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- 1019 - #453 All Together Now
The Hebrew word ืืื means together. This root has many useful words you should know: singular, unique, individual and more.
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New Words and Expressions:
Yachad, be-yachad โ Together โ ืืื
Be-yachad? โ Are you paying together? โ ืืืื
Ha-yachid โ The only one โ ืืืืื
Ha-yachid lelo shemen dkalim โ The only one without palm oil โ ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืงืืื
Yachid / Rabim โ Singular / Plural โ ืืืื / ืจืืื
Ben yachid / Bat yechida โ An only child โ ืื ืืืื / ืืช ืืืืื
"Hu yachid u-meyoochad me'od" โ He's unique and very special โ ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืื
Yechida โ Unit โ ืืืืื
Yechida meyoochedet โ Special unit โ ืืืืื ืืืืืืช
Yechidat diyoor โ Housing unit โ ืืืืืช ืืืืจ
Ani gar be-yechidat diyoor etsel ha-horim sheli โ I live in a housing unit at my parents' house โ ืื ื ืืจ ืืืืืืช ืืืืจ ืืฆื ืืืืจืื ืฉืื
Yechidim โ Individuals โ ืืืืืื
Ein mechira le-yechidim โ No individual sales โ ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืืืื
Ha-mechira be-sitona'oot bilvad โ Wholesale only โ ืืืืืจื ืืกืืืื ืืืช ืืืื
Heder le-yachid โ Single room โ ืืืจ ืืืืื
Em yechidanit โ Single mother โ ืื ืืืืื ืืช
Leyached โ To designate, to individualize โ ืืืืื
Anachnu meyachdim et ha-heder ha-zeh le-sport โ We designate this room for sports โ ืื ืื ื ืืืืืืื ืืช ืืืืจ ืืื ืืกืคืืจื
Yichood โ Uniqueness โ ืืืืื
Yichoodi โ Unique โ ืืืืืื
Proyekt yichoodi โ A unique housing project โ ืคืจืืืืงื ืืืืืื
Meyoochad โ Special โ ืืืืื
Ha-Kafe ha-zeh meyoochad la-allah. Rotzeh litom? โ This coffee is really special. Wanna taste it? โ ืืงืคื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืื, ืจืืฆื ืืืขืื
Playlist and Clips:
Halav u-dvash โ Yahad (lyrics)
Meir Banai โ Shiro shel Shafshaf (lyrics)
Lahakat ha-nachal โ Le-ahad ha-chayalim (lyrics)
Ep. no. 122 HEB about stuff servers say
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 - 09min - 1018 - #133 "A Glorious Failure is Better Than Dreams in the Drawer"
In a country where everybody tells you what to do, how to do it and when, it's only natural that the word ืขืืืฃ โ "it's preferable" โ is one you'd hear every day. Guy explores the ืขืืืฃ family of words, and shows us the link between preference, priority, and pasta.
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New Words and Expressions:
Adif โ Preferable โ ืขืืืฃ
Adif machar โ Better (to do it) tomorrow โ ืขืืืฃ ืืืจ
"Az adif lehisha'er" โ So, it's better to stay โ ืื ืขืืืฃ ืืืืฉืืจ
"Adif lalechet achshav" โ It's better to go now โ ืขืืืฃ ืืืืช ืขืืฉืื
Adif la'asot et ze kacha โ It's better to do it this way โ ืขืืืฃ ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืื ืืื
Adif she- -We'd better, you'd better, it's better โ ืขืืืฃ ืฉ
Adif she-telech achshav โ You'd better leave now โ ืขืืืฃ ืฉืชืื ืขืืฉืื
Ma adif, ze o ze? โ What's better, this one or that one? โ ืื ืขืืืฃ, ืื ืื ืื
Eizo gvina adifa? โ Which cheese is better? โ ืืืื ืืืื ื ืขืืืคื
"Kulam adifim al korbanot ha-milchama" โ They are all better over korbanot ha-milchama- ืืืื ืขืืืคืื ืขื ืงืืจืื ืืช ืืืืืื
"Halcha elav, azva oti, hayiti adifut shniya" โ She went to his place, she left me, I was the second priority โ ืืืื ืืืื, ืขืืื ืืืชื, ืืืืชื ืขืืืคืืช ืฉื ืืื
Adifut gvoha yoter โ Higher priority โ ืขืืืคืืช ืืืืื ืืืชืจ
Latet adifut le-mashehu โ To give priority to something โ ืืชืช ืขืืืคืืช ืืืืฉืื
Seder adifuyot โ Priorities โ ืกืืจ ืขืืืคืืืืช
Odef โ Change (Money) โ ืขืืืฃ
Odef mishkal โ Overweight โ ืขืืืฃ ืืฉืงื
Odafim โ Surplus, outlet stock, extra โ ืขืืืคืื
Ma at ma'adifa โ What do you prefer? โ ืื ืืช ืืขืืืคื
Leha'adif โ To prefer โ ืืืขืืืฃ
Ani maadifa lishtok โ I prefer to keep quiet- ืืืขืืืฃ
Ma hayita ma'adif, ma hayit maadifa โ What would you prefer? โ ืื ืืืืช ืืขืืืฃ/ืืขืืืคื
Ani ma'adif pasta al humus โ I prefer pasta over hummus โ ืื ื ืืขืืืฃ ืคืกืื ืขื ืืืืืก
Eizo hultsa ata ma'adif? โ Which shirt do you prefer? โ ืืืื ืืืืฆื ืืชื ืืขืืืฃ
Mu'adaf โ Preferred, favored โ ืืืขืืฃ
Ha'adafa โ Preference โ ืืขืืืคื
Yesh lecha ha'adafa? โ Do you have any preference? โ ืืฉ ืื ืืขืืคื
Haadafa metakenet โ Affirmative action โ ืืขืืคื ืืชืงื ืช
Playlist and Clips:
Daniel Solomon โ Adif (lyrics)
Teapacks โ Adif Lalechet Achshav (lyrics)
Michael Hen โ Tamim Hayiti (lyrics)
Tipim la-meltsar, tips for the waiter
Ninet Tayeb โ Medabrim (lyrics)
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 - 08min - 1017 - #130 Streetwise Hebrew in Seventh Heaven
Streetwise Hebrew surpassed 700,000 downloads, and Guy thinks this is a great reason to talk about the root of number seven in Hebrew โ ืฉืืข โ and get to learn its other meanings.
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New Words and Expressions:
Sheva โ Seven โ ืฉืืข
Sheva banot โ Seven girls โ ืฉืืข ืื ืืช
Shiv'ah banim โ Seven boys โ ืฉืืขื ืื ืื
Shiv'ah โ The traditional seven days of mourning in Judaism โ ืฉืืขื
Ani holech le-shiv'ah โ I'm going to a shiv'ah โ ืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืืขื
Yesh li shiv'ah shel aba shel haver โ I have a shiv'ah for a friend's father โ ืืฉ ืื ืฉืืขื ืฉื ืืื ืฉื ืืืจ
Efo ha-shiva'ah? โ Where is the shiv'ah? โ ืืืคื ืืฉืืขื
Efo hem yoshvim shiv'ah? โ Where are they siting shiv'ah? โ ืืืคื ืื ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืขื
Shavu'a, shavu'ot (m.) โ Week, weeks โ ืฉืืืข, ืฉืืืขืืช
Shavu'ah tov โ Have a good week โ ืฉืืืข ืืื
She-yihye lecha / lach shavu'ah tov โ May you have a good week โ ืฉืืืื ืื ืฉืืืข ืืื
Shvu'ayim -Two weeks โ ืฉืืืขืืื
Shvu'ah ha-sefer โ Book week (book fair) โ ืฉืืืข ืืกืคืจ
Sof Shavu'ah โ Weekend โ ืกืืคืฉืืืข
Shvu'ah ha-avoda โ Work week โ ืฉืืืข ืืขืืืื
"Shavu'ah-Shavu'ah" โ One week at the army base, one week at home โ ืฉืืืข ืฉืืืข
Ani nishba lach โ I swear to you โ ืื ื ื ืฉืืข ืื
Shvu'ah โ Oath โ ืฉืืืขื
Lehishava โ Swear โ ืืืืฉืืข
lehashbi'ah โ To swear someone in โ ืืืฉืืืข
Hashba'ah โ Swearing in ceremony โ ืืฉืืขื
Save'ah โ Full (Had enough food) โ ืฉืืข
Lisbo'ah โ To become full after eating โ ืืฉืืืข
Playlist and Clips:
Oshik Levy โ Ze Mi-kvar (lyrics)
Efraiym Di Zahav โ Shavu'ah tov (lyrics)
Ariel Zilber โ Shvu'ayim be-ir zara (lyrics)
Moshe Peretz โ Nishba Lach (lyrics)
Ep. no. 96 about may you have HEB
Ep. no. 302 about condolences HEB
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 - 08min - 1016 - #126 Use Your Imagination
"You guys look so alike, it's crazy!" The Israeli street is all about exclamations, including strangers telling you how much you resemble someoneโฆ or not. It's important to understand what's being said, so today Guy focuses on the Hebrew word ืืืื and its relatives. And what does this all have to do with virtual reality and imagination?
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New Words and Expressions:
Domeh โ Resembles, looks like โ ืืืื
"Hi lo doma le-af achat acheret" โ She does not resemble anyone else โ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืฃ ืืืช ืืืจืช
Hu domeh le-mishehu โ He looks like someone โ ืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืื
Hu domeh la-ima โ He resembles his mom โ ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื
Ata ma-ze domeh lo โ You really look like him โ ืืชื ืื-ืื ืืืื ืื
At ma-ze doma la โ You really look like her โ ืืช ืื-ืื ืืืื ืื
Atem ma ze domim, mamash copy โ You really look alike โ ืืชื ืื-ืื ืืืืื, ืืืฉ ืงืืคื
Atem domim echad la-sheni โ You resemble each other โ ืืชื ืืืืื ืืื ืืฉื ื
Atem davka lo domim โ You actually don't look alike โ ืืชื ืืืืงื ืื ืืืืื
Hu nir'aa kmo โ He looked like (past tense) โ ืืื ื ืจืื ืืื
Hu haya domeh le-mishehu โ He looked like someone โ ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืื
Dmooy Or โ Leather-like โ ืืืื ืขืืจ
Dmooy schnitzel โ Faux schnitzel โ ืืืื ืฉื ืืฆื
"Ve-ulai ze rak nidmeh li" โ And maybe it's just my imagination โ ืืืืื ืื ืจืง ื ืืื ืื
Nidmeh li sheโฆ โ It seems to me that โ ื ืืื ืื ืฉ
Nidmeh lecha! โ It only seems that way to you โ ื ืืื ืื
Haya nidmeh li โ It seemed to me โ ืืื ื ืืื ืื
Ledamot โ To visualize, to imagine โ ืืืืืช
Dimooy โ Metaphor โ ืืืืื
Dimooy atsmi โ Self image โ ืืืืื ืขืฆืื
Metsi'oot meduma โ Virtual reality โ ืืฆืืืืช ืืืืื
Ha-choleh ha-medumeh โ Le Malade Imaginaire โ The Imaginary Invalid โ ืืืืื ืืืืืื
"At lo yoda'at im zo stam metsi'oot o dimyon" โ You don't know if it's just reality or imagination โ ืืช ืื ืืืืขืช ืื ืื ืกืชื ืืฆืืืืช ืื ืืืืื
"Ba-leilot rak otcha medamyenet" โ At night I imagine only you โ ืืืืืืช ืจืง ืืืชื ืืืืืื ืช
Medoomyan โ Imagined โ ืืืืืืื
"El hiboor dimyoni" โ To an imaginary connection โ ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ื
Dmoot โ Image, figure, personality โ ืืืืช
"Ani kol kach harbeh dmooyot" โ I am so many figures, I have so many personalities โ ืื ื ืื ืื ืืจืื ืืืืืืช
Hadmaya โ Simulation โ ืืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Arkadi Duchin โ Hi Lo Doma (lyrics)
Hava Alberstein โ Shir Tishrei (lyrics)
Dana Berger โ Hamimoot Holefet (lyrics)
Moliรจre โ Ha-holeh ha-medoomeh
Ariel Zilber โ Rootsi Shmulik (lyrics)
Yehuda Poliker โ Ha-tsel ve-ani (lyrics)
Ep. no. 180 about metsi'oot, reality
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 - 09min - 1015 - #452 Once and for All
The Hebrew word ืืื means one, a word we Israelis use all the time. From its root we also get the words for homogeneous and unity. Oh, and you should definitely know what ืืื ืคืืืก ืืื means.
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Echad - One (m.) - ืืื
"Am echad im shir echad" - One nation with one song - ืขื ืืื ืขื ืฉืืจ ืืื
Achat - One (f.) - ืืืช
Shi'oor echad al echad - One on one private lesson - ืฉืืขืืจ ืืื ืขื ืืื
"yesh matsav le-kafe echad al echad?" - Is there any chance of getting a coffee one-on-one? - ืืฉ ืืฆื ืืงืคื ืืื ืขื ืืื
Echad she-yode'a - Someone in the know - ืืื ืฉืืืืข
How do I know he's the one? - Eich ani eda she-ze ha-echad? She-zo ha-achat? - ืืื ืื ื ืืืข ืฉืื ืืืื, ืฉืื ืืืืช
Echad plus echad - Buy one get one free - ืืื ืคืืืก ืืื
Mispar achat - Number one - ืืกืคืจ ืืืช
Ani ha-maaritz mispar achat shelo - I am his number one fan - ืื ื ืืืขืจืืฅ ืืกืคืจ ืืืช ืฉืื
Kav hamesh - Bus number five - ืงื ืืืฉ
Yamim achadim - A few days (formal) - ืืืื ืืืืื
Achid - Uniform, unified, homogeneous - ืืืื
Lechem achid - Subsidized bread - ืืื ืืืื
Tahat piku'ach - Under government price control - ืชืืช ืคืืงืื
Tilboshet achida - School uniform - ืชืืืืฉืช ืืืืื
Swecher - Sweatshirt - ืกืืืฆ'ืจ
Achdoot - Unity - ืืืืืช
Achat u-letamid - Once and for all - ืืืช ืืืชืืื
Echad ba-peh ve-echad ba-lev - Two-faced - ืืื ืืคื ืืืื ืืื
Echad ha- - One of the mostโฆ - ืืื ื
Zeh echad ha-falfelim hachi te'imim ba'ir - This is one of the tastiest falafel spots in town - ืื ืืื ืืคืืืคืืื ืืื ืืขืืืื ืืขืืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Amir Dadon - Ha-ma'aritz mispar achat (lyrics)
TV2 - Tilboshet achida - school uniform
Margalit Tsan'ani - Od Yihiye Li (lyrics)
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 - 09min - 1011 - #451 We're United
The Hebrew word ืืืืื means a union. Guy explains other words from the root ืืื, which mean "association", "reunion", and "getting back together."
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New Words and Expressions:
Ichood โ Union โ ืืืืื
Ha-ichood ha-eropi โ The European Union โ ืืืืืื ืืืืจืืคื
Le'ached โ To unite โ ืืืื
Gorem me'ached โ A unifying factor โ ืืืจื ืืืื
Me'oochad โ United โ ืืืืื
Kupat holim Meoochedet โ The United Health Fund โ ืงืืคืช ืืืืื ืืืืืืช
Lehit'ached โ To unite, to reunite โ ืืืชืืื
Hem mit'achdim โ They are getting back together โ ืื ืืชืืืืื
Ein yom shelo sho'alim oti 'atem holchim lehitached?' โ There isn't a single day where people don't ask me, 'Are you going to get back together?' โ ืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืชื ืืชื ืืืืืื ืืืชืืื
Ha-lahaka hitparka โ The band split up โ ืืืืงื ืืชืคืจืงื
Ha-lahaka mit'achedet โ The band is getting back together โ ืืืืงื ืืชืืืืช
Hit'achdoot โ Association โ ืืชืืืืืช
Ha-hit'achdoot le-kadooregel be-israel โ The Israel Football Association โ ืืืชืืืืืช ืืืืืจืื ืืืฉืจืื
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-ichood ha-eropi โ The European Union
Ha-hit'achdoot le-kadooregel be-israel
Kaveret โ Hi Kol Kach Yafa (lyrics)
Ep. no. 212 HEB about lehitparek, to split up
Ep. no. 430 HEB about asefa, assembly
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 - 07min - 1007 - #450 Trust Me
So how many times have you heard the sentence, "ืกืืื ืขืืื, trust me, everything will be okay"? Guy explains the ืกืืื culture.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lismoch al mishehu โ To trust someone, to count on someone โ ืืกืืื ืขื ืืืฉืื
Tismoch alai, smoch alai โ Trust me (m.) โ ืชืกืืื ืขืืื, ืกืืื ืขืืื
Tismechi alai, smechi alai โ Trust me (f.) โ ืชืกืืื ืขืืื, ืกืืื ืขืืื
Tismechoo alai, smechoo alai โ Trust me (pl.) โ ืชืกืืื ืขืืื, ืกืืื ืขืืื
"Yalkoot ha-kzavim" โ Tall tales collection โ ืืืงืื ืืืืืื
Al tid'ag, smoch โ Don't worry, count on me โ ืื ืชืืื, ืกืืื
Tarboot ha-smoch โ The 'smoch' culture โ ืชืจืืืช ืืกืืื
Shkivot smicha โ Push-ups โ ืฉืืืืืช ืกืืืื
Samchoot โ Authority โ ืกืืืืช
Samchoot horit โ Parental authority โ ืกืืืืช ืืืจืืช
Mismach โ Document โ ืืกืื
Simoochin โ Evidence, reference โ ืกืืืืืื
Lehasmich mishehu โ To authorize someone to do something โ ืืืกืืื ืืืฉืื
Hasmacha โ Authorization, certification โ ืืกืืื
Moosmach โ Authorized, licensed โ ืืืกืื
Achot moosmechet โ Registered nurse โ ืืืืช ืืืกืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Jane Bordeaux โ Tismoch Alai (lyrics)
Static & Eden Ben-Zaken โ Ha-peshah ha-mooshlam (lyrics)
Shemtov Levy โ Yachol Lihyot She-zeh Nigmar (lyrics)
Lahakat Ha-Gadna โ Smoch al ha-doda
Michal Daliot โ Samchoot โ Authority
Achot moosmechet โ Registered nurse
Makor Rishon newspaper about the book yalkoot ha-kzavim
Ep. no. 23 HEB about the imperative
Ep. no. 24 HEB about yihiye beseder, it will be just fine
Ep. no. 30 HEB about hafif
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 - 11min - 1004 - #449 Air It Out
The Hebrew word for air is ืืืืืจ, while ืืืืืจื is atmosphere/ambience. There are other interesting words taken from ืืืืืจ, like fluffy or ceiling fan.
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New Words and Expressions:
Mezeg avir โ Weather โ ืืื ืืืืืจ
Le'avrer et ha-heder โ To air out the room โ ืืืืืจืจ ืืช ืืืืจ
Hu me'avrer et ha-bayit โ He airs out the house โ ืืื ืืืืืจืจ ืืช ืืืืช
Le'avrer et ha-rosh โ To clear one's head โ ืืืืืจืจ ืืช ืืจืืฉ
Me'avrer โ Fan, ventilator โ ืืืืืจืจ
Me'avrer tikra โ Ceiling fan โ ืืืืืจืจ ืชืงืจื
Mazgan โ Air conditioning โ ืืืื
Ivroor โ Airing, ventilation โ ืืืืจืืจ
"Ein po avir, ani potachat halon" โ There's no air in here, I am opening the window โ ืืื ืคื ืืืืืจ, ืื ื ืคืืชืืช ืืืื
"Hayavim le'avrer, eich ata yashen kacha?" โ We've got to air out the room, how do you sleep like this? โ ืืืืืื ืืืืืจืจ, ืืื ืืชื ืืฉื ืืื
Ma'arechet ha-ivroor โ The ventilation system โ ืืขืจืืช ืืืืืจืืจ
Ha-heder lo me'oovrar โ The room is not ventilated โ ืืืืจ ืื ืืืืืจืจ
Ha-dira me'oovreret โ The apartment is airy โ ืืืืจื ืืืืืจืจืช
Lehitavrer โ To air oneself out โ ืืืชืืืืจืจ
Ani hayav hofesh, lehitavrer ktsat โ I need a vacation to get some fresh air โ ืื ื ืืืื ืืืคืฉ, ืืืชืืืืจืจ ืงืฆืช
Hoofshat hit'avreroot โ A vacation to clear your mind โ ืืืคืฉืช ืืชืืืืจืจืืช
Hel ha-avir โ Air Force โ ืืื ืืืืืืจ
Avira โ Atmosphere, ambience โ ืืืืืจื
Yesh sham avira kefit โ There's a fun atmosphere there โ ืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืืจื ืืืคืืช
Kav aviri โ Direct distance / As the crow flies โ ืงื ืืืืืจื
Be-kav aviri ha-batim shelanoo lo rechokim, aval ba-oto ze yikach lecha sha'ah โ Our houses aren't far apart as the crow flies, but by car, it will take you an hour. โ ืืงื ืืืืืจื ืืืชืื ืฉืื ื ืื ืจืืืงืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืงื ืื ืฉืขื
Shayara avirit โ Air convoy โ ืฉืืืจื ืืืืืจืืช
Ha-taasiya ha-avirit Le-Israel โ Israeli Aerospace Industries โ ืืชืขืฉืืื ืืืืืืจืืช ืืืฉืจืื
Ugah avririt โ Fluffy cake โ ืขืืื ืืืืจืืจืืช
Aviron โ Plane โ ืืืืืจืื
Playlist and Clips:
Gidi Gov โ Ne'echaz Ba-avir (lyrics)
Me'avrer tikra โ Ceiling fan
Kan TV โ Hel Avir (Air Force)
Omer Adam โ Avira shel Sof (lyrics)
Ha-taasiya Ha-avirit โ The aerospace industry
Ilanit โ Red Elenu Aviron (lyrics)
Ep. no. 75 about weather HEB
Ep. no. 337 about mazgan, aircon HEB
Ep. no. 392 about kivoon, direction HEB
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 - 13min - 998 - #448 You the Landlord or the Tenant?
Oftentimes, Israelis mix up the Hebrew words ืืฉืืืจ and ืฉืืืจ. It's the difference between "renting" an apartment and "renting out" an apartment. It's a common mistake that you don't have to make! Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Liskor dira โ To rent an apartment โ ืืฉืืืจ
Baal/ba'alat ha-bayit โ Landlord, landlady โ ืืขื / ืืขืืช ืืืืช
Ani socher / socheret dira โ I rent an apartment โ ืื ื ืฉืืืจ / ืฉืืืจืช ืืืจื
Ha-socher / ha-socheret โ The tenant, the renter โ ืืฉืืืจ / ืืฉืืืจืช
S'char dira โ The rent โ ืฉืืจ ืืืจื, ืฉื"ื
Schar dira gavoha / schar dira namooch โ High rent, low rent โ ืฉืืจ ืืืจื ืืืื, ืฉืืจ ืืืจื ื ืืื
Hi gara be-dira schoora โ She lives in a rental apartment โ ืืื ืืจื ืืืืจื ืฉืืืจื
Rechev sachoor โ Rented car โ ืจืื ืฉืืืจ
Hi gara be-schiroot / hu gar be-schiroot โ They live in a rented place โ ืืื ืืจื ืืฉืืืจืืช /ืืื ืืจ ืืฉืืืจืืช
Lehaskir โ To rent out โ ืืืฉืืืจ
Hu maskir dira โ He rents out an apartment โ ืืื ืืฉืืืจ ืืืจื
Hi maskira dira โ She rents out an apartment โ ืืื ืืฉืืืจื ืืืจื
Dira Lehaskir โ An apartment to let โ ืืืจื ืืืฉืืืจ
Dirot le-haskara โ Apartments for rent โ ืืืจืืช ืืืฉืืจื
Zeh le-haskara? โ Is it for rent? โ ืื ืืืฉืืจื
Haskarat dirot โ Leasing of apartments โ ืืฉืืจืช ืืืจืืช
Haskarat rechev โ Car rental โ ืืฉืืจืช ืจืื
Hevra le-haskarat rechev โ Car rental company โ ืืืจื ืืืฉืืจืช ืจืื
Ha-maskir โ The lessor โ ืืืฉืืืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Peer Tasi โ Derech Ha-shalom (lyrics)
Leah Goldberg โ Dira Lehaskir
Yad-2 commercial โ Dirot le-haskara
Ep. no. 425 HEB about real estate agents
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 - 10min - 993 - #447 They're Exploiting the Situation
The Hebrew word ื ืฆืื is an exploiter โ someone who'll use you and then dump you without giving it a second thought. In this episode, Guy breaks down the word and its root ื ืฆื.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lenatsel โ To make use of, to utilize โ ืื ืฆื
Nitsool โ Exploitation โ ื ืืฆืื
Nitsool kalkali โ Economic exploitation โ ื ืืฆืื ืืืืื
"Kol ehad menaseh lenatsel" โ Everyone tries to exploit the other โ ืื ืืื ืื ืกื ืื ืฆื
Hu menatsel et ha-matsav โ He takes advantage of the situation โ ืืื ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืฆื
"Hu menatsel bachurot ve-zorek" โ He uses women and then dumps them โ ืืื ืื ืฆื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืจืง
"Eich lenatsel yemei machala" โ How to make use of sick days โ ืืื ืื ืฆื ืืื ืืืื
"Menatslim et sh'ot ha-shemesh ha-rabot, mechabim orot, ve-hoschim hashmal" โ We are making use of the many sunlight hours, turning off lights and saving electricity โ ืื ืฆืืื ืืช ืฉืขืืช ืืฉืืฉ ืืจืืืช, ืืืืื ืืืจืืช ืืืืกืืื ืืฉืื
"Tsarich lenatsel et ha-hatava ad sof ha-shana" โ You need to use this benefit by the end of the year โ ืฆืจืื ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืืื ืขื ืกืืฃ ืืฉื ื
Be-tokef ad โ Valid until โ ืืชืืงืฃ ืขื
Ani margish menootsal โ I feel exploited โ ืื ื ืืจืืืฉ ืื ืืฆื
Ani margisha menootselet โ I feel exploited โ ืื ื ืืจืืืฉื ืื ืืฆืืช
"Yesh lecha kama yemei hofesh lo menootsalim" โ You have a few unused vacation days โ ืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืคืฉ ืื ืื ืืฆืืื
Lo nitsalta / nitsalt et kol yemei ha-hofesh shelcha / shelach โ You didn't use all your vacation days โ ืื ื ืืฆืืช ืืช ืื ืืื ืืืืคืฉ ืฉืื
Natslan / natslanit โ Exploiter โ ื ืฆืื / ื ืฆืื ืืช
"Tizaher mimenu, hu ma-zeh natslan'" โ Be careful of him, he's a real bloodsucker โ ืชืืืืจ ืืื ื, ืืื ืื-ืื ื ืฆืื
Natslani โ Exploitative โ ื ืฆืื ื
"Yesh mi she-bocharim be-derech natslanit" โ There are those who choose an exploitative path โ ืืฉ ืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืืจื ื ืฆืื ืืช
Netsolet โ Reusable waste โ ื ืฆืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Israeli Government Advertising Agency โ Nitsool kalkali, economic exploitation
Tofaat Dopler โ Kol Ehad (lyrics)
Israeli Electric Corporation โ Menatslim et sh'ot ha-shemesh ha-rabot
KAN TV โ Derech natslanit, exploitative way
Ep. no. 127 about hatavot, bonuses and money HEB
Ep. no. 245 about kuponim, coupons HEB
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 - 07min - 990 - #446 Early Retirement
The Hebrew word ืคืจืืฉื means retirement, and these days ืคืจืืฉื ืืืืงืืืช is on everyone's mind. Guy explains ืคืจืืฉื and other words from its root ืคืจืฉ.
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New Words and Expressions:
Prisha me-ha-avoda โ Retiring from work โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืขืืืื
Prisha me-ha-avoda, Yetsi'ah le-pensia โ Retiring from work โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืขืืืื
"Kshe-at tets'ee le-pensya, mi yid'ag lach?" โ When you retire, who will look after you? โ ืืฉืืช ืชืฆืื ืืคื ืกืื, ืื ืืืื ืื
Retirement age โ Gil ha-prisha โ ืืื ืืคืจืืฉื
"Halom ha-prisha ha-mukdemet ha-mele'ah nimtsa rak be-heseg yadam shel israelim me'atim" โ The dream of full early retirement is within reach for only a few Israelis โ ืืืื ืืคืจืืฉื ืืืืงืืืช ืืืืื ื ืืฆื ืจืง ืืืืฉื ืืื ืฉื ืืฉืจืืืื ืืขืืื
Prisha mukdemet mele'ah โ Full early retirement โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืงืืืช ืืืื
Prisha mukdemet / pensia mukdemet โ Early retirement โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืงืืืช / ืคื ืกืื ืืืงืืืช
"Hem lo parshu me-ha-avoda, aval hem ken parshu mi-merotz ha-achbarim" โ They didn't retire from work, but they did step away from the rat race โ ืื ืื ืคืจืฉื ืืืขืืืื, ืืื ืื ืื ืคืจืฉื ืืืืจืืฅ ืืขืืืจืื
Prisha me-ha-hayim ha-politiyim โ Retiring from political life โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืืืื ืืคืืืืืืื
Lifrosh me-ha-hayim ha-politiyim โ To withdraw from political life โ ืืคืจืืฉ ืืืืืื ืืคืืืืืืื
Lifrosh ba-si โ To quit at your peak โ ืืคืจืืฉ ืืฉืื
Yalla, ani poresh โ Ok, I am heading out โ ืืืืื, ืื ื ืคืืจืฉ
Pensioner / pensionerit, gimlai / gimla'eet โ Pensioner โ ืคื ืกืืื ืจ / ืคื ืกืืื ืจืืช, ืืืืื /ืืืืืืช
Gimla'eem โ Pensioners โ ืืืืืื
Gimla โ Pension โ ืืืื
Hem lo mafrishim ksafim la-pensya โ They are not setting aside funds for their pension โ ืื ืื ืืคืจืืฉืื ืืกืคืื ืืคื ืกืื
Lehafrish โ To set aside โ ืืืคืจืืฉ
Hafrashat ksafim โ Setting money aside โ ืืคืจืฉืช ืืกืคืื
Playlist and Clips:
Ministry of Finance โ Kshe-tets'ee le-pensya
Knesset TV โ Ehud Barak poresh
Ep. no. 327 about mukdam, early HEB
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 - 09min - 986 - #445 It's a Serious Leak
From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root ืืืค is an interesting one, and from which we get the Hebrew word for whistleblower.
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New Words and Expressions:
Ha-mazgan dolef โ The air conditioning unit is leaking โ ืืืืื ืืืืฃ
Tsinor dolef โ Leaking pipe โ ืฆืื ืืจ ืืืืฃ
Dlifa โ Leaking โ ืืืืคื
"Yesh lanoo dlifa ba-mazgan" โ We have a leak in our AC unit โ ืืฉ ืื ื ืืืืคื ืืืืื
"Yesh lanoo dlifa me-hatikra'" โ We have a leak from our ceiling โ ืืฉ ืื ื ืืืืคื ืืืชืงืจื
Dlifat gaz โ Gas leak โ ืืืืคืช ืื
Dlifot neft โ Oil spills โ ืืืืคืืช ื ืคื
Dalaf tik mismachim โ A dossier was leaked โ ืืืฃ ืชืืง ืืกืืืื
Ha-meida dalaf โ The information leaked โ ืืืืืข ืืืฃ
Eich dalaf ha-meida? โ How did the information leak? โ ืืื ืืืฃ ืืืืืข
Dlifat meida โ Information leak โ ืืืืคืช ืืืืข
Mi hidlif et ha-meida? โ Who leaked the info? โ ืื ืืืืืฃ ืืช ืืืืืข
Hu hidlif mismachim โ He leaked documents โ ืืื ืืืืืฃ ืืกืืืื
Hi hidlifa mismachim โ She leaked documents โ ืืื ืืืืืคื ืืกืืืื
Hadlafat meida โ Information leak โ ืืืืคืช ืืืืข
Madlif โ Leaker, whistleblower โ ืืืืืฃ, ืืืืืคื
Mi ha-madlif/a? โ Who is the leaker? โ ืื ืืืืืืฃ
Ha-sirton hudlaf โ The video was leaked โ ืืกืจืืื ืืืืืฃ
Ha-sirton ha-mudlaf โ The leaked video โ ืืกืจืืื ืืืืืืฃ
Ha-pratim ha-mudlafim โ The leaked details โ ืืคืจืืื ืืืืืืฃ
Playlist and Clips:
Danny Litani โ Shalechet (lyrics)
Calcalist โ Neft, politika ve-goofot
Nurit Galron โ Shalechet (lyrics)
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 - 07min - 983 - #444 Sorry, It Slipped My Mind
The Hebrew word ืืืจืื means to escape, but the same root has other interesting meanings in other verb formats. Guy also explains the meaning of ืืืจ ืืจืืื.
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New Words and Expressions:
Livro'ach โ To escape โ ืืืจืื
"Ma ze be'etsem meshaneh mi-ma be'estem hem borchim" โ What does it really matter what exactly they're running from โ ืื ืื ืืขืฆื ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืขืฆื ืื ืืืจืืื
Livro'ach mi-mashehu โ To flee something โ ืืืจืื ืืืฉืื
"Isha borachat mi-bsora" โ "A woman flees a message'" โ ืืืฉื ืืืจืืช ืืืฉืืจื
"Barach li pipi" โ I peed myself โ ืืจื ืื ืคืืคื
Oy, barach li me-ha-rosh, slicha โ Sorry, it slipped my mind โ ืืื, ืืจื ืื ืืืจืืฉ
Bricha โ Escape โ ืืจืืื
Brichat mochot โ Brain drain โ ืืจืืืช ืืืืืช
Lehavri'ach โ To smuggle- ืืืืจืื
Neshek โ Firearms โ ื ืฉืง
Samim โ Drugs โ ืกืืื
Hu mavri'ach et kol ha-haverot shelo โ He drives all his girlfriends away โ ืืื ืืืจืื ืืช ืื ืืืืจืืช ืฉืื
Perot muvrachim โ Smuggled fruits โ ืคืืจืืช ืืืืจืืื
Ananas โ Pineapple โ ืื ื ืก
Havracha โ Smuggling โ ืืืจืื
Havrachot mi-Surya le-israel โ Smuggling from Syria to Israel โ ืืืจืืืช ืืกืืจืื ืืืฉืจืื
Chadar bricha โ Escape room โ ืืืจ ืืจืืื
Borchanoot, eskepizem โ Escapism โ ืืกืงืคืืื, ืืืจืื ืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Miri Aloni โ Ha-balada Al Hedva U-Shlomik (lyrics)
Tel Aviv University โ Brichat Mochot โ Brain drain
Mutsarim muvrachim โ Smuggled goods
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 - 08min - 980 - #443 Missing You, Missing Me
Today we'll talk about the word ืืกืจ, missing, and its root. You don't want to miss it!
