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The Hebrew word פרסס is what you'd use in a sentence to ask a driver to make a U-turn. But what does it mean in slang? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Pniya, pniyot – Turn,...
#434 U-Turns and Public Inquiries is an episode from StreetWise Hebrew by TLV1 Studios. The Hebrew word פרסס is what you'd use in a sentence to ask a driver to make a U-turn. But what does it mean in slang? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew...
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The Hebrew word פרסס is what you'd use in a sentence to ask a driver to make a U-turn. But what does it mean in slang? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Pniya, pniyot – Turn, turns – פנייה, פניות Pniya yamina/smola – Right/left turn – פנייה ימינה/שמאלה Pniyat parsa – U-turn – פניית פרסה "Ata yachol la'asot po parsa vaksha?" – Could you please make a u-turn here? – אתה יכול לעשות פה פרסה (ב)בקשה Ve-ein eich lefarses – There's no way to make a u-turn – ואין איך לפרסס Parses – Make a u-turn (Imp., m.) – פרסס Pniya rishona yamina – First turn, take a right – פנייה ראשונה ימינה Pniya shniya smola – Second turn, take a left – פנייה שנייה שמאלה Sim/simi lev, ba-rehov ha-rishon ein lach pniya yamina – Pay attention, on the first turn you're not allowed to enter from that direction – שים/שימי לב, ברחוב הראשון אין לך פנייה ימינה Tifneh/Tifni ba-pniya ha-shniya – Make a turn on the following street – תפנה/תפני בפנייה השנייה "Oy, paniti ba-pniya ha-lo nechona'" – Oh no, I took the wrong turn – אוי, פניתי בפנייה הלא נכונה Pniya la-bituach ha-leumi – Contacting social security – פנייה לביטוח הלאומי Pniya le-rashoot ha-misim – Contacting the tax authority – פנייה לרשות המיסים Pniya la-iriya – Contacting the municipality – פנייה לעירייה Pniya le-rav – Contacting a rabbi – פנייה לרב Pniya mekoovenet – Online inquiry – פנייה מקוונת "Me-ha-yom, kol rofe yachol letapel be-ofen mekoovan bifniyot ha-metoopalim" – As of today, every doctor can handle online inquiries of his or her patients – מהיום, כל רופא יכול לטפל באופן מקוון בפניות המטופלים "Yoter mi-95 elef pniyot kvar tooploo" – More than 95 thousand pniyot have already been taken care of – יותר מ-95 אלף פניות כבר טופלו "Kibalti mabool shel pniyot" – I was inundated with calls or messages – קיבלתי מבול של פניות Lifnyot, bakru ba-atar shelanu – For inquiries head over to our website – לפניות, בקרו באתר שלנו Pniyot ha-tsiboor – Public inquiries – פניות הציבור Netool/netoolat pniyot – Impartial, unbiased – נטול/נטולת פניות Eshet/Ish tsiboor netoolat/netool pniyot – An impartial, even-handed official – אשת/איש ציבור נטולת/נטול פניות Playlist and Clips: Pniyot yamina Pniyat parsa Hanan Ben-Ari – Hoots mi-kadoregel (lyrics) Alis – Parses (lyrics) Pniya mekoovenet
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Published Feb 18, 2025 and 10:10 long