Making Complaints

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Mark makes a complaint about the office.

?‫הכל בסדר‬
Ha-kol beseder? .‫המשרד חם‬
Ha-misrad kham.

Translation
Noriko Nagaoka: Is everything all right?

Mark Lee: The office is hot.

Lesson Focus Example

. ]KEY]{PLACE{‫ה‬
{ オフィス } + が + [ KEY ] + です。
.‫המשרד קר‬
Ha- {PLACE} [ KEY ]. Ha-misrad kar.
The {office} is ...
The {Place} is ... The office is cold.

Key Vocabulary

‫קר‬ ‫רועש‬ ‫חשוך‬ ‫מלוכלך‬

kar roesh khashukh melukhlakh

cold noisy dark dirty

 Everyday Complaints
‫לעכב‬ le'akev cause a delay
‫לפספס‬ lefasfes miss
‫להתלונן‬ lehitlonen complain
‫נעימות‬-‫להרגיש אי‬ lehargish ee-ne'imut be inconvenienced
‫להעליב‬ leha'aliv insult
‫להרגיז‬ lehargiz irritate
‫להיות גס רוח‬ lihiot gas ruakh be rude
‫לטעות‬ lit'ot mistake
‫לדחות‬ lidkhot reject
‫להציק‬ lehatsik annoy
‫לגרום לבעיה‬ ligrom le-be'ayah cause a problem
‫לצרוח‬ litsro'akh yell

Shopping Complaints
?‫אני יכולה לקבל החזר‬ .‫זה קטן מידי‬
Ani yekhola lekabel hekh'zer? Ze katan miday.
Can I have a refund? It's too small.

.‫העודף לא נכון‬ .‫קיבלתי את הצבע הלא נכון‬

Ha-odef lo nakhon. Kibalti et ha-tseva ha-lo nakhon.
The change is wrong. I got the wrong color.

.‫יש כאן כתם‬ .‫יש כאן חור‬

Yesh kan ketem. Yesh kan khor.
It has a stain here. There's a hole here.

.‫יש כאן סדק‬ ?‫האם אוכל להחליף את זה באחד חדש‬

Yesh kan sedek. Ha'yim ukhal lehakhlif et ze be-ekhad khadash?
It has a crack here. Can I exchange it for a new one?

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