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New Words and Expressions:
Haser โ Missing, lacking, deficient โ ืืกืจ
"Ha-shir Ha-haser" โ The missing song โ ืืฉืืจ ืืืกืจ
Ata haser li โ I miss you โ ืืชื ืืกืจ ืื
At hasera li be-ramot โ I miss you terribly โ ืืช ืืกืจื ืื ืืจืืืช
Hasar menoocha โ Restless โ ืืกืจ ืื ืืื
Hoser menoocha โ Lack of rest โ ืืืกืจ ืื ืืื
Hoser nimoos โ Lack of manners โ ืืืกืจ ื ืืืืก
Hasar nimoos, hasrat nimoos, hasrei nimoos, hasrot nimoos โ Someone who lacks manners โ ืืกืจ ื ืืืืก, ืืกืจืช ื ืืืืก, ืืกืจื ื ืืืืก, ืืกืจืืช ื ืืืืก
Hasar savlanut โ Impatient โ ืืกืจ ืกืืื ืืช
Hasar bayit โ Homeless โ ืืกืจ ืืืช
Hasar mooda'oot โ Unaware, oblivious โ ืืกืจ ืืืืขืืช
Hasar mazal โ Unlucky โ ืืกืจ ืืื
Hasar bitachon โ Lacking confidence โ ืืกืจ ืืืืืื
Rak zeh haser li โ Just what I need right now (Ironically) โ ืจืง ืื ืืกืจ ืื
Haser li barzel ba-dam โ I have low iron โ ืืกืจ ืื ืืจืื ืืื
Haser lecha she-ata mesaper la โ Don't you dare tell her! โ ืืกืจ ืื ืฉืืชื ืืกืคืจ ืื
Haser lecha shelo titkasher / haser lach shelo titkashri / haser lachem shelo titkashroo โ You'd better call โ ืืกืจ ืื ืฉืื ืชืชืงืฉืจ / ืืกืจ ืื ืฉืื ืชืชืงืฉืจื / ืืกืจ ืืื ืฉืื ืชืชืงืฉืจื
Tagid, haserot lecha be'ayot ba-hayim? โ Tell me, why look for trouble? โ ืชืืื, ืืกืจืืช ืื ืืขืืืช ืืืืื
Ma haser lecha bahayim? Yesh lecha hakol โ What are you missing in life? You have everything โ ืื ืืกืจ ืื ืืืืื? ืืฉ ืื ืืื
Hisaron, hesronot (pl.) โ Disadvantage โ ืืืกืจืื, ืืกืจืื ืืช
Yitaron, yitronot (pl.) โ Advantage โ ืืชืจืื, ืืชืจืื ืืช
Machsor be-morim โ Teacher shortage โ ืืืกืืจ ืืืืจืื
"Haserim lanu morim le-matematika" โ We're short on math teachers โ ืืกืจืื ืื ื ืืืจืื ืืืชืืืืงื
Yesh machsor be-halav โ There's a milk shortage โ ืืฉ ืืืกืืจ ืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Shlomo Artzi โ Ha-shir Ha-hasser (lyrics)
Ben-el Ben-Zion & Shiraz Avraham โ Hasera Li Be-ramot
Tal Gordon โ Masechot (lyrics)
Dolis โ Ma Hasser Lecha (lyrics)
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 - 09min - 977 - #345 Just Ignore It
The word ื ืขืื means 'disappeared' or 'is missing.' In hitpael, the meaning becomes 'to ignore,' useful when you need to ignore someone, some thing, or more specifically in our case, dogs. We'll also cover what to do when you accidentally send someone a text message meant for someone else entirely.
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New Words and Expressions:
"Gidi ata mit'alem mimeni" โ Gidi, you're ignoring me โ ืืืื, ืืชื ืืชืขืื ืืื ื
Lehit'alem mi-mishehu o mi-mashehu โ To ignore someone or something โ ืืืชืขืื ืืืืฉืื ืื ืืืฉืื
Hit'almut mi-klavim โ Ignoring dogs โ ืืชืขืืืืช ืืืืืื
Hitchadshoot โ Regeneration โ ืืชืืืฉืืช
Lehit'alem me-ha-kelev โ To ignore the dog โ ืืืชืขืื ืืืืื
Nichnasim ha-bayita ve-pashut mit'almim โ When you come home, just ignore them โ ื ืื ืกืื ืืืืชื ืืคืฉืื ืืชืขืืืื
Im atem mit'almim me-ha-be'aya, atem helek mimena โ If you ignore the problem, you're part of it โ ืื ืืชื ืืชืขืืืื, ืืชื ืืืง ืืืืขืื
Mi-samim lo mit'almim โ You don't ignore drugs โ ืืกืืื ืื ืืชืขืืืื
Tit'alem, tit'almi, tit'almu โ Ignore (Imperative) โ ืชืชืขืื, ืชืชืขืืื, ืชืชืขืืื
Titalem mimenu โ Ignore him โ ืชืชืขืื ืืื ื
Sori, shalachti be-ta'ut, tit'alem/tit'almi/titalmu โ Sorry, I sent it by mistake, ignore it โ ืกืืจื, ืฉืืืชื ืืืขืืช, ืชืชืขืื/ืชืชืขืืื/ืชืชืขืืื
Nehag, al titalem me-holech ha-regel โ Driver, don't ignore the pedestrians โ ื ืื, ืื ืชืชืขืื ืืืืื ืืจืื
Maarechet yechasim alima ve-mesukenet โ A violent and dangerous relationship โ ืืขืจืืช ืืืกืื ืืืืื ืืืกืืื ืช
Al tit'almi โ Don't ignore โ ืื ืชืชืขืืื
Al tit'almi me-ha-simanim โ Don't ignore the signs โ ืื ืชืชืขืืื ืืืกืืื ืื
Playlist and Clips:
Sharon Lifshitz โ Gidi (lyrics)
Hit'almut me-ha-kelev โ Ignoring the dog
Al tit'alem me-holech ha-regel โ Don't ignore the pedestrians
Al tit'almi โ Don't ignore this
Yoni Bloch โ Ahrayut(lyrics)
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 - 10min - 976 - #344 Anyone Seen My Keys? They've Disappeared!
The Hebrew word ื ืขืื means 'disappeared' or 'is missing,' and in order to use it in different contexts, you'll need to know how to conjugate it. Also, what can science tell us about creating a real cloak of invisibility? Please don't disappear on us!
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New Words and Expressions:
Ne'elam li ha-nayad โ My phone has disappeared โ ื ืขืื ืื ืื ืืื
Mishu ra'a oto โ Has anyone seen it? โ ืืืฉืื ืจืื ืืืชื
Ne'elma li ha-mitriya โ My umbrella disappeared โ ื ืขืืื ืื ืืืืจืืื
Ne'elmu li ha-maftechot โ I can't find my keys โ ื ืขืืื ืื ืืืคืชืืืช
Koev li ha-rosh โ I have a headache โ ืืืื ืื ืืจืืฉ
Ne'elam lo ha-sha'on โ His watch disappeared โ ื ืขืื ืื ืืฉืขืื
Gvarim she-ne'elamim โ Men who disappear โ ืืืจืื ืฉื ืขืืืื
Shtei mishva'ot im shnei ne'elamim โ Two equations with two variables โ ืฉืชื ืืฉืืืืืช ืขื ืฉื ื ื ืขืืืื
Lle'an ne'elamta? โ Where did you disappear โ ืืื ื ืขืืืช
"Efo ne'elamta/ne'elamt/ne'elamtem" (Slang) โ Where did you disappear? โ ืืื ื ืขืืืช, ื ืขืืืช, ื ืขืืืชื
"Lehealem bach" โ To disappear in you โ ืืืืขืื ืื
Nif'al: Nichnas, lehikanes โ ื ืื ืก, ืืืืื ืก
Le-he-a-lem โ To disappear โ ืืืืขืื
Le-he-a-nesh โ To be punished โ ืืืืขื ืฉ
Le-he-a-rech โ To be conducted โ ืืืืขืจื
Le-he-a-sot โ To be done โ ืืืืขืฉืืช
Ha-negif tsarich le'he'alem min ha-olam โ The virus should disappear from the face of the earth โ ืื ืืืฃ ืฆืจืื ืืืืขืื ืื ืืขืืื
Ha-nehagim tsrichim lehealem min ha-olem โ Drivers should disappear from the face of the earth โ ืื ืืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืขืื ืื ืืขืืื
Al te'alem, al ta'uf โ Don't disappear, don't fly off โ ืื ืชืืขืื, ืื ืชืขืืฃ
He'almut โ Disappearance โ ืืืขืืืืช
Glimat he'almut โ A cloak of invisibility โ ืืืืืช ืืืขืืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-bachur ne'elam (The guy disappeared)
Avraham Tal & Marina Maximilian Bloomin โ Lehe'alem Bach (lyrics)
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 - 11min - 975 - #343 Did I Tell You Where I'm Traveling to This Summer?
The Hebrew word ื ืกืืขื, which means a ride, drive, or trip, comes in handy in a country like Israel, where it often seems like everyone's away on a trip or they can't stop talking about planning their next one.
As part of our podcast's 8th birthday celebrations, we are giving all Streetwise Hebrew podcast listeners $50 USD towards Ruben Adery's full Hebrew pronunciation course. The course consists of 4 modules, 31 high-definition videos, and a bonus vowel audio course with 400+ common daily practice words.
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New Words and Expressions:
Masa (m.), masa'ot โ Journey, journeys โ ืืกืข, ืืกืขืืช
Mas'ot ha-tslav โ The Crusades โ ืืกืขืืช ืืฆืื
Linso'a โ To travel โ ืื ืกืืข
Nesi'ah tova โ Have a good trip โ ื ืกืืขื ืืืื
Yesh li nesi'ah me-ha-avoda โ I have a work-related trip โ ืืฉ ืื ื ืกืืขื ืืืขืืืื
Nesi'at asakim โ Business trip โ ื ืกืืขืช ืขืกืงืื
Masa asakim โ Business trip (archaic) โ ืืกืข ืขืกืงืื
Ani be-nesiah karega โ I am driving right now โ ืื ื ืื ืกืืขื ืืจืืข
"Tagid shalom le-Moshe, hu po iti ba-oto" โ Say hi to moshe, he's with me in the car โ ืชืืื ืฉืืื ืืืฉื, ืืื ืคื ืืืชื ืืืืื
Nesi'at mivchan โ Test drive โ ื ืกืืขืช ืืืื
Hi kol ha-zman be-nesi'ot โ She's away all the time โ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืกืืขืืช
Doch nesi'ot โ Travel report โ ืื"ื ื ืกืืขืืช
Bituach nesi'ot le-chul โ Travel insurance โ ืืืืื ื ืกืืขืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Sagiv Cohen & Tal Segev โ Nesi'ah Tova (lyrics)
Ep. 186 โ English version; Hebrew version
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 - 09min - 974 - #342 The Spiritually Enlightened
Have you been to an inner-child workshop? If not, I think the universe is trying to tell you something. How does the new age lingo of spiritual enlightenment sound in Hebrew?
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New Words and Expressions:
Ze lo kara stam'- It didn't happen just because โ ืื ืื ืงืจื ืกืชื
Ruach โ Wind, spirit, ghost โ ืจืื
Ruchani โ Spiritual โ ืจืืื ื
Ruchniki โ New agey โ ืจืืื ืืงื
Dibur ruchniki โ New agey talk โ ืืืืืจ ืจืืื ืืงื
Ruchnikiyoot โ New age-ism โ ืจืืื ืืงืืืช
Ruchnik โ New age-ist โ ืจืืื ืืง
"Mu'arim be-am" โ Enlightened Ltd. โ ืืืืจืื ืืข"ื
"Ani isha, ani ela" โ I am a woman, I am a goddess โ ืื ื ืืืฉื, ืื ื ืืื
"Ani kosemet, ani machashefa, ani feia" โ I am a magician, I am a witch, I am a fairy โ ืื ื ืงืืกืืช, ืื ื ืืืฉืคื, ืื ื ืคืื
"Ani bidiyuk mesayemet nikuy shel 21 yom" โ I am just finishing a 21 day long cleansing โ ืื ื ืืืืืง ืืกืืืืช ื ืืงืื ืฉื 21 ืืื
Shake-im โ Shakes โ ืฉืืืงืื
"Bli she-tichnanti ze yatsa bul al yom kippur" โ Without any foresight, it fell smack on yom kippur โ ืืื ืฉืชืื ื ืชื ืื ืืฆื ืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืคืืจ
"Ein, ha-chayaim ha-ele mesunchranim she-ze mashehu" โ This life is synchronized, it's incredible โ ืืื, ืืืืื ืืืื ืืกืืืจื ืื ืฉืื ืืฉืื
"Sholachat lecha energia shel hizuk, ahava ve-tmicha" โ I am sending you energy of strength, love and support โ ืฉืืืืช ืื ืื ืจืืื ืฉื ืืืืืง, ืืืื ืืชืืืื
"Tsarich lekabel ma she-ha-yekum shole'ach" โ We need to accept what the universe throws our way โ ืฆืจืื ืืงืื ืื ืฉืืืงืื ืฉืืื
Yekum โ Universe โ ืืงืื
Elohima โ God (f.) โ ืืืืืืื
Sadna, sadna'ot โ Workshop, workshops โ ืกืื ื, ืกืื ืืืช
Sadnat ha-yeled ha-pnimi โ The inner child workshop โ ืกืื ืช ืืืื ืืคื ืืื
Sadnat ts'chok โ Laughter workshop โ ืกืื ืช ืฆืืืง
He-ara โ Enlightenment โ ืืืจื
Tikshur โ Communicating with spirits or ghosts โ ืชืงืฉืืจ
Shefa โ Abundance โ ืฉืคืข
Lehitchaber la-shefa โ To connect to the abundance โ ืืืชืืืจ ืืฉืคืข
Masa โ journey โ ืืกืข
Assiti massa madhim! โ I've made an incredible journey โ ืขืฉืืชื ืืกืข ืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Mosh Ben-Ari โ Kach Mimeni Ha-Kol
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 - 09min - 973 - #341 Stairway to Heaven
These days, it seems as if everything is measured by ratings and rankings. Businesses ask us to rate them even before we've left their doors. It's all a bit too much sometimes. So how do we rank something in Hebrew?
Guy explains the root ืืจื which includes within it the Hebrew words for army rank, escalators and the highest echelons.
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New Words and Expressions:
Az erkod al madregot ha-rabanut โ I'll dance on the rabbinate stairs โ ืื ืืจืงืื ืขื ืืืจืืืช ืืจืื ืืช
Madrega, madregot โ Steps, stairs โ ืืืจืื, ืืืจืืืช
Hadar madregot โ Staircase โ ืืืจ ืืืจืืืช
Madregot naot โ Escalator โ ืืืจืืืช ื ืขืืช, ืืจืื ืืข
Darga, dargot โ Rank, ranks โ ืืจืื, ืืจืืืช
Derug โ Rating, ranking โ ืืืจืื
Derug FIFA โ FIFA rankings โ ืืืจืื ืคืืค"ื
Derug ashrai โ Credit rating โ ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื
Ledareg โ To rank โ ืืืจื
Atem muzmanim ledareg otanu โ You're invited to rate us โ ืืชื ืืืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืชื ื
Israel medorget ba-makom ha-shmini be-hityakrut dirot ba-shana ha-achrona โ Israel is ranked eighth in the world for its increased real estate prices in the past year โ ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืงืื ืืฉืืื ื ืืืชืืืงืจืืช ืืืจืืช ืืฉื ื ืืืืจืื ื
Medoreget โ Ranked (f.) โ ืืืืจืืช
Anachnu rotsim lir'ot eich hem medoragim โ We want to see how they are rated โ ืื ืื ื ืจืืฆืื ืืจืืืช ืืื ืื ืืืืจืืื
Yotskim et ha-shament ha-chama al hakaramel behadraga โ Gradually pour the hot cream on the caramel โ ืืืฆืงืื ืืช ืืฉืื ืช ืืืื ืขื ืืงืจืื ืืืืจืื
Be-hadraga โ Gradually โ ืืืืจืื
Ve-toch kedei irbuv โ And while mixing โ ืืชืื ืืื ืขืจืืื
Shidrug โ Upgrade โ ืฉืืจืื
Lachzor โ To go back โ ืืืืืจ
Leshachzer โ To reconstruct โ ืืฉืืืจ
Mishtadregim โ Getting upgraded โ ืืฉืชืืจืืื
Midrug โ Rating (TV) โ ืืืจืื
"Ba-dragim ha-gvohim" โ In the highest echelons โ ืืืจืืื ืืืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-kol Over Habibi โ Blues Madregot Ha-rabanut (lyrics)
Ha-yechida โ Darga, dargot โ Rank
Israel medorget ba-makom ha-shmini
Danny Robas โ Ani Ba Habaita Me-halaila (lyrics)
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 - 09min - 972 - #340 Who Touched My Stuff!?
The Hebrew word ื ืืืข means touching and, just like in English, it has both a physical and emotional meaning. The root starts with the letter ื (nun), but in certain words based on this root, the ื disappears! Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
"Nag'ah ba-shamayim" โ She touched the sky โ ื ืืขื ืืฉืืืื
Hu naga โ He touched โ ืืื ื ืืข
Hi nag'ah โ She touched โ ืืื ื ืืขื
"Kashe biladecha" โ It's hard without you โ ืงืฉื ืืืขืืื
Ki nagata bi โ Because I was moved by you โ ืื ื ืืขืช ืื
"Bach lo nogea" โ It doesn't touch you โ ืื ืื ื ืืืข
Ze lo noge'a lecha/lach โ It doesn't concern you โ ืื ืื ื ืืืข ืื
Be-noge'a le-mashehu โ Concerning something โ ืื ืืืข ืืืฉืื
"Shalom, ze be-noeg'ea la-dira" โ Hi, it's about the apartment โ ืฉืืื, ืื ืื ืืืข ืืืืจื
"Shalom, ze be-nog'ea la-oto" โ Hi, it's about the car โ ืฉืืื, ืื ืื ืืืข ืืืืื
Noge'a la-lev โ Touching, moving โ ื ืืืข ืืื
Mi naga li ba-dvarim? โ Who touched my stuff? โ ืื ื ืืข ืื ืืืืจืื
Al tiga, al tig'ee, al tig'u โ Don't touch โ ืื ืชืืืข, ืื ืชืืขื, ืื ืชืืขื
Al tisa โ Don't go (by vehicle) โ ืื ืชืืกืข
Al tiga bi โ Don't touch me โ ืื ืชืืืข ืื
"At lo yechola lagaat be-ke'ev" โ You are not able to touch pain โ ืืช ืื ืืืืื ืืืขืช ืืืื
Na lo lagaat โ Please do not touch โ ื ื ืื ืืืขืช
Negi'ah โ Touching โ ื ืืืขื
"Tavshil im negiot limon" โ A stew with a touch of lemon โ ืชืืฉืื ืขื ื ืืืขืืช ืืืืื
Maga โ Touch (N.) โ ืืืข
Masach maga โ Touch screen โ ืืกื ืืืข
Adshot maga โ Contact lenses โ ืขืืฉืืช ืืืข
Le-lo maga yad adam? โ Without human contact โ ืืื ืืืข ืื ืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Mashina โ Nag'ah ba-shamayim (lyrics)
Sharon Lifshitz โ Kashe biladecha (lyrics)
Yehudit Ravits โ Bach Lo Noge'a (lyrics)
Polyakovim โ At lo yechola lagaat be-ke'ev
Adshot maga โ Contact lenses commercial
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 - 08min - 971 - #339 That Date Was Somewhat Successful
The Hebrew dictionary says that ืืืฆืื means "successful, accomplished." But as Guy explains, ืืืฆืื has some interesting nuanced uses that you really should discover.
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New Words and Expressions:
"Yossi, yeled sheli mutslach" โ Yossi, my perfect boy โ ืืืกื, ืืื ืฉืื ืืืฆืื
Lehatsliach (Hif'il) โ To succeed โ ืืืฆืืื
Mutslach โ Good, excellent, perfect, successful โ ืืืฆืื
"Eich legadel yeladim mutslachim yoter" โ How to raise outstanding children โ ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืืืื ืืืชืจ
"Ha-achayot ha-mutslachot sheli" โ My perfect sisters โ ืืืืืืช ืืืืฆืืืืช ืฉืื
Hinne shuv achalti yoter midai โ Here again, I ate too much โ ืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืชื ืืืชืจ ืืืื
Im lo hayiti kacha, ulai hayiti mutslachat โ If I wasn't like that, I might have been a better person โ ืื ืื ืืืืชื ืืื, ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืืฆืืืช
Ha-date haya mamash mutslach โ The date was really great โ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืืฆืื
Ha-date lo haya mutslach โ The date was not great โ ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืฆืื
Ha-yeshiva hayta mutslachat โ The meeting was great โ ืืืฉืืื ืืืืชื ืืืฆืืืช
Ha-yeshiva lo hayta mutslachat โ The meeting was not great โ ืืืฉืืื ืื ืืืืชื ืืืฆืืืช
Ze lo seret mutslach โ This movie is not great โ ืื ืื ืกืจื ืืืฆืื
Zot taarucha lo mutslachat โ This exhibition is not great โ ืืืช ืื ืชืขืจืืื ืืืฆืืืช
Ze lo haya raayon kaze mutslach โ It wasn't such an amazing idea โ ืื ืื ืืื ืจืขืืื ืืื ืืืฆืื
Ze atar pachot mutslach โ This website is not great โ ืื ืืชืจ ืคืืืช ืืืฆืื
"Lihyot be-tik-tok ze lo omer she-hacheshbon mutslach" โ To be on Tik-Tok doesn't mean that the account is successful โ ืืืืืช ืืืืงืืืง ืื ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืฉืืื ืืืฆืื
Maavar mutslach! โ Have a good move! โ ืืขืืจ ืืืฆืื
Misada mutslachat meod โ A great restaurant โ ืืกืขืื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืื
"Lo tsalachti et ha-perek ha-rishon" โ I didn't get through watching the first episode โ ืื ืฆืืืชื ืืช ืืคืจืง ืืจืืฉืื
Lo tsalachti et ha-sefer โ I didn't get through this book โ ืื ืฆืืืชื ืืช ืืกืคืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-tarnegolim โ Yossi, Yeled Sheli Mutslach (lyrics)
Ha-achayot ha-mutslachot sheli โ trailer
Aya Korem โ Hinne Shuv (lyrics)
Ep. 151 โ Intensifiers and superlatives
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 - 07min - 970 - #338 I Am Sure You'll Succeed
The Hebrew word ืืืฆืืื means to succeed, but there's much more to it than just that. In past tense, we use ืืฆืืื to compliment a baker on their delicious cake, the owner of a well-behaved dog and even a parent whose child is an absolute sweetheart.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lehatsliach โ To succeed in doing something โ ืืืฆืืื
"Ya binti tatslichi" โ My daughter (Ar.), you'll make it โ ืื ืื ืชื ืชืฆืืืื
Tatslichi! Tatsliach! โ Good luck โ ืชืฆืืืื, ืชืฆืืื
Ani me'achel lach she-tatslichi / lecha she-tatsliach โ I wish you to be successful โ ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืชืฆืืืื, ืฉืชืฆืืื
Behatslacha โ Good luck โ ืืืฆืืื
Ani batuach she-tatsliach โ I am sure you'll succeed โ ืื ื ืืืื ืฉืชืฆืืื
"She-tatsliach amen", "She-tatslichi amen" โ May you succeed โ ืฉืชืฆืืื ืืื, ืฉืชืฆืืืื ืืื
Halevai she-tatsliach โ May you succeed โ ืืืืืื ืฉืชืฆืืื
Lehatsliach be-gadol โ To make it bigtime โ ืืืฆืืื ืืืืื
Elef kabaim lo yatslichu lechabot oti โ One thousand firefighters won't succeed in putting out my fire โ ืืืฃ ืืืืื ืื ืืฆืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืชื
"Eich tatslichi leshanot et atsmech" โ How will you succeed in changing yourself? โ ืืื ืชืฆืืืื ืืฉื ืืช ืืช ืขืฆืื
Im at ro'a she-at lo matslicha lehagi'a, lo chashuv โ If you see that you cannot make it, no worries โ ืื ืืช ืจืืื ืฉืืช ืื ืืฆืืืื ืืืืืข, ืื ืืฉืื
Ata batuach she-tatsliach? โ Are you sure you'll be able to make it? โ ืืชื ืืืื ืฉืชืฆืืื
Eich lehatsliach be-ritsot arukot โ How to succeed in long runs โ ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืจืืฆืืช ืืจืืืืช
Eich lehatsliach ba-limudim โ How to succeed in school โ ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืืืืืืื
Eich lehatsliach ba-hayim โ How to succeed in life โ ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืืืื
Eich lehatsliach ba-asakim โ How to succeed in business โ ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืขืกืงืื
Eich lehatsliach be-instagram โ How to succeed on Instagram โ ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืืื ืกืืืจื
Eich lehatsliach im ugat gvina โ How to succeed with cheesecake โ ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืขื ืขืืืช ืืืื ื
Eich lehatsliach im haverim โ How to succeed with friends โ ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืขื ืืืจืื
Eich lehatsliach im banot โ How to succeed with girls โ ืืื ืืืฆืืื ืขื ืื ืืช
Hitsliach lecha! Hitsliach lach! Hitsliach lachem! โ You did a great job โ ืืฆืืื ืื! ืืฆืืื ืืื!
Hitsliach lo itach โ He lucked out with you โ ืืฆืืื ืื ืืืชื
Matslichan, matslichanit โ Successful person โ ืืฆืืืื, ืืฆืืืื ืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Sarit Hadad โ Ani Od Zocheret (lyrics)
Doda โ Elef Kaba'im (lyrics)
Gali Atari โ Ha-shir she-yavi lach ahava (lyrics)
Eich Lehatsliach be-ritsot arukot
Tue, 20 Jul 2021 - 08min - 969 - #337 Would You Turn On the Air Con?
Nothing pairs better with a hot and humid Israeli summer than ืืืื, air conditioning. So what should we say to the taxi driver who's got all the windows rolled down? And why did the air temperature in our trains make such big national headlines?
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New Words and Expressions:
Mazgan โ Air conditioning โ ืืืื
"Erkondishen" โ "air condition" โ ืืืืจ ืงืื ืืืฉื
"Efshar mazgan?" โ Could you put on the aircon? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืื
Ata yachol lasim mazgan 'vaksha? โ Could you put the mazgan please? โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืื 'ืืงืฉื
Yesh mazgan? โ Is there aircon? โ ืืฉ ืืืื
Efshar lehadlik mazgan? โ Could you turn the air conditioner on? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืืง ืืืื
Efshar lechabot et ha-mazgan? โ Could you turn off the air conditioner? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืื
Ha-mazgan hachi chadshani โ The most innovative air conditioner โ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉื ื
Mazgenei tornado, Mazganim shel chevrat tornado โ Tornado air conditioning units โ ืืืื ื ืืืจื ืื, ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืจืช ืืืจื ืื
Kar li ba-mazgan tamid โ I am always cold in the air conditioner โ ืงืจ ืื ืืืืื ืชืืื
"Ha-olam ktsat mitnahel lefi ha-banim" โ The world is run according to the guys โ ืืขืืื ืงืฆืช ืืชื ืื ืืคื ืืื ืื
Matkinei ha-mazganim โ The aircon installers โ ืืชืงืื ื ืืืืื ืื
Matkin โ Installer โ ืืชืงืื
Hatkana โ Installation โ ืืชืงื ื
Technai mazganim โ Aircon repairman โ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืื
Shalat โ Remote control โ ืฉืื
Mizug avir โ Air conditioning โ ืืืืื ืืืืืจ
Takala be-maarechet mizug ha-avir โ Fault in the air conditioning system โ ืชืงืื ืืืขืจืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืืจ
Yesh be-aya ba-mizug โ There's a problem with the mizug โ ืืฉ ืืขืื ืืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
The Minister of Transport about Mazgan
Noa Kirel & Agam Buchbut โ Etsel Ha-doda Ve-ha-dod (lyrics)
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 - 09min - 968 - #336 Let It Simmer
What does the phrase ืชื ืื ืืืชืืฉื ('ten lo lehitbashel') mean? As Guy will explain, we can use the verb ืืืชืืฉื, which means to let something cook, not only when speaking about vegetables, but also aboutโฆ people!
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New Words and Expressions:
"Ke-chol she-tachtechu yoter katan, ze yitbashel yoter maher" โ The smaller you cut it, the faster it will cook โ ืืื ืฉืชืืชืื ืืืชืจ ืงืื, ืื ืืชืืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืืจ
Marak katom โ Orange soup โ ืืจืง ืืชืื
Ha-yerakot sheli mamash hitbashlu โ My vegetables cooked really well โ ืืืจืงืืช ืฉืื ืืืฉ ืืชืืฉืื
Tnu le-ze lehitbashel al esh ktana โ Let it cook on a low flame โ ืชื ื ืืื ืืืชืืฉื ืขื ืืฉ ืงืื ื
"Ten lo lehitbashel" โ Let him marinate in his own juices, let him simmer down โ ืชื ืื ืืืชืืฉื
"Ani mitbashelt le'at" โ I simmer slowly โ ืื ื ืืชืืฉืืช ืืื
"Eize erev mitbashel po" โ What an evening is being cooked up here โ ืืืื ืขืจื ืืชืืฉื ืคื
Ha-pri hivshil โ The fruit ripened โ ืืคืจื ืืืฉืื
He'edim โ He became red โ ืืืืื
Hilbin โ He became white, turned white โ ืืืืื
Hishmin โ He gained weight โ ืืฉืืื
Bashel โ Ripe, mature โ ืืฉื
"kablu tip"- Here's a tip โ ืงืืื ืืืค
"Klipat avocado bashel tamid tihye mavrika" โ The peel of a ripe avocado will always be shiny โ ืงืืืคืช ืืืืงืื ืืฉื ืชืืื ืชืืื ืืืจืืงื
Pri bashel โ Ripe fruit โ ืคืจื ืืฉื
Hu od lo bashel la-tafkid โ He's not yet ready for the job โ ืืื ืขืื ืื ืืฉื ืืชืคืงืื
Od lo hivshilu ha-tna'im โ All the pieces have yet to fall in their place โ ืื ืืืฉืืื ืืชื ืืื
Mivshala โ Brewery โ ืืืฉืื
Mivshelet bira โ Beer brewery โ ืืืฉืืช ืืืจื
Tavshil โ Stew โ ืชืืฉืื
Playlist and Clips:
Tair Haim โ Mitbashelet Le'at (lyrics)
Static & Ben-El Tavori with Eden Ben Zaken and Stephane Legar โ Yassou (lyrics)
Gaby Shushan โ Bereshit (lyrics)
Ep. 263 โ Does it come with a side dish?
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 - 09min - 967 - #335 Home Cooking And Assisted Goals
The Hebrew word ืืืฉืื means cooking, but it is also used on the football field and in police investigations. Interesting, right? Bonus: A special Israeli-Berliner way to ask for the bill.
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New Words and Expressions:
Levashel โ To cook โ ืืืฉื
Ha-yom kulanu nidrashim levashel harbe yoter ba-bayit โ Today we all have to cook much more at home โ ืืืื ืืืื ื ื ืืจืฉืื ืืืฉื ืืจืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืช
Ve-be-yichud bishvilchem yatsarnu et mitcham "zman bishulim" be-atar "bishulim" โ And just for you we created a page called Zman Bishulim, on the Bishulim website โ ืืืืืืื ืืฉืืืืื ืืฆืจื ื ืืช ืืชืื "ืืื ืืืฉืืืื" ืืืชืจ ืืืฉืืืื
Atar ha-matsi'a ra'ayonot yichudiyim le-bishul im yeladim โ A website which offers unique ideas for cooking with children โ ืืชืจ ืืืฆืืข ืจืขืืื ืืช ืืืืืืื ืืืืฉืื ืขื ืืืืื
Bishul โ Cooking โ ืืืฉืื
Bishulim beitiyim โ Home cooking โ ืืืฉืืืื ืืืชืืื
Ani be-emtsa ha-bishulim โ I am in the middle of cooking โ ืื ื ืืืืฆืข ืืืืฉืืืื
Sadnat bishul โ Cooking workshop โ ืกืื ืช ืืืฉืื
Sadna'ot bishul โ Cooking workshops โ ืกืื ืืืช ืืืฉืื
Sir bishul โ cooking pot โ ืกืืจ ืืืฉืื
"Bishul sheni shel Sallalich" โ A second assist by Sallalich โ ืืืฉืื ืฉื ื ืฉื ืกืืืื
Levashel shaar โ To assist in the scoring of a goal โ ืืืฉื ืฉืขืจ
Bishulim (football) โ Assists โ ืืืฉืืืื
Bashlan โ An amateur chef โ ืืฉืื
Mishehu bishel et ha-clip ha-ze โ Someone 'cooked' this video clip โ ืืืฉืื ืืืฉื ืืช ืืงืืืค ืืื
Zeitim mevushalim be-signon marokai โ Moroccan style cooked olives โ ืืืชืื ืืืืฉืืื ืืกืื ืื ืืจืืงืื
Ha-zeitim bushlu โ The olives were cooked โ ืืืืชืื ืืืฉืื
"Bishul tigun, Betsalel Bitton!" โ Cooking, frying, Betsalel Bitton โ ืืืฉืื-ืืืืื, ืืฆืืื ืืืืื
"Entschuldigung, bezahlen bitte" (Ger.) โ "Excuse me, I'd like to pay"
Playlist and Clips:
HaTikvah 6 โ Po Kavur Ha-kelev(lyrics)
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 - 09min - 966 - #334 Transfer Me The Money
The Hebrew word ืืขืืจื (ha'avara) means a transfer of something or someone, usually from one place to another. The transfer could involve money, digital files, and evenโฆ football players!
