So you're shopping around for a short-sleeved shirt, and stop for an espresso. Or the boss says don't take shortcuts, but a friend's constant adventures stresses you out so much it practically shortens your life! For a lesson in all things 'katsar', short in Hebrew, listen to this episode.
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Words and expressions discussed:
Katsar – Short – קצר
Espresso katsar – Short espresso – אספרסו קצר
Michnasayim ktsarim – Short pants – מכנסיים קצרים
Ahava ktsara – Short love (story) – אהבה קצרה
Seret katsar – Short film – סרטים קצרים
Katsar, aval – But let's do it quickly – קצר אבל
Yesh lach zman le-kafe? Ken, katsar aval – Do you (f.) have time for coffee? Yes, but for a quick one – יש לך זמן לקפה? כן, קצר אבל
Katsarchik – Diminutive of katsar – קצרצ'יק
Sirton katsarchik – Teeny weeny clip – סרטון קצרצ'יק
Lekatser – To shorten – לקצר
Lekatser drachim – To shorten ways – לקצר דרכים
Mekatseret hatsa'it – She is shortening a skirt – מקצרת חצאית
Lekatser hatsa'it / michnasayim – To shorten a skirt / pants – לקצר חצאית / מכנסיים
Eich lekatser be-hetzi et zman bishul ha-pasta – How to cut in half the pasta cooking time – איך לקצר בחצי את זמן בישול הפסטה
Ata mekatser li et ha-hayim – You shorten my life – אתה מקצר לי את החיים
Tekatser / tekatsri / tekatsru – Make it shorter – תקצר / תקצרי / תקצרו
Ha'im sichatacha nehutsa? – Is your call necessary? – האם שיחתך נחוצה?
Bo/Bo'i nekatser – Let's cut it short – בוא/י נקצר
Kitsur – Abbreviation, Shortening – קיצור
Be-kitsur – In short, in a nutshell, to cut a long story short – בקיצור
More versions: Ha-kitsur, ha-kitser, kitser, hakits, ha-kitskits – הקיצור, הקיצר, קיצר, הקיץ, הקיצקיץ
Hakitskits, ba-sof hi lo ba'a – In short, she didn't make it at the end – הקיצקיץ, בסוף היא לא באה
Kitsurim – Abbreviations – קיצורים
Ha-hayalim medabrim be-kitsurim – The soldiers speak in abbreviations – החיילים מדברים בקיצורים
Kitsur derech – Shortcut – קיצור דרך
Ein etsli kitsurey derech – I don't do shortcuts – אין אצלי קיצורי דרך
Mekutsar – Shortened, abbreviated – מקוצר
Hitkatser li ha-hofesh – My holiday was cut short – התקצר לי החופש
Ketser hashmali – Short circuit – קצר חשמלי
"Ketser" – Misunderstanding, lack of communication – קצר
Ptil katsar – Short fuse – פתיל קצר
Yesh lo ptil katsar – He's got a short fuse – יש לו פתיל קצר
Katsranut – Stenography, shorthand – קצרנות
Music:
Hava Alberstein – Espresso Katsar (lyrics) Arik Einstein – Yachol Lihyot She-ze Nigmar (lyrics) Meir Banai – Ahava Ktsara (lyrics) Shlomo Artzi – Be-matos Silon (lyrics) Ha-tarnegolim – Shir Ha-shchuna (lyrics) Pasta tip Arik Einstein – Shavir (lyrics) Ariel Schlichter, Sahar Amar, Uri For – Ke'ilu Ein Mahar Metropolin – Ptil Katsar
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