Lesson 42: Getting Around
Getting around a new city means asking how to reach places and which transport to take. This lesson gives you both.
Asking the way to the museum
סְלִיחָה, אֵיךְ מַגִּיעִים לַמּוּזֵיאוֹן?
slicha, eich magiim lamuzeon?
Excuse me, how do you get to the museum?
אֶפְשָׁר בְּאוֹטוֹבּוּס אוֹ בְּרֶגֶל.
efshar be’otobus o beregel.
You can by bus or on foot.
כַּמָּה זְמַן בְּרֶגֶל?
kama zman beregel?
How long on foot?
בְּעֶרֶךְ עֶשְׂרִים דַּקּוֹת.
be’erech esrim dakot.
About twenty minutes.
תּוֹדָה, אֵלֵךְ בְּרֶגֶל.
toda, elech beregel.
Thanks, I’ll walk.
Grammar: “by” a vehicle, and “how do you get to…”
To say how you travel, attach בְּ־ (be-, here “by/on”) to the means of transport:
- בְּאוֹטוֹבּוּס be’otobus — by bus
- בְּמוֹנִית bemonit — by taxi
- בְּרֶגֶל beregel — on foot (lit. “by leg”)
To ask how to reach a place: אֵיךְ מַגִּיעִים לְ…? (eich magiim le-…?, “how does one get to…?”). And אֶפְשָׁר (efshar, “it’s possible / you can”) is the handy word for options.
Tip: בְּעֶרֶךְ (be’erech) means “about / approximately” — perfect for times and prices.
Vocabulary
Transport
| אוֹטוֹבּוּס | otobus | bus |
| מוֹנִית | monit | taxi |
| רַכֶּבֶת | rakevet | train |
| אוֹפַנַּיִם | ofanayim | bicycle |
| בְּרֶגֶל | beregel | on foot |
Useful words
| מַגִּיעַ | magia | arrives, gets to |
| אֶפְשָׁר | efshar | it’s possible, you can |
| בְּעֶרֶךְ | be’erech | about, approximately |
| מוּזֵיאוֹן | muzeon | museum |