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מַה מִסְתוֹבֵב בָּעוֹלָם אֲבָל נִשְׁאָר בַּפִּינָה?

Ma mistovêv ba'olâm avâl nish'ar ba'pinâ?

What travels around the world but stays in a corner?



בּוּל

Bul

a stamp



לָמָה סֵפֶר מָתֶמָטִיקָה עָצוּב?

lâma sêfer ma'temâtika atsûv?

Why is the math book sad?



בִּגְלַל שֶׁהוּא מָלֵא בְּעָיוֹת

biglâl she'hu malê be'ayôt

Because it's full of problems



מָתַי עוֹצְרִים בְּיָרוֹק וּמִתְקַדְמִים בְּאָדוֹם?

Matây otzrim be'yarôk u'mitkadmim be'adôm?

When do you stop at green and go at red?



כְּשֶׁאוֹכְלִים אֲבַטִיחַ

Kshe'ochlim avatia'ch

When you're eating a watermelon



מַה אָמְרוּ הַכְּתָמִים הַעַקְשָׁנִיים

לִמְכוֹנַת הַכְּבִיסָה?

Ma amru ha'ktamim ha'akshanim

li'mechonât ha'kvisâ?

What did the stubborn stains say
to the washing machine?



אֲנַחְנוּ עַל הַמַפָּה וְנִישָׁאֵר עַל הַמַפָּה.

Anâchnu al ha'mapâ ve'nishaêr al ha'mapâ

We are on the tablecloth (map) and we will
stay on the map. (word play, Israeli saying)



מַה אָמְרָה הַנַּעַל לַשְׂרוֹךְ?

Ma amrâ ha'nâ'al la'sroch?

What did the shoe say to the shoelace?



נִהְיֶה בְּקֶשֶׁר

Nihiyeh be'kêsher

We will be in contact (knots, word play)



מַה עוֹלֶה וְיוֹרֵד אֲבָל לֹא זָז?

Ma olê ve'yorêd aval lo zaz?

What goes up and down but doesn't move?



טֶמְפֶּרָטוּרָה

Temperatûra

The temperature



מַה יָכוֹל לְמַלֵא חֶדֶר
אֲבָל לֹא תּוֹפֵס מָקוֹם?

Ma yachôl le'malê cheder
aval lo tofes makom?

What can fill a room
but takes up no space?



אוֹר

Or

light



מַה הַהֶבְדֵל בֵּין מָטוֹס לִמְכוֹנִית ?

Ma ha'hevdêl bêin matôs li'mechonît?

What is the difference between an airplane and a car?



הֶבְדֵל שֶׁל שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ

Hevdêl shel shamâyim va'arets

The difference between the sky and ground
(Hebrew saying)



מַה אָמַר אֶפֶס לִשְׁמוֹנֶה?

Ma amar êfes li'shmonê?

What did zero say to eight?



חֲגוֹרָה יָפָה

Chagorâ yafa

Nice belt



מַה הַדָּבָר הַיָחִיד שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לִשְׁבּוֹר
כְּשֶׁאוֹמְרִים אֶת שְׁמוֹ?

Ma hadavar ha'yachid she'efshâr lishbôr
kshe'omrim et shmo?

What is the only thing you can break
when you say its name?



דְּמָמָה

de'mamâ

Silence






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