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The Gallery Opening

In this story, Nir attends a gallery opening in Tel Aviv, navigates the social performance of the art world, and finds himself more interested in one overlooked painting than in anything else in the room.

The Gallery Opening

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The Gallery Opening

ha'ta'arucha התערוכה niftcha נפתחה be'shmone בשמונה u'kvar וכבר be'shmone בשמונה va'reva ורבע ha'cheder החדר haya היה male מלא ba'anashim באנשים she'hitlabshu שהתלבשו bi'kpidah בקפידה kdei כדי leheira'ot להיראות ke'ilu כאילו lo לא hit'amzu התאמצו

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.

nir ניר lakach לקח kos כוס yayin יין me'ha'magash מהמגש shel של ha'meltzar המלצר ve'avar ועבר bein בין ha'kvutzot הקבוצות

Nir took a glass of wine from the waiter's tray and moved between the groups.

הַמְּדִינָה נִמְצֵאת בְּמֶרְכַּז הָאָרֶץ וְיֵשׁ בָּהּ הַרְבֵּה מְקוֹמוֹת יָפִים ‎. .

The country is located in the center of the land and has many beautiful places.

בַּבֹּקֶר הָלַכְנוּ לַשּׁוּק הַגָּדוֹל וְקָנִינוּ פֵּרוֹת טְרִיִּים ‎. .

In the morning we went to the big market and bought fresh fruit.

אַחֲרֵי הַצָּהֳרַיִם יָשַׁבְנוּ בַּגִּנָּה וְדִבַּרְנוּ עַל הַחַיִּים ‎. .

In the afternoon we sat in the garden and talked about life.

הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שָׁקְעָה לְאַט וְהָרוּחַ נָשְׁבָה בְּעַדְנוּת ‎. .

The sun set slowly and the wind blew gently.

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