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The Musician

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In this story, Ori, a street musician in Tel Aviv, spends an afternoon playing guitar on Dizengoff Street, watches people pass by, and has one unexpected moment that makes the whole day worth it.

UriאוּרִיOri
higi'aהִגִּיעַarrived
le'Dizengoffלְדִּיזֶנְגוֹףto Dizengoff
bi'shtayimבִּשְׁתַּיִםat two
ba'tzohorayimבַּצָּהֳרַיִםin the afternoon
imעִםwith
gitaraגִּיטָרָהguitar
yeshanaיְשָׁנָהold (f)
ve'tzipiyotוְצִפִּיוֹתand expectations
nemuchotנְמוּכוֹתlow (f, pl)
she'lamadשֶׁלָּמַדthat he learned
lishmorלִשְׁמוֹרto keep
aleihenעֲלֵיהֶןon them (f)
be'kavanaבְּכַוָּנָהintentionally

Ori arrived at Dizengoff at two in the afternoon with an old guitar and low expectations that he had learned to keep intentionally.

huהוּאhe
matzaמָצָאfound
etאֵתdefinite direct object marker
ha'pinaהַפִּנָּהthe corner
ha'regilaהָרְגִילָהthe usual (f)
sheloשֶׁלוֹhis
leyadלְיַדnext to
beitבֵּיתhouse
ha'kafeהַקָּפֶהthe café
patachפָּתַחopened
etאֵתdefinite direct object marker
tikתִּיקcase
ha'gitaraהַגִּיטָרָהthe guitar
alעַלon
ha'midrakaהַמִּדְרָכָהthe sidewalk
ve'kivenוְכִיוֵּןand tuned
etאֵתdefinite direct object marker
ha'meitarimהַמֵּיתָרִיםthe strings
le'atלְאַטslowly

He found his usual corner near the café, opened the guitar case on the sidewalk, and tuned the strings slowly.

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