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New Words and Expressions:
Ha'avara โ Transfer, transferring, removing โ ืืขืืจื
Ha'avarat ksafim be-touch โ Money transfer with one click โ ืืขืืจืช ืืกืคืื ืืืืฅ'
Haavarot ksafim โ Money transfers โ ืืขืืจืืช ืืกืคืื
Taase / taasi li haavara, Taavir / taaviri li โ "Make me a money transfer" โ ืชืขืฉื/ืชืขืฉื ืื ืืขืืจื, ืชืขืืืจ/ืชืขืืืจื ืื
Haavarot sachkanei kaduregel โ Transfers of football players from one football club to another โ ืืขืืจืืช ืฉืืงื ื ืืืืจืื
Lo kolel haavarot โ Not including transit to the hotel โ ืื ืืืื ืืขืืจืืช
Haavarat sichot โ Transferring calls, call-forwarding โ ืืขืืจืช ืฉืืืืช
Haavarat tmunot me-hanayad ha-yashan la-hadash โ Transferring photos from the old smartphone to the new one โ ืืขืืจืช ืชืืื ืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืืฉ
Lehaavir data / Laasot haavarat data, haavarat netunim โ ืืืขืืืจ ืืืื, ืืขืฉืืช ืืขืืจืช ืืืื, ืืขืืจืช ื ืชืื ืื
Haavarat kvatsim โ File transfer โ ืืขืืจืช ืงืืฆืื
Haavarat chok ba-knesset โ The passing of a bill in the knesset โ ืืขืืจืช ืืืง ืืื ืกืช
Haavarat hiluch โ gear shift โ ืืขืืจืช ืืืืื
Haavarat bikoret โ Criticizing, passing of criticism โ ืืขืืจืช ืืืงืืจืช
Haavara โ Transference (Psy.) โ ืืขืืจื
Ha-kesef hu'avar / Ha-ksafim hu'avru โ The money was transferred โ ืืืกืฃ ืืืขืืจ, ืืืกืคืื ืืืขืืจื
Arba'ah shortrim huavru mi-tafkidam โ Four policemen were transferred from their positions โ ืืจืืขื ืฉืืืจืื ืืืขืืจื ืืชืคืงืืื
Hu huavar mi-tafkido, hi huavra mi-tafkida, hem huavru mi-tafkidam โ He/She/They were moved from their position โ ืืื ืืืขืืจ ืืชืคืงืืื, ืืื ืืืขืืจื ืืชืคืงืืื, ืื ืืืขืืจื ืืชืคืงืืื
Ha-tochnit mu'averet be-shidur yashir โ the TV programme is brought to you via live broadcast โ ืืชืืื ืืช ืืืขืืจืช ืืฉืืืืจ ืืฉืืจ
Ha-mischak yu'avar be-shidur hai โ The match will be broadcast live โ ืืืฉืืง ืืืขืืจ ืืฉืืืืจ ืื
Playlist and Clips:
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 - 07min - 965 - #333 Please Pass the Salad
The Hebrew word ืืืขืืืจ is a verb we use a lot. It helps us pass our ืืื ืืช ืฉืืจืืช fare to the driver, forward emails to colleagues, transfer money to friends or family, and even nudge our significant other to change the TV channel. Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Monit sherut โ Shared taxi โ ืืื ืืช ืฉืืจืืช
Ata yachol lehaavir vakasha? โ Could you please pass it on? โ ?ืืช ืืืื ืืืขืืืจ ืืืงืฉื
At yechola lehaavir vaksha? โ Could you please pass it on? โ ?ืืช ืืืืื ืืืขืืืจ ืืืงืฉื
Efshar lehaavir? โ Could you pass it forward? โ ?ืืคืฉืจ ืืืขืืืจ
Lehaavir kesef โ To transfer money โ ืืืขืืืจ ืืกืฃ
Ata yachol lehaavir et ha-salat? โ Could you pass the salad please? โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืขืืืจ ืืช ืืกืื
At yechola lehaavir et ha-melach โ Could you pass the salt? โ ืืช ืืืืื ืืืขืืืจ ืืช ืืืื
"lehaavir vish al ha-shulchan" โ Wipe the table down โ ืืืขืืืจ ืืืฉ ืขื ืืฉืืืื
Ata yachol lehaavir li po vish katan? โ A quick wipe here would be nice โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืขืืืจ ืื ืคื ืืืฉ ืงืื
Lehaavir et kita yud-bet ba-zoom ze pashut siyut โ Spending 12th grade on Zoom is just a nightmare โ ืืืขืืืจ ืืช ืืืชื ื"ื ืืืื ืื ืคืฉืื ืกืืื
Lehaavir et ha-zman โ Pass the time โ ืืืขืืืจ ืืช ืืืื
Hu stam maavir et kol ha-yom mul ha-machshev โ He spends the whole day in front of the computer โ ืืื ืกืชื ืืขืืืจ ืืช ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืฉื
"Ze rak hergel yashan she-maavir li ta-boker" โ It's just an old habit that helps me pass my morning โ ืื ืจืง ืืจืื ืืฉื ืฉืืขืืืจ ืื ืช'ืืืงืจ
Tov, taavir / taaviri oti la-menahel vaksha โ Transfer me to the manager please โ ืืื, ืชืขืืืจ/ืชืขืืืจื ืืืชื ืืื ืื ืืืงืฉื
Al taaviru li sichot โ Hold my calls โ ืื ืชืขืืืจื ืื ืฉืืืืช
"Taaviru" โ Pass it on โ ืชืขืืืจื
Hu lo he'evir oti/Hi lo he'evira oti โ He/she didn't give me a passing grade โ ืืื ืื ืืขืืืจ ืืืชื/ืืื ืื ืืขืืืจื ืืืชื
Hem maavirim et ha-chok ba-knesset โ (Members of knesset) try to get a bill voted through โ ืื ืืขืืืจืื ืืช ืืืืง ืืื ืกืช
Hem lo he'eviru et ha-chok ba-sof โ They didn't get the bill voted through โ ืื ืื ืืขืืืจื ืืช ืืืืง ืืกืืฃ
"Taavir, taavir" / "Taaviri, taaviri" โ Change (the channel) โ ืชืขืืืจ, ืชืขืืืจ / ืชืขืืืจื, ืชืขืืืจื
Lehaavir aruts โ To change the channel โ ืืืขืืืจ ืขืจืืฅ
Taavir / taaviri kadima ktsat โ Fast forward a bit โ ืชืขืืืจ/ืชืขืืืจื ืงืืืื ืงืฆืช
Ata yachol lehaavir tachana vaksha? โ Could you change stations? โ ?ืืชื ืืืื ืืืขืืืจ ืชืื ื ืืืงืฉื
Lehaavir hiluch โ To shift gear โ ืืืขืืืจ ืืืืื
Taavir li et ha-pratim โ Send me the details โ ืชืขืืืจ ืื ืืช ืืคืจืืื
Taavir li et ha-kovets โ Forward the file to me โ ืชืขืืืจ ืื ืืช ืืงืืืฅ
Taase li haaver โ Forward it to me โ ืชืขืฉื ืื ืืขืืจ
Lehaavir bikoret โ To pass judgement โ ืืืขืืืจ ืืืงืืจืช
Shutafim โ Flatmates โ ืฉืืชืคืื
"Ata mevakesh she-hu yaavir lecha et ha-kesef bilchitsa" โ You ask him to transfer you the money with a single click โ ืฉืืขืืืจ ืื ืืช ืืืกืฃ ืืืืืฆื
Playlist and Clips:
Lehaavir et kita yud bet ba-zoom ze pashut siyut
Idan Yaniv โ Motsa'ei Shabbat (lyrics)
"She-yaavir lecha et ha-kesef bilchitsa"
Nurit Galron & Shlomo Artzi โ Ha-mistikanim Ha-sinim (lyrics)
Episode 218 on how to deal with Israeli taxi drivers
Tue, 01 Jun 2021 - 11min - 964 - #332 Your Time Is Up!
We pick up from where we last left off with the Hebrew root ืข.ื.ืจ. And in this episode, we focus on verbs from binyan paal. Plus, Guy reveals a special mantra to recite when driving through an intersection, just as your traffic light is about to turn red.
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New Words and Expressions:
"Hi lo yodaat ma over alai" โ She doesn't know what I am going through โ ืืื ืื ืืืืขืช ืื ืขืืืจ ืขืืื
Ma over aleicha/alayich, ha-kol beseder? โ What's going on with you, is everything ok? โ ืื ืขืืืจ ืขืืืื/ืขืืื
"Mi yode'a ma avar alay, ma avar alayich" โ Nobody knows what I've been going through, what you've been going through โ ืื ืืืืข ืื ืขืืจ ืขืืื, ืื ืขืืจ ืขืืื
"Nira li over alav mashu" โ I think he's going through hard times โ ื ืจืื ืื ืขืืืจ ืขืืื ืืฉืื
Ha-zman over le'at โ Time is passing slowly โ ืืืื ืขืืืจ ืืื
Ha-zman over โ The time is passing by โ ืืืื ืขืืืจ
Zmancha avar โ Your time has passed โ ืืื ื ืขืืจ
Ha-zman avar โ Time is up โ ืืืื ืขืืจ
"Laavor me-android le-iphone" โ Move from Android to iphone โ ืืขืืืจ ืืื ืืจืืืื ืืืืืคืื
Ta'avru le-Yes โ Switch to YES โ ืชืขืืจื ืืืก
Taavor, taavri, taavru โ Switch (imperative, m., f., pl.) โ ืชืขืืืจ, ืชืขืืจื, ืชืขืืจื
La'avor dira โ To move to a new house โ ืืขืืืจ ืืืจื
Hu over le-yerushalaim โ He moves to Jerusalem โ ืืื ืขืืืจ ืืืจืืฉืืื
Hi overet le-tel aviv โ She moves to The Viv โ ืืื ืขืืืจืช ืืชื ืืืื
Laavor etsel mishehu โ To pass by someone's place โ ืืขืืืจ ืืฆื ืืืฉืื
"Taavor etsli hayom" โ Drop by my shop today โ ืชืขืืืจ ืืฆืื ืืืื
"Taavri etsli ba-derech ha-chutsa"- Pass by my office on your way out โ ืชืขืืจื ืืฆืื ืืืจื ืืืืฆื
Laavor al ha-chok โ To break the law โ ืืขืืืจ ืขื ืืืืง
"Od lo avarti al ha-mailim sheli" โ I still haven't gone over my emails โ ืขืื ืื ืขืืจืชื ืขื ืืืืืืื ืฉืื
La'avor et ha-rechov โ To cross the street โ ืืขืืืจ ืืช ืืจืืื
Hu avar be-adom โ He passed an intersection during a red traffic light โ ืืื ืขืืจ ืืืืื
"Shlomo Sharett Over" โ Shlomo Sharett clears it โ ืฉืืื ืฉืจืช ืขืืืจ
Ze over/avar kol gvul โ It crossed the line โ ืื ืขืืืจ/ืขืืจ ืื ืืืื
Avir โ Passable โ ืขืืืจ
Rechev im avirut gvoha โ All-terrain vehicle, with high clearance level โ ืจืื ืขื ืขืืืจืืช ืืืืื
Bilti avir โ Impassable โ ืืืชื ืขืืืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Shlomo Artzi โ Hi Lo Yodaat Ma Over Alai (lyrics)
Omanei Israel โ Katan Aleinu (lyrics)
Shlomo Gronich โ Ha-zman Over (lyrics)
Ehud Banai โ Zmancha Avar (lyrics)
Ta'avru le- โ Switch to (pirsomet)
Tue, 25 May 2021 - 10min - 963 - #331 Transitions and Crosswalks
There is a lot of ground to cover with the Hebrew root ืข.ื.ืจ., so we will dedicate the next few episodes to it. This episode is all about its nouns. We talk about the weather, border crossing, chord transitions, allergies, airport transit, and even cover some history about immigrants from the 1950's.
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New Words and Expressions:
Avar โ Past tense โ ืขืืจ
Hu avar โ He passed, crossed โ ืืื ืขืืจ
Maavar Taba โ The Taba Crossing โ ืืขืืจ ืืืื
Maavar gvul โ Border crossing โ ืืขืืจ ืืืื
Onat maavar โ Spring or fall โ ืขืื ืช ืืขืืจ
Maavar chatsiya โ Crosswalk โ ืืขืืจ ืืฆืืื
"Maavar dira be-click" โ Moving apartments with one click โ ืืขืืจ ืืืจื ืืงืืืง
Nos'im be-maavar โ Transit passengers โ ื ืืกืขืื ืืืขืืจ
Moshav ba-maavar โ Aisle seat โ ืืืฉื ืืืขืืจ
"Efshar chalon?", "efshar maavar?" โ Could I have a window/aisle seat? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืื, ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืืจ
Maavarim โ Passages, transitions โ ืืขืืจืื
"Maavarim chalakim ve-neimim ve zormim bein accord le-accord" โ Smooth, nice, flowing transitions between chords โ ืืขืืจืื ืืืงืื ืื ืขืืืื ืืืืจืืื ืื ืฉืืขืื ืืื ืืื ืืงืืจื ืืืงืืจื
Maavaron โ Short clip between radio or television programs โ ืืขืืจืื
Me'ever โ Beyond, on the other side of โ ืืขืืจ
"Lif'amim mashehu tov yoter mechake lachem mamash me'ever la-pina" โ Sometimes something better is waiting for you just around the corner" โ ืืคืขืืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืืฉ ืืขืืจ ืืคืื ื
Maabara โ Immigrant camps โ ืืขืืจื
Maaboret โ Ferry โ ืืขืืืจืช
Avera โ Criminal offence โ ืขืืืจื
Averot tnu'ah โ Traffic violations โ ืขืืืจืืช ืชื ืืขื
Avarayn, avaryanit โ Felon โ ืขืืจืืื, ืขืืจืืื ืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Mazi Cohen โ Maavarim (lyrics)
Tue, 18 May 2021 - 10min - 962 - #330 Who's To Blame?
After the terrible tragedy in Har Meron, public calls to find those responsible, ืืืฉืืื, grow louder. In order to better understand what's going on in Israeli media, Guy felt it was necessary to cover the word ืืฉืื and its shoresh ืืฉื. This episode is all about blame, guilt, charges and allegations.
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New Words and Expressions:
"Ani achrai, aval achrayut ein perusha ashma" โ I am responsible, but responsibility does not mean blame โ ืื ื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืื ืคืืจืืฉื ืืฉืื
Ashma โ Blame, fault, charge โ ืืฉืื
Rigshot ashma โ Feelings of guilt โ ืจืืฉืืช ืืฉืื
Ze be-ashmatech โ It's your fault โ ืื ืืืฉืืชื
Ha-sar omer she-ze lo be-ashmato โ The minister says it's not his fault โ ืืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืื ืืืฉืืชื
Be-ashmat mi ze โ Whose fault is it? โ ?ืืืฉืืช ืื ืื
"Ze lo ashmati!" โ It's not my fault! โ ืื ืื ืืฉืืชื
Mode ba-ashma โ Guilty as charged โ ืืืื ืืืฉืื
Lehodot ba-ashma โ To plead guilty โ ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืื
"Achra'im, lo ashemim" โ Responsible, not guilty โ ืืืจืืื, ืื ืืฉืืื
Ashem, ashema โ Guilty โ ืืฉื, ืืฉืื
Ne'esham, ne'eshemet โ Defendant โ ื ืืฉื, ื ืืฉืืช
Hu ne'esham be- โ He's accused ofโฆ โ ืืื ื ืืฉื ื
Ani ma'ashim โ I accuse (J'accuse) โ ืื ื ืืืฉืื
Leha'ashim โ to accuse โ ืืืืฉืื
"Ha-psicholog he'eshim et ha-horim" โ The psychologist blamed the parents โ ืืคืกืืืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืช ืืืืจืื
"Ha-tichon he'eshim et ha-horim" โ The highschool blamed the parents โ ืืชืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืช ืืืืจืื
"Ha-horim he'eshimu oti kacha be-kol minei dvarim" โ The parents blamed me for all sorts of things โ ืืืืจืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืจืื
Hu he'eshim โ He accused โ ืืื ืืืฉืื
Hu he'echil โ He fed โ ืืื ืืืืื
Hu he'ezin la-radio โ He listened to the radio โ ืืื ืืืืื ืืจืืื
Ha'ashama โ Accusation, allegation โ ืืืฉืื
Ha'ashamot chamurot โ Severe allegations โ ืืืฉืืืช ืืืืจืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Noam Kleinstein โ Be-ashmatech
Dani Sanderson โ Mode Ba-ashma (lyrics)
Gil Vain โ Lo Maspik Tov (lyrics)
Israeli front pages โ May 2nd 2021
Tue, 04 May 2021 - 08min - 961 - #329 How To Appropriately Stress Hebrew Words
This episode is all about the location of the stress we place on spoken Hebrew words and names, and what happens when we shift that emphasis around. Guy explains why the way Israelis and Americans say "Mazal Tov" differs so greatly, and how these shifts in stress play out in the spoken language.
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New Words and Expressions:
Ta'am โ Word stress, emphasis โ ืืขื
MoSHE โ Stressed at the end of the word
MOshe โ Stressed in the beginning of the word
Hat'ama โ Accentuation โ ืืืขืื
YAkov / ya-ah-KOV โ Jacob โ ืืขืงื
BAruch / baRUCH โ ืืจืื
YAniv / yaNIV โ ืื ืื
DAvid / daVID โ ืืืื
Ashdod version of French names:
JACqueline, RObert, BAbette, MIchel, MOrris
French version:
JacqueLINE, roBERT, BaBETTE, miCHEL, moRRIS
MAzel toff (Yiddish) โ Congratulations โ ืืื ืืื
maZAL tov (IL) โ Congratulations โ ืืื ืืื
shiv'AH (IL) โ Shiva โ ืฉืืขื
SHIva (US) โ Shiva โ ืฉืืขื
ooGA โ Cake โ ืขืืื
OOga (child language) โ Cake โ ืขืืื
MashkanTA (formal) โ Mortgage โ ืืฉืื ืชืMashKANta (colloquial) โ Mortgage โ ืืฉืื ืชื
Playlist and Clips:
Julie Andrews โ Jewish Wedding Song
Itzik Shamli โ Mazal Tov (lyrics)
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 - 11min - 960 - #328 Unprecedented!
This is the fourth and final episode dedicated to ืง-ื-ื, the root that keeps on giving. How do we say, "right of way," "unprecedented prices" and the "Pre-Eurovision contest" in Hebrew? Or how about, "I was here before you, lady!"?
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New Words and Expressions:
Kadima โ Forward, onward โ ืงืืืื
Zchut kdima โ Right of way โ ืืืืช ืงืืืื
Matan zchut kdima โ Giving the right of way โ ืืชื ืืืืช ืงืืืื
Kodem โ Before โ ืงืืื
Ani hayiti kodem โ I was here first โ ืื ื ืืืืชื ืงืืื
Kdimut โ Priority โ ืงืืืืืช
Yesh lahem kdimut, hem ovdim be-beit cholim โ They have priority, they work in a hospital โ ืืฉ ืืื ืงืืืืืช, ืื ืขืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืื
Takdim โ Precedent โ ืชืงืืื
Takdim mishpati โ Legal precedent โ ืชืงืืื ืืฉืคืื
Mechir hasar takdim โ Unprecedented price โ ืืืืจ ืืกืจ-ืชืงืืื
Hasar takdim, harsrat takdim, hasrei tadkim, hasrot takdim โ ืืกืจ ืชืงืืื, ืืกืจืช ืชืงืืื, ืืกืจื ืชืงืืื, ืืกืจืืช ืชืงืืื
Mechina kdam tsva'it โ Pre-army preparatory program โ ืืืื ื ืงืื-ืฆืืืืช
Kdam Eurovision โ Pre-Eurovision โ ืงืื-ืืืจืืืืืืื
Yemei-kedem โ Ancient times โ ืืื ืงืื
Ma kadam le-ma โ What preceded what โ ืื ืงืื ืืื
Ancient โ ืงืืื
Kidma โ Progress โ ืงืืื
Kidma technologit โ Technological progress โ ืงืืื ืืื ืืืืืืช
Human progress โ Kidma enoshit โ ืงืืื ืื ืืฉืืช
Mikdama โ Down payment โ ืืงืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Ilay Botner & Yaldei Ha-chuts โ Kadima Hal'ah (lyrics)
Hasar takdim โ Unprecedented
Ilan Wirtzberg & Shimon Gelbetz โ Shir Kdam-shnati (lyrics)
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 08min - 959 - #327 Shall We Meet Earlier?
Believe it or not, we Israelis aren't always running late. Some of us even tend to arrive ahead of schedule. Yes, you read that right! In Hebrew, we have a special verb which means to arrive ahead of time. Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lehakdim โ To be early, to show up early โ ืืืงืืื
Lif'amim anachnu makdimim โ Sometimes we arrive ahead of time โ ืืคืขืืื ืื ืื ื ืืงืืืืื
Efshar ulai lehakdim tipa? Ze beseder im ani akdim tipa? โ Is it possible to arrive earlier? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืื ืืืงืืื ืืืคื
Yesh mashehu yoter mukdam? โ Is there something earlier than this? โ ืืฉ ืืฉืื ืืืชืจ ืืืงืื
Hikdamti tipa โ I'm here a bit early โ ืืงืืืชื ืืืคื
Ani makdim tipa โ I am running a bit early โ ืื ื ืืงืืื ืืืคื
Ani akdim tipa โ I'll be a bit early โ ืื ื ืืงืืื ืืืคื
Tuchal/tuchli lehakdim tipa? โ Would you be able to arrive a bit earlier? โ ืชืืื, ืชืืืื ืืืงืืื ืืืคื
Yesh lecha tor be-eser, ata yachol lehakdim tipa? โ You've got an appointment for 10am, would you be able to come earlier? โ ืืฉ ืื ืชืืจ ืืขืฉืจ, ืืชื ืืืื ืืืงืืื ืืืคื?
Yesh lach tor be-eser, at yechola lehakdim tipa? โ You've got an appointment for 10am, would you be able to come earlier? โ ืืฉ ืื ืชืืจ ืืขืฉืจ, ืืช ืืืืื ืืืงืืื ืืืคื
Hakdimu (takdimu) et ha-torim shelachem โ Move your doctor appointments up the queue โ ืืงืืืื (ืชืงืืืื) ืืช ืืชืืจืื ืฉืืื
She-nakdim? โ Shall we meet earlier? โ ืฉื ืงืืื
Ha-yeshiva/ha-pgisha hukdema โ The meeting was moved up โ ืืืฉืืื/ืืคืืืฉื ืืืงืืื
Lo amru lecha? โ Didn't they tell you? โ ืื ืืืจื ืื
Ha-tisa hukdema be-eser dakot โ The flight was moved up by ten minutes โ ืืืืกื ืืืงืืื ืืขืฉืจ ืืงืืช
Ata holech lishon mukdam โ You go to bed early โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืงืื
Giluy mukdam โ Early detection โ ืืืืื ืืืงืื
Giluy mukdam shel sartan ha-shad yachol lehatsil chayim โ Early detection of breast cancer can save lives โ ืืืืื ืืืงืื ืฉื ืกืจืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืืื
Be-mukdam o bim'uchar โ Sooner or later โ ืืืืงืื ืื ืืืืืืจ
Hakdama โ Introduction, preface โ ืืงืืื
Bli hakdamot meyutarot โ Without further ado โ ืืื ืืงืืืืช ืืืืชืจืืช
Ba-hekdem ha-efshari โ ASAP โ ืืืงืื ืืืคืฉืจื
Ta'ase et ze ba-hekdem ha-efshari โ Please do it asap โ ืชืขืฉื ืืช ืื ืืืงืื ืืืคืฉืจื
Playlist and Clips:
Nurit Galron โ Ata Holech Lishon Mukdam (lyrics)
Giluy mukdam โ Early detection
Be-mukdam o bim-uchar โ Sooner or later
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 - 08min - 958 - #326 I Got Promoted!
"Hey! Check out my Facebook page, and my Twitter, oh, and my TikTok account, and don't forget my Instagram page." In Hebrew this is called ืงืืืื ืขืฆืื, self promotion.
On this episode, Guy explains words and phrases related to promotion, all derived from the root ืง-ื-ื.
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New Words and Expressions:
Kidum โ Promotion โ ืงืืืื
Hu kibel kidum, hi kibla kidum โ He/She got a promotion โ ืืื ืงืืื ืงืืืื, ืืื ืงืืืื ืงืืืื
Kidum mechirot โ Sales promotion โ ืงืืืื ืืืืจืืช
Kidum no'ar โ Youth development โ ืงืืืื ื ืืขืจ
Kidum atarim โ Website optimization โ ืงืืืื ืืชืจืื
Kidum digitali, kidum be-google โ Search engine optimization โ ืงืืืื ืืืืืืื, ืงืืืื ืืืืื
Kidum atsmi โ Self promotion โ ืงืืืื ืขืฆืื
Ata chayav lekadem organit et ha-atar shelcha โ You have to promote your website organically โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืงืื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืช ืืืชืจ ืฉืื
Lekadem et tahalich ha-shalom โ To advance the peace process โ ืืงืื ืืช ืชืืืื ืืฉืืื
Ani rotse lekadem bi-vracha etโฆ โ I'd like to give a warm welcome toโฆ โ ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืงืื ืืืจืื ืืชโฆ
Tochen mekudam โ "Promoted content" โ ืชืืื ืืงืืื
Post mekudam โ Promoted post โ ืคืืกื ืืงืืื
Tsiyuts mekudam โ Promoted tweet โ ืฆืืืฅ ืืงืืื
Hi kudma le-tafkid bachir โ She was promoted to a senior position โ ืืื ืงืืืื ืืชืคืงืื ืืืืจ
Hu kudam le-tafkid bachir โ He was promoted to a senior position โ ืืื ืงืืื ืืชืคืงืื ืืืืจ
Kudamti ba-avoda โ I was promoted at work โ ืงืืืืชื ืืขืืืื
Kudamti la-makom ha-shmini โ I was moved up to the 8th place on the list โ ืงืืืืชื ืืืงืื ืืฉืืื ื
Playlist and Clips:
Kidum noar โ Youth development
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 - 07min - 957 - #325 We're Making Progress!
There's a fairly new Hebrew slang term out in the wild which means "move on!" We Israelis say, ืชืชืงืื! The root ืงืื in the binyan hitpael form will be our focus today, as Guy explains what advanced level courses and a mobile app upgrade have to do with ืงืื.
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New Words and Expressions:
Mitkadem โ Advanced โ ืืชืงืื
Yoel mesamen she-kedai lehitkadem le'evran โ Yoel signals we should start moving towards them โ ืืืื ืืกืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชืงืื ืืขืืจื
Titkadem, titkadem, ata ro'e oti? Ani ro'e otcha โ Keep going, keep going, do you see me? I can see you โ ืชืชืงืื, ืชืชืงืื, ืืชื ืจืืื ืืืชื? ืื ื ืจืืื ืืืชื
Nu, eich ze mitkadem? โ So, how is it coming along? โ ื ื, ืืื ืื ืืชืงืื
Kurs mitkadem โ Advanced- ืงืืจืก ืืชืงืื
Ramat matchilim โ Beginner level โ ืจืืช ืืชืืืืื
Rama beinonit โ Intermediate level โ ืจืื ืืื ืื ืืช
Ramat mitkadmim โ Advanced level โ ืจืืช ืืชืงืืืื
Hitkadem le-, Titkadem le- โ Move to the next stage โ ืืชืงืื ื-, ืชืชืงืื ืื
Bo'u nitkadem โ Let's continue going forward / Let's advance to the next stage โ ืืืื ื ืชืงืื
Anachnu rotsim lehitkadem โ We'd like to move forward โ ืื ืื ื ืจืืฆืื ืืืชืงืื
Yalla, bo'u nitkadem โ Let's move forward โ ืืืืื, ืืืื ื ืชืงืื
"Titkadem" โ Move on โ ืชืชืงืื
Hitkadmut โ Progress, advance โ ืืชืงืืืืช
Hitkadmut ha-machala โ The progression of the disease โ ืืชืงืืืืช ืืืืื
Yesh hitkadmut โ There's progress โ ืืฉ ืืชืงืืืืช
Eize hitkadmut! โ What a progress โ ืืืื ืืชืงืืืืช
Kol ha-kavod, eize hitkadmut โ Well done, what a progress โ ืื ืืืืื, ืืืื ืืชืงืืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Gazoz โ Tesha Ba-kikar (lyrics)
Bo'u nitkadem โ let's go forward (commercial)
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 - 09min - 956 - #324 Are You Vaccinated?
Everyone's talking about ืืืกืื ืื, vaccinations, and so will we! Guy uses this trending topic as another opportunity to review the Hebrew verb format combo we all should know by heart: piel-pual-hitpael. To get your weekly dose, just press play!
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New Words and Expressions:
Chisun โ Vaccine โ ืืืกืื
Shtei menot chisun โ Two vaccine doses โ ืฉืชื ืื ืืช ืืืกืื
Mana โ Portion, dose โ ืื ื
"Ha-choref chashuv Lechasen et ha-yeladim" โ This winter it's important to vaccinate the kids โ ืืืืจืฃ ืืฉืื ืืืกื ืืช ืืืืืื
Mechasnim et ha-yeladim โ Vaccinating the children โ ืืืกื ืื ืืช ืืืืืื
"Amadti be-khol ke'ev mimech" โ I've withstood all the heartache you've caused me โ ืขืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืื
"Aval adayin lo mechusan" โ But I'm still not immune โ ืืื ืขืืืื ืื ืืืืกื
Saudia hodi'ah hayom โ Saudi Arabia announced today โ ืกืขืืืื ืืืืืขื ืืืื
She-te'afsher haga'a le-mecca be-onat ha-hajj โ That it will allow the arrival of pilgrims to mecca during the hajj season โ 'ืฉืชืืคืฉืจ ืืืขื ืืืื ืืขืื ืช ืืื
Rak le-oley regel mechusanim โ Only for vaccinated pilgrims โ ืจืง ืืขืืื ืจืื ืืืืกื ืื
Hu mechasen โ He vaccinates โ ืืื ืืืกื
Hu mechusan โ He is vaccinated โ ืืื ืืืืกื
Hu chusan โ He was vaccinated โ ืืื ืืืกื
Matai chusanta/chusant? โ When were you vaccinated โ ืืชื ืืืกื ืช
Titchatni iti โ Will you marry me? โ ืชืชืืชื ื ืืืชื
Titchasni iti โ Will you get vaccinated with me? โ ืชืชืืกื ื ืืืชื
Barur she-ani etchasen itcha, chayim sheli โ Of course I'll go and get vaccinated with you, my darling โ ืืจืืจ ืฉืื ื ืืชืืกื ืืืชื, ืืืื ืฉืื
Etchaten itcha โ I'll get married to you โ ืืชืืชื ืืืชื
Lechu lehitchaten โ Go and get married โ ืืื ืืืชืืชื
Lechu lehitchasen โ Go and get vaccinated โ ืืื ืืืชืืกื
Nu, hitchasanta/hitchasant? โ So, did you get the vaccine? โ ื ื, ืืชืืกื ืช
Mitchasnim ve-chozrim la-hayim โ Getting vaccinated and getting back to our lives โ ืืชืืกื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืืื
Mitnagdei chisunim โ Opposers of vaccines โ ืืชื ืืื ืืืกืื ืื
Makchishey corona โ Denyers of COVID-19 โ ืืืืืฉื ืงืืจืื ื
Chisun neged shapaat โ Anti flu vaccination โ ืืืกืื ื ืื ืฉืคืขืช
Hitchasanti neged shapaat โ I got the anti flu vaccination โ ืืชืืกื ืชื ื ืื ืฉืคืขืช
Ata lo mechusan mi-ze โ You're not immune to this โ ืืชื ืื ืืืืกื ืืื
Chasinut โ Immunity, amnesty โ ืืกืื ืืช
Chasinut ha-eder โ Herd immunity โ ืืกืื ืืช ืืขืืจ
Chason โ Strong โ ืืกืื
Chosen โ Strength โ ืืืกื
Lo le-olam chosen โ Nothing lasts forever โ ืื ืืขืืื ืืืกื
Playlist and Clips:
Shlomo Artsi โ Hof Azuv Me-ahavot (lyrics)
Mitchasnim ve-chozrim la-hayim
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 - 10min - 955 - #323 Laughing Out Loud in Hebrew
There are so many ways to say, "You've gotta be kidding me," in Hebrew. In this episode, we'll learn a few of them and learn how we write LOL in Hebrew.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lits'hok โ To laugh โ ืืฆืืืง
Tsochek mi she-tsochek aharon โ He who laughs last, laughs best โ ืฆืืืง ืื ืฉืฆืืืง ืืืจืื
Al titschak/titschaki alai โ Don't laugh at me โ ืื ืชืฆืืง/ืชืฆืืงื ืขืืื
Litshok al mishehu โ To laugh at someone โ ืืฆืืืง ืขื ืืืฉืื
Ata tsohek alai? โ Are you kidding me? โ ?ืืชื ืฆืืืง ืขืืื
Listhok im mishehu โ To laugh with someone โ ืืฆืืืง ืขื ืืืฉืื
Anachnu tsochakim itcha, lo aleicha โ We're laughing with you, not at you! โ ืื ืื ื ืฆืืืงืื ืืืชื, ืื ืขืืื
Dai, nu, tsochakim itcha โ Come on, I am joking with you โ ืื, ื ื, ืฆืืืงืื ืืืชื
Ata tits'chak / At titschaki โ You're going to laugh โ ืืชื ืชืฆืืง, ืืช ืชืฆืืงื
"Kama rachok hayitem muchanim lalechet kedei lehatschik?" โ How far would you go in order to make people laugh? โ ?ืืื ืจืืืง ืืืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืฆืืืง
Mi matschik otach kamoni? โ Who makes you laugh like me? โ ?ืื ืืฆืืืง ืืืชื ืืืื ื
Ze matschik oti โ It makes me laugh โ ืื ืืฆืืืง ืืืชื
Matschik t'atsmo โ He makes himself laugh โ ืืฆืืืง ืช'ืขืฆืื
LOL โ ืืื
"Matschik me'od" โ Not funny โ ืืฆืืืง ืืืื
Matschik ad dma'ot โ Hysterical โ ืืฆืืืง ืขื ืืืขืืช
Shofech, kore'a โ Hilarious โ ืฉืืคื, ืงืืจืข
Matschikan โ Comedian โ ืืฆืืืงื
Dai ya matschikan โ Don't be silly โ ืื, ืื ืืฆืืืงื
Matschikonet โ Comedian (f.), funny woman โ ืืฆืืืงืื ืช
Hu matschikul kaze โ He's a funny guy โ ืืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืืื
Eize matschikul ata โ You can't be serious โ ืืืื ืืฆืืืงืื ืืชื
Hitschakta oti! Hitschakt oti! โ You gotta be kidding me / yeah, right โ ืืฆืืงืช ืืืชื
Playlist and Clips:
Tsevet Havai Handasa Kravit โ Tsochek Mi She-tsochek Acharon (lyrics)
Dani Sanderson โ Al Titschak (lyrics)
Haim Dadon & Dekel Vaknin โ Mi Matschik Otach
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 - 09min - 954 - #322 All Jokes Aside
The Hebrew word ืฆืืืง means laughter. We combine ืฆืืืง with different verbs and prepositions to express how hard we laughed at something or just how funny something is.
