

#133 "A Glorious Failure is Better Than Dreams in the Drawer"
In a country where everybody tells you what to do, how to do it and when, it's only natural that the word עדיף – "it's preferable" – is one you'd hear every day. Guy explores the עדיף family of words, and shows us the link between preference, priority, and pasta. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Adif – Preferable – עדיף Adif machar – Better (to do it) tomorrow – עדיף מחר "Az adif lehisha'er" – So, it's better to stay – אז עדיף להישאר "Adif lalechet achshav" – It's better to go now – עדיף ללכת עכשיו Adif la'asot et ze kacha – It's better to do it this way – עדיף לעשות את זה ככה Adif she- -We'd better, you'd better, it's better – עדיף ש Adif she-telech achshav – You'd better leave now – עדיף שתלך עכשיו Ma adif, ze o ze? – What's better, this one or that one? – מה עדיף, זה או זה Eizo gvina adifa? – Which cheese is better? – איזו גבינה עדיפה "Kulam adifim al korbanot ha-milchama" – They are all better over korbanot ha-milchama- כולם עדיפים על קורבנות המלחמה "Halcha elav, azva oti, hayiti adifut shniya" – She went to his place, she left me, I was the second priority – הלכה אליו, עזבה אותי, הייתי עדיפות שנייה Adifut gvoha yoter – Higher priority – עדיפות גבוהה יותר Latet adifut le-mashehu – To give priority to something – לתת עדיפות למישהו Seder adifuyot – Priorities – סדר עדיפויות Odef – Change (Money) – עודף Odef mishkal – Overweight – עודף משקל Odafim – Surplus, outlet stock, extra – עודפים Ma at ma'adifa – What do you prefer? – מה את מעדיפה Leha'adif – To prefer – להעדיף Ani maadifa lishtok – I prefer to keep quiet- להעדיף Ma hayita ma'adif, ma hayit maadifa – What would you prefer? – מה היית מעדיף/מעדיפה Ani ma'adif pasta al humus – I prefer pasta over hummus – אני מעדיף פסטה על חומוס Eizo hultsa ata ma'adif? – Which shirt do you prefer? – איזו חולצה אתה מעדיף Mu'adaf – Preferred, favored – מועדף Ha'adafa – Preference – העדיפה Yesh lecha ha'adafa? – Do you have any preference? – יש לך העדפה Haadafa metakenet – Affirmative action – העדפה מתקנת Playlist and Clips: Daniel Solomon – Adif (lyrics) Teapacks – Adif Lalechet Achshav (lyrics) Menachmem Begin – speech Michael Hen – Tamim Hayiti (lyrics) Tipim la-meltsar, tips for the waiter Ninet Tayeb – Medabrim (lyrics) MK Akram Hasson Ep. no. 125 about heshbon


















