol – qatan]

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big and small ‫-ד-ל-ו-טן‬ ‫____ ו____ ‫-ד-ל ו-ט-‬ ----------- ‫גדול וקטן‬ 0
gado- w-q-tan g____ w______ g-d-l w-q-t-n ------------- gadol w'qatan
The elephant is big. ‫הפ-ל --ו-.‬ ‫____ ג_____ ‫-פ-ל ג-ו-.- ------------ ‫הפיל גדול.‬ 0
hap-l gadol. h____ g_____ h-p-l g-d-l- ------------ hapil gadol.
The mouse is small. ‫ה--בר-קטן.‬ ‫_____ ק____ ‫-ע-ב- ק-ן-‬ ------------ ‫העכבר קטן.‬ 0
h-'-k--ar-qa-an. h________ q_____ h-'-k-b-r q-t-n- ---------------- ha'akhbar qatan.
dark and bright ‫כה- ו-היר‬ ‫___ ו_____ ‫-ה- ו-ה-ר- ----------- ‫כהה ובהיר‬ 0
k---h----h-r k____ u_____ k-h-h u-a-i- ------------ keheh ubahir
The night is dark. ‫-ליל- כה-.‬ ‫_____ כ____ ‫-ל-ל- כ-ה-‬ ------------ ‫הלילה כהה.‬ 0
hala---h keheh. h_______ k_____ h-l-y-a- k-h-h- --------------- halaylah keheh.
The day is bright. ‫הי----היר.‬ ‫____ ב_____ ‫-י-ם ב-י-.- ------------ ‫היום בהיר.‬ 0
h---m b---r. h____ b_____ h-y-m b-h-r- ------------ hayom bahir.
old and young ‫ז-ן-ו---ר‬ ‫___ ו_____ ‫-ק- ו-ע-ר- ----------- ‫זקן וצעיר‬ 0
zaq-n-----a'ir z____ w_______ z-q-n w-t-a-i- -------------- zaqen w'tsa'ir
Our grandfather is very old. ‫-ב- ש--- -א-- ז---‬ ‫___ ש___ מ___ ז____ ‫-ב- ש-נ- מ-ו- ז-ן-‬ -------------------- ‫סבא שלנו מאוד זקן.‬ 0
s-b-----l-nu-m'o----q-n. s___ s______ m___ z_____ s-b- s-e-a-u m-o- z-q-n- ------------------------ saba shelanu m'od zaqen.
70 years ago he was still young. ‫---------נה---א---ה -עי-.‬ ‫____ 7_ ש__ ה__ ה__ צ_____ ‫-פ-י 7- ש-ה ה-א ה-ה צ-י-.- --------------------------- ‫לפני 70 שנה הוא היה צעיר.‬ 0
li---y--0-sh--a- -u ha--h---a'ir. l_____ 7_ s_____ h_ h____ t______ l-f-e- 7- s-a-a- h- h-y-h t-a-i-. --------------------------------- lifney 70 shanah hu hayah tsa'ir.
beautiful and ugly ‫יפה -מכ-ער‬ ‫___ ו______ ‫-פ- ו-כ-ע-‬ ------------ ‫יפה ומכוער‬ 0
y---- -mek--'ar y____ u________ y-f-h u-e-h-'-r --------------- yafeh umekho'ar
The butterfly is beautiful. ‫ה-ר---יפה-‬ ‫_____ י____ ‫-פ-פ- י-ה-‬ ------------ ‫הפרפר יפה.‬ 0
ha-arp-- --f--. h_______ y_____ h-p-r-a- y-f-h- --------------- haparpar yafeh.
The spider is ugly. ‫ה----ש -כו--.‬ ‫______ מ______ ‫-ע-ב-ש מ-ו-ר-‬ --------------- ‫העכביש מכוער.‬ 0
ha'-kavi-- m-kho'ar. h_________ m________ h-'-k-v-s- m-k-o-a-. -------------------- ha'akavish mekho'ar.
fat and thin ‫ש----ר-ה‬ ‫___ ו____ ‫-מ- ו-ז-‬ ---------- ‫שמן ורזה‬ 0
shamen--'--zeh s_____ w______ s-a-e- w-r-z-h -------------- shamen w'razeh
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ‫-י-ה -ש---- -0----ל- --- -מ-ה.‬ ‫____ ש_____ 1__ ק___ ה__ ש_____ ‫-י-ה ש-ו-ל- 1-0 ק-ל- ה-א ש-נ-.- -------------------------------- ‫אישה ששוקלת 100 קילו היא שמנה.‬ 0
i--a--sh-sh-qelet 100 ---o--i-s-m-n-h. i____ s__________ 1__ q___ h_ s_______ i-h-h s-e-h-q-l-t 1-0 q-l- h- s-m-n-h- -------------------------------------- ishah sheshoqelet 100 qilo hi shmenah.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ‫-יש -שוק- 50 קי-ו--ו--רז--‬ ‫___ ש____ 5_ ק___ ה__ ר____ ‫-י- ש-ו-ל 5- ק-ל- ה-א ר-ה-‬ ---------------------------- ‫איש ששוקל 50 קילו הוא רזה.‬ 0
i-h -h--h--el 5--qi-o hu r-z-h. i__ s________ 5_ q___ h_ r_____ i-h s-e-h-q-l 5- q-l- h- r-z-h- ------------------------------- ish sheshoqel 50 qilo hu razeh.
expensive and cheap ‫--ר -ז-ל‬ ‫___ ו____ ‫-ק- ו-ו-‬ ---------- ‫יקר וזול‬ 0
y-qar--'--l y____ w____ y-q-r w-z-l ----------- yaqar w'zol
The car is expensive. ‫-מ--נ---י-ר-.‬ ‫_______ י_____ ‫-מ-ו-י- י-ר-.- --------------- ‫המכונית יקרה.‬ 0
ha-ek-onit------a-. h_________ y_______ h-m-k-o-i- y-q-r-h- ------------------- hamekhonit yeqarah.
The newspaper is cheap. ‫ה-י------ל-‬ ‫______ ז____ ‫-ע-ת-ן ז-ל-‬ ------------- ‫העיתון זול.‬ 0
h---t-n --l. h______ z___ h-'-t-n z-l- ------------ ha'iton zol.

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Code-switching

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