But as is often the case with Hebrew slang, when used in the right context, and with the appropriate intonation and word-pairing, the word ืฆืืืง can be no laughing matter.
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New Words and Expressions:
Ts'chok โ Laughter โ ืฆืืืง
Eize ts'chok โ That's hilarious โ ืืืื ืฆืืืง
Ts'chok-ts'chok โ Joking aside โ ืฆืืืง-ืฆืืืง
Ts'chok ha-goral โ The irony of life โ ืฆืืืง ืืืืจื
Tireh ma ze ts'chok ha-goral, hu haya menahel bank, ve-achshav hu ba-kele โ Look at this cosmic irony, he was once a bank manager and now he's in jail โ ืชืจืื ืื ืื ืฆืืืง ืืืืจื, ืืื ืืื ืื ืื ืื ืง, ืืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืืื
La'asot ts'chok me-avoda โ To turn something into a laughing matter โ ืืขืฉืืช ืฆืืืง ืืขืืืื
Ata ose ts'chok me-avoda โ Are you kidding me? You're not doing what you're supposed to be doing) โ ืืชื ืขืืฉื ืฆืืืง ืืขืืืื
Ma ze, hu ose ts'chok? โ What's that? He can't be serious โ ?ืื ืื, ืืื ืขืืฉื ืฆืืืง
At osa me-atsmech ts'chok โ You're making a fool of yourself โ ืืช ืขืืฉื ืืขืฆืื ืฆืืืง
Be-ts'chok โ Jokingly โ ืืฆืืืง
Stam, betschok! / Dai, nu, be-tschok! โ Come on, I am joking โ ืกืชื, ืืฆืืืง / ืื, ื ื, ืืฆืืืง
Nishpachnu mi-ts'chok โ We were all laughing really hard โ ื ืฉืคืื ื ืืฆืืืง
Shofech mi-tschok โ It's hilarious โ ืฉืืคื ืืฆืืืง
Met mi-tschok โ Laughing really hard โ ืืช ืืฆืืืง
Nikra mi-tschok โ Laughing really hard โ ื ืงืจืข ืืฆืืืง
Ts'chokim be-tekes sof shana โ Gags at the highschool graduation ceremony โ ืฆืืืงืื ืืืงืก ืกืืฃ ืฉื ื
Hayu sham ts'chokim โ It was hilarious, we couldn't stop laughing โ ืืื ืฉื ืฆืืืงืืTs'chokim muklatim โ Laugh track โ ืฆืืืงืื ืืืงืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Peter Roth โ Ts'chok Ha-goral (lyrics)
Tue, 16 Feb 2021 - 08min - 953 - #321 Who Burned My Toast?
The Hebrew word ืฉืจืืฃ means burnt, and its root takes us on an exciting semantic road trip. Guy covers everything from a burning sensation to diehard football fans, seared vegetables to wasting time and money.
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New Words and Expressions:
Ze soref li ba-einayim โ My eyes are burning โ ืื ืฉืืจืฃ ืื ืืขืื ืืื
Soref le-someone ba+body part โ My X is burning โ ืฉืืจืฃ ืืืืฉืื ืืฉืื
Koev li ha-rosh โ I have a headache โ ืืืื ืื ืืจืืฉ
Ze yisrof tipa โ It will burn a bit โ ืื ืืฉืจืืฃ ืืืคื
Oi, ha-tost saruf โ Oh, the toast is burnt โ ืืื, ืืืืกื ืฉืจืืฃ
Ani saruf aleha โ I am crazy for her โ ืื ื ืฉืจืืฃ ืขืืื
Maarits saruf โ Diehard fan โ ืืขืจืืฅ ืฉืจืืฃ
Ohed saruf โ Big fan (football) โ ืืืื ืฉืจืืฃ
"Bibistim srufim" โ Diehard Bibi supporters โ ืืืืืกืืื ืฉืจืืคืื
Ata saruf etsli, at srufa etsli, atem srufim etsli โ I'm finished with you โ ืืชื ืฉืจืืฃ ืืฆืื, ืืช ืฉืจืืคื ืืฆืื, ืืชื ืฉืจืืคืื ืืฆืื
Kabab al yerakot srufim โ Kebab on a bed of seared vegetables โ ืงืื ืขื ืืจืงืืช ืฉืจืืคืื
Liklot โ To roast โ ืืงืืืช
Lisrof zman โ To waste time โ ืืฉืจืืฃ ืืื
Stam lisrof kesef โ To waste money for no good reason โ ืกืชื ืืฉืจืืฃ ืืกืฃ
"Nnisrof ta-mo'adon' (nisrof et ha-mo'adon) โ We'll burn down the football club โ ื ืฉืจืืฃ ืช'ืืืขืืื
"Ha-toast nisraf" โ The toast was burned โ ืืืืกื ื ืฉืจืฃ
Ha-toast saruf โ The toast is burnt โ ืืืืกื ืฉืจืืฃ
"Nisraf li ha-moach, kol hayom hayiti ba-machshev" โ My brain is fried, I spent all day on the computer โ ื ืฉืจืฃ ืื ืืืื, ืื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืฉื
"Ha-matara sheli hi she-ha-omelette lo yisaref li" โ My aim is for the omelette not to burn โ ืืืืจื ืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืื ืืืฉืจืฃ ืื
Nif'al past: Nisraf, present: nisraf, future: yisaref โ ื ืฉืจืฃ, ื ืฉืจืฃ, ืืืฉืจืฃ
She-yisaref ha-olam โ Even if the world is on fire, I will not do it โ ืฉืืืฉืจืฃ ืืขืืื
"Ani lo one, she-yisaref ha-olam" โ I am not going to answer, the world can be on fire, for all I care โ ืื ื ืื ืขืื ื, ืฉืืืฉืจืฃ ืืขืืื
She-tisaref, she-tisarfi, she-tisarfu (halevai amen!) โ May you burn in hell โ ืฉืชืืฉืจืฃ, ืฉืชืืฉืจืคื, ืฉืชืืฉืจืคื
Lehisaref โ To be burned โ ืืืืฉืจืฃ
Srefa โ Fire โ ืฉืจืืคื
Srefat shumanim โ Burning fat โ ืฉืจืืคืช ืฉืืื ืื
Srefat caloriot โ Burning calories โ ืฉืจืืคืช ืงืืืจืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Eden Ben-Zaken โ Soref Li Ba-einaim
Yehuda Amar โ Yerakot srufim
Ha-Gashash Ha-Hiver โ Anachnu nisrof ta'moadon
Max Malkiel โ She-lo yisaref
Ira Dolphin โ Srefat ha-shuman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HaGashash_HaHiver
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 - 11min - 952 - #320 Toddlers and Miniature Models
The Hebrew word ืงืื looks small but its root holds a large number of slang expressions and verbs. Here's an example: what does ืงืื ืขืืื, literally "small on me," mean in slang?
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New Words and Expressions:
Katan โ Small โ ืงืื
Ze katan aleinu โ Yes, we can do it โ ืื ืงืื ืขืืื ื
Katan alai โ Easy as pie โ ืงืื ืขืืื
Katan aleycha, katan alayich โ You can do it! โ ืงืื ืขืืื, ืงืื ืขืืืื
Ba-ktana โ A bit, small size of something โ ืืงืื ื
"Cottage baktana" โ Mini-cottage-cheese โ ืงืืื' ืืงืื ื
Shtuyot, ba-ktana โ It's not a big deal โ ืืงืื ื
Artsenu ha-ktantonet โ Our tiny country โ ืืจืฆื ื ืืงืื ืืื ืช
Ktantan, ktantonet, ktantanim โ Small and cute โ ืงืื ืื, ืงืื ืืื ืช, ืงืื ืื ืื
Ktantanim โ Toddlers โ ืงืื ืื ืื
Lehaktin โ To reduce, minimize, decrease โ ืืืงืืื
Taktin/taktini shniya โ Minimize it for a sec. โ ืชืงืืื, ืชืงืืื ื ืฉื ืืื
Lehaktin rosh (to be rosh katan) โ Do the minimum โ ืืืงืืื ืจืืฉ
Nu, dai lehaktin rosh โ Come on, stop doing the minimum โ ื ื, ืื ืืืงืืื ืจืืฉ
Nitu'ach le-haktanat chaze โ Operation for breast reduction โ ื ืืชืื ืืืงืื ืช ืืื
Degem muktan โ Miniature โ ืืื ืืืงืื
Katin, ktina, ktinim โ Minor, underaged โ ืงืืื, ืงืืื ื, ืงืืื ืื
Katonti miledaber ba-inyan โ Who am I to talk about this topic? โ ืงืืื ืชื
Playlist and Clips:
Omanei Israel โ Katan Aleinu (lyrics)
Lahakat Pikud Ha-tasfon โ Od Lo Tamu Kol Pla'ayich (lyrics)
Yonatan Razel โ Katonti(lyrics)
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 - 13min - 951 - #319 I Can't Stand It
Sometimes we just gotta be honest with ourselves and say, "ืื ื ืื ืกืืื ืืืชื" (I can't stand him). Guy explains the Hebrew root ืกืื, which means suffering or misery, and how it is linked to muscular endurance, horrible traffic jams and passive verbs.
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New Words and Expressions:
Sevel โ Suffering, misery โ ืกืื
"Ata garamta li sevel ve-yisurim" โ You caused me misery and agony โ ืืชื ืืจืืช ืื ืกืื ืืืกืืจืื
Eize sevel โ Such misery โ ืืืื ืกืื
Lisbol โ To suffer โ ืืกืืื
Lama lisbol? โ Why suffer? โ ?ืืื ืืกืืื
Ani lo sovel oto โ I can't stand him โ ืื ื ืื ืกืืื ืืืชื
Lisbol mishehu โ To put up with someone โ ืืกืืื ืืืฉืื
Ani lo sovel she-medabrim be-tse'akot ba-nayad โ I can't stand it when people shout on the phone โ ืื ื ืื ืกืืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืฆืขืงืืช ืื ืืื
Sovel mi-mashehu โ Suffers from something โ ืกืืื ืืืฉืื
Hu sovel mi-sukeret โ Suffers from diabetes โ ืืื ืกืืื ืืกืืืจืช
Ata sovel mi-ze? At sovelet mi-ze? โ Do you suffer from it? โ ?ืืชื ืกืืื ืืื? ืืช ืกืืืืช ืืื
Ani sovel be-sheket โ I suffer quietly โ ืื ื ืกืืื ืืฉืงื
Pkakim bilti nisbalim โ Unbearable traffic jams โ ืคืงืงืื ืืืชื ื ืกืืืื
Nisbal โ Bearable โ ื ืกืื
Havaiat ha-nesi'a hafcha lihyot bilti nisbelet โ The driving experience has become unbearable โ ืืืืืืช ืื ืกืืขื ืืคืื ืืืืืช ืืืชื ื ืกืืืช
Pkakim bilti nisbalim โ Unbearable traffic jams โ ืคืงืงืื ืืืชื ื ืกืืืื
Savlanut โ Patience โ ืกืืื ืืช
Be-savlanut โ Patiently โ ืืกืืื ืืช
Sovlanut โ Tolerance โ ืกืืืื ืืช
Erech ha-sovlanut โ The value of tolerance โ ืขืจื ืืกืืืื ืืช
Savlan, savlani โ Patient โ ืกืืื, ืกืืื ื
Sovlani โ Tolerant โ ืกืืืื ื
Sibolet (svolet) โ Endurance โ ืกืืืืืช
Sibolet shrir โ Muscular endurance โ ืกืืืืืช ืฉืจืืจ
Sibolet lev re'a โ Cardio-vascular endurance โ ืกืืืืืช ืื-ืจืืื
Pa'il โ Active (Grammar) โ ืคืขืื
Savil โ Passive (Grammar) โ ืกืืื
Ishun passivi โ Passive smoking, second-hand smoking โ ืขืืฉืื ืคืกืืื
Sabal โ Porter โ ืกืื
Playlist and Clips:
Zehava Ben โ Sevel Ve-yesurim (lyrics)
Miki Gavrielov โ Savlanut (lyrics)
Ishun passivi โ Passive smoking
David Broza โ Sigaliyot(lyrics)
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 - 15min - 950 - #318 Save Me a Spot, Will You?
Is it okay to save an open parking spot for someone, shooing away other drivers? Well, that's what many Tel-Avivim do. It's called ืืฉืืืจ ืื ืื, and it happens all the time.
On this episode, Guy continues with the root ืฉืืจ, explaining how to say 'watch your mouth?' in Hebrew and why you should never really say it.
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New Words and Expressions:
Elohim Yishmor โ Good lord โ ืืืืืื ืืฉืืืจ
Oy, elohim yishmor โ Good lord โ ืืื, ืืืืืื ืืฉืืืจ
Shmor/shimri/shimru merchak โ Keep distance โ ืฉืืืจ, ืฉืืจื, ืฉืืจื ืืจืืง
Tishmeri/shmeri merchak โ Keep distance (fem. coll.) โ ืชืฉืืจื/ืฉืืจื ืืจืืง
Ani shomer merchak mimenu/mimena โ I keep my distance from him/her โ ืื ื ืฉืืืจ ืืจืืง ืืื ื/ืืื ื
Tishmor al ha-olam, yeled โ Take care of the world, kiddo โ ืชืฉืืืจ ืขื ืืขืืื, ืืื
Lishmor al yeladim โ Take care of children โ ืืฉืืืจ ืขื ืืืืื
Mi yachol lishmor li al ha-chatul โ Who can look after my cat โ ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืจ ืื ืขื ืืืชืื
Na lishmor al ha-nikayon/sheket โ Please keep the place clean/please keep quiet โ ื ื ืืฉืืืจ ืขื ืื ืืงืืื, ื ื ืืฉืืืจ ืขื ืืฉืงื
"Shmor li al ze shniya" โ Could you hold this for a second? โ ืฉืืืจ ืื ืขื ืื ืฉื ืืื
Shmor al ha-pe sh'cha โ Watch your mouth โ ืฉืืืจ ืขื ืืคื ืฉ'ื
Lishmor be-kerur โ keep refrigerated โ ืืฉืืืจ ืืงืืจืืจ
Al tishmor dvarim ba-beten โ Don't keep things in the stomach, much better out than in โ ืื ืชืฉืืืจ ืืืจืื ืืืื
Lishmor hanaya โ To keep parking โ ืืฉืืืจ ืื ืื
Ani shomer hanaya le-aba sheli, hu kvar magi'a โ I keep parking for my Dad, he's coming just now โ ืื ื ืฉืืืจ ืื ืื ืืืื ืฉืื
Laasot shmirot โ Guarding duties in the army โ ืืขืฉืืช ืฉืืืจืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-tikva Shesh โ Ha-dor Ha-ze Shelanu
Shimru Merchak โ Keep distance
David D'or โ Shmor al ha-olam (lyrics)
Pablo Rosenberg โ Al Tid'agi Li Ima (lyrics)
Margalit Tsanani โ Shmor Oti(lyrics)
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 - 10min - 949 - #317 Bay Watch and Guard Dogs
The Hebrew words ืฉืืืจ, ืืฉืืจืช, ืฉืืืจื, ืืฉืืจ, all come from the same shoresh, ืฉืืจ. On this episode, Guy continues where he left off in the previous episode with the shoresh ืฉืืจ and, along the way, explains how to avoid embarrassing moments when you're about to shake hands in Israel.
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New Words and Expressions:
Strudel โ @ sign โ ืฉืืจืืื
Shomrim โ Guards โ ืฉืืืจืื
Shmira โ Guarding, keeping โ ืฉืืืจื
Shmirat shabbat โ Keeping the Sabbath โ ืฉืืืจืช ืฉืืช
Shmirat negi'ah โ Not touching a member of the opposite sex โ ืฉืืืจืช ื ืืืขื
Shomer negi'ah โ A person who does not touch a member of the opposite sex โ ืฉืืืจ ื ืืืขื
Shmira al kesher โ Keeping in touch โ ืฉืืืจื ืขื ืงืฉืจ
Lishmor al kesher โ Keep in touch โ ืืฉืืืจ ืขื ืงืฉืจ
Kelev shmira โ Guard dog โ ืืื ืฉืืืจื
Mishmeret laila โ Night shift โ ืืฉืืจืช ืืืื
Be-mishmarot โ In shifts โ ืืืฉืืจืืช
Mishmeret bet / mishmeret shniya โ Second shift โ ืืฉืืจืช ื', ืืฉืืจืช ืฉื ืืื
Hi ovedet (be-)mishmarot โ She works in shifts โ ืืื ืขืืืืช ืืฉืืจืืช
Ha-avoda be-mishmarot โ The work is in shifts โ ืืขืืืื ืืืฉืืจืืช
Shmurat teva โ Nature reserve โ ืฉืืืจืช ืืืข
Pakach shmurat teva โ Park ranger โ ืคืงื ืฉืืืจืช ืืืข
Rashut Ha-teva ve-ha-ganim โ Israel Nature and Parks Authority โ ืจืฉืืช ืืืืข ืืืื ืื
Ha-mishmar ha-ezrachi โ Neighbourhood watch โ ืืืฉืืจ ืืืืจืื
Laamod al ha-mishmar โ To stand guard โ ืืขืืื ืขื ืืืฉืืจ
Shmardaf โ Sleeve for papers โ ืฉืืจืืฃ
Playlist and Clips:
Idan Raichel's Project โ Hinech Yafa (lyrics)
Benzin โ Mishmeret Laila (lyrics)
Shmurat teva โ Nature reserve
Ha-mishmar ha-ezrachi โ Neighborhood watch
Mishmar Ha-mifrats โ Bay Watch
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 - 14min - 948 - #316 Canned Goods and the Preservation of Historic Buildings
The Hebrew word ืฉืืืืจ (shimur) is an interesting one. We use ืฉืืืืจ to say canned goods, the preservation of historic buildings, and even customer retention. Guy explains.
Bonus: A rare Yemenite song for Hanukkah.
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New Words and Expressions:
Galut โ Exile, diaspora โ ืืืืช
Shimur ha-tarbut ha-teimanit โ Conservation of the Yemenite culture โ ืฉืืืืจ ืืชืจืืืช ืืชืืื ืืช
Meshamer โ Conserving โ ืืฉืืจ
Meshamer et avodat ha-tsorfut ha-atika shel yehudei teiman โ He conserves the ancient goldsmith craft of the Yemenite Jews โ ืืฉืืจ ืืช ืขืืืืช ืืฆืืจืคืืช ืืขืชืืงื ืฉื ืืืืื ืชืืื
Leshamer et ha-tarbut ha-teimanit โ To conserve the Yemenite culture โ ืืฉืืจ ืืช ืืชืจืืืช ืืชืืื ืืช
Shimur mivnim โ The conservation of historic buildings โ ืฉืืืืจ ืืื ืื
Mivne le-shimur โ A building for conservation โ ืืื ื ืืฉืืืืจ
Kufsaot shimurim ('Shimurim') โ Canned food โ ืงืืคืกืืืช ืฉืืืืจืื
"Shimurei nun, re'uyim le-emun" โ "The Noon preserved foods deserve your trust" โ ืฉืืืืจื ื ืื, ืจืืืืื ืืืืื
Shimurei tiras โ Canned corn โ ืฉืืืืจื ืชืืจืก
Kufsat shimurei tiras โ A tin of preserved corn โ ืงืืคืกืช ืฉืืืืจื ืชืืจืก
Slicha, efo ha-shimurim? โ Excuse me, where is the row with the preserved food? โ ?ืกืืืื, ืืืคื ืืฉืืืืจืื
Homer meshamer โ Preservative โ ืืืืจ ืืฉืืจ
Lelo homer meshamer โ Without preservatives โ ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืจ
Shimur lakochot โ Client retention โ ืฉืืืืจ ืืงืืืืช
Hem menasim leshamer lakochot be-chol mechir โ They try to retain customers at all costs โ ืื ืื ืกืื ืืฉืืจ ืืงืืืืช ืืื ืืืืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Zot Ha-moreshet Sheli โ Yemen
Pirsomet โ Le-lo homer meshamer
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 - 10min - 947 - #315 Sarah Sings a Blissful Song
In Hebrew, ืฉืืจื means singing. It can also be used to mean poetry. It depends on the context. On this episode, Guy reviews the words that stem from the root ืฉ/ื/ืจ and several well-known phrases that make use of them.
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New Words and Expressions:
Nurit โ Buttercup โ ื ืืจืืช
Agav โ Speaking of, apropos โ ืืื
Shira โ Singing, Poetry โ ืฉืืจื
Shira be-tsibur โ Singalong โ ืฉืืจื ืืฆืืืืจ
Ha-cohenet ha-gdola โ The high priestess โ ืืืืื ืช ืืืืืื
Meshorer, meshoreret โ Poet โ ืืฉืืจืจ, ืืฉืืจืจืช
Le-ma Hitkaven Ha-meshorer? โ What did the poet mean? โ ?ืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืฉืืจืจ
Festival Ha-Zemer Ve-ha-pizmon Ha-israeli โ The Israel song festival โ ืคืกืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืคืืืื ืืืฉืจืืื
Zemer โ A song โ ืืืจ
Pizmon โ The chorus section of a song โ ืคืืืื
"Ve-ha-zamar yezamer" โ And the singer will sing โ ืืืืืจ ืืืืจ
Zamar, zameret โ Singer โ ืืืจ, ืืืจืช
Hu yezamer ba-chakira โ He's going to sing like a bird in the interrogation โ ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืงืืจื
Machazemer (pl. machazot zemer) โ A musical (machaze+zemer) โ ืืืืืจ
Mizmor โ Hymn, chant โ ืืืืืจ
Zamrir โ Jingle โ ืืืจืืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Nurit Galron โ Ma Yihye Be-sofenu (lyrics)
Sarale Sharon โ Shira be-tsibur
Einat Saruf โ Shira be-tsibur
Leah Goldberg โ Mechora Sheli
Festival Ha-Zemer Ve-ha-pizmon Ha-israeli
The Israel Song Festival (Wikipedia)
The Revivo Project โ Od Yom Yavo (lyrics)
Hanny Nahmias โ Dvarim She-oti Mesamchim(lyrics)
Shlishiyat Af-Ozen-Garon โ Sarah shara shir same'ach (lyrics)
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 - 16min - 946 - #314 It Takes Real Courage
What do courage, poor acting, and pet adoption have to do with one other? They have the same Hebrew root ืืืฆ. On this episode, Guy explains the word ืืืืฅ, courage, and its root.
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New Words and Expressions:
Omets โ Courage โ ืืืืฅ
Kibalti/tafasti/azarti omets โ I mustered up my courage โ ืงืืืืชื ืืืืฅ
Eize omets โ How brave โ ืืืื ืืืืฅ
Ein li et ha-omets lehagid lach โ I don't have the courage to tell you โ ืืื ืื ืืช ืืืืืฅ ืืืืื ืื
Kama she-ani ohev otach โ how much I love you โ ืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืื ืืืชื
Yesh lecha omets laasot mashehu โ You've got the courage to do something โ ืืฉ ืื ืืืืฅ ืืขืฉืืช ืืฉืื
Ein li omets โ I have no stomach for something, I don't dare to do it โ ืืื ืื ืืืืฅ
Mivchan omets โ A dare โ ืืืื ืืืืฅ
Amits, amitsa โ Brave โ ืืืืฅ, ืืืืฆื
Ma'amats acharon โ Last effort โ ืืืืฅ ืืืจืื
Lehafsik le'amets et ha-kol โ Stop straining your voice โ ืืืคืกืืง ืืืืฅ ืืช ืืงืื
Imuts klavim โ Adoption of dogs โ ืืืืืฅ ืืืืื
Le'amets klavim โ To adopt dogs โ ืืืืฅ ืืืืื
"Ben adam, tit'amets" โ "Dude, strive higher!" โ ืื ืืื, ืชืชืืืฅ
Lehitamets โ To endeavor, to strain oneself โ ืืืชืืืฅ
Al tit'amets/tit'amtsi/titamtsu โ Don't work too hard, don't put too much work into it โ ืื ืชืชืืืฅ, ืชืชืืืฆื, ืชืชืืืฆื
"Freestyle, ma she-ba" โ Freestyle, whatever comes" โ ืคืจืืกืืืื, ืื ืฉืื
Lo mit'amets yoter midai โ I don't try too hard โ ืื ืืชืืืฅ ืืืชืจ ืืืื
Eich efshar la'asot look she-nir'ah super mit'amets, aval be-efes ma'amats โ How you can create a great look, but with zero effort โ ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืฉืืช ืืืง ืฉื ืจืื ืกืืคืจ ืืชืืืฅ, ืืื ืืืคืก ืืืืฅ
Ha-mis'chak mit'amets midai โ The acting was not natural โ ืืืฉืืง ืืื ืืชืืืฅ ืืืื
Hu Tipa mit'amets midai โ He's trying a bit too hard โ ืืื ืืืคื ืืชืืืฅ ืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Shlomo Artsi โ Omets (lyrics)
The Ultras โ Ein li et ha-omets (lyrics)
Shlomo Gronich & Shva Choir โ Ha-masa Le-erets Israel (lyrics)
Imuts klavim โ to adopt dogs
Arik Einstein โ Sus Ets (lyrics)
Look she-nir'ah mit'amets, be-efes ma'amats (makeup)
Tue, 24 Nov 2020 - 12min - 945 - #313 'Binyanim' That Cause Confusion
There are several confusing verbs in Hebrew. Some are even spelled the same. This is an episode that you will want to follow along with the show notes as you listen. We wouldn't want to cause any more confusion!
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New Words and Expressions:
"Tamid ohev, tamid nifga" โ He always loves, he always gets hurt โ ืชืืื ืืืื, ืชืืื ื ืคืืข
Nifga, he gets hurt, nif'al, present, 3rd person, singular, masculine, shoresh: ืคืืข
Ma na'ase achshav, nipaga o nitgaber โ What shall we do now, will we get hurt or overcome โ ืื ื ืขืฉื ืขืืฉืื, ื ืืคืืข ืื ื ืชืืืจ
Nipaga, we will get hurt, ื ืืคืืข, nif'al, future, 1st person, plural, shoresh: ืคืืข
"Kol echad yelamed echad" โ Each person will teach another โ ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื
Yelamed, ืืืื, he will teach, piel, future, 3rd person, singular, shoresh: ืืื
"Mi she-yilmad eich lilmod, yisrod" โ A person who will learn how to learn, will survive โ ืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืืืื, ืืฉืจืื
Yilmad, ืืืื, he will learn, pa'al, future, 3rd person, singular, shoresh: ืืื
Kol lekach ve-lekach yilamed โ Every lesson will be learned โ ืื ืืงื ืืืงื ืืืืื
Yilamed, will be learned, ืืืืื: Nif'al, future, 3rd person, singular, shoresh: ืืื
Kol de'a tishama โ Every opinion will be heard โ ืื ืืขื ืชืืฉืืข
Playlist and Clips:
Iggi Waxman โ Tamid Ohev, Tamid Nifga(lyrics)
Shai360 & Chulu โ Kol Echad Yelamed Echad (lyrics)
Mi she-yilmad eich lilmod, yisrod
The Academy of the Hebrew Language โ Verbs Conjugation
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 - 10min - 944 - #312 Did I Offend You?
In Hebrew, we say, ?ื ืคืืขืช ืืื ื (Were you offended by me?) We can also say, ?ืคืืขืชื ืื (Did I offend you?) And even though these two basically mean the same thing, the way we use them in spoken Hebrew determines who is to blame, the speaker or the spoken to.
Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Hu nifga โ He was hit, hurt โ ืืื ื ืคืืข
Nifga, nifga'im โ Casualty, casualties โ ื ืคืืข, ื ืคืืขืื
Yesh nifgaim โ There are casualties โ ืืฉ ื ืคืืขืื
"Mi-tchilat ha-shana ha-nochechit, nifge'u ke-2000 rochvei ofanayim ve-korkinetim hashmaliyim" โ Since the beginning of this year, were hit all throughout Israel, about two thousand riders of bicycles and electric scooters" โ ืืชืืืืช ืืฉื ื ืื ืืืืืช ื ืคืืขื ื-2000 ืจืืืื ืืืคื ืืื ืืงืืจืงืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืืื
"Me'a achuz me-hanifga'im, she-niftgeu kashe, im habalt rosh kasha, lo havshu kasda" โ 100 per cent of the casualties who were badly hit, resulting in severe head injury, were not wearing a helmet" โ ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืคืืขืื ืฉื ืคืืขื ืงืฉื, ืขื ืืืืช ืจืืฉ ืงืฉื, ืื ืืืฉื ืงืกืื
"Ha-im sam ha-ecstasy yachol lesaye'a be-tipul be-nifge'ei post trauma?" โ Can the drug ecstasy help in treatment of post trauma patients? โ ?ืืื ืกื ืืืงืกืืื ืืืื ืืกืืืข ืืืืคืื ืื ืคืืขื ืคืืกื ืืจืืืื
Yom ha-zikaron le-halalei ma'archot israel u-le-nifg'ei peulot ha-eiva โ The memorial day for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel, and for the Victims of Actions of Terrorism โ ืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืขืจืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืคืืขื ืคืขืืืืช ืืืืื
Nifgeot tkifa minit โ Sexual assault victims โ ื ืคืืขืืช ืชืงืืคื ืืื ืืช
Nifgati โ I was hurt, offended โ ื ืคืืขืชื
Nifgati mi-mishehu โ I was offended by someone โ ื ืคืืขืชื ืืืืฉืื
Hu ma-ze nifga โ He was so offended โ ืืื ืื-ืื ื ืคืืข
Hi ma-ze nifge'a mi-ma she-hu amar โ She was so offended by what he said โ ืืื ืื-ืื ื ืคืืขื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืจ
Nifgata / Nifgat mimeni? โ Were you hurt by me? โ ?ื ืคืืขืช ืืื ื
Pagati becha / bach? โ Did I offend you? โ ?ืคืืขืชื ืื
Lehipaga โ To be hurt โ ืืืืคืืข
Lo tsarich lehipaga โ One doesn't need to get hurt โ ืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืคืืข
Ma yesh li lehipaga? โ Why should I be offended? โ ?ืื ืืฉ ืื ืืืืคืืข
Timchak, efshar lehipaga mi-davar kaze โ Delete (the tweet), one might be offended by this โ ืชืืืง, ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืคืืข ืืืืจ ืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Nifga'im, casualties โ KAN TV
Arkadi Duchin โ Heder Mi-sheli (lyrics)
Tue, 03 Nov 2020 - 12min - 943 - #311 Sorry If I Hurt You
How do we say, "I don't want to offend you" in Hebrew? How about "bullseye"? Or perhaps "fragile"?
On this episode, Guy covers the verb ืืคืืืข (lifgo'a), meaning to hurt, and its usage in everyday Hebrew.
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New Words and Expressions:
"Pachot ve-adayin, adayin poge'a" โ It's hurting less, but it's still hurting โ ืคืืืช ืืขืืืื, ืขืืืื ืคืืืข
Pagata be-emun ha-tsibur โ You hurt, you undermined, the public's trust โ ืคืืขืช ืืืืื ืืฆืืืืจ
Pagata be-khol ma she-efshar โ You hurt, you hit every possible thing โ ืคืืขืช ืืื ืื ืฉืืคืฉืจ
Lifgoa be-mishehu โ To hurt someone โ ืืคืืืข ืืืืฉืื
Pagata bi โ You hurt me โ ืคืืขืช ืื
Ani lo rotse lifgoa becha/bach โ I don't want to hurt you โ ืื 'ืื ืจืืฆื ืืคืืืข ืื
An'lo rotse/rotsa lifgo'a o mashu โ I don't want to offend or something โ ืื 'ืื ืจืืฆื ืืคืืืข ืื ืืฉืื
Slicha im pagati โ Sorry if I hurt you โ ืกืืืื ืื ืคืืขืชื
Te'unot paga u-varach โ Hit and run accidents โ ืชืืื ืืช ืคืืข ืืืจื
Te'unat paga u-varach โ Hit and run accident โ ืชืืื ืช ืคืืข ืืืจื
Pgi'ah โ Harm, injury โ ืคืืืขื
Pgi'ah ba-gav โ Back injury โ ืคืืืขื ืืื
Pgi'ah yeshira โ Direct hit โ ืคืืืขื ืืฉืืจื
Pagu'a โ Hurt โ ืคืืืข
"Pagu'a ve-koev" โ "Hurt and hurting" โ ืคืืืข ืืืืื
Pgu'a nefesh, mitmoded nefesh โ A person with mental disabilities โ ืคืืืข ื ืคืฉ, ืืชืืืื ื ืคืฉ
Pagi'a, pgi'ah โ Vulnerbable โ ืคืืืข, ืคืืืขื
Shavir โ Fragile โ ืฉืืืจ
Zamin โ Available โ ืืืื
Hu lo mesugal lifgo'a be-zvuv โ He couldn't hurt a fly โ ืืื ืื ืืกืืื ืืคืืืข ืืืืื
Paga bul โ Hit the target directly, spot on, bingo โ ืคืืข ืืื
Pega ra โ Pest โ ืคืืข ืจืข
Playlist and Clips:
Yehuda Poliker โ Pachot Aval Ko'ev (lyrics)
Avi Biter โ Pagu'a Ve-ko'ev (lyrics)
Dudu Tassa โ Ani Rats(lyrics)
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 - 10min - 942 - #310 Strengthened Coffee and Upgraded Pizza?
