A Day at the Shuk

A Friday morning at the market, buying food for Shabbat.

יוֹםyomשִׁשִּׁיshi-SHIבַּבּוֹקֶר,ba-BO-ker,וְהַשּׁוּקve-ha-SHOOKמָלֵאma-LEאֲנָשִׁים.a-na-SHIM.דָּנִיDA-niוְאִמָּאve-I-maהוֹלְכִיםhol-KHIMלִקְנוֹתlik-NOTאֹכֶלO-khelלַשַּׁבָּת.la-sha-BAT.יֵשׁyeshעַגְבָנִיּוֹתag-va-ni-YOTאֲדֻמּוֹת,a-du-MOT,מְלָפְפוֹנִיםme-la-fe-fo-NIMיְרֻקִּים,ye-ru-KIM,וַחֲסָהva-kha-SAטְרִיָּה.tri-YA.דָּנִיDA-niאוֹהֵבo-HEVפֵּרוֹת.pe-ROT.הוּאhuרוֹצֶהro-TSEתַּפּוּחַta-POO-akhוּבָנָנָה.u-va-NA-na.אִמָּאI-maקוֹנָהko-NAלֶחֶםLE-khemחַםkhamוְחַלָּהve-kha-LAגְּדוֹלָהge-do-LAלַשַּׁבָּת.la-sha-BAT.הַמּוֹכֵרha-mo-KHERאוֹמֵר:o-MER:"חֲמִשִּׁים"kha-mi-SHIMשֶׁקֶל,SHE-kel,בְּבַקָּשָׁה."be-va-ka-SHA."אִמָּאI-maמְשַׁלֶּמֶת,me-sha-LE-met,וְדָנִיve-DA-niלוֹקֵחַlo-KE-akhאֶתetהַסַּל.ha-SAL.בַּדֶּרֶךְba-DE-rekhהַבַּיְתָהha-BAY-taהֵםhemשְׂמֵחִים.sme-KHIM.שַׁבָּתsha-BATשָׁלוֹם!sha-LOM!

It is Friday morning, and the market is full of people. Danny and Mom are going to buy food for Shabbat. There are red tomatoes, green cucumbers, and fresh lettuce. Danny loves fruit. He wants an apple and a banana. Mom buys warm bread and a big challah for Shabbat. The vendor says: "Fifty shekels, please." Mom pays, and Danny takes the basket. On the way home they are happy. Shabbat shalom!

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