#77 Election Finger-Pointing (Rerun)

There's lots of talk about looming elections, so today we’ll talk about voting in Hebrew. Guy also explains 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