What do we mean when we say ืงืคื ืืืืืง (roughly translated as strengthened coffee), and is it legitimate to drink it at 1:30 PM? Or when we say ืืื ืืชืืืง (he's getting stronger) about someone? It's not what you might think.
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New Words and Expressions:
Eich lechazek et kol ha-rosh โ How to strengthen the head voice โ ืืื ืืืืง ืืช ืงืื ืืจืืฉ
Lehazek โ Strengthen โ ืืืืง
Tsarich lechazek et ha-shimshiya lifnei ha-sufa โ We need to tie the parasol down before the storm โ ืฆืจืื ืืืืง ืืช ืืฉืืฉืืื ืืคื ื ืืกืืคื
Lehazek haver be-sha'ah kasha โ To support a friend during hard times โ ืืืืง ืืืจ ืืฉืขื ืงืฉื
Hizuk hiyuvi (het-het) โ Positive reinforcement โ ืืืืืง ืืืืื
Idud talmidim โ Encouraging students โ ืขืืืื ืชืืืืืื
Matan hizukim โ Giving validations โ ืืชื ืืืืืงืื
"Yafe yonatan, tsarich lehatchil mi-ze" โ Good job, Yonatan, this is where you need to start โ ืืคื, ืืื ืชื, ืฆืจืื ืืืชืืื ืืื
"Nachon, metsuyan, toda raba" โ Correct, excellent, thanks โ ื ืืื, ืืฆืืืื, ืชืืื ืจืื
Mechuzak โ Strengthened, fortified, reinforced, empowered โ ืืืืืง
"Pizza mechuzeket" โ Upgraded pizza โ ืคืืฆื ืืืืืงืช
Pizza mishpachtit โ Family-sized pizza โ ืคืืฆื ืืฉืคืืชืืช
La-batsek ha-chadash hosifu agvaniyot meyubashot โ To the new dough they added sun dried tomatoes โ ืืืฆืง ืืืืฉ ืืืกืืคื ืขืืื ืืืช ืืืืืฉืืช
Hizku โ They strengthened โ ืืืืงื
Ledaber-dibru; Lechazek-hizku
Medubar-Mechuzak
"13:30 ba-tsohorayim zo sha'ah legitimit le-kafe mechuzak, nachon?" โ 1:30pm is a legit time for coffee with a splash of alcohol, right?" โ ?ืืืช ืืืฆื ืืฆืืืืจืืื ืื ืฉืขื ืืืืืืืืช ืืงืคื ืืืืืง, ื ืืื
Hozer bi-tshuva โ A person who becomes religious โ ืืืืจ ืืชืฉืืื
Ha-rechev hitchazek โ This car's engine got stronger โ ืืจืื ืืชืืืง
Hu hitchazek โ This secular person become more religious โ ืืื ืืชืืืง
Ha-shekel hitchazek โ The shekel got stronger โ ืืฉืงื ืืชืืืง
"Az ha-geshem hitchazek ba-sha'ot ha-achronot" โ "So the rain got stronger in the last few hours" โ ืื ืืืฉื ืืชืืืง ืืฉืขืืช ืืืืจืื ืืช
"Aval hu yitchazek be-tsura mashma'utit yoter" โ "But it will get stronger, significantly" โ ืืื ืืื ืืชืืืง ืืฆืืจื ืืฉืืขืืชืืช ืืืชืจ
"Ad machar bi-sh'ot ha-tsohorayim" โ "Until tomorrow afternoon" โ ืขื ืืืจ ืืฉืขืืช ืืฆืืืืจืืื
Hitchazkut โ Getting stronger/becoming more religious โ ืืชืืืงืืช
"Ze mitchaber le-megama shel hitchazkut" โ "It connects to this tendency of the increase in the number of people who are becoming religious" โ ืื ืืชืืืจ ืืืืื ืฉื ืืชืืืงืืช
"Hem mesachkim po al ha-double-meaning shel ha-tarbut ha-israelit" โ They are playing on the duality of the israeli culture โ ืื ืืฉืืงืื ืคื ืขื ืืืืื-ืืื ืื ื ืฉื ืืชืจืืืช ืืืฉืจืืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Ofer Levy โ Mitchazek (lyrics)
Hitchazek โ Car commercial 2
Ha-shekel hitchazek โ The Shekel got stronger
Ha-geshem yitchazek โ Weather forecast
Talking about the car commercial
Arkadi Duchin โ Merov Ahavati(lyrics)
Tue, 13 Oct 2020 - 15min - 941 - #309 Hold This for a Second, Will You?
It's asked as a question but it's actually a statement: ?ืชืืืืง ืจืืข That's how we ask a friend to hold our bags while we run into another store to buy something. And how would we say, "I think highly of him" (or not so highly)?
Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Tachzik/tachziki/tachziku rega โ Hold this for a sec. โ ืชืืืืง/ืชืืืืงื/ืชืืืืงื ืจืืข
'Tachzik rega neshama' โ Hold it for a sec., darling โ ืชืืืืง ืจืืข, ื ืฉืื
Tachzik shniya โ Hold it for a sec. โ ืชืืืืง ืฉื ืืื
Tachziku oti! โ hold me, guys! โ ืชืืืืงื ืืืชื
Tachziki/tachzik ma'amad โ Hang in there โ ืชืืืืงื/ืชืืืืง ืืขืื
Lehachzik yadaim โ To hold hands โ ืืืืืืง ืืืืื
Lehachzik hazak โ To hold tight โ ืืืืืืง ืืืง
Tachzik/tachziki/tachziku hazak โ Hold tight โ ืชืืืืง/ืชืืืืงื/ืชืืืืงื ืืืง
Lehachzik mi-mishehu โ To think highly of someone โ ืืืืืืง ืืืืฉืื
Ani machzik mimcha ish hagun โ I respect you as a sincere person โ ืื ื ืืืืืง ืืื ืืืฉ ืืืื
Ani machzik mimech isha inteligentit โ I see you as an intelligent woman โ ืื ื ืืืืืง ืืื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืช
[Ani machzik mi-someone + Noun]
Davka mimena ani machzik โ Actually it is her that I look up to โ ืืืืงื ืืื ื ืื ื ืืืืืง
Hu ma-ze machzik me-atsmo โ He is so full of himself โ ืืื ืื-ืื ืืืืืง ืืขืฆืื
Hi ma-ze machzika me-atsma โ She is so full of herself โ ืืื ืื-ืื ืืืืืงื ืืขืฆืื
Hu machzik me-atsmo minimum elohim โ He thinks he's no less than god himself โ ืืื ืืืืืง ืืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื
Ani lo machzik mimeno mi-yode'a-ma โ I don't think too highly of him โ ืื ื ืื ืืืืืง ืืื ื ืื-ืืืืข-ืื
Lehachzik mishehu katsar โ To keep someone on a tight leash โ ืืืืืืง ืืืฉืื ืงืฆืจ
Af echad lo machzik otcha po be-koach โ Nobody is keeping you here against your will โ ืืฃ ืืื ืื ืืืืืง ืืืชื ืคื ืืืื
Machzik maftechot โ Keyholder โ ืืืืืง ืืคืชืืืช
Machzikei maftechot โ Keyholders โ ืืืืืงื ืืคืชืืืช
Eich lehachin machzikei maftechot be-tsurat perot โ How to make fruit-shaped keyholders โ ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืงื ืืคืชืืืช ืืฆืืจืช ืคืืจืืช
Hu muchzak be-ma'atsar โ He is in a police detention center โ ืืื ืืืืืง ืืืขืฆืจ
Ha-gav muchzak โ The back is 'held' โ ืืื ืืืืืง
Ha-beten muchzeket โ The stomach is held โ ืืืื ืืืืืงืช
Ve-hakol muchzak โ And everything is "held" โ ืืืื ืืืืืง
Playlist and Clips:
Tachzik rega, neshama (commercial)
Ha-hatser ha-achorit โ Kol ha-optsiyot al ha-shulchan (lyrics)
Mercedes Band โ Tachziki Ma'amad
Daniel Salomon โ Adif(lyrics)
Ania Bukstein โ Af echad (lyrics)
Machzikei Maftachot โ Key holders
Yitzhak Klepter โ Machzik Ma'amad(lyrics)
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 - 12min - 940 - #308 What Are Some of Your Strengths?
Israelis sometimes use a single word to review a movie or tv series: "!ืืืง" In Hebrew, ืืืง (pronounced hazak) means strong. So what are they trying to convey and how else can we use the word ืืืง?
Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Hazak โ Strong โ ืืืง
Klaf hazak โ High card โ ืงืืฃ ืืืง
Hazak! โ Deep, intense, powerful, moving โ !ืืืง
Hazak be- mashehu โ Expert on something, has a special ability in a specific field โ ืืืง ืืืฉืื
"Hazak be-ke'evim hazakim" โ Has a special ability to deal with strong pain โ ืืืง ืืืืืื ืืืงืื
"Hu hazak be-matematika" โ He is strong in math โ ืืื ืืืง
"Ze hazak mimeni" โ It's stronger than me, I can't help it โ ืื ืืืง ืืื ื
Timshoch hazak โ Pull it strongly โ ืชืืฉืื ืืืง
Nafalta hazak โ You fell hard โ ื ืคืืช ืืืง
Yashanti hazak, lo shamati klum โ I slept deeply, I didn't hear a thing โ ืืฉื ืชื ืืืง, ืื ืฉืืขืชื ืืืื
Tihye hazak lemala โ Be strong above โ ืชืืื ืืืง ืืืขืื
Tihye hazak, tihyi hazaka, tihyu hazakim โ Be strong โ ืชืืื ืืืง, ืชืืื ืืืงื, ืชืืื ืืืงืืช
"Nekudat ha-turpa shel ha-hore, hi nekudat ha-hozek shel ha-yeladim" โ The vulnerable point of the parent is the point of strength of the children โ ื ืงืืืช ืืชืืจืคื ืฉื ืืืืจื, ืืื ื ืงืืืช ืืืืืง ืฉื ืืืืืื
Eize hozek โ What a strength โ ืืืื ืืืืง
Hozka โ strongness, strength โ ืืืืงื
Ma ha-hozkot shelach? Ma ha-hulshot shelach? โ What are your strengths, what are your weaknesses? โ ืื ืืืืืงืืช ืฉืื, ืื ืืืืืฉืืช ืฉืื
Hezka โ To the power of โ ืืืงื
3 beHezkat 4 โ 3 to the power of 4 โ ืฉืืืฉ ืืืืงืช ืืจืืข
Tahzuka โ Maintenance โ ืชืืืืงื
Playlist and Clips:
Astar Shamir โ Klaf Hazak (lyrics)
Hazak be-ke'evim hazakim โ Commercial
Tislam โ Radio Hazak (lyrics)
Eifo Ha-yeled โ Nafalta Hazak (Lyrics)
Aviv Geffen โ Livkot Lecha (lyrics)
Michal Dalyot (Israeli Super Nanny)
Gali Atari โ Hazaka Me-ha-ru'ach (lyrics)
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 - 10min - 939 - #307 Searching for Deeper Meaning
The Hebrew word ืืืคืฉ means "to search for." So what does "ืืืืจื ืกืชื ืืืคืฉ ืืืชื" or "ืืื ืืคืฉื ืช'ืืืจืื ืฉืื" mean? Both are slang and they don't mean what you might think they mean!
On this episode, Guy covers the root ื.ืค.ืฉ and explains several ways to say, "take a hike!"
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New Words and Expressions:
Lechapes โ To search for, to look for โ ืืืคืฉ
Chipus ba-reshet โ Internet search โ ืืืคืืฉ ืืจืฉืช
Mano'a chipus โ Search engine โ ืื ืืข ืืืคืืฉ
Chapsu et arizot Tnuva โ Look for the Tnuva milk containers โ ืืคืฉื ืืช ืืจืืืืช ืชื ืืื
Lechi chapsi et elohim kol sof shavu'a โ Go search for god every weekend โ ืืื ืืคืฉื ืืช ืืืืืื ืื ืกืืฃ ืฉืืืข
Lech chapes mi yena'ane'a otcha โ Go find someone who would 'shake' you โ ืื ืืคืฉ ืื ืื ืขื ืข ืืืชื
Te'alat biyuv โ Sewage canal โ ืชืขืืช ืืืื
Pa'atei ha-ir tel aviv โ In the outskirts of Tel Aviv โ ืืคืืชื ืืขืืจ ืชื ืืืื
Lech chapes ta-haverim sh'cha โ Go look for your friends โ ืื ืืคืฉ ืช'ืืืจืื ืฉ'ื
Lechi chapsi ta-haverim sh'lach โ Go look for your friends โ ืืื ืืคืฉื ืช'ืืืจืื ืฉืื
Amarti lo she-yelech (le)chapes โ I told him to go take a hike โ ืืืจืชื ืื ืฉืืื 'ืืคืฉ
Amarti la sh'telech t'chapes โ I told her to go take a hike โ ืืืจืชื ืื ืฉืชืื ืชืืคืฉ
Chipus mishtarti โ Police search โ ืืืคืืฉ ืืฉืืจืชื
Tsav hipus โ search warrant โ ืฆื ืืืคืืฉ
Ha-mora stam mechapeset oti โ The teacher picks on me for no good reason โ ืืืืจื ืกืชื ืืืคืฉืช ืืืชื
Ha-mishtara stam mechapeset oti โ The cops always hassle me for no obvious reason โ ืืืฉืืจื ืกืชื ืืืคืฉืช ืืืชื
"Chapes Oti Be-rishon" โ Find me in Rishon โ ืืคืฉ ืืืชื ืืจืืฉืื
Ha-mishtara orechet chipusim acharav โ The police is conducting a search after him โ ืืืฉืืจื ืขืืจืืช ืืืคืืฉืื ืืืจืื
Ani adayin be-chipusim โ I am still looking forโฆ โ ืื ื ืขืืืื ืืืืคืืฉืื
Od lo matsati klum โ I haven't found anything yet โ ืขืื ืื ืืฆืืชื ืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Tnuva โ Pirsomet (Commercial)
Rami Kleinstein โ Al Ha-gesher Ha-yashan (lyrics)
Lech chapes mi yena'ane'a otcha
Agas Kimmel โ Chapes Oti Be-Rishon (lyrics)
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 - 09min - 938 - #306 Here, Try This!
The Hebrew word ืื ืกืืช, to try, is very handy in everyday conversation. People always say, "try this," "don't try that," "try these pants on," "try this dish."
On this episode, Guy tries to explain it all.
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New Words and Expressions:
Nasui โ Married โ ื ืฉืื
Linso'a โ To travel โ ืื ืกืืข
"Nisiti meod lehilachem ba-ruchot" โ I really tried to fight the winds โ ื ืืกืืชื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืจืืืืช
Nisiti (Piel, ื ืกื) โ I tried โ ื ืืกืืชื
Giliti โ I found out โ ืืืืืชื
Nikiti โ I cleaned โ ื ืืงืืชื
Kiviti โ I hoped โ ืงืืืืืชื
Shiniti โ I changed โ ืฉืื ืืชื
Nisiti + Inf./noun
Nisita pa'am X? โ Have you ever tried X? โ ื ืืกืืช ืคืขื X
"Menasim limtso miklat ha-laila" โ Trying to find shelter for the night โ ืื ืกืื ืืืฆืื ืืงืื ืืืืื
Ma ata menase lehagid? โ What are you trying to say? โ ืื ืืชื ืื ืกื ืืืืื?
Sha'a she-ani menase lehasig otcha โ I have been trying to reach you for an hour โ ืฉืขื ืฉืื ื ืื ืกื ืืืฉืื ืืืชื
Ach sheli, al mi ata menase la'avod? โ Bro, who are you trying to fool? โ ืื ืฉืื, ืขื ืื ืืชื ืื ืกื ืืขืืื?
Tit'am, tit'ami, tit'amu โ Try (food, imp.) โ ืชืืขื, ืชืืขืื, ืชืืขืื
Timdod, timdedi, timdedu โ Try on (clothes, imp.) โ ืชืืืื, ืชืืืื, ืชืืืื
Tenase ledaber itam โ Try to talk to them โ ืชื ืกื ืืืืจ ืืืชื
Tenasi et ze โ Try this one (f., imp.) โ ืชื ืกื ืืช ืื
Timdod et ha-michnasayim โ Try these pants on โ ืชืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืกืืื
Ulai tenase medium โ Maybe you should try medium size โ ืืืื ืชื ืกื ืืืืื?
Tenase/tenasi lechabot ve-lehadlik โ Try to turn off and turn on again โ ืชื ืกื/ืชื ืกื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืืง
Tenasi ba-atar โ Try on the website โ ืชื ืกื ืืืชืจ
Tenasu ba-aplikatsia โ Try on the app. โ ืชื ืกื ืืืคืืืงืฆืื
Al tenasu et ze ba-bayit โ Don't try this at home โ ืื ืชื ืกื ืืช ืื ืืืืช
Nisuy โ Experiment โ ื ืืกืื
Nisuyim be-ba'aley chaim โ Animal testing โ ื ืืกืืืื ืืืขืื ืืืื
Nisayon โ Experience, attempt, test trial โ ื ืืกืืื
Ha-nisayon ha-ze hu lo pashut kaze โ This trial is not that simple โ ืื ืืกืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืคืฉืื ืืื
La'amod ba-nisayon โ To overcome temptation โ ืืขืืื ืื ืืกืืื
Nisioni โ Experimental โ ื ืืกืืื ื
Trufa nisionit โ Experimental drug โ ืชืจืืคื ื ืืกืืื ืืช
Menuse/menusa โ Experienced, seasoned โ ืื ืืกื
Hu hitnasa be- โ He had experience with โ ืืื ืืชื ืกื ื-
Hitnasut โ Internship, training โ ืืชื ืกืืช
Tkufat nisayon/hitnasut โ Trial period in a new job โ ืชืงืืคื ื ืืกืืื/ืืชื ืกืืช
Nisuy u-te'iya โ Trial and error โ ื ืืกืื ืืืขืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Shlomo Artzi & Dudu Tassa โ Latet Ve-lakachat (lyrics)
Idan Amedi โ Menasim (lyrics)
Ishay Ribo โ Ha-nisayon ha-ze (lyrics)
Nisuy U-te'iya โ Trial and Error
Tue, 08 Sep 2020 - 10min - 937 - #305 "Ve," "Va" or "Oo"
Vรฉ- (and in Hebrew) is sometimes pronounced Va- or Oo-, depending on the usage. So when is the letter ื at the beginning of a word pronounced Vรฉ, Va or Oo? And should Hebrew learners invest their time to learn these elaborate rules?
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New Words and Expressions:
Ve โ And โ ื (letter vav)
"Al safsal ba-gan yoshevet, u-frachim bi-se'ara" โ "She's sitting on a bench, with flowers in her hair" โ ืขื ืกืคืกื ืืื ืืืฉืืช, ืืคืจืืื ืืฉืขืจื
Vav + ืืื"ืค letters = U
U-fra-chim โ And flowers (archaic) โ ืืคืจืืื
"U-shku'a ba-halomot" โ "And submerged in her dreams" โ ืืฉืงืืขื ืืืืืืืช
"Va-ani tsipor" โ "And I am a bird" โ ืืื ื ืฆืืคืืจ
Masa-u-matan โ Negotiations โ ืืฉื ืืืชื
Basar va-dam โ Flesh and blood โ ืืฉืจ ืืื
"Mita va-hetsi" โ "A bed and a half" โ ืืืื ืืืฆื
Hamesh va-hetsi โ Half past five โ ืืืฉ ืืืฆื
Shesh va-reva โ Quarter past six o'clock โ ืฉืฉ ืืจืืข
Yomam va-laila โ Day and night โ ืืืื ืืืืื
"Esrim ve-arba sheva" โ 24-7 โ ืขืฉืจืื ืืืจืืข ืฉืืข
Ze mamash yom va-laila eich she'hu hishtana โ It's amazing how this person changed โ ืื ืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืชื ื
Playlist and Clips:
Be'ad o neged โ ืืขื ืื ื ืื
Gali Atari โ Yesh Lecha Shemesh (lyrics)
Gali Atari โ Derech Aruka (lyrics)
Ayala Ingedashet โ Basar va-dam (lyrics)
Mita va-hetsi โ A bed and a half
Shtayim โ Shesh Va-reva (lyrics)
Corinne Alal โ Sfat Imi(lyrics)
Kaveret โ Ba-yom u-va-laila(lyrics)
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 - 11min - 936 - #304 Yea or Nay?
The word ื ืื means against, and its root gives us the Hebrew words for contrast, contradiction and conflict. We'll also head over to the Knesset in Jerusalem to hear an up or down vote take place.
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New Words and Expressions:
Neged โ Against, nay โ ื ืื
Be'ad โ For, yea โ ืืขื
Hatsba'ah ba-knesset โ A vote in the knesset โ ืืฆืืขื ืืื ืกืช
Haver knesset โ Member of Knesset โ ืืืจ ืื ืกืช
Lihyot be'ad/neged โ To be for or against โ ืืืืืช ืืขื/ื ืื
Ani be'ad/neged โ I am for/against โ ืื ื ืืขื/ื ืื
Hayiti be'ad/neged โ I was for/against โ ืืืืชื ืืขื/ื ืื
Trufot savta neged hitkarerut โ Grandma's remedies against the cold โ ืชืจืืคืืช ืกืืชื ื ืื ืืชืงืจืจืืช
Kampeyn neged shtiya โ A campaign against drinking โ ืงืืคืืื ื ืื ืฉืชืืื
Holech neged ha-ru'ach โ Going against the wind โ ืืืื ื ืื ืืจืื
Neged declined with pronouns:
Negdi โ Against me -ื ืืื
Negdecha, negdech, negdo, negda, negdenu, negdechem, negdam โ ื ืืื, ื ืืื, ื ืืื, ื ืืื, ื ืืื ื, ื ืืืื, ื ืืื
Lama kulam negdi โ Why is everybody against me โ ืืื ืืืื ื ืืื
Hem hayu negdi โ They were against me โ ืื ืืื ื ืืื
Hu yatsa negdi โ He spoke against me โ ืืื ืืฆื ื ืืื
Latset neged mishehu โ To talk against someone โ ืืฆืืช ื ืื ืืืฉืื
Ha-olam kulo negdenu โ The whole world is against us โ ืืขืืื ืืืื ื ืืื ื
Ein li shum davar ishi negdecha โ I don't have anything personal against you (m.) โ ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ื ืืื
Ein li shum davar ishi negdech โ I don't have anything personal against you (f.) โ ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ื ืืื
O she-ata itam, o she-ata negdam โ You're either for them, or against them โ ืื ืฉืืชื ืืืชื, ืื ืฉืืชื ื ืืื
Mi neged mi โ Who is playing against whom โ ืื ื ืื ืื
"Ha-shniya higati, ten li daka lishtot cafe, lehavin mi neged mi" โ "I just got to the office, let me get some coffee and see what's going on" โ ืืฉื ืืื ืืืขืชื, ืชื ืื ืืงื ืืฉืชืืช ืงืคื, ืืืืื ืื ื ืื ืื
Negdi โ Counter, opposing โ ื ืืื
Ba-kivun ha-negdi โ In the other direction โ ืืืืืื ืื ืืื
Omes daroma โ Heavy traffic southbound โ ืขืืืก ืืจืืื
Ba-kivun ha-negdi patuach โ Traffic in the other direction is flowing โ ืืืืืื ืื ืืื ืคืชืื
Rak mul hitnagdut tsomchim โ You can grow only against opposition โ ืจืง ืืื ืืชื ืืืืช ืฆืืืืื
Yeled she-mitnaged la-horim โ A kid who is against his parents โ ืืื ืฉืืชื ืื ืืืืจืื
Yesh mitnagdim? โ Anyone against? โ ?ืืฉ ืืชื ืืืื
Hitnagdut le- โ Opposition to, resistance against โ ืืชื ืืืืช ื
Nigud โ Contrast, opposite โ ื ืืืื
Be-nigud le- โ As opposed to โ ืื ืืืื ื
Ze be-nigud la-hok โ It's against the law โ ืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืง
Ze be-nigud la-heskem beineinu โ It goes against our agreement โ ืื ืื ืืืื ืืืกืื ืืื ืื ื
Nigud inyanim โ Conflict of interest โ ื ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืื
Ke-neged kol ha-sikuyim โ Against All Odds โ ืื ืื ืื ืืกืืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Be'ad o neged โ ืืขื ืื ื ืื
Shalom Hanoch โ Neged Ha-ru'ach (lyrics)
Lo hitnagadta, lo tsamachta โ ืื ืืชื ืืืช, ืื ืฆืืืช
Nigud inyanim โ Conflict of interest
Ep. no. 251 about Shtiya, drinking
Ep. no. 188 about Being late, le'acher
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Tue, 18 Aug 2020 - 10min - 935 - #303 Last Boarding Call for Flight #303 to Hebrewville
In this episode, Guy covers the different words and meanings derived from the root ืง.ืจ.ื, like how to say, "Call an ambulance", "Let's call a spade a spade," and perhaps most useful sentence of all, "Let me read to you the text he sent me."
He'll also introduce you to the girl who currently holds the record for the youngest, most prolific reader of the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
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New Words and Expressions:
Colloquial names of Hebrew letters โ Daled, Hey, Yud, Pei, Tsadik, Kuf, Taf โ ื, ื, ื, ืค, ืฆ, ืง, ืช
Si'anit ha-kri'a ha-tseira shel tel aviv-yafo โ The youngest record holder reader of the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa โ ืฉืืื ืืช ืืงืจืืื ืืฆืขืืจื ืฉื ืชื ืืืื ืืคื
Kef li likro sifrei fantazia, aval ani ohevet gam sifrei mada bidyoni โ Reading fantasy books is fun, but I also like science fiction โ ืืืฃ ืื ืืงืจืื ืกืคืจื ืคื ืืืื, ืืื ืื ื ืืืืืช ืื ืกืคืจื ืืืข ืืืืื ื
Structure: Kef le + mishehu + Inf.
Hi koret be-chelek gadol me-ha-zman she-hi era โ She reads during a big part of the time in which she's awake โ ืืื ืงืืจืืช ืืืืง ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืขืจื
Tsarich likro la kama pe'amim le-aruchat erev โ We need to call her a few times for dinner โ ืฆืจืื ืืงืจืื ืื ืืื ืคืขืืื ืืืจืืืช ืขืจื
Mi-ma'amakim โ Out of the depth โ ืืืขืืงืื
Mikra โ Bible โ ืืงืจื
Kri'ah achrona โ Last call (airport) โ ืงืจืืื ืืืจืื ื
Kibalnu kri'ah โ We (the call center) got a call for help โ ืงืืืื ื ืงืจืืื
Tikre'u le-ambulans โ Call an ambulance โ ืชืงืจืื ืืืืืืื ืก
Tikre'u la-mishtara โ Call the police โ ืชืงืจืื ืืืฉืืจื
Kri'ah le-ezra โ A call for help โ ืงืจืืื ืืขืืจื
Karata li mami sheli โ You called me "mami sheli" (my darling) โ ืงืจืืช ืื ืืืื ืฉืื
Karati lecha nishmati โ I called you "nishmati" (my soul) โ ืงืจืืชื ืื ื ืฉืืชื
Kara le mishehu X โ He called someone X โ ืงืจื ืืืืฉืื + ืฉื
Kor'im li ba-shchuna malkat ha-shoshanim โ They call me in the neighborhood the rose queen โ ืงืืจืืื ืื ืืฉืืื ื ืืืืช ืืฉืืฉื ืื
"Lo be'emet kor'im li Johnny" โ Johnny is not my real name โ ืื ืืืืช ืงืืจืืื ืื ื'ืื ื
Ha-horim sheli kar'u li Yonatan Binyamin โ My parents called me Yonatan Binyamin โ ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืงืจืื ืื ืืื ืชื ืื ืืืื
Eich kor'im lecha/lach โ What's your name? โ ?ืืื ืงืืจืืื ืื
Ma shimcha/shmech? โ What's your name? (formal) โ ?ืื ืฉืื
Likro le-mishehu al shem mishehu โ To name someone after someone โ ืืงืจืื ืืืืฉืื ืขื ืฉื ืืืฉืื
Kar'u la al shem ha-savta โ They named her after her grandmother โ ืงืจืื ืื ืขื ืฉื ืืกืืชื
Kor'im la ya'el al shem ha-savta โ She's called Yael after her grandmother โ ืงืืจืืื ืื ืืขื ืขื ืฉื ืืกืืชื
Al shem โ Called after, in the name of โ ืขื ืฉื, ืข"ืฉ
Hi kruya al shem ha-savta โ She's called after her grandmother โ ืืื ืงืจืืื ืขื ืฉื ืืกืืชื
Hu karuy al shem ha-saba โ He's called after his grandfather โ ืืื ืงืจืื ืขื ืฉื ืืกืื
Kar'u lecha al shem mishehu? โ Did they name you after someone? โ ?ืงืจืื ืื ืขื ืฉื ืืืฉืื
Al shem mi kar'u lecha/lach? โ After whom did they name you? โ ?ืขื ืฉื ืื ืงืจืื ืื
Eich ze nikra be'ivrit โ How is it called โ ืืื ืื ื ืงืจื
Eich kor'im le-ze be'ivrit โ How do you call it in Hebrew โ ืืื ืงืืจืืื ืืื ืืขืืจืืช
"This is what I call globalization" โ Le-ze ani kore globalizatsia / ze ma she-nikra globalizatsia โ ืืื ืื ื ืงืืจื ืืืืืืืืฆืื / ืื ืื ืฉื ืงืจื ืืืืืืืืฆืื
Lehakri sipur โ To read aloud a story to someone โ ืืืงืจืื ืกืืคืืจ
Lehakri sipur lifnei ha-shena โ To read a story before bedtime โ ืืืงืจืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืคื ื ืืฉืื ื
"Bo ani akri lecha ma hu katav" โ Let me read to you what he wrote โ ืืื ืื ื ืืงืจืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืชื
Takri/Takri-ee li rega et ha-hoda'a โ Read me the message for a sec. โ ืชืงืจืื/ืชืงืจืืื ืื ืจืืข ืืช ืืืืืขื
Bo nikra la-yeled bi-shmo โ Let's call a spade a spade โ ืืื ื ืงืจื ืืืื ืืฉืื
Playlist and Clips:
Ynet โ Si'anit hash'alot ha-sfarim
Idan Raichel's Project โ Mi-ma'amakim (lyrics)
Kri'ah achrona โ Last Call (commercial)
Eden Ben Zaken โ Mexico (lyrics under Youtube clip)
Eden Ben Zaken โ Malkat Ha-shoshanim (lyrics)
KAN TV โ Eich Bocharim Shem Chiba? โ How do you choose a nickname?
Eich lehakri sipur la-yeladim โ Commercial
Mecha'at ha-michnasayim ha-ktsarim โ "The shorts protest"
Tue, 04 Aug 2020 - 12min - 934 - #302 My Condolences To You And Your Family
In Hebrew, ื ืืื (nechama) means consolation, comfort. It's also a woman's first name. The difference comes down to pronunciation. Today Guy explains how to give your condolences and how to jokingly comfort a friend who was delivered a cold pizza.
Bonus: How do we say "Misery loves company"? How about comfort food?
LISTEN TO THE ALL-HEBREW VERSION OF THIS EPISODENew Words and Expressions:
Ko zkukim le-nechama โ We really need consolation โ ืื ืืงืืงืื ืื ืืื
Nechama โ Comfort, consolation โ ื ืืื
NeCHAma โ Female first name โ ื ืืื
MenaCHEM โ He comforts โ ืื ืื
MeNAchem โ First name โ ืื ืื
Ochel menachem โ Comfort food โ ืืืื ืื ืื
Ha-ochel mesapek chavaya chushit neima, menachemet โ This food provides a pleasant sensual experience, comforting โ ืืืืื ืืกืคืง ืืืืื ืืืฉืืช ื ืขืืื, ืื ืืืช
Aruchat boker menachemet โ Comforting breakfast โ ืืจืืืช ืืืงืจ ืื ืืืช
Aval ani menachemet et atsmi be-kafe โ But I comfort myself with coffee โ ืืื ืื ื ืื ืืืช ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืงืคื
Bamba haita menachemet oti achshav โ Bamba would have comforted me right now (if only I had some) โ ืืืื ืืืืชื ืื ืืืช ืืืชื ืขืืฉืื
Ase she-lo et'ave kol kach lihyot menucham ela menachem โ Please let me not seek as much to be consoled as to console โ ืขืฉื ืฉืื ืืชืืืื ืื ืื ืืืืืช ืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืื
Alcoholistim Anonimiyim โ Alcoholics Anonymous โ ืืืืืืืืืกืืื ืื ืื ืืืืื
Hem menachamim oto/ota โ They comfort him/her โ ืื ืื ืืืื ืืืชื/ืืืชื
Menachamim โ People who pay their condolences โ ืื ืืืื
Bikur nichumim โ A condolence visit โ ืืืงืืจ ื ืืืืืื
Tanchumai โ My condolences โ ืชื ืืืืื
Pras nichumim โ Consolation prize โ ืคืจืก ื ืืืืืื
Titnachem/titnachmi be-ze she- โ Take comfort in the fact thatโฆ โ ืชืชื ืื/ืชืชื ืืื ืืื ืฉโฆ
Lehitnachem be-shokolad โ Take comfort in Chocolate โ ืืืชื ืื ืืฉืืงืืื
Tsarat rabim โ hatsi nechama โ Misery loves company โ ืฆืจืช ืจืืื โ ืืฆื ื ืืื
Tsarat rabim nechamat shotim/tipshim โ The troubles of many are the consolation of the fool โ ืฆืจืช ืจืืื โ ื ืืืช ืฉืืืื/ืืืคืฉืื
Playlist and Clips:
Nechama Hendel โ Dona, Dona (lyrics)
Ochel menachem โ Comfort Food (KAN TV)
Shuly Nathan โ Ana Eli (lyrics)
Francesco d'assisi โ Preghiera
Shuly Nathan โ Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (lyrics)
Avigail Roz โ Hatsi Nechama (lyrics)
Streetwise Hebrew ep. no. 117 โ Ya Habibi
Taarovet Eskot โ Ve-Ulai Tavo Eizo Nechama(lyrics)
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 - 12min - 933 - #301 Did You Just Cancel on Me?
For the first time in its history, the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled. But hopefully only this year. Many other events, both global and local, were also cancelled, all because the Coronavirus.
How do we say "to cancel" in Hebrew, in the present? How about in the past? And what army radio comm talk breached the divide and made its way to civilian slang?
