ha'ta'aruchaהַתַּעֲרוּכָה
the exhibitionniftchaנִפְתְּחָה
was opened (f)be'shmoneבְּשְׁמוֹנֶה
at eightu'kvarוּכְבָר
and alreadybe'shmoneבְּשְׁמוֹנֶה
at eightva'revaוָרֶבַע
and a quarterha'chederהַחֶדֶר
the roomhayaהָיָה
was (m)maleמָלֵא
full (m)ba'anashimבַּאֲנָשִׁים
with peopleshe'hitlabshuשֶׁהִתְלַבְּשׁוּ
who got dressedbi'kpidahבִּקְפִידָה
carefullykdeiכְּדֵי
in order toleheira'otלְהֵירָאוֹת
to appearke'iluכְּאִלּוּ
as ifloלֹא
nothit'amzuהִתְאַמְּצוּ
made an effort (pl)The exhibition opened at eight, and already by eight fifteen the room was full of people who dressed carefully to look as if they hadn't made an effort.
nirנִיר
Nirlakachלָקַח
took (m)kosכּוֹס
glassyayinיָיִן
wineme'ha'magashמֵהַמַּגָּשׁ
from the trayshelשֶׁל
ofha'meltzarהַמֶּלְצַר
the waiterve'avarוְעָבַר
and passedbeinבֵּין
betweenha'kvutzotהַקְּבוּצוֹת
the groupsNir took a glass of wine from the waiter's tray and moved between the groups.
