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Moving Day

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In this story, the Cohen family moves into a new apartment, unpacks boxes, argues about furniture, and slowly starts to make the place feel like home.

mishpachatמִשְׁפַּחַתfamily of
kohenכֹּהֵןCohen
avraעָבְרָה(she) moved
la'diraלַדִּירָהto the apartment
ha'chadashaהַחֲדָשָׁהthe new (fem.)
be'yomבְּיוֹםon day
shishiשִׁישִּׁיFriday
she'zeשֶׁזֶּהthat this
hayaהָיָהwas (m.s.)
ra'ayonרַעְיוֹןidea
raרַעbad

The Cohen family moved to the new apartment on Friday, which was a bad idea.

ha'gvarimהַגְּבָרִיםthe men
me'ha'chevratמֵהַחֶבְרַתfrom the company of
ha'hovalaהַהוֹבָלָהthe moving (company)
higi'uהִגִּיעוּ(they) arrived
be'shmoneבְּשְׁמוֹנֶהat eight
ba'bokerבַּבֹּקֶרin the morning
imעִםwith
masa'itמַשָּׂאִיתtruck
gdolaגְּדוֹלָהbig (fem.)
u'partzufimוּפָּרְצוּפִיםand faces
she'amruשֶׁאָמְרוּthat (they) said
she'hemשֶׁהֵםthat they
ma'adifimמַעֲדִיפִים(they) prefer (m.pl.)
li'hyotלִהְיוֹתto be
be'makomבְּמָקוֹםin a place
acherאַחֵרother

The men from the moving company arrived at eight in the morning with a big truck and faces that said they'd rather be somewhere else.

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