Guy explains the root ื.ื.ื.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of This Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Bitul ha-hofesh ha-gadol โ Cancellation of the summer school holiday โ ืืืืื ืืืืคืฉ ืืืืื
Va'ada โ Committee โ ืืขืื
"Kabel/kabli bitul" โ Scratch that, abort โ ืงืื/ืงืืื ืืืืื
Kabel bitul al ha-kafe, tsats mashehu โ Abort the coffee, something came up โ ืงืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืงืคื, ืฆืฅ ืืฉืื
Kaftor bitul โ Cancel button โ ืืคืชืืจ ืืืืื
Mediniut bitulim โ Cancellation policy โ ืืืื ืืืช ืืืืืืื
Dmei bitul โ A cancellation fee โ ืืื ืืืืื
Bitulim โ Cancellations โ ืืืืืืื
Levatel et ha-hafsakot โ To cancel school breaks โ ืืืื ืืช ืืืคืกืงืืช
Slicha, ani tsarich/tsricha levatel โ Sorry, I must cancel โ ืกืืืื, ืื ื ืฆืจืื/ืฆืจืืื ืืืื
Ani rotse/rotsa levatel โ I'd like to cancel โ ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืื
"Be-chol 64 shnot kiyum ha-eurovision, me-olam lo butla tacharut" โ "During the entire 64 years of conducting the Eurovision, never before was the competition cancelled" โ ืืื 64 ืฉื ืืช ืงืืื ืืืืจืืืืืืื, ืืขืืื ืื ืืืืื ืชืืจืืช
Ha-eru'a butal โ The event (m.) was cancelled โ ืืืืจืืข ืืืื
Shnehem butlu โ Both were cancelled โ ืฉื ืืื ืืืืื
Mevutal, mevutelet, mevutalim, mevutalot โ Cancelled โ ืืืืื, ืืืืืืช, ืืืืืืื, ืืืืืืืช
Ha-tacharut mevutelet โ The contest is cancelled โ ืืชืืจืืช ืืืืืืช
Ha-kenes butal lifnei kama yamim โ The conference was called off a few days ago โ ืืื ืก ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืื ืืืื
Ha-kenes hitbatel biglal ha-corona โ The conference got cancelled because of the Coronavirus โ ืืื ืก ืืชืืื ืืืื ืืงืืจืื ื
Hitbatel li mashehu, az yesh li zman โ Something got cancelled for me, so I have time. โ ืืชืืื ืื ืืฉืื, ืื ืืฉ ืื ืืื
Hitbatla li pgisha โ A meeting was cancelled for me โ ืืชืืืื ืื ืคืืืฉื
Hitbabtlu li pgishot โ Meetings were cancelled for me โ ืืชืืืื ืื ืคืืืฉืืช
Hitbatel li tor la-rofa โ A doctor appointment was cancelled for me โ ืืชืืื ืื ืชืืจ ืืจืืคื
Hitbatlu li kama torim la-rofa โ A few doctor appointments were cancelled for me โ ืืชืืืื ืื ืืื ืชืืจืื ืืจืืคื
Lehitbatel โ To chill, to slack โ ืืืชืืื
"Ha-boker hashavti lehitbatel" โ "This morning I planned on doing nothing" โ ืืืืงืจ ืืฉืืชื ืืืชืืื
Ma at osa? Mitbatelet be-kef โ What are you doing? Nothing, just chilling โ ืื ืืช ืขืืฉื? ืืชืืืืช ืืืืฃ
Hu ma-ze mitbatel befnei ha-boss shelo โ He really caves in front of his boss โ ืืื ืื-ืื ืืชืืื ืืคื ื ืืืืก ืฉืื
Muvtal โ Unemployed โ ืืืืื
"Hu kitsets be-daka shlosha mif'alim" โ "He axed within a minute three factories" โ ืืื ืงืืฆืฅ ืืืงื ืฉืืืฉื ืืคืขืืื
"Ve-400 ish hafchu muvtalim" โ "And 400 people became unemployed" โ ื-400 ืืืฉ ืืคืื ืืืืืืื
Avtala โ Unemployment โ ืืืืื
Ledaber le-mishehu be-bitul โ To talk to someone dismissively โ ืืืืจ ืืืืฉืื ืืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Bitul ha-hofesh ha-gadol (KAN TV)
Gusto โ Hashavti Lehitbatel(lyrics)
Tislam โ Partsufa Shel Ha-medina (lyrics)
Tamuz โ Holech Batel(lyrics)
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 - 10min - 932 - 300th Episode Special! Hebrew Bloopers From Around the World
Join us in celebrating our 300th episode with the best ืคืกืคืืกืื (fisfusim), bloopers, by Hebrew learners from around the world.
Learning Hebrew can be difficult. And we Israelis, who often swallow certain letters when we speak or don't pronounce our words clearly, sure don't make it any easier. So as a student trying to understand and speak the language, you're bound to make mistakes. And that's okay. The most important part is not letting your fear stop you from trying. Speaking Hebrew is and forever will be fun and exciting.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Yare'ach โ Moon โ ืืจื
Re'ach โ Smell โ ืจืื
Ke'ev garon โ Throat ache โ ืืื ืืจืื
Ga'on โ Genius โ ืืืื
Ani shmena โ I am fat โ ืื ื ืฉืื ื
Shament โ Cream โ ืฉืื ืช
Shament chamutsa โ Sour cream โ ืฉืื ืช ืืืืฆื
Ani mechoeret โ I am ugly โ ืื ื ืืืืขืจืช
Ani me'acheret โ I am late โ ืื ื ืืืืจืช
Le'acher โ To be late โ ืืืืจ
Rachatsti โ I washed โ ืจืืฆืชื
Ratsachti โ I murdered โ ืจืฆืืชื
Lachfof se'ar โ To wash the hair โ ืืืคืืฃ ืฉืืขืจ
Milga โ Scholarship โ ืืืืื
Achayot โ Sisters โ ืืืืืช
Chayot โ Animals, pets โ ืืืืช
Yesh li kalba ktana โ I have a small dog (f.) โ ืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืงืื ื
Aravim โ Arabs โ ืขืจืืื
Arevim โ Guarantors โ ืขืจืืื
Minyan โ Minimum 10 men needed for prayer in synagogue โ ืื ืืื
Me'anyen โ Interesting โ ืืขื ืืื
Yain lavan โ White wine โ ืืื ืืื
Dam โ Blood โ ืื
Yain adom โ Red wine โ ืืื ืืืื
Lehorid et ha-michnasayim โ To take off his pants โ ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืื ืกืืื
Lehorid et ha-mishkafayim โ Take off his glasses โ ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืฉืงืคืืื
Chut dentali โ Dental floss โ ืืื ืื ืืื
Chutini โ G-string โ ืืืืื ื
Horim โ Parents โ ืืืจืื
Chorim โ Holes โ ืืืจืื
Chaki li / techaki li โ Wait for me โ ืืื ืื / ืชืืื ืื
Lechakot le-mishehu โ To wait for someone โ ืืืืืช ืืืืฉืื
Lechakot mishehu โ To imitate someone โ ืืืงืืช ืืืฉืื
Hayiti rotsa linso'a le-Tel Aviv โ I would like to go to Tel Aviv (very polite) / I would have loved to go to Tel Aviv (but I can't) โ ืืืืชื ืจืืฆื ืื ืกืืข ืืชื-ืืืื
"Az tis'ee" โ "So just go there!?" โ !ืื ืชืกืขื
"Ze le-Tel Aviv?" โ Is it going to Tel Aviv? โ ?ืื ืืชื-ืืืื
Malon โ Hotel โ ืืืื
Milon โ Dictionary โ ืืืืื
Lehitkale'ach โ To take a shower โ ืืืชืงืื
Hitkalachti โ I took a shower โ ืืชืงืืืชื
Hitlakachti โ I caught on fire โ ืืชืืงืืชื
Gever โ Man โ ืืืจ
Mitz gezer โ Carrot juice โ ืืืฅ ืืืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Gazoz โ Cafe Ba-tachtit (lyrics)
Lilit Nagar โ Tsel Etz Tamar Ve-or Yare'ach (lyrics)
Avi Toledano โ La Boheme (lyrics)
Ha-ofarim โ Huts Mi-ze Ha-kol Beseder(lyrics)
Tue, 07 Jul 2020 - 24min - 931 - #299 Workers Needed!
When job hunting, the Hebrew word ืืจืืฉืื, wanted, is what you'll find written on job ads. Guy also talks about a slang term that, well, doesn't hold anything back. A real hitter, one could say.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of This Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Ha'am doresh tsedek hevrati โ The people (sg.) demands social justice โ ืืขื ืืืจืฉ ืฆืืง ืืืจืชื
Lidrosh mashehu mi-mishehu โ Demand something from someone โ ืืืจืืฉ ืืฉืื ืืืืฉืื
Anashim dorshim ha'alaat sachar โ People demand a pay raise โ ืื ืฉืื ืืืจืฉืื ืืขืืืช ืฉืืจ
Hi doreshet leshalem la โ She demands to be paid โ ืืื ืืืจืฉืช ืืฉืื ืื
Hi doreshet she-yeshalmu la โ She demands to be paid โ ืืื ืืืจืฉืช ืฉืืฉืืื ืื
Doresh/doreshet stira โ "Begs to be smacked" โ ืืืจืฉ/ืืืจืฉืช ืกืืืจื
Partsuf doresh stira โ A face in need of a slap (Backpfeifengesicht) โ ืคืจืฆืืฃ ืืืจืฉ ืกืืืจื
Drisha, drishot โ Request, demand โ ืืจืืฉื, ืืจืืฉืืช
Drishat tashlum โ Payment request โ ืืจืืฉืช ืชืฉืืื
Lavo le-mishehu be-drishot โ To come to someone with demands โ ืืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืจืืฉืืช
Drishot ha-tafkid โ The job requirements โ ืืจืืฉืืช ืืชืคืงืื
Drishot hova โ Mandatory requirements โ ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืื
Drishot yitaron โ Advantage requirements โ ืืจืืฉืืช ืืชืจืื
Darush โ Needed โ ืืจืืฉ
Modaot drushim โ Wanted ads โ ืืืืขืืช ืืจืืฉืื
Darush chaver โ A friend is needed โ ืืจืืฉ ืืืจ
Drushim ovdim โ Staff needed โ ืืจืืฉืื ืขืืืืื
Darush chatan โ A groom is needed โ ืืจืืฉ ืืชื
Drusha shutafa โ A female roommate is needed โ ืืจืืฉื ืฉืืชืคื
"Ma nidrash kedei lihyot mefate'ach tov" โ What's needed in order to be a good developer โ ืื ื ืืจืฉ ืืื ืืืืืช ืืคืชื ืืื
"Ve-ma nidrash kedei lehitkabel la-avoda" โ And what's needed to get a job โ ืืื ื ืืจืฉ ืืื ืืืชืงืื ืืขืืืื
Drasha โ Sermon โ ืืจืฉื
Drashat bat mitzva / Drashat bar mitzva โ A bat/bar mitzva speech โ ืืจืฉืช ืืช ืืฆืืื, ืืจืฉืช ืืจ ืืฆืืื
Midrasha โ Seminary, college โ ืืืจืฉื
Madrasa (Ar.) โ School โ ืืืจืกื, ืืืช ืกืคืจ โ ู ุฏุฑุณุฉ
Playlist and Clips:
Daniel Salomon โ Darush Chaver (lyrics)
Aya Korem โ Yonatan Shapira (lyrics)
Dyler โ MadrasaHa-dag Nachash โ Shirat Ha-sticker (lyrics)
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 - 14min - 930 - #298 We've All Got Our Limits
The Hebrew word ืืืื means border, boundary, and limit. Its root provides us words like restrictions, limitations, and disabilities.
So how would we say, "this offer is available for a limited time only"? Guy explains.
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Gvul (m.) (pl. gvulot) โ Border, boundary, frontier, limit โ ืืืื, ืืืืืืช
Gvulot be-beit ha-sefer โ Boundaries at school โ ืืืืืืช ืืืืช ืืกืคืจ
Az ani bati ve-amarti "rabotai, yesh gvulot" โ And I came and said, "gentlemen, there are boundaries" โ ืื ืื ื ืืืชื ืืืืจืชื, "ืจืืืชื, ืืฉ ืืืืืืช"
"Kshe-samim lo gvulot, ein shum siba ba-olam, she-hu yamshich lehitnaheg be-ofen lo na'im ve-lo yafe" โ When you set boundaries for him, there is no reason in the world that he will continue to misbehave โ ืืฉืฉืืื ืื ืืืืืืช, ืืื ืฉืื ืกืืื ืืขืืื ืฉืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืชื ืื ืืืืคื ืื ื ืขืื ืื ืื ืืคื
Lehatsiv/lasim gvulot le-mishehu โ To set boundaries for someone โ ืืืฆืื/ืืฉืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืฉืื
"Ein shum ra'ash she-ya'atsor o yagbil oti" โ There is no noise that will stop me or will limit me โ ืืื ืฉืื ืจืขืฉ ืฉืืขืฆืืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืืชื
Yagbil oti โ Will limit me โ ืืืืื ืืืชื
Yagbil sounds like yazmin (he will invite) โ ืืืืื, ืืืืื
"Ha-kadursal higbil oti" โ Basketball limited me โ ืืืืืจืกื ืืืืื ืืืชื
Magbit โ Limiting โ ืืืืื
Lehagbil โ To limit โ ืืืืืื
Lehagbil masachim โ To limit screen time for children โ ืืืืืื ืืกืืื
"Achat le-eize zman mugbal" โ once every period of time โ ืืืช ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื
Ha-mivtsa mugbal be-zman/Mivtsa le-zman mugbal โ The special deal is available for a limited time only โ ืืืืฆืข ืืืืื ืืืื / ืืืฆืข ืืืื ืืืืื
Mivtsa mugbal le-yechida achat le-lako'ach โ The offer is limited to one unit per customer โ ืืืฆืข ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืช ืืืงืื
Mahadura mugbelet โ Limited edition โ ืืืืืจื ืืืืืืช
Bira be-mahadura mugbelet be-itsuv meyuchad โ A limited edition beer with special design โ ืืืจื ืืืืืืจื ืืืืืืช ืืขืืฆืื ืืืืื
Heshbon bank โ Restricted bank account โ ืืฉืืื ืื ืง
Be-eravon mugbal โ Limited, Ltd. โ ืืขืจืืื ืืืืื, ืืข"ื
Lakachat mashehu be-eravon mugbal โ Take something with a grain of salt โ ืืงืืช ืืฉืื ืืขืจืืื ืืืืื
Kach/k'chi/k'chu et ze be-eravon mugbal โ Take it with a grain of salt โ ืงื/ืงืื/ืงืื ืืช ืื ืืขืจืืื ืืืืื
Mugbalut, mugbaluyot โ Disability, disabilities โ ืืืืืืืช, ืืืืืืืืืช
Anashim im mugbaluyot / ba'alei mugbaluyot โ People with disabilities โ ืื ืฉืื ืขื ืืืืืืืืืช, ืืขืื ืืืืืืืืืช
"Tachat migbalot corona" โ Under Corona restrictions โ ืชืืช ืืืืืืช ืงืืจืื ื
"Ba-migbalot" โ In the given circumstances โ "ืืืืืืืช"
"Ma nishma? beseder, ba-migbalot" โ "How are you? Ok, given the limitations" โ "ืื ื ืฉืืข? ืืกืืจ, ืืืืืืืช"
Hagbalat gil/Migbalat gil โ Age minimum or limit โ ืืืืืช ืืื/ืืืืืช ืืื
Yesh hagbalat gil? โ Is there an age restriction? โ ืืฉ ืืืืืช ืืื?
Hagbalat s'chum, hagbel s'chum โ Limit the total sum โ ืืืืืช ืกืืื, ืืืื ืกืืื
Hu avar kol gvul โ He crossed the line โ ืืื ืขืืจ ืื ืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Yonatan Razel โ Achshav Ani Af (lyrics)
Ha-kadursal higbil oti โ Basketball limited me (KAN TV)
Meir Ariel โ Neshel Ha-nachas (lyrics)
Mahadura mugbelet โ Limited edition
Anashim ba'alei mugbaluyot โ People with disabilities (KAN TV)
Tachat migbalot Corona โ Under the Corona restrictions (KAN TV)
Tue, 09 Jun 2020 - 10min - 929 - #297 Pronouns in Hebrew
Using pronouns in conversation is easy when speaking our mother tongue. But in Hebrew, it might be more difficult.
In this episode, Guy explains the mechanism of Hebrew pronouns which, in turn, will help you sound more natural and casual.
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Lama ze magi'a lanu? โ Why do we deserve it? โ ืืื ืื ืืืืข ืื ื?
Ze magi'a le-mishehu/lo โ Serves him right โ ืื ืืืืข ืืืืฉืื/ืื
Magi'a le-eli โ Eli deserves it โ ืืืืข ืืืื
Lo yafe, lama ata omer she-magi'a lo โ It's not nice to say these things, why do you say he deserves it โ ืื ืืคื, ืืื ืืชื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืืข ืื
Lama ze magi'a li โ Why do I deserve it โ ืืื ืื ืืืืข ืื
Lo higi'a la โ She didn't deserve it โ ืื ืืืืข ืื
Shanim she-lo shamati shum davar mimena โ For years I haven't heard a thing from her โ ืฉื ืื ืื ืฉืืขืชื ืฉืื ืืืจ ืืื ื
Lo shamati me-Racheli klum โ I haven't heard anything from Racheli โ ืื ืฉืืขืชื ืืจืืื ืืืื
Gam ani lo shamati klum mimena โ I, too, haven't heard anything from her โ ืื ืื ื ืื ืฉืืขืชื ืืืื ืืื ื
Lishmo'a mashehu mi-mishehu โ To hear something from someone (To know how they are doing) โ ืืฉืืืข ืืฉืื ืืืืฉืื
Eifo od timtsa achat kamoni she-tavin otcha โ Where else can you find someone like me who would understand you โ ืืืคื ืขืื ืชืืฆื ืืืช ืืืื ื ืฉืชืืื ืืืชื
Eifo od emtsa echad kamocha she-mevin oti โ Where else could I find someone like you who understands me โ ืืืคื ืขืื ืืืฆื ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื
Kmo Benny โ Like Benny โ ืืื ืื ื
Kamohu โ Like him โ ืืืืื (formal: Kmoto)
Kamoni, kamocha, kamoch, kamohu, kamoha, kamonu, kamochem, kamohem โ Like me, you, etc. โ ืืืื ื, ืืืื, ืืืื, ืืืืื, ืืืื, ืืืื ื, ืืืืื, ืืืืื
"Kamoni โ kamocha" โ I am like you โ ืืืื ื โ ืืืื
Anachnu sofrim tsiporim ki anachnu kol ha-zman rotsim levadรฉ she-(ha)tsiporim nish'arot itanu โ We count birds, because we want to make sure all the time, that the birds stay with us โ ืื ืื ื ืกืืคืจืื ืฆืืคืืจืื ืื ืื ืื ื ืื ืืืื ืจืืฆืื ืืืืื ืฉ(ื)ืฆืืคืืจืื ื ืฉืืจืืช ืืืชื ื
Im (with) + anachnu (us) = Itanu โ ืขื + ืื ืื ื = ืืืชื ื
Ani margisha she-li pi million yoter kashe me-hem โ I feel that for me, it's million times more difficult than it is for them โ ืื ื ืืจืืืฉื ืฉืื ืคื ืืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืงืฉื ืืื
Yoter kashe li mi-le-mishehu acher โ It's harder for me than it is for someone else โ ืืืชืจ ืงืฉื ืื ืืืืืฉืื ืืืจ
Pi shtayim โ Twice as much โ ืคื ืฉืชืืื
Pi million โ A million times โ ืคื ืืืืืื
Ani lo rotsa she-yihyu kalim klapai โ I don't want them to make it easier for me โ ืื ื ืื ืจืืฆื ืฉืืืื ืงืืื ืืืคืื
Playlist and Clips:
Daniel Barzilai โ Lama Ze Magi'a Lanu (lyrics)
Rami Kleinstein โ Al Ha-gesher Ha-yashan
Liran Danino โ Achat Kamoni (lyrics)
Hen nish'arot itanu โ They stay with us (bird counting in Israel)
Li pi million yoter kashรฉ me-hem
Tue, 02 Jun 2020 - 10min - 928 - #296 Practice Those Exercises
In Hebrew, ืชืจืืื means an exercise. This episode includes many ืชืจืืืืื, of all kinds. Guy also explains the difference between ืึฐ and ืึท.
And as a bonus: a song in Ladino, the language of the Spanish Jews.
Send Guy your audio message guy@tlv1.fm
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New Words and Expressions:
Targil โ Exercise โ ืชืจืืื
Targilei neshima โ Breathing exercises โ ืชืจืืืื ื ืฉืืื
Targilei kol โ Voice exercises โ ืชืจืืืื ืงืื
Hayom anachnu na'ase kama targilim bi-myuchad la-davar ha-ze โ Today we'll do a few exercises, especially for this thing โ ืืืื ืื ืื ื ื ืขืฉื ืืื ืชืจืืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืื
Ze targil tov le-chizuk ha-beten โ This is a good exercise to strengthen the stomach โ ืื ืชืจืืื ืืื ืืืืืืง ืืืื
"Tsarich laasot gam kama targilei squatim ve-mishkolot" โ You also need to do a few squat and weight lifting exercises โ ืฆืจืื ืืขืฉืืช ืื ืืื ืชืจืืืื ืกืงืืืืืื ืืืฉืงืืืืช
Lo chayavim la-targil ha-ze mishkolot bichlal โ One doesn't need weights for this exercise at all โ ืื ืืืืืื ืืชืจืืื ืืื ืืฉืงืืืืช
Ha-yeled ha-katan โ The small kid โ ืืืื ืืงืื
Lรฉ โ to/for a โ ื
La โ to/for the โ ื
Bรฉ โ in a โ ื
Ba โ in the โ ื
Asa le-mishehu targil โ He tricked someone โ ืขืฉื ืืืืฉืื ืชืจืืื
Hu asa li ma-ze targil, hi asta li ma-ze targil, hem asu li ma-ze targil โ He/She/They pulled a trick on me โ ืืื ืขืฉื ืื ืื-ืื ืชืจืืื, ืืื ืขืฉืชื ืื ืื-ืื ืชืจืืื, ืื ืขืฉื ืื ืื-ืื ืชืจืืื
Targil meluchlach/masri'ach โ Dirty trick โ ืชืจืืื ืืืืืื/ืืกืจืื
Hem metargelim โ They exercise โ ืื ืืชืจืืืื
Hem metargelim hilutz โ They are practicing a rescue โ ืื ืืชืจืืืื ืืืืืฅ
Tirgul โ Exercise (noun) โ ืชืจืืื
Letargel โ To exercise, to practice โ ืืชืจืื
Ata kvar meturgal โ You know the drill โ ืืชื ืืืจ ืืชืืจืื
Ani lo meturgal be-dvarim ka-ele โ I am not used to these things โ ืื ื ืื ืืชืืจืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Targilei beten โ Stomach exercises
Bnaya Berrebi โ Achrei She-yigamer
Yehoram Gaon โ Avre Tu Puerta Cerrada
Tue, 26 May 2020 - 11min - 927 - #295 Getting Personal with Hebrew's Impersonal
'Eich omrim be-ivrit?' means 'how do you say in Hebrew?'. Today Guy explains the impersonal in Hebrew. What linguistic tools do we have to say generic things about everybody and anyone?
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New Words and Expressions:
Guf stami โ The Impersonal (gramm.) โ ืืืฃ ืกืชืื
Matchilim me-chadash โ Starting anew โ ืืชืืืืื ืืืืฉ
Lo ichpat li โ I don't care โ ืื ืืืคืช ืื
Ma omrim alai โ What they say about me โ ืื ืืืืจืื ืขืืื
Eich omrim "wi-fi" be-ivrit? โ How do you say 'wi-fi' in Hebrew? โ ?ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืื-ืคืื ืืขืืจืืช
Yesh Dvarim she-lo osim โ There are things you shouldn't do โ ืืฉ ืืืจืื ืฉืื ืขืืฉืื
Lo ochlim lifnei she-shotfim yadayim โ You don't eat before washing your hands โ ืื ืืืืืื ืืคื ื ืฉืฉืืืคืื ืืืืื
Lo no'alim sandalim al ha-garbayim โ You don't wear sandals on your socks โ ืื ื ืืขืืื ืกื ืืืื ืขื ืืืจืืืื
Nish'arim ba-bayit, nish'arim ba-chayim โ Staying at home, staying alive โ ื ืฉืืจืื ืืืืช, ื ืฉืืจืื ืืืืื
Lo me'archim, lo mit'archim โ You are not to host others, you are not to be hosted by others โ ืื ืืืจืืื, ืื ืืชืืจืืื
Lo yot'sim le-picnicim โ You shouldn't go out on a picnic โ ืื ืืืฆืืื ืืคืืงื ืืงืื
Playlist and Clips:
Omanei Israel โ Matchilim Me-chadash
Noa Kirel โ Medabrim (lyrics)
Tzlil Mechuvan โ Yachol Lihyot She-ze Nigmar (lyrics)
Ha-tikva 6 โ Ha-ivrit Ha-chadasha (lyrics)
Omer Adam โ Yesh Dvarim She-lo Osim (lyrics)
Misrad Ha-bri'ut โ Nish'arim ba-bayit, staying at home
Tue, 19 May 2020 - 10min - 926 - #294 A Gazillion Stuffed Eggplants
This is the second episode on the Hebrew word ืืื (malรฉ), meaning full. Derived from ืืื is the slang word ืืืื ืชืืคืื (malantalafim). What does it mean and how do we say "a stuffed eggplant"?
Guy gives a full explanation.
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New Words and Expressions:
"Shesh-esrรฉ mal'u la-na'ar" โ The boy has reached the age of 16 โ ืฉืฉ ืขืฉืจื ืืืื ืื ืขืจ
Mal'u + le-mishehu + age
Mal'u lo shloshim โ He turned 30 โ ืืืื ืื 30
Mal'u li arba'im โ I turned 40 โ ืืืื ืื 40
Mal'u la shesh โ She turned six โ ืืืื ืื ืฉืฉ
Hu ben 40 โ He is 40 โ ืืื ืื 40
Hu chogeg 40 โ He is celebrating 40 โ ืืื ืืืื 40
Hu higi'a le-gil 40 โ He reached the age of 40 โ ืืื ืืืืข ืืืื 40
20 shana mal'u la-hatima al heskem ha-shalom im yarden โ 20 years since the signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan โ 20 ืฉื ื ืืืื ืืืชืืื ืขื ืืกืื ืืฉืืื ืขื ืืจืื
Memalรฉ makom โ Substitute, stand-in โ ืืืื ืืงืื
Lemalรฉ โ To fill โ ืืืื
Makom โ place โ ืืงืื
Lemalรฉ tofes โ To fill out a form โ ืืืื ืืืคืก
Temalรฉ et ha-tofes โ Fill out the form (m.) โ ืชืืื ืืช ืืืืคืก
Temal'i et ha-tofes โ Fill out the form (f.) โ ืชืืืื ืืช ืืืืคืก
Tsarich lemalรฉ et ha-tofes โ You need to fill out the form โ ืฆืจืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืคืก
Madrich le-milui tofes โ Manual for filling out a form โ ืืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืคืก
Bitu'ach leumi โ Israel's national social security โ ืืืืื ืืืืื
Miluy โ Filling โ ืืืืื
"Be-zman she-ha-batsek mitkarer" โ While the dough is chilling โ ืืืื ืฉืืืฆืง ืืชืงืจืจ
Ani osรฉ et ha-miluy โ I am making the filling โ ืื ื ืขืืฉื ืืช ืืืืืื
Hatsil memula โ Filled eggplant โ ืืฆืื ืืืืื
Hatsil memula be-basar โ Eggplant stuffed with meat โ ืืฆืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืจ
Hatsilim memula'im โ Stuffed eggplants โ ืืฆืืืื ืืืืืืื
Memula'im โ Stuffed vegetables โ ืืืืืืื
Galbi malan โ My heart is full (Ar.) โ ืืืื ืืืื โ ููุจู ู ูุงู
Malan (Ar.) โ Full โ ืืืื โ ู ูุงู
Malantalafim โ Gazillion โ ืืืื ืชืืคืื
Malan (lots) + ta + alafim (thousands)
Shvatalafim 7000 โ Seven thousand โ ืฉืืขืช ืืืคืื
Shmonatalafim 8000 โ Eight thousand โ ืฉืืื ืช ืืืคืื
Tik 1000 (Tik elef) โ Case no. 1000 โ ืชืืง ืืืฃ
Sherut milu'im โ Reserve service โ ืฉืืจืืช ืืืืืืื
Hayal miluim / milu'imnik โ Reservist โ ืืืื ืืืืืืื, ืืืืืืื ืืง
Avoda be-misra mele'a โ Full time job โ ืขืืืื ืืืฉืจื ืืืื
Mishehu she-malรฉ me-atsmo โ Someone who is full of himself โ ืืืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืขืฆืื
Mele'ah me'atsma โ Full of herself โ ืืืื ืืขืฆืื
Playlist and Clips:
Gabi Shushan โ 16 Mal'u La-na'ar (lyrics)
20 shana mal'u la-hatima al heskem ha-shalom im yarden
Hatsil memula โ Filled eggplant
Galbi Malan (Ar.) โ My Heart is full โ ููุจู ู ูุงู
Sherut milu'im โ Reserve service
Ariel Horovitz โ Sigal Nahmias (lyrics)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigations_involving_Benjamin_Netanyahu#Case_1000
Tue, 12 May 2020 - 11min - 925 - #293 Sorry, We're Fully Booked
In Hebrew, ืืื (malรฉ) means full, just like how we feel after eating too many french fries. So what does the phrase ืืืื ืืคื ืืื, literally, I admit with a full mouth, mean?
On this episode, Guy explains the root ื.ื.ื
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New Words and Expressions:
Malรฉ, mele'ah โ Full โ ืืื, ืืืื
"Ani zocher be-leilot shel yare'ach malรฉ" โ I remember, on full moon nights โ ืื ื ืืืืจ ืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืจื ืืื
"Ani makpida lehagid she-ani shmena, ani lo mele'a, o mele'a ba-mekomot ha-nechonim" โ I insist on saying that I am fat, I am not chubby, or full in the right places." โ ืื ื ืืงืคืืื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืฉืื ื, ืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืืงืืืืช ืื ืืื ืื
Bachur malรฉ โ Chubby guy โ ืืืืจ ืืื
Bachura mele'ah โ Chubby girl โ ืืืืจื ืืืื
"Banot pashut hayu yoter mele'ot" โ Girls simply used to be curvier โ ืื ืืช ืคืฉืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืช
"Ve-ze nechshav la-yofi ha-ultimativi" โ And it was considered the ultimate beauty โ ืืื ื ืืฉื ืืืืคื ืืืืืืืืืืื
Mele'im ad efes makom โ Filled to capacity โ ืืืืื ืขื ืืคืก ืืงืื
Ha-ganim ha-leumiyim mele'im ad efes makom โ The national parks are filled to capacity โ ืืื ืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืคืก ืืงืื
Tfusa mele'a โ Full occupancy โ ืชืคืืกื ืืืื
Modรฉ be-fe malรฉ โ I fully admit โ ืืืื ืืคื ืืื
Ledaber be/im pe malรฉ โ To speak with your mouth full โ ืืืืจ ื/ืขื ืคื ืืื
Asita malรฉ ta'uyot โ You made lots of mistakes โ ืขืฉืืช ืืื ืืขืืืืช
Hayu sham malรฉ anashim โ There were lots of people there โ ืืื ืฉื ืืื ืื ืฉืื
Ani save'a/sve'ah โ I am full (food) โ ืื ื ืฉืืข/ืฉืืขื
Ani malรฉ/mele'ah โ I am full (food, coll.) โ ืื ื ืืื/ืืืื
"Slicha, ani ma-ze malรฉ/mele'ah, lo mesugal/mesugelet" โ Sorry, I am so full, I just can't โ ืกืืืื, ืื ื ืื ืื ืืื/ืืืื, ืื ืืกืืื/ืช
"Yashavnu ve-achalnu, hitmalรฉti chips" โ We sat and ate, I filled myself with chips โ ืืฉืื ื ืืืืื ื ืืชืืืืชื ืฆ'ืืคืก
"Al titmal'u, tash'iru makom la-ochel" โ Don't get too full, leave some room for the food โ ืื ืชืชืืืื, ืชืฉืืืจื ืืงืื ืืืืื
"Al titmal'u yoter midai, yesh harbe ochel" โ Don't get too full, there's a lot of food โ ืื ืชืชืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืื, ืืฉ ืืจืื ืืืื
"Yow, ma-ze hitmaleti" โ Wow, I am so full โ ืืืื, ืื ืื ืืชืืืืชื
Ha-otobus hitmalรฉ โ The bus became full โ ืืืืืืืืก ืืชืืื
Otobus Ha-shabat โ The shabbat bus โ ืืืืืืืก ืืฉืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Knesiyat Ha-sechel โ Hayinu Osim Ahava (lyrics)
Mele'im ad efes makom โ Filled to capacity
Ishai Ribo โ Ha-nisayon ha-ze (lyrics)
Sarit Avitan โ Lo Mat'imim (Lyrics on youtube)
Shalom Hanoch โ Tiyul Le-Yafo (lyrics)
Tue, 05 May 2020 - 10min - 924 - #292 Have Any Plans for the Weekend?
What are your plans for the weekend? What are your plans for next year? Planning anything? Was this planned? Hey, any plans?
On this episode, Guy explains the Hebrew root ืช.ื.ื and how to say that something was unplanned.
