how to say “to get going” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A-#.m4a” /]לָצֵאת לַדֶּרֶךְ
You’ve started the car, you’ve programmed your favorite navigation app, and it’s time to get going.
Here’s how to say to get going in Hebrew: לצאת לדרך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A-#.m4a” /] – literally, to go out on the way.
For example, here’s one of the Hebrew voices on Waze (look up אביב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A-#.m4a” /] – Aviv):
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A-#.m4a” /]הכול מוכן? בואו נצא לדרך!
Is everything ready? Let’s get going!
In the example above, נצא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A-#.m4a” /] is a form of לצאת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A-#.m4a” /]. You can learn how to use לצאת in various contexts via this page about its verb form, פעל.
