#77 Election Finger Pointing

It's elections day in Israel, in case you hadn't noticed, so today we’ll talk about voting in Hebrew. Guy also tells us how it’s connected to the word for finger - אצבע. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Lehatsbi’a – To vote – להצביע Etsba, etsba’ot – Finger, fingers – אצבע, אצבעות Lehatsbi’a al mashehu – To point at something – להצביע “Ein lachem adayin zchut hatsba’a” – You still don’t have the right to vote – אין לכם עדיין זכות הצבעה “Aval yesh lachem zchut hashpa’a” – But you do have the right to influence – אבל יש לכם זכות השפעה Hatsbaa le-mishehu – Voting for someone – הצבעה למישהו Le-mi / avoor mi ata matsbi’a – Whom do you vote for? – למי / עבור מי אתה מצביע Hatsba’a ba bchirot – Vote in the elections – הצבעה בבחירות Hatsba’a al hahachlata – Vote on a decision – הצבעה על ההחלטה Lehatsbi’a al mashehu – Pointing at something – להצביע על משהו “Ani rotse lehatsbi’a al ha-gormim ha-hashuvim” – I want to highlight the key factors – אני רוצה להצביע על הגורמים החשובים Hatsbaa chashait – Secret ballot – הצבעה חשאית Neged – Against – נגד Be’ad – For – בעד Aval be-hatsba’ah – You need to raise your hand first – אבל בהצבעה Matsbi’a – Voter (m.) / He is voting – מצביע Matsbi’ah – Voter (f.) / She is voting – מצביעה Sovev oto al ha-etsba haktana shelo – He has him wrapped around his little finger – סובב אותו על האצבע הקטנה שלו Be eser etsbaot – On his own, without getting any help – בעשר אצבעות Notnim lo etsba, hu rotse et kol hayad – You give him a finger, he wants the whole hand (Give someone an inch and they’ll take a mile) – נותנים לו אצבע, הוא רוצה את כל היד Itsboo’a – Fingering (music) – איצבוע Etsba’on – Thimble – אצבעון   Playlist and Clips: Uzi Hitman – Eser Etsbaot (lyrics) Ruti Navon – Bein Ha-etsba’ot (lyrics) Yinon Magal Ep. No. 304 about neged HEB