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מַה מִסְתוֹבֵב בָּעוֹלָם אֲבָל נִשְׁאָר בַּפִּינָה? |
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Ma mistovêv ba'olâm avâl nish'ar ba'pinâ? |
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What travels around the world but stays in a corner? |
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בּוּל |
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Bul |
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a stamp |
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לָמָה סֵפֶר מָתֶמָטִיקָה עָצוּב? |
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lâma sêfer ma'temâtika atsûv? |
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Why is the math book sad? |
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בִּגְלַל שֶׁהוּא מָלֵא בְּעָיוֹת |
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biglâl she'hu malê be'ayôt |
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Because it's full of problems |
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מָתַי עוֹצְרִים בְּיָרוֹק וּמִתְקַדְמִים בְּאָדוֹם? |
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Matây otzrim be'yarôk u'mitkadmim be'adôm? |
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When do you stop at green and go at red? |
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כְּשֶׁאוֹכְלִים אֲבַטִיחַ |
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Kshe'ochlim avatia'ch |
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When you're eating a watermelon |
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מַה אָמְרוּ הַכְּתָמִים הַעַקְשָׁנִיים לִמְכוֹנַת הַכְּבִיסָה? |
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Ma amru ha'ktamim ha'akshanim li'mechonât ha'kvisâ? |
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What did the stubborn stains say to the washing machine? |
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אֲנַחְנוּ עַל הַמַפָּה וְנִישָׁאֵר עַל הַמַפָּה. |
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Anâchnu al ha'mapâ ve'nishaêr al ha'mapâ |
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We are on the tablecloth (map) and we will stay on the map. (word play, Israeli saying) |
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מַה אָמְרָה הַנַּעַל לַשְׂרוֹךְ? |
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Ma amrâ ha'nâ'al la'sroch? |
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What did the shoe say to the shoelace? |
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נִהְיֶה בְּקֶשֶׁר |
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Nihiyeh be'kêsher |
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We will be in contact (knots, word play) |
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מַה עוֹלֶה וְיוֹרֵד אֲבָל לֹא זָז? |
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Ma olê ve'yorêd aval lo zaz? |
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What goes up and down but doesn't move? |
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טֶמְפֶּרָטוּרָה |
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Temperatûra |
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The temperature |
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מַה יָכוֹל לְמַלֵא חֶדֶר אֲבָל לֹא תּוֹפֵס מָקוֹם? |
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Ma yachôl le'malê cheder aval lo tofes makom? |
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What can fill a room but takes up no space? |
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אוֹר |
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Or |
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light |
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מַה הַהֶבְדֵל בֵּין מָטוֹס לִמְכוֹנִית ? |
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Ma ha'hevdêl bêin matôs li'mechonît? |
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What is the difference between an airplane and a car? |
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הֶבְדֵל שֶׁל שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ |
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Hevdêl shel shamâyim va'arets |
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The difference between the sky and ground (Hebrew saying) |
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מַה אָמַר אֶפֶס לִשְׁמוֹנֶה? |
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Ma amar êfes li'shmonê? |
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What did zero say to eight? |
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חֲגוֹרָה יָפָה |
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Chagorâ yafa |
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Nice belt |
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מַה הַדָּבָר הַיָחִיד שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לִשְׁבּוֹר כְּשֶׁאוֹמְרִים אֶת שְׁמוֹ? |
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Ma hadavar ha'yachid she'efshâr lishbôr kshe'omrim et shmo? |
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What is the only thing you can break when you say its name? |
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דְּמָמָה |
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de'mamâ |
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Silence |
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