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New Words and Expressions:
Ten li koach โ Give me strength โ ืชื ืื ืืื
Tochnit โ Program, plan โ ืชืืื ืืช
"Ha-sha'a shmone, ein li tochniyot" โ It's eight o'clock, I don't have plans โ ืืฉืขื ืฉืืื ื, ืืื ืื ืชืืื ืืืช
Ma ha-tochniyot? โ What are the plans? โ ืื ืืชืืื ืืืช
"Tiyul, avoda, limudim" โ Trip, work, studies โ ืืืื, ืขืืืื, ืืืืืืื
Tochnit radio โ Radio show โ ืชืืื ืืช ืจืืื
Tochnit televizya โ TV program โ ืชืื ืืช ืืืืืืืื
Tochniyot metsi'ut โ Reality show โ ืชืืื ืืช ืืฆืืืืช
"Lama at mit'akeshet letachnen li ta-chayim" โ Why do you insist on planning my life โ ืืื ืืช ืืชืขืงืฉืช ืืชืื ื ืื ืช'ืืืื
Letachnen โ To plan โ ืืชืื ื
Tichnun โ Planning, designing โ ืชืื ืื
Ma ha-tichnunim le-shabbat โ What are the plans for Saturday โ ืื ืืชืื ืื ืื ืืฉืืช
Ma ha-tichnunim la-shana ha-ba'a โ What are the plans for next year โ ืื ืืชืื ืื ืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื
Metuchnan โ Planned โ ืืชืืื ื
Ha-herayon haya metuchnan โ The pregnancy was planned โ ืืืจืืื ืืื ืืชืืื ื
"Mikriyut mevorechet" โ Blessed coincidence โ ืืงืจืืืช ืืืืจืืช
She'ela ishit โ Personal question โ ืฉืืื ืืืฉืืช
Ma metuchnan le-shabbat โ What's planned for Saturday โ ืื ืืชืืื ื ืืฉืืช
Tochna โ Software โ ืชืืื ื
Handasat tochna โ Software engineering โ ืื ืืกืช ืชืืื ื
Tochnat zoom โ The Zoom software โ ืชืืื ืช ืืื
Lama tsarich lilmod tichnut โ Why does one needs to learn programming โ ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืื ืชืืื ืืช
To program โ Letachnet โ ืืชืื ืช
Metachnet, tochnitan โ Programmer โ ืืชืื ืช, ืชืืื ืืชื
Tochen โ Content โ ืชืืื
Tochen ha-inyanim โ The table of contents โ ืชืืื ืืขื ืืื ืื
Tchuna โ Feature, attribute โ ืชืืื ื
Playlist and Clips:
Mati Caspi โ Yom Shishi Chazar (lyrics)
Daniel Sergi โ Ma Ha-tochniyot (Spoken Word)
Josie Katz โ Tni Li Lehachlit (lyrics)
Herayon lo metuchnan โ Unplanned pregnancy (Go to min. 11.30)
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 - 12min - 923 - #291 Market Forces and Super Powers
The Hebrew word ืืื means power, strength, or energy. Other than the frequently used saying, ืืื ืื ืืื, there are other words and expressions that we must cover, like "super powers," "evil forces" and "gravity."
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Ten li koach โ Give me strength โ ืชื ืื ืืื
Yesh bi od koach โ I still have strength โ ืืฉ ืื ืขืื ืืื
Ein li koach โ I don't have the energy โ ืืื ืื ืืื
Ein li koach elav/eleha โ I don't have energy for him/her โ ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื/ืืืื
Yesh lecha/lach koach liftoach et ze? โ Are you strong enough to open this? โ ืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืคืชืื ืืช ืื?
Ein li koach le-mischakim โ I don't have the energy for games โ ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืฉืืงืื
Mis'chakim shel koach / mis'chakei koach โ Power games โ ืืฉืืงืื ืฉื ืืื, ืืฉืืงื ืืื
Hetsi ko'ach โ "Half power", disappointing โ ืืฆื ืืื
Koach elyon โ Force majeure โ ืืื ืขืืืื
Yishar koach โ Good job, well done โ ืืืฉืจ ืืื
Yishar koach > shokoyach (Yiddish) โ Good job โ ืืืฉืืืืื, ืืืฉืจ ืืื
Koach ha-meshicha โ Gravity โ ืืื ืืืฉืืื
Shatfu be-khol ha-koach โ Share with all your might โ ืฉืชืคื ืืื ืืืื
Yipuy koach โ Power of attorney โ ืืคืื ืืื
Kochot tsava โ Army forces โ ืืืืืช ืฆืื
Kochot mishtara โ Police forces โ ืืืืืช ืืฉืืจื
Kochoteinu โ Our forces, our soldiers โ ืืืืืชืื ื
Ze lo kochot โ It's an uneven situation, a mismatch โ ืื ืื ืืืืืช
Be-kochot atsmi โ On my own, by myself โ ืืืืืืช ืขืฆืื
Kochot-Al โ Super powers โ ืืืืืช-ืขื
Act kochani โ Aggressive act โ ืืงื ืืืื ื
Kochanut โ Aggressiveness โ ืืืื ืืช
Koach adam โ Human resources (HR) โ ืืื ืืื
Kochot hashuk โ Market forces โ ืืืืืช ืืฉืืง
Be-kochot mechudashim โ "In regained forces", revitalized, recharched โ ืืืืืืช ืืืืืฉืื
Ani mekave lachzor la-avoda achrei ha-hofesh be-kochot mechudashim โ I hope to get back to work with renewed vigor after the holiday โ ืื ื ืืงืืื ืืืืืจ ืืขืืืื ืืืจื ืืืืคืฉ ืืืืืืช ืืืืืฉืื
Kochot ha-resha โ Evil forces โ ืืืืืช ืืจืฉืข
Playlist and Clips:
Ariel Zilber โ Ten Li Koach (lyrics)
Idan Raichel's Project โ Yesh Bi Od Ko'ach (lyrics)
Margalit Tsan'ani โ Ein li koach le-mischakim (lyrics)
Ronit Roland โ Ha-sipur (lyrics)
Yipuy koach โ Power of Attorney
Meir Ariel โ Laila Shaket Avar Al Kochoteinu (lyrics)
Einav Jackson-Cohen โ Ze Lo Kochot (lyrics)
Itay Levy โ Ba-sha'ot Ha-metot (lyrics)
Act kochani โ An aggressive act
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 - 13min - 922 - #290 An Infectious Laugh and Sticky Rice
How do we say the words contagious and infect in Hebrew, and how are they related to the Hebrew word for glue?
Bonus: We'll learn how to say sticky rice!
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New Words and Expressions:
Devek - Glue - ืืืง
Hu nidbak be-Corona - He was infected with Corona - ืืื ื ืืืง ืืงืืจืื ื
Yesh sham nidbakim - There are infected people there - ืืฉ ืฉื ื ืืืงืื
Ha-im nitan lehidabek me-havilot she-magi'ot mi-sin? - Could we get infected from packages that arrive from China? - ?ืืื ื ืืชื ืืืืืืง ืืืืืืืช ืฉืืืืขืืช ืืกืื
Lehidabek be-Corona me-havilot - To get Corona from packages - ืืืืืืง ืืงืืจืื ื ืืืืืืืช
Lehidabek be-X mi-Y - To get X from Y - ืืืืืืง ืืืฉืื ืืืืฉืื
Tizaher/tizahari lo lehidabek - Be careful as to not get infected - ืชืืืืจ/ืชืืืืจื ืื ืืืืืืง
Ani lo rotse/rotsa lehidabek - I don't want to be infected - ืื ื ืื ืจืืฆื ืืืืืืง
Lehibadek - To be tested - ืืืืืืง
Hadbaka - Contagion - ืืืืงื
Hayu mikrim shel hadbakot - There were cases of contagion - ืืื ืืงืจืื ืฉื ืืืืงืืช
Otsrim et sharsheret ha-hadbaka - Putting an end to the chain of contagion - ืขืืฆืจืื ืืช ืฉืจืฉืจืช ืืืืืงื
Mikrei hadbaka - Infection cases - ืืงืจื ืืืืงื
Lehadbik mishehu be-Corona - To infect someone with Corona - ืืืืืืง ืืืฉืื ืืงืืจืื ื
Ba'alei hayim yecholim lehadbik otanu be-Corona? - Could pets infect us with Corona? - ืืขืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืง ืืืชื ื ืืงืืจืื ื
"Im ha-devek she-shamarti li ba-megera" - With the glue I kept in my drawer - ืขื ืืืืง ืฉืฉืืจืชื ืื ืืืืืจื
"Et kol ha-halakim sheli hidbakti hazara" - I glued together all my (broken) pieces - ืืช ืื ืืืืงืื ืฉืื ืืืืงืชื ืืืจื
Ha'atek hadbek - Copy and paste - ืืขืชืง ืืืืง
Hedbek - Collage - ืืืืง
Nasa'im - Carriers (virus) - ื ืฉืืื
Ani nose - I carry - ืื ื ื ืืฉื
Laset - To carry - ืืฉืืช
Davik - sticky - ืืืืง
Orez davik - Sticky rice - ืืืจื ืืืืง
Madbeka - Sticker - ืืืืงื
Lihyot davuk le-mishehu - To be stuck to someone's back - ืืืืืช ืืืืง ืืืืฉืื
Dai lehidabek elai - Stop sticking to my back - ืื ืืืืืืง ืืืื
Hu nidbak elai - He's sticking to me - ืืื ื ืืืง ืืืื
Ze ts'hok midabek - Infectious laugh - ืฆืืืง ืืืืืง
Machala midabeket (Coll. medabeket) - Contagious disease - ืืืื ืืืืืงืช
Playlist and Clips:
Lehidabek be-X mi-Y - To get infected with X from Y
Sharsheret ha-hadbaka - The contagion chain
Sharsheret ha-hadbaka - The contagion chain (Arabic)
Sharsheret ha-hadbaka - The contagion chain (Russian)
Jane Bordeau - Kviyot (lyrics)
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 - 11min - 921 - #289 Check Your Temperature!
The ืืืืื (thermometer) could be our best friend or worst nightmare. For some, it determines whether they can go out or must stay quarantined.
So on this episode Guy covers the Hebrew words and phrases you need to know about ืืืืื ืืื, to take one's temperature, and other useful idioms during these crazy days of Corona. Stay safe!
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New Words and Expressions:
Madchom - Thermometer - ืืืืื
"Anachnu omrim le-kol ha-anashim she-yesh lahem chomโฆ" - We tell all the people who have a fever... - ืื ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืื
Yesh/Ein li chom - I have a fever/I have no fever - ืืฉ / ืืื ืื ืืื
"Kshe-at modedet kama ani noten" - When you measure how much I give - ืืฉืืช ืืืืืช ืืื ืื ื ื ืืชื
Limdod chom - To check the temperature - ืืืืื ืืื
Medidat chom - Temperature check - ืืืืืช ืืื
Ta medida - Fitting room - ืชื ืืืืื
Medidat chom / Bdikat chom - Checking the temperature - ืืืืืช ืืื / ืืืืงืช ืืื
Bo ani emdod lecha chom, Boi ani emdod lach chom - Let me check your temperature - ืืื/ื ืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืื
Yesh lecha/lach chom? - Do you have a fever? - ?ืืฉ ืื ืืื
Madadta/madadet chom? - Did you take your temperature? - ?ืืืืช ืืื
Yesh li chom namuch/gavoha - I have a low/high fever - ืืฉ ืื ืืื ื ืืื/ืืืื
"Ha-yeled ben shloshim, yesh lo chom gavoha" - "The kid who is 30 year old, he's got a high fever" - ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืฉืื, ืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืืื
Madad Dow Jones - The Dow Jones index - ืืื ืืื-ื'ืื ืก
Madad yuli - The month of July index - ืืื ืืืื
Efshar limdod? - Could I try it on? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืื
Madadti (madati) et ze - I tried it on - ืืืืชื ืืช ืื
Madadt (madadet) et ze - You (f.) tried it on - ืืืืช ืืช ืื
Eich modedim hatslacha shel ha-shivuk? How do you measure the success of the marketing? - ืืื ืืืืืื ืืฆืืื ืฉื ืืฉืืืืง
Bi-drom tsarfat nimdedu 40 ma'alot - In the south of France, 40 degrees were measured - ืืืจืื ืฆืจืคืช ื ืืืื 40 ืืขืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Le-kol ha-anashim she-yesh lahem chom - KAN TV
Yirmi Kaplan - Modedet (lyrics)
Ehud Banai - Mahari Na (lyrics)
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 - 11min - 920 - #288 If We're Quarantined, Then Let's Do It in Style
The Hebrew word ืืืืื, quarantine, will likely be the word of the year. So it's appropriate that Guy discusses its root, ื.ื.ื, and covers some of the Hebrew words derived from it, like isolation, insulation and solitude.
Ruben's Pronunciation Course: https://tlv1.fm/happy6
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New Words and Expressions:
Ani be-bidud ba-bayit - I am in quarantine at home in Shanghai - ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืช
Hesger - Quarantine - ืืกืืจ
"Ne'elatsim lehikanes le-bidud" - We have to get into quarantine - ื ืืืฆืื ืืืืื ืก ืืืืืื
"Ve-im kvar bidud, az she-yihye be-style" - If it's already quarantine, it should be with style - ืืื ืืืจ ืืืืื, ืื ืฉืืืื ืืกืืืื
"Anachnu mevudadim me-ha-olam" - We're isolated from the world - ืื ืื ื ืืืืืืื ืืืขืืื
"Aval yesh lanu et ha-teva shelanu" - But we have our piece of nature - ืืื ืืฉ ืื ื ืืช ืืืืข ืฉืื ื
"Mevudadim" - People who are in quarantine - ืืืืืืื
Bayit mevudad - Isolated house - ืืืช ืืืืื
Levoded - To isolate - ืืืืื
Bidud - Isolation, quarantine, insulation - ืืืืื
Hu/hi be-bidud - He/she is in quarantine - ืืื/ืืื ืืืืืื
Anachnu nichnasim le-bidud - We're getting into quarantine - ืื ืื ื ื ืื ืกืื ืืืืืื
"Bidud hamisha kochavim" - Five star quarantine - ืืืืื ืืืืฉื ืืืืืื
"Ein psharot ba-bidud, ze hayav lihyot barur" - There is no compromise in quarantine, it has to be clear - ืืื ืคืฉืจืืช ืืืืืื, ืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืืจ
Badad (flowery) - Alone - ืืื
"Levad, al ha-gag, shabatot ve-hagim" - Alone, on the rooftop, on weekends and holidays - ืืื, ืขื ืืื, ืฉืืชืืช ืืืืื
"Mi-bdidut ha-anashim hofchim kashim" - Because of loneliness people become difficult - ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืคืืื ืงืฉืื
Mishehu margish boded - Someone feels lonely - ืืืฉืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืื
Hayal boded - Lone soldier - ืืืื ืืืื
Ee boded - Desert island - ืื ืืืื
Gerev boded(a) - Lonely sock - ืืจื ืืืื/ื
Boded - Alone, single - ืืืื
"Hayo haya panas boded" - once upon a time there was a single streetlight - ืืื ืืื ืคื ืก ืืืื
Kartis boded - Single ticket - ืืจืืืก ืืืื
Notru kartisim bodedim - There are only a few tickets left - ื ืืชืจื ืืจืืืกืื ืืืืืื
Lehitboded - To isolate oneself - ืืืชืืืื
Hitbodedut - Seclusion - ืืชืืืืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Yehudit Ravits - Shabatot Ve-hagim (lyrics)
Ktsat Acheret - Shir Bein Arbayim (lyrics)
Ha-tarnegolim - Panas Boded (lyrics)
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 - 12min - 919 - #287 Come On, "Flow" With Me Here
What does it mean when an Israeli says, ืืจืื ืืืชื (zrom iti), flow with me? And what is ืืจื ืืืืืฃ? Guy goes with the flow and explains it all.
Ruben's Pronunciation Course: https://tlv1.fm/happy6
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New Words and Expressions:
Lizrom - To flow - ืืืจืื
"Hashmal Zorem Be-chapot yadeicha" - Electricity flows in your hands - ืืฉืื ืืืจื ืืืคืืช ืืืื
"Taamin she-hayim zormim" - Just believe that life goes on - ืชืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืจืืื
Mayim zormim - Running water - ืืื ืืืจืืื
Mayim omdim -Stagnant water - ืืื ืขืืืืื
Lenahel sicha zoremet - To have a flowing conversation - ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืืช
Ani rotsa she-toridu et ha-filterim, ve-kacha ha-sichot shelachem yihyu harbe yoter zormot ve-me'anyenot - I'd like you to take off the filters, and in this way your conversations will be more flowing and interesting - ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืฉืชืืจืืื ืืช ืืคืืืืจืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืืืชืจ ืืืจืืืช ืืืขื ืืื ืืช
Ani zorem - I am flexible, I "flow" - ืื ื ืืืจื
Nu, zrom iti - Come on, work with me here - ื ื, ืืจืื ืืืชื
Zirmi > Zremi - Flow (Imp. F.) - ืืจืื
Zirmu > Zremu - Flow (Imp. Pl.) - ืืจืื
Lizrom im mishehu - To agree to courting - ืืืจืื ืขื ืืืฉืื
"Bachura zoremet" - A girl who goes with anyone (derog.) - ืืืืจื ืืืจืืช
Mishehu hifsik et ha-zerem ba-snif ha-merkazi - Someone stopped the current in the main branch - ืืืฉืื ืืคืกืืง ืืช ืืืจื ืืกื ืืฃ ืืืจืืื
Zerem hashmali - Electric current - ืืจื ืืฉืืื
Zramim - Currents, streams - ืืจืืื
Zerem yam - Ocean current - ืืจื ืื
Zerem ha-golf - Gulf Stream - ืืจื ืืืืืฃ
Zrima yafa be-kol ha-nechalim - Nice water-flow in all the rivers - ืืจืืื ืืคื ืืื ืื ืืืื
Machsom Ktiva - Writer's block - ืืืกืื ืืชืืื
Zrima ba-ktiva - Flow in the writing - ืืจืืื ืืืชืืื
Lehazrim - "To cause flowing" / To transfer large quantities of liquid or info - ืืืืจืื
Hazramat ha-gaz le-yarden - The transfer of the (natural) gas le-yarden - ืืืจืืช ืืื ืืืจืื
Huzram - Was made to flow - ืืืืจื
Playlist and Clips:
Ruti Navon - Hashmal Zorem Be-chapot Yadeicha (lyrics)
Tamouz - Panas Ha-rchov (lyrics)
Zrima ba-nechalim - Kan Hadashot
Tue, 10 Mar 2020 - 11min - 918 - #286 Hamburgers & Configuration: Foreign Words in Hebrew
What's ืืงื ืคื (lecanfeg) in Hebrew? What's ืืกืืก (lesames)? And what do we Israelis mean when we ask you to give us your 'mail'?
Guy explains what happens to foreign words when they start feeling comfortable in their new Israeli home.
Ruben's Pronunciation Course: https://tlv1.fm/happy6
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New Words and Expressions:
Homo'im - Gays - ืืืืืืื
Ha-homo'im ve-ha-lesbiot tsa'adu ha-yom be-tel aviv' - The gays and lesbians marched today in Tel Aviv - ืืืืืืืื ืืืืกืืืืช ืฆืขืื ืืืื ืืชื ืืืื
Hamburger, Hamburgerim - Hamburger, hamburgers - ืืืืืจืืจ, ืืืืืจืืจืื
Radiatorim - Radiators - ืจืืืืืืจืื
Snob, Snobit, Snobim, Snobiyot - Snob - ืกื ืื, ืกื ืืืืช, ืกื ืืืื, ืกื ืืืืืช
Mail, mailim - E-mail, e-mails (also: E-mail address) - ืืืื, ืืืืืื
"Im mishehu mishtalet lanu al ha-mail" - "If someone takes over our email" - ืื ืืืฉืื ืืฉืชืื ืื ื ืขื ืืืืื
"Hu yachol lehishtalet lanu al ha-hayim dei be-kalut" - "He can take control of our life quite easily" - ืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืชืื ืื ื ืขื ืืืืื ืื ืืงืืืช
Kuger, kugeriyot - Cougar, cougars - ืงืืืจ, ืงืืืจืืืช
Milfiyot - MILFs - ืืืืคืืืช
Lecanfeg - To configure - ืืงื ืคื
Cinfug - Configuration - ืงื ืคืื
Leshadreg - To upgrade - ืืฉืืจื
ืดWats'ep li ve-eredืด - Whatsapp me and I'll come down - ืืืืกืืค ืื ืืืจื
Pableki - Make it public (F.)! - ืคืืืงื
Sames li hoda'a - Send me a message - ืกืืก ืื ืืืืขื
Lesames - To send a message on the cellular phone - ืืกืืก
Simasti/Ani mesames lecha et ha-mispar - I sent/ I am sending you the number on sms. - ืกืืืกืชื/ืื ื ืืกืืก ืื ืืช ืืืกืคืจ
Histamasnu - We sent each other messages - ืืกืชืืกื ื
Histamasnu kol ha-laila - We corresponded via messages all night - ืืกืชืืกื ื ืื ืืืืื
Shivuk, Marketing - Marketing - ืฉืืืืง, ืืจืงืืื ื
Playlist and Clips:
Paul Taylor - Stand up, Franglais
Erez Lev - Haim Be-toch Masach (lyrics)
Ha-tikva 6 - Ha-ivrit Ha-chadasha
Tue, 03 Mar 2020 - 11min - 917 - #285 Dead Tired or Just a Bit Crazy?
Slang usage of the word ืงืจืืข (ka'rua), literally meaning 'torn', is fascinating because when someone says it about themselves, it means one thing, and when the same is said about them behind their back, it means something completely different.
Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Kara - He tore - ืงืจืข
Kara - He read - ืงืจื
"Bachur ehad kara et sharvuli" - One guy tore my sleeve - ืืืืจ ืืื ืงืจืข ืืช ืฉืจืืืื
U-me-az ha-sharvul sheli karu'a - And since then, my sleeve is torn - ืืืื ืืฉืจืืื ืฉืื ืงืจืืข
Meitar karu'a - A torn string - ืืืชืจ ืงืจืืข
Hu ma-ze karu'a - He's a bit crazy - ืืื ืื-ืื ืงืจืืข
Ani karu'a me-ayefut - I am dead tired - ืื ื ืงืจืืข ืืขืืืคืืช
Ha-lev sheli nikra le-shnayim - My heart is/was torn in two - ืืื ืฉืื ื ืงืจืข ืืฉื ืืื
Lehikara - To be torn - ืืืืงืจืข
Rak she-lo yikara - I just hope it won't tear - ืจืง ืฉืื ืืืงืจืข
Ze yikara ba-sof - It will tear at the end - ืื ืืืงืจืข ืืกืืฃ
Mashehu kore'a - Something funny - ืืฉืื ืงืืจืข
Kore'a mi-ts'hok - Hilarious - ืงืืจืข ืืฆืืืง
Eize kore'a haya - It was so funny - ืืืื ืงืืจืข ืืื
Hu ma ze kore'a - He is hilarious - ืืื ืื-ืื ืงืืจืข
Nikrati mi-ts'hok - Laughed my head off - ื ืงืจืข ืืฆืืืง
Likro'a le-mishehu et ha-tsura - To beat someone up badly - ืืงืจืืข ืืืืฉืื ืืช ืืฆืืจื
Kar'u lo et ha-tsura - They beat him up real bad - ืงืจืขื ืื ืืช ืืฆืืจื.
Ma-ze kar'u oti ba-amlot - They really overcharged me with horrible fees - ืื-ืื ืงืจืขื ืืืชื ืืขืืืืช
Likro'a et ha-ir - To go bar hopping - ืืงืจืืข ืืช ืืขืืจ
Kol ha-shavu'a karati ta'tachat - All week I worked my butt off - ืื ืืฉืืืข ืงืจืขืชื ืชืณืชืืช
Likro'a et ha-tachat - To work hard - ืืงืจืืข ืชืณืชืืช
Likro'a le-mishehu et ha-tachat - To make someone work really hard - ืืงืจืืข ืืืืฉืื ืชืณืชืืช
Kera, kra'im - A tear, tears - ืงืจืข, ืงืจืขืื
Ha-kera ba-hevra ha-israelit - The rift within Israeli society - ืืงืจืข ืืืืจื ืืืฉืจืืืืช
Salat im kir'ei pasta - Salad with torn pieces of pasta - ืกืื ืขื ืงืจืขื ืคืกืื
Pasta im kir'ey dag barramundi be-rotev bechamel - Pasta with pieces of Barramundi fish in bechamel sauce - ืคืกืื ืขื ืงืจืขื ืื ืืจืืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืื
Gnocchi be-rotev agvaniyot beiti - Gnocchi in a homemade tomato sauce - ื ืืืงื ืืจืืื ืขืืื ืืืช ืืืชื
Im kire'i mozzarella she-gam ha-yeladim yohavu - With tears of mozzarella that the kids will love, too - ืขื ืงืจืขื ืืืฆืจืื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื
Kr'ia - Tearing, ripping - ืงืจืืขื
Likro'a kri'a - To perform the kri'a - ืืงืจืืข ืงืจืืขื
Kri'at tachat - Tough job - ืงืจืืขืช ืชืืช
Eize kri'a ha-yom ha-ze - What a hard day - ืืืื ืงืจืืขื ืืืื ืืื
Kri'at yam suf - The parting of the Red Sea - ืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ
Playlist and Clips:
Margalit Tsan'ani - Yamma (lyrics)
Daniel Salomon - Meitar Karu'a (lyrics)
Ishay Ribo - Ha-lev Sheli (lyrics)
Katav hadashot nikra mi-ts'hok (Hadashot 12)
Ha-pusi shel Lucy - Vodka Redbull
Tue, 25 Feb 2020 - 13min - 916 - #284 Improve Your Hebrew With These 4 Tools
Guy demonstrates how to use 4 valuable online tools he thinks every Hebrew learner should know.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
Tools & Examples:
Example: Yishte, he will drink
Somebody posted some old footage of me from the '80s on YouTube - ืืืฉืื ืืขืื ืืืืืืื ืกืจืืื ืืฉื ืฉืื ืืฉื ืืช ืืฉืืื ืื
Sirton avtacha - Security footage - ืกืจืืื ืืืืื
Sirton interneti - Internet footage - ืกืจืืื ืืื ืืจื ืื
Sirton ta'amula - Propaganda footage - ืกืจืืื ืชืขืืืื
Sirtonei hadracha - Training videos - ืกืจืืื ื ืืืจืื
ืฉื ืช ืฆืืจืืื ืืื ื ืื ืื ืงืฆืจ, ืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืจืืืช ืฆืืจืืื. ืืืืง ืืืชืจืืืืืช ืืื ืืืง ืืืชื ื ืคืจื ืืกืืจ ืืืื ืืงืืืข.
ืฉื ืดืฆ
"Ha-comeback shel ha-shnats" - The comeback of the siesta - ืืงืืืืง ืฉื ืืฉื ืดืฆ
Search "davka tlv1"
Search "intonation tlv1"
Search "accent tlv1"
Playlist and Clips:
Arik Einstein - Don Quixote (lyrics)
Tue, 18 Feb 2020 - 09min - 915 - #283 Falafel 101: Your Guide to Ordering Falafel in Hebrew
Ordering falafel in Israel may seem simple. But when learning Hebrew, the many different options and the barrage of short and direct questions from the seller could make the whole experience a bit stressful.
On this episode, Guy explains how to keep calm through the mayhem of an Israeli falafel stand at lunch time.
Ruben's Pronunciation Course: https://tlv1.fm/happy6
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Mana falafel - A portion of falafel (in a pita) - ืื ื ืคืืืคื
Hatsi mana - Half a portion - ืืฆื ืื ื
Ten li mana falafel vaksha - Please give me a portion of falafel please - ืชื ืื ืื ื ืคืืืคื (ื)ืืงืฉื
Falafel be-tsalahat - Falafel on a plate - ืคืืืคื ืืฆืืืช
Ten li mana falafel lakachat vaksha - Please give me a portion of falafel to go - ืชื ืื ืื ื ืคืืืคื ืืงืืช (ื)ืืงืฉื
Ta'aroz/ta'arzi li vaksha - Please pack it for me - ืชืืจืื/ืชืืจืื ืื (ื)ืืงืฉื
La'aroz lecha? - Shall I pack it for you? - ?ืืืจืื ืื
Lasim - To put - ืืฉืื
Ma lasim lecha/lach? - What shall I put in the pita, for you? - ?ืื ืืฉืื ืื
Ma limro'ach? - What to spread? - ?ืื ืืืจืื
T'china - Tahini - ืืืื ื
Kruv adom - Red cabbage - ืืจืื ืืืื
Salat - Salad - ืกืื
Tasim li ktsat - Please put some for me - ืชืฉืื ืื ืงืฆืช
Hummus - lasim lecha/lach? - Hummus - should I put for you in the pita? - ?ืืืืืก ืืฉืื ืื
Hummus - lasim? - Hummus, to put? - ?ืืืืืก ืืฉืื
Shum, lasim - Garlic, to put? - ?ืฉืื ืืฉืื
Sim/simi li ktsat petrozilia - Put some parsley for me - ืฉืื/ืฉืืื ืื ืงืฆืช ืคืืจืืืืืื
Lo harbe, zehu - Not much, that's it - ืื ืืจืื, ืืื
Al tasim/tasimi li batsal - Don't put onions - ืื ืชืฉืื/ืชืฉืืื ืื ืืฆื
Harif? - Spicy? - ?ืืจืืฃ
Kadurei falafel (falafelim) - Falafel balls - ืืืืจื ืคืืืคื
Rak be-zehirut ki ze ta'im me'od - Be careful because this is delicious! - ืจืง ืืืืืจืืช ืื ืื ืืขืื ืืืื
Salatim - Salads - ืกืืืื
S'hug - A spicy yemenite sauce - ืกืืื
Salatim? - How about salads - ?ืกืืืื
"be-mehir shel falafel - tisot le-eropa be-hatsi hinam" - For the price of falafel, flights to europe really cheap - ืืืืืจ ืฉื ืคืืืคื, ืืืกืืช ืืืืจืืคื ืืืฆื ืืื ื
Playlist and Clips:
Lahakat Ayalon - Shir Ha-falafel (lyrics)
Manat ha-falafel ha-tova ba-aretz
Rak be-zehirut ki ze ta'im me'od
Low cost flights be-mechir shel falafel
Nissim Garame - Shir Ha-falafel (lyrics)
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 - 09min - 914 - #282 7 Tips That Will Improve Your Spoken Hebrew
Many podcast listeners have written to ask, "How can I improve my Hebrew?" Some live in Israel. Others, abroad. But each has their individual linguistic needs on which they need to focus.
So on this episode, Guy provides 7 tips that will help anyone, from those highly proficient to those just getting started, improve their spoken Hebrew.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
Tip #1: Watch KAN TV on youtube
Tip #2: Listen to songs in Hebrew
Ruchama Raz - Halomot Shmurim (lyrics)
Tip #3: Listen to the international news in your language, then switch to the news in Hebrew
.ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืขืจื ืืฆืืืืื ืื, ืืช ืืืฉ ืืืคื ืืขืืงืจ ืืืืื, ืื ืฉื ืชืคืกืช ืืื ืฉืืคืจืืื ืืื ืื ืกืื ืืืฉืคืืชื
Tip #4: Find Hebrew content and material about something you absolutely love
Met-al-metal Metal Music Podcast
Tip #5: Listen to the Hebrew version of our podcast, Streetwise Hebrew Plus
Tip #6: Find someone to chat with on a regular basis, even if by Skype
Tip #7: Try to read JPost's IVRIT
Check out IVRIT, the Jerusalem Post magazine in simple Hebrew
Tue, 14 Jan 2020 - 14min - 913 - #281 Surely You Know What I'm Referring To
The Hebrew word ืืจื (harei) is a tiny elusive word used to emphasize the words that follow it. Listen to the examples Guy prepared to help explain this somewhat fancy word.
Ruben's Pronunciation Course: https://tlv1.fm/happy6
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Ata harei yode'a - You surely know - ืืชื ืืจื ืืืืข
Harei lama hem asu et ze - Well, you know why they did it, right? - ?ืืจื ืืื ืื ืขืฉื ืืช ืื
Hu harei lo holech limkor et ha-bait - Surely he's not going to sell the house - ืืื ืืจื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืช
Az zehu she-ken - Actually, he would - ืื ืืื, ืฉืื
Hu harei rak yeled - He is, after all, only a child - ืืื, ืืจื, ืจืง ืืื
Hu harei lo yachol lifgo'a be-zvuv - He wouldn't hurt a fly - ืืื ืืจื ืื ืืืื ืืคืืืข ืืืืื
Hi harei lo yechola lifgo'a be-zvuv - She wouldn't hurt a fly - ืืื ืืจื ืื ืืืืื ืืคืืืข ืืืืื
The most famous harei is probably this one:
Harei at mekudeshet li be-taba'at zo - With this ring be thou consecrated unto me as my wife - ืืจื ืืช ืืงืืืฉืช ืื ืืืืขืช ืื
Hareini mekabel al atsmi - I hereby take upon myself - ืืจืื ื ืืงืื ืขื ืขืฆืื
Harei ani hizmanti oto! - You do realize that I was the one who invited him - !ืืจื ืื ื ืืืื ืชื ืืืชื
Harei lo hivtachti she-ehye kan be-shesh - After all I didn't promise I'd be here at six - ืืจื ืื ืืืืืชื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืฉืฉ
Playlist and Clips:
Nurit Galron - Ata Harei Yode'a (lyrics)
Ofer Levy - Eize Min Olam (lyrics)
Shlomi Shabat - Harei At Mekudeshet Li (lyrics)
Tue, 07 Jan 2020 - 09min - 912 - #280 It's Chilly Outside
It's winter time for us in the northern hemisphere. It is also the time we start over-using the Hebrew word ืงืจ (cold) because, for us Israelis, 14-17 degrees celsius (57-63 degrees fahrenheit) is considered cold.
To get us ready for cooler temperatures, Guy prepared warm-up exercises consisting of words and phrases from the root ืง.ืจ.ืจ that cover all things chill, cooling and our beloved refrigerators.
