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#270 It's Time to Decide
9 minutes Posted Sep 24, 2019 at 2:30 am.
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“You decide.” “No you decide.” “No no, you decide!” So many decisions to make. On this episode, Guy talks about Hebrew words and phrases related to decision-making.

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New Words and Expressions:

Lehachlit - To decide - להחליט

Ze ha-zman lehachlit - This is the time to make a decision - זה הזמן להחליט

Hu hichlit - He decided - הוא החליט

Tsahal hichlit - The Israeli army decided - צה”ל החליט

Hichlit > Hechlit

Eich mekablim hachlatot? - How does one make a decision? - ?איך מקבלים החלטות

Me-ha-rosh o me-ha-lev? - From the head (brain) or from the heart? - ?מהראש או מהלב

Lehachlit/Lekabel hachlata - To reach a decision - להחליט/לקבל החלטה

Lakachat hachlatot - To take decisions - לקחת החלטות

Hachlata - Decision - החלטה

Kabalat hachlatot - Decision making - קבלת החלטות

Ma Hayita Machlit? - What would you (m) decide? - ?מה הייתה מחליט

Ma hayit machlita? - What would you (f.) decide? - ?מה היית מחליטה

Ma hayitem machlitim? - What would you (pl.) decide? - ?מה הייתם מחליטים

At lo machlita alai - You (f.) don’t decide for me (slang) - את לא מחליטה עליי

At lo machlita legabai - You don’t decide for me - את לא מחליטה לגביי

At lo tachliti alay - You (f.) won’t decide for me - את לא תחליטי עליי

Ata lo tachlit alai - You (m.) won’t decide for me - אתה לא תחליט עליי

Tachliti at - You (f.) decide - תחליטי את

Tachlit ata - You (m.) decide - תחליט אתה

Tachlitu atem - You guys decide - תחליטו אתם

Nu, tachlit/tachliti/tachlitu kvar - Come on, make up your mind - נו, תחליט/תחליטי/תחליטו כבר

Huchlat - It was decided - הוחלט

Huchlat she- - It was decided that… - ...הוחלט ש

Huchlat lalechet - It was decided to go - הוחלט ללכת

Huchlat - ein harakot ba-kalno’iot - It was decided, no wild driving with the electric scooters - אין חרקות בקלנועיות

Ma huchlat? - What was decided? - ?מה הוחלט

Muchlat - Absolute - מוחלט

Ani omer lecha et ze be-bitachon muchlat - I am telling you this with full confidence - !אני אומר לך את זה בביטחון מוחלט

Benadam hechleti - Decisive person - בנאדם החלטי

Hechletiyut - Decisiveness - החלטיות

Behechlet - Definitely, certainly - בהחלט

 

Playlist and Clips:

Ze ha-zman lehachlit

Hichlit - KAN TV

Eich mekablim hachlatot - Commercial

Keren Peles - Tkufa shel Shinuyim (lyrics)

Ma atem hayitem machlitim la’asot?

At lo machlita alai - Commercial

Tachlitu atem - Commercial

Huchlat - Commercial

Shtisel - Behechlet