#270 It's Time to Decide

“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