Ruben's Pronunciation Course: https://tlv1.fm/happy6
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Perek horpi - Wintery episode - ืคืจืง ืืืจืคื
Kar ba-leilot - It's cold at night - ืงืจ ืืืืืืช
Mamshich lihyot kar - It continues to be cold - ืืืฉืื ืืืืืช ืงืจ
Eize kor ba-huts - How cold it is outside - ืืืื ืงืืจ ืืืืฅ
Kach sveder, kar ba-huts - Take a sweater, it's cold outside - ืงื ืกืืืืจ, ืงืจ ืืืืฅ
Kor klavim - It's freezing - ืงืืจ ืืืืื
Ha-ru'ach ha-krira - The chilly wind or breeze - ืืจืื ืืงืจืืจื
Karir - Chilly - ืงืจืืจ
"Kshe-beineinu karir" - When it's cold between us - ืืฉืืื ืื ื ืงืจืืจ
Krirut - Coldness - ืงืจืืจืืช
Kerur - Cooling / refrigeration - ืงืืจืืจ
Lishmor be-kerur le'achar ha-pticha - Keep refrigerated after opening - ืืฉืืืจ ืืงืืจืืจ ืืืืจ ืืคืชืืื
Technai mekarerim - Fridge technician - ืืื ืื ืืงืจืจืื
Mekarer - Refrigerator - ืืงืจืจ
Lekarer - To chill - ืืงืจืจ
Lechamem - To heat up - ืืืื
Efshar lekarer li et ze tipa? - Is it possible to make it a bit colder for me? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืืงืจืจ ืื ืืช ืื ืืืคื
Efshar lechamem li et ze tipa? - Is it possible to heat it up a bit for me? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืืืื ืื ืืช ืื ืืืคื
Mekorar - Chilled / caught a cold - ืืงืืจืจ
Ani mekorar / Ani metsunan - I got a cold - ืื ื ืืงืืจืจ / ืื ื ืืฆืื ื
Trufot savta neged hitkarerut - Grandma's remedies against the cold - ืชืจืืคืืช ืกืืชื ื ืื ืืชืงืจืจืืช
Kamim ba-boker, ein hitkarerut - You wake up in the morning, there's no cold - ืงืืื ืืืืงืจ, ืืื ืืชืงืจืจืืช
Hitkarerut - Drop in temperature - ืืชืงืจืจืืช
Hitchamemut - Heating - ืืชืืืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Shalom Hanoch - U-kshe-beineinu Karir (lyrics)
Hava Alberstein - Shir Tishrey (lyrics)
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 - 10min - 911 - #279 Boys and Girls! It's Story Time
The Hebrew word ืกืืคืืจ (sipur) means a story. Though in certain situations ืกืืคืืจ could also mean a matter, a thing, or a mess.
The root ืก.ืค.ืจ acts a bit funny in some of its verb formats. No need to worry because on this episode Guy explains it all.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Ze haya sipur shel horef - It was a winter (love) story - ืื ืืื ืกืืคืืจ ืฉื ืืืจืฃ
Sipur ahava - Love story - ืกืืคืืจ ืืืื
Haya li sipur ito/ita - I had a (love) story with him/her - ืืื ืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืืชื/ืืืชื
Eize sipur achshav - What a mess - ืืืื ืกืืคืืจ ืขืืฉืื
Festival mesaprei sipurim - Storytelling festival - ืคืกืืืื ืืกืคืจื ืกืืคืืจืื
Lesaper sipur - To tell a story - ืืกืคืจ ืกืืคืืจ
Saper ma nishma, saper eich haya - Tell me how you're doing, tell me how it went - ืกืคืจ ืื ื ืฉืืข, ืกืคืจ ืืื ืืื
Saper, sapri, sapru - Tell (Imp., m., f., pl.) - ืกืคืจ, ืกืคืจื, ืกืคืจื
Al tesaper la - Don't (m.) tell her - ืื ืชืกืคืจ ืื
Al tesapri lo - Don't (f.) tell him - ืื ืชืกืคืจื ืื
Al tesapru lahem - Don't tell them - ืื ืชืกืคืจื ืืื
Ma ata mesaper / ma at mesaperet - What are you telling, what do you have to say, what's new? - ืื ืืชื ืืกืคืจ/ืื ืืช ืืกืคืจืช
Ma hu m'saper? - What's new with him? - ?ืื ืืื ืืกืคืจ
Haya li sipur im X - I had a problem with X - ืืื ืื ืกืืคืืจ ืขื ืืืฉืื/ืืฉืื
Haya li sipur im hevrat hashmal - I had an issue with the electricity company - ืืื ืื ืกืืคืืจ ืขื ืืืจืช ืืฉืื
Haya li eize sipur ba-avoda - I had some kind of an issue at work - ืืื ืื ืืืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืขืืืื
Sipurim, sipurim, sipurim - They always got storiesโฆ - ืกืืคืืจืื, ืกืืคืืจืื, ืกืืคืืจืื
Ha-sipur supar - The story was told - ืืกืืคืืจ ืกืืคืจ
Mesupar - Told - ืืกืืคืจ
Mesupar sheโฆ - It is told that - ...ืืกืืคืจ ืฉ
Mesupar al rabbi X, sheโฆ - It is said that rabbi X... - ...ืืกืืคืจ ืขื ืจืื ืืืงืก ืฉ
Lo ye'uman ki yesupar - It's unbelievable - ืื ืืืืื ืื ืืกืืคืจ
Tisporet - Haircut - ืชืกืคืืจืช
Ani tsarich/tsricha lehistaper - I need to get a haircut - ืื ื ืฆืจืื/ืฆืจืืื ืืืกืชืคืจ
Histaparta? Histapart? - Did you get a haircut? - ?ืืกืชืคืจืช
Lispor - To count - ืืกืคืืจ
Sfira - Counting - ืกืคืืจื
Nispar - It was counted - ื ืกืคืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Miki Gavrielov & Smadar Vimzer (lyrics)
Arik Einstein - Kama Tov She-bata Ha-baita (lyrics)
Shmulik Kraus - Sapri Li (lyrics)
Tue, 17 Dec 2019 - 11min - 910 - #278 Sick? Get Well Soon!
Hebrew provides plenty of ways to wish someone well, and they all depend on the severity of the illness. So what should we say to someone with a cold? How about the flu? Pneumonia?
This winter, Guy provides a linguistic toolkit for all you well-wishers to use in almost any circumstance.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Hachlaka al ha-kerach - Ice skating - ืืืืงื ืขื ืืงืจื
Paam rishona ba-chayim - For the first time in my life - ืคืขื ืจืืฉืื ื ืืืืื
Tihye bari / tihyi bri'a - May you be healthy - ืชืืื ืืจืื / ืชืืื ืืจืืื
"Refu'a shlema" -Full recovery - ืจืคืืื ืฉืืื
Hachlama mehira - Speedy recovery - ืืืืื ืืืืจื
Lehachlim - To recover - ืืืืืื
Nu, hichlamta? Hivreta? - So, did you recover? (m.) - ื ื, ืืืืืช? ืืืจืืช?
Hichlamt, hivret - Did you recover? (f.) - ืืืืืช? ืืืจืืช?
Ani machlim karega - I recover these days - ืื ื ืืืืื ืืจืืข
Hu machlim mi-shapa'at - He's recovering from the flu - ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืคืขืช
Zo hachlama aruka - It's a long recovery - ืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื
Targish / Targishi / Targishu tov - Feel well (imp.) - ืชืจืืืฉ/ืชืจืืืฉื/ืชืจืืืฉื ืืื
Wai, targish tov, yo'w - Oh no, be well, wow - ืืืื, ืชืจืืืฉ ืืื, ืืืื
She-ya'avor maher - May it pass quickly - ืฉืืขืืืจ ืืืจ
She-ya'avor maher, ma ani agid lecha - May it pass quickly, what can I tell you - ืฉืืขืืืจ ืืืจ, ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืื
Shmor al atsmecha / Tishmeri al atsmech / Tishmeru al atsmechem - Take good care of yourself/yourselves - ืฉืืืจ ืขื ืขืฆืื / ืชืฉืืจื ืขื ืขืฆืื / ืชืฉืืจื ืขื ืขืฆืืื
"Rak bri'ut" - Wishing you nothing but health - ืจืง ืืจืืืืช!
Ha-ikar ha-bri'ut - The most important thing is health - ืืขืืงืจ ืืืจืืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Yaakov Shwekey & Baruch Levin - Refu'ah
Arik Einstein & Shalom Hanoch - Shmor Al Atsmecha (lyrics)
Harel Skaat & Yehuda Poliker - Gibor (lyrics)
Tue, 10 Dec 2019 - 10min - 909 - A Special Offer (Part of Our 6th Podcastiversary Celebrations)
Get the special course and at a special price by visiting https://tlv1.fm/happy6
The podcast recently celebrated its 6th birthday. And as part of our celebrations, Guy asked Ruben Adery to put together a special introductory online course for Streetwise Hebrew listeners.
The course goes through the most mispronounced sounds in Hebrew. It combines explanatory videos with longer practice videos and provides downloadable word-lists that guide your pronunciation practice.
The online course would have been regularly priced at $147US but listeners can access it for $66 as part of our podcast's 6th birthday celebrations. Get it at https://tlv1.fm/happy6
The course helps your spoken Hebrew sound more like Israeli Hebrew. And we truly hope that the special offer will provide the course at a price that will allow more people to access it.
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 - 03min - 908 - #277 This Corner Store is Da Bomb
The Hebrew word ืคืืฆืืฅ (pitsuts) means explosion but is also used in the same fashion as the English phrase, "a blast," meaning incredible or highly entertaining. And did you know that our neighborhood corner store is called a ืคืืฆืืฆืืื (pitsutsiya)?
Today, Guy covers the root ืค.ืฆ.ืฆ, which is the foundation for many slang words and phrases to say things like, "I'm loaded with money" or "this cafe is packed."
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New Words and Expressions:
Latet la-rosh lanu'ach me-ha-pitutsim - To let the head rest from the explosions - ืืชืช ืืจืืฉ ืื ืื ืืืคืืฆืืฆืื
Ptsatsa - Bomb - ืคืฆืฆื
Ptsatsa metakteket - A ticking time bomb - ืคืฆืฆื ืืชืงืชืงืช
Yerushalayim, ir shava pitsuts - Jerusalem, a city worth an explosion - ืืจืืฉืืื, ืขืืจ ืฉืืื ืคืืฆืืฅ
Eich haya ha-seret? Pitsuts - How was the movie? A blast - ืืื ืืื ืืกืจื? ืคืืฆืืฅ
Mehir pitsuts - A helluva price - ืืืืจ ืคืืฆืืฅ
Haya beneihem pitsuts - They had a fall out - ืืื ืืื ืืื ืคืืฆืืฅ
Pitsutsiya - Corner shop - ืคืืฆืืฆืืื
Lefotsets - To blow something up - ืืคืืฆืฅ
Ha-va'ad potsets et ha-pgisha - The union stopped the meeting abruptly - ืืืืขื ืคืืฆืฅ ืืช ืืคืืืฉื
Hu potsets et ha-sipur - He revealed the story - ืืื ืคืืฆืฅ ืืช ืืกืืคืืจ
Halas benadam, potsatsta li ta'mo-ach - Stop it, man, you blew up my brain - ื'ืืืก ืื ืืื, ืคืืฆืฆืช ืื ืช'ืืื
Lefotsets et ha-iska - To call off a business agreement at the last moment - ืืคืืฆืฅ ืืช ืืขืกืงื
Lefotsets mishehu be-makot - To beat the hell out of someone - ืืคืืฆืฅ ืืืฉืื ืืืืืช
Mefutsats be-kesef - Loaded with money - ืืคืืฆืฅ ืืืกืฃ
Mefutsats be-anashim - Packed with people - ืืคืืฆืฅ ืืื ืฉืื
Halachti la-cafe aval haya mefutsats be-anashim az chazarti habaita - I went to the cafe but it was packed, so I went back home - ืืืืชื ืืงืคื ืืื ืืื ืืคืืฆืฅ ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืจืชื ืืืืชื
Ha-telefon sheli mefutsats be-hoda'ot - My cellphone is full of messages - ืืืืคืื ืฉืื ืืคืืฆืฅ ืืืืืขืืช
Hu pit'om hitpotsets alai - He suddenly exploded on me - ืืื ืคืชืืื ืืชืคืืฆืฅ ืขืืื
Lehaftsits - To bombard - ืืืคืฆืืฅ
Bo'na ata maftsits - Dude, you're "bombarding" - ืืื'ื ื ืืชื ืืคืฆืืฅ
Playlist and Clips:
Arik Einstein - Pesek Zman (lyrics)
Ha-hatser ha-achorit - Ptsatsa Metakteket (lyrics)
Ha-dag nachash - Hinne Ani Ba (lyrics)
Tue, 03 Dec 2019 - 08min - 907 - #276 Put out the Fire
What does an Israeli judo champion mean when she says, ืืืฉ ืืืชื ืืืืจื ("ha-esh kavta legamrei")? And how do you tell a technician that your laptop keeps dying on you?
In Hebrew, ืืืืืช ("lechabot") means to extinguish and to turn off. So please turn off all cell phones and listen as Guy explains all things ื.ื.ื.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lechabot et ha-esh - To extinguish the fire, to put out the flames - ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืฉ
"Panas ha-rchov kiba atsmo lada'at" - "The street light turned itself off" - "ืคื ืก ืืจืืื ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืขืช"
Ibed atmo lad'aat - Committed suicide - ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืขืช
Ani mevakesh lechabot telefonim - I ask you to turn off your cellphones - ืื ื ืืืงืฉ ืืืืืช ืืืคืื ืื
Leha'avir telefonim le-shaket - Switch to silent - ืืืขืืืจ ืืืคืื ืื ืืฉืงื
Kibit ta'telefon? Kibita ta-telefon? - Did you turn off your cellphone? - ?ืืืืืช ืช'ืืืคืื
Techabe ta-telefon - Turn off your cellphone - ืชืืื ืช'ืืืคืื
Mi kiba et ha-mazgan? - Who turned off the air conditioning? - ?ืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืื
Mi shachach lechabot et ha-mazgan? - Who forgot to turn off the air conditioning? - ?ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืื
Kibui orot - Lights out - ืืืืื ืืืจืืช
Mechabei esh - Fire department - ืืืื ืืฉ
Kaba'ut ve-hatsala le-israel - Fire fighting and rescuing for Israel - ืืืืืช ืืืฆืื ืืืฉืจืื
Titkasher/Titkashri le-mechabei-esh - Call the fire dept. - ืชืชืงืฉืจ/ืชืชืงืฉืจื ืืืืื ืืฉ
Ha-esh kavta - The fire went out - ืืืฉ ืืืชื
"Ha-esh kavta legamrei" - The fire within me, my drive, completely stopped burning - ืืืฉ ืืืชื ืืืืจื
Kavu ha-orot - The lights went out - ืืื ืืืืจืืช
Kabai, kaba'im - Fire fighter - ืืืื, ืืืืื
Lohamei esh - Fire fighters - ืืืืื ืืฉ
"Elef Kaba'im lo yatslichu lechabot oti" - 1,000 fire fighters, won't put out the fire I have (towards you) - ืืืฃ ืืืืื ืื ืืฆืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืชื
Kaba'it - Fire truck - ืืืืืช
"Sho'alim oti: eich nachon lehar'ot et ha-bayit, ha-im kshe-ha-orot kvuyim, o kshe-ha-orot dolkim?" - People ask me: what's the right way to show off the house, when the lights are out, or when they are on?" - ืฉืืืืื ืืืชื: ืืื ื ืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืช ืืืืช, ืืื ืืฉืืืืจืืช ืืืืืื, ืื ืืฉืืืืจืืช ืืืืงืื?
Kavui - Extinguished, no longer burning (also depressed) - ืืืื
Mechube - It's off, extinguished - ืืืืื
Nichba - Keeps going out all the time - ื ืืื
Ha-machshev nichba li kol hazman - My computer dies on me all the time - ืืืืฉื ื ืืื ืื ืื ืืืื
Ani madlik, ve-ze nichba - I turn it on and it goes out - ืื ื ืืืืืง, ืืื ื ืืื
Mataf kibui esh - Fire extinguisher - ืืืฃ
Kibui Srefot - "Putting out fires" - ืืืืื ืฉืจืืคืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Tamouz - Panas Ha-rchov (lyrics)
Ha-kol Over Habibi - Ha-hagiga Nigmeret (lyrics)
Yoni Rechter - Kavu Ha-orot (lyrics)
Ilanit - Kvar Aharei Hatsot (lyrics)
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 - 11min - 906 - #275 Shoo! Get out of Here!
How do you say "buzz off" or "beat it" in Hebrew? And how might it relate to paying off your mortgage? Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lesalek - To remove, get rid of, expel - ืืกืืง
Lesalek et kol ha-regashot ha-meyutarim - To remove all unnecessary feelings - ืืกืืง ืืช ืื ืืจืืฉืืช ืืืืืชืจืื
Lesalek metachim - To get rid of tension - ืืกืืง ืืชืืื
Lesalek chatulim - To kick cats out - ืืกืืง ืืชืืืื
Siluk - Removing, clearing - ืกืืืืง
Siluk re'alim me-ha-guf - Clearing toxins from the body - ืกืืืืง ืจืขืืื ืืืืืฃ
Siluk ayin ha-ra - Removing the evil eye - ืกืืืืง ืขืื ืืจืข
Siluk yonim - Removing pigeons - ืกืืืืง ืืื ืื
Siluk ptsatsot - Removing bombs - ืกืืืืง ืคืฆืฆืืช
Siluk mashkanta - Mortgage clearing - ืกืืืืง ืืฉืื ืชื
Hadas mesuleket ad le-hoda'a hadasha - Hadas is dismissed from school until further notice - ืืืก ืืกืืืงืช ืขื ืืืืืขื ืืืฉื
Mi she-silku oto - The one who was kicked out - ืื ืฉืกืืืงื ืืืชื
Mesulak - Expelled - ืืกืืืง
Hem mesalkim oto, hu mesulak - They kick him out, he is expelled - ืื ืืกืืงืื ืืืชื, ืืื ืืกืืืง
Ha-chov sulak - The debt was cleared - ืืืื ืกืืืง
Lehistalek - To leave, to go away - ืืืกืชืืง
Tistalek mi-po, 'Stalek mi-po - Buzz off, beat it - ืชืกืชืืง ืืคื, 'ืกืชืืง ืืคื
'Stalek mi-po o she-ani mitkasher la-mishtara - Beat it or I'll call the police - ืกืชืืง ืืคื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืฉืืจื
Slik, slikim - Hidden storage place for weapons that were used illegally under British rule - ืกืืืง, ืกืืืงืื
Lehaslik - To stash - ืืืกืืืง
Haslaka - Stashing - ืืกืืงื
Hu hislik et ha-samim be-hafisat shokolad - He stashed the drugs in a chocolate bar - ืืื ืืกืืืง ืืช ืืกืืื ืืืคืืกืช ืฉืืงืืื
Histalek min ha-olam - Died - ืืกืชืืง ืื ืืขืืื
Selek - Beetroot - ืกืืง
Playlist and Clips:
Mesuleket ad le-hoda'a hadasha
Tue, 29 Oct 2019 - 08min - 905 - #274 Can You Hurry It Up? Quick!
Israelis need everything here and now, immediately. Preferably yesterday. That's why the Hebrew word ืืจืื (zariz), quick or quickly, is constantly in use.
This episode is a crash course (ืงืืจืก ืืืืจื) on the root ื.ืจ.ื.
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New Words and Expressions:
Zariz - Speedy, quick - ืืจืื
Kaduri zariz mahir - My ball is quick and fast - ืืืืจื ืืจืื ืืืืจ
Kinu'ach shokolad zariz - A quick chocolate dessert - ืงืื ืื ืฉืืงืืื ืืจืื
Li dubon zariz va-kat - I have a small and agile teddy bear - ืื ืืืืื ืืจืื ืืงื
Ze haya zariz" - That was quick - ืื ืืื ืืจืื
Hipus zariz ba-internet - A quick internet search - ืืืคืืฉ ืืจืื ืืืื ืืจื ื
Miklachat zriza (adj.) ve-magia - Quick shower and I am there - ืืงืืืช ืืจืืื ืืืืืข
Miklachat ba-zariz (adv.) ve-magia - Quick shower and I am there - ืืงืืืช ืืืจืื ืืืืืข
Aval zariz/yalla, zariz - Ok, quick - ืืื ืืจืื/ืืืืื, ืืจืื
Bi-zrizut - Quickly - ืืืจืืืืช
Eize zariz ata/eize zriza at - You're so quick - ืืืื ืืจืื ืืชื/ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืช
Wow, eize zrizut - Wow, so quick - ืืืื, ืืืื ืืจืืืืช
Wow, zariz, toda - Wow, so quick, thanks - ืืืื, ืืจืื, ืชืืื
Kesem - Magic trick - ืงืกื
Zrizut yadaim - Sleight of hand - ืืจืืืืช ืืืืื
Targilei zrizut - Agility exercises - ืชืจืืืื ืืจืืืืช
Lezarez yerida ba-mishkal - To expedite weight loss - ืืืจื ืืจืืื ืืืฉืงื
Homets tapuchim - Apple cider vinegar - ืืืืฅ ืชืคืืืื
Efshar lezarez et ze tipa? - Is it possible to speed it up a bit? Could you try to bring my dish out soon? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืืืจื ืืช ืื ืืืคื
Ani enaseh lezarez et ze - I'll try to speed it up - ืื ื ืื ืกื ืืืจื ืืช ืื
Tezarez/tezarzi/tezarzu otam - Hurry them up! - ืชืืจื/ืชืืจืื/ืชืืจืื ืืืชื
Zeruz leida - Injection given for induction of labor - ืืืจืื ืืืื
Halich mezoraz - Expedited procedure - ืืืื ืืืืจื
Ata rotse course mezoraz she-yasbir lecha eich lenashek oti? - Do you want a crash course that would teach you how to kiss me? - ืืชื ืจืืฆื ืงืืจืก ืืืืจื ืฉืืกืืืจ ืื ืืื ืื ืฉืง ืืืชื?
Hu mizdarez limzog la Stella - He hurries to pour her a Stella - ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืื ืกืืื
Lehizdarez - To hurry, to act quickly - ืืืืืจื
Ani mamlits lehizdarez ve-liknot - I recommend to hurry up and buy - ืื ื ืืืืืฅ ืืืืืจื ืืืงื ืืช
Tsarich lehizdarez ve-liknot kartisim hayom - We should hurry and buy tickets today - ืฆืจืื ืืืืืจื ืืืงื ืืช ืืจืืืกืื ืืืื
Hevre bo'u nizdarez, ha-shemesh shoka'at - Let's hurry up, the sun will set soon - ืืืจ'ื ืืืื ื ืืืจื, ืืฉืืฉ ืฉืืงืขืช
Tizdarzu - Hurry up (pl.)! - ืชืืืจืื
Zaraz, katalizator - Catalyst - ืืจื, ืงืืืืืืืจ
Playlist and Clips:
Yafa Yarkoni - Dubon Yumbo (lyrics)
Ata rotse course mezoraz be-eich lenashek oti?
Mercedes Band - Sophie (lyrics)
Shmulik Kraus & Josie Katz - Nitpayesa (lyrics)
Tue, 22 Oct 2019 - 11min - 904 - #273 You Shouldn't Steal
In Hebrew, ืื ื (ganav) is a thief. Perhaps you already know its Yiddish pronunciation, ganef (ืืึทื ืขืื). But there are other, more exciting words that belong to the Hebrew root ืื ื, including several slang uses. Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Ganav - Thief - ืื ื
Ganef - Thief (Yiddish) - ืืึทื ืขืื
Lignov - To steal - ืืื ืื
Ganav sidrati - Serial thief - ืื ื ืกืืจืชื
Al rosh ha-ganav bo'er ha-kova - On the head of the thief the hat is in flames - ืขื ืจืืฉ ืืื ื ืืืขืจ ืืืืืข
Gneva - Theft - ืื ืืื
Gnevot ha-sisma'ot - The password thefts - ืื ืืืืช ืืกืกืืืืช
"Ve-al tezalzelu bi-fritsa la-mail ha-prati shelachem" - And don't underestimate a break in to your personal email - ืืื ืชืืืืื ืืคืจืืฆื ืืืืื ืืคืจืื ืฉืืื
Pritsa - Burglary - ืคืจืืฆื
Lifrots - To break in - ืืคืจืืฅ
Ani megala she-ganvu li et ha-zehut - I realise that someone stole my identity - ืื ื ืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืื ืืช ืืืืืช
Gnevat zehoot - Identity theft - ืื ืืืช ืืืืช
Medabrim al ze harbe la-achrona - They talk a lot about it lately - ืืืืจืื ืขื ืื ืืจืื ืืืืจืื ื
Nignav - Stolen - ื ืื ื
Nignav li ha-nayad - My cellular phone was stolen - ื ืื ื ืื ืื ืืื
Nigneva la ha-zehut - My identity was stolen - ื ืื ืื ืื ืืืืืช
Nignav li ha-oto - My car was stolen - ื ืื ื ืื ืืืืื
Nigneva li ha-mechonit - My car was stolen - ื ืื ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืช
Nignevu li ha-ofanayim - My bicycle was stolen - ื ืื ืื ืื ืืืืคื ืืื
Nigneva lecha ha-mechonit? - Was your car stolen? - ื ืื ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืช
Ganuv - Stolen - ืื ืื
Rechev ganuv - A stolen vehicle - ืจืื ืื ืื
Sufgi, ya gnuva, ma at osa kan? - Hey donut, are you out of your mind? What are you doing here? - ?ืกืืคืื, ืื ืื ืืื, ืื ืืช ืขืืฉื ืืื
Ma, ata ganuv? - Are you out of your mind? Don't be silly - ?ืื, ืืชื ืื ืื
Lehagniv - To sneak something in - ืืืื ืื
Lehagniv ochel la-kolno'a - To sneak food into the cinema - ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืงืืื ืืข
Magniv - Cool - ืืื ืื
Lehagniv mishehu al mashehu - To excite someone about something - ืืืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืขื ืืฉืื
Hu higniv oti al cuba - He got me excited about Cuba - ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืชื ืขื ืงืืื
Hi higniva oti al sidra - She was raving about a TV series and now I am hooked - ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืขื ืืกืืจื
Hitganev - He snuck into - ืืชืื ื
Hitganvut - Sneaking into - ืืชืื ืืืช
Gunav le-oznai sheโฆ - It was brought to my attention that... - ืืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืฉ
Ganavti kama dakot, asiti siesta - I stole a few minutes and had a siesta - ืื ืืชื ืืื ืืงืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Lior Narkis - Ganavim (lyrics)
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 - 09min - 903 - #272 Take a Look Around You
The Hebrew words ืกืืื (saviv), ืกืืืื (sviva), ืืกืืื (misaviv), ืกืื (sevev), all come from the ืก.ื.ื root. They also come in very handy in spoken Hebrew. So today, Guy explains the many words and phrases that stem from this interesting root.
Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
New Words and Expressions:
Saviv โ Around โ ืกืืื
Tistakel kama lirdim mi-saviv โ See how many hot guys there are around โ ืชืกืชืื ืืื ืืืจืืื ืืกืืื
Tavo mi-saviv โ Come from the other side โ ืชืืื ืืกืืื
Habet saviv โ Look around you โ ืืื ืกืืื
Sviv ha-habayit yesh gina โ Around the house there's a yard โ ืกืืื ืืืืช ืืฉ ืืื ื
Mi-saviv la-bayit yesh gina โ Around the house there's a yard โ ืืกืืื ืืืืช ืืฉ ืืื ื
Ani omedet ba-ma'agal u-mabita svivi โ I stand in the circle and look around me โ ืื ื ืขืืืืช ืืืขืื ืืืืืื ืกืืืื
Tistakel ('stakel) misvivcha โ Look around you (m.) โ ืชืกืชืื ืืกืืืื, 'ืกืชืื ืืกืืืื
Tistakli ('stakli) misvivech โ Look around you (f.) โ ืชืกืชืืื ืืกืืืื, 'ืกืชืืื ืืกืืืื
Tistaklu ('staklu) misvivchem โ Look around you (pl.) โ ืชืกืชืืื ืืกืืืืื, 'ืกืชืืื ืืกืืืืื
'Stakel rega, 'stakli shniya โ Have a look โ ืกืชืื ืจืืข, 'ืกืชืืื ืฉื ืืื
Ovdim misaviv la'sha'on โ We're working around the clock โ ืขืืืืื ืืกืืื ืืฉืขืื
Sivuv โ A round โ ืกืืืื
Sha'ashu'onim โ Gameshows โ ืฉืขืฉืืขืื ืื
Sivuv rishon โ first round โ ืกืืืื ืจืืฉืื
Nitsachta et ha-sivuv, yihye lecha yitaron ba-sivuv ha-ba โ You won this round, you'll have an advantage in the next round โ ื ืืฆืืช ืืช ืืกืืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืชืจืื ืืกืืืื ืืื
Sivuvim shel ha-rosh โ Turns of the head โ ืกืืืืืื ืฉื ืืจืืฉ
Sivuvim shel kaf ha-regel โ Spins of the foot โ ืกืืืืืื ืฉื ืืฃ ืืจืื
Yatsati le-sivuv im ha-kelev โ I went around the block with the dog โ ืืฆืืชื ืืกืืืื ืขื ืืืื
Miko, ta'ase sivuv โ Miko, spin around โ ืืืงื, ืชืขืฉื ืกืืืื
Ta'ase/Ta'asi sivuv โ Take a look around โ ืชืขืฉื/ืชืขืฉื ืกืืืื
Ani ose sivuv ve-chozer / ani osa sivuv ve-chozeret โ I am going round the block and am coming back โ ืื ื ืขืืฉื ืกืืืื ืืืืืจ/ืืืืืจืช
Eich she-galgal mistovev lo โ What goes around comes around โ ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืกืชืืื ืื
Lehistovev โ To turn around, to wander around โ ืืืกืชืืื
Mistovevet ba-olam โ Wandering around in the world โ ืืกืชืืืืช ืืขืืื
Delet mistovevet โ Revolving door โ ืืืช ืืกืชืืืืช
Efo ata? Stam, mistovev โ Where are you? Nowhere special, wondering around โ ืืืคื ืืชื? ืกืชื, ืืกืชืืื
Tistovev rega ('Stovev rega), Tistovevi rega ('Stovevi rega) โ Turn around for a sec. โ ืชืกืชืืื ืจืืข, ืชืกืชืืืื ืจืืข
Hu mesovev oti โ He spins me around โ ืืื ืืกืืื ืืืชื
Hu mesovev oto al ha-etsba ha-ktana shelo โ He's got him wrapped around his finger โ ืืื ืืกืืื ืืืชื ืขื ืืืฆืืข ืืงืื ื ืฉืื
Hu mesuvav al kol harosh โ He's crazy โ ืืื ืืกืืื ืขื ืื ืืจืืฉ
Hi mesuvevt al kol harosh โ She's crazy โ ืืื ืืกืืืืช ืขื ืื ืืจืืฉ
Sviva โ Environment, surroundings, milieu โ ืกืืืื
Ha-misrad le-haganat ha-sviva โ Ministry of Environment- ืืืฉืจื ืืืื ืช ืืกืืืื
Sevev shemot/hekerut โ When everyone in the group says their name in turn โ ืกืื ืฉืืืช/ืืืืจืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Omer Adam feat. Arisa โ Tel Aviv (lyrics)
Ehud Banai โ Zmancha Avar (lyrics)
Hanna Aharoni โ Ani Omedet Ba-ma'agal (lyrics)
Matan Ajami โ Misaviv La-sha'on (lyrics)
Ba-sivuv ha-ba โ On the next round (Gameshow)
Miko, ta'ase sivuv โ Make a turn
Shmulik Kraus โ Eich Ha-galgal Mistovev (lyrics)
Alon Olearchik โ Hi Holechet Ba-drachim (lyrics)
The Idan Raichel Project โ Delet Mistovevet (lyrics)
Jane Bordeau โ Rokdim Tsmudim (lyrics)
Tue, 08 Oct 2019 - 11min - 902 - #271 We Deserve Special Treatment
We all deserve to receive good customer service and to be treated with respect. But let's be real โ that's not always the case.
The Hebrew word ืืืก means treatment, attention and service, while the plural ืืืกืื means relations. There's lots to cover so pay close attention as Guy explains.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Tni li ktsat yachas cham, po va-sham - Give me some warm attention, affection, here and there - ืชื ื ืื ืงืฆืช ืืืก ืื, ืคื ืืฉื
Milat yachas/milot yachas - Preposition(s) - ืืืืช ืืืก/ืืืืืช ืืืก
Yachas ishi - Individual attention - ืืืก ืืืฉื
Yachas meyuchad - Special treatment - ืืืก ืืืืื
Lakebel yachas garu'a - To be mistreated - ืืงืื ืืืก ืืจืืข
Eize yachas, al ha-panim - Horrible service - ืืืื ืืืก, ืขื ืืคื ืื
Eize yachas, fantasti, eize sherut! - Amazing service - ืืืื ืืืก, ืคื ืืกืื, ืืืื ืฉืืจืืช
Halo, yachas - Hello, are you there? - ?ืืื, ืืืก
"Yachas gorer yachas" - You reap what you sow - ืืืก ืืืจืจ ืืืก
Yachas shel echad le million - A ratio of one to a million - ืืืก ืฉื ืืื ืืืืืืื
Yechasim - Relations - ืืืกืื
Ma'arechet yechasim - Relationship - ืืขืจืืช ืืืกืื
Ma'arechet - System - ืืขืจืืช
Yachasei min - Sexual relations - ืืืกื ืืื
Yechasim diplomatiyim - Diplomatic relations - ืืืกืื ืืืคืืืืืืื
Yachasei enosh - Interpersonal relations - ืืืกื ืื ืืฉ
Human Resources (HR) - Mash'abei enosh/Ko'ach adam - ืืฉืืื ืื ืืฉ/ืืื ืืื
Efes Be-yachasei Enosh - Zero in interpersonal relations - ืืคืก ืืืืกื ืื ืืฉ
Yachasei tsibur - Public relations (PR) - ืืืกื ืฆืืืืจ, ืื"ืฆ
Yachtsan/yachtasanit - PR person - ืื"ืฆื, ืื"ืฆื ืืช
Sichat yachaseinu le'an? - Conversation of "where this relationship is going" - ืฉืืืช ืืืกืื ื ืืื
Bi-zman shel sichat yachaseinu, le'an at holechet - At the time of our 'sichat yachaseinu le'an', where are you going? - ?ืืืื ืฉื ืฉืืืช ืืืกืื ื, ืืื ืืช ืืืืืช
Yachasi - Relative (adj.) - ืืืกื
Yerida nikeret be-ofen yachasi le-ma she-haya lanu hayom - A significant decrease (in temperatures) relatively to what we had today - ืืจืืื ื ืืืจืช ืืืืคื ืืืกื ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ื ืืืื
Ele ha-yamim ha-nochim yachasit shel ha-kayits - These are the relatively comfortable days of the summer - ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืกืืช ืฉื ืืงืืฅ
Ma nishma? Tov, yachasit - How are you? Good, relatively speaking - ืื ื ืฉืืข? ืืื ืืืกