Uriאוּרִי
Orihigi'aהִגִּיעַ
arrivedle'Dizengoffלְדִּיזֶנְגוֹף
to Dizengoffbi'shtayimבִּשְׁתַּיִם
at twoba'tzohorayimבַּצָּהֳרַיִם
in the afternoonimעִם
withgitaraגִּיטָרָה
guitaryeshanaיְשָׁנָה
old (f)ve'tzipiyotוְצִפִּיוֹת
and expectationsnemuchotנְמוּכוֹת
low (f, pl)she'lamadשֶׁלָּמַד
that he learnedlishmorלִשְׁמוֹר
to keepaleihenעֲלֵיהֶן
on them (f)be'kavanaבְּכַוָּנָה
intentionallyOri arrived at Dizengoff at two in the afternoon with an old guitar and low expectations that he had learned to keep intentionally.
huהוּא
hematzaמָצָא
foundetאֵת
definite direct object markerha'pinaהַפִּנָּה
the cornerha'regilaהָרְגִילָה
the usual (f)sheloשֶׁלוֹ
hisleyadלְיַד
next tobeitבֵּית
househa'kafeהַקָּפֶה
the cafépatachפָּתַח
openedetאֵת
definite direct object markertikתִּיק
caseha'gitaraהַגִּיטָרָה
the guitaralעַל
onha'midrakaהַמִּדְרָכָה
the sidewalkve'kivenוְכִיוֵּן
and tunedetאֵת
definite direct object markerha'meitarimהַמֵּיתָרִים
the stringsle'atלְאַט
slowlyHe found his usual corner near the café, opened the guitar case on the sidewalk, and tuned the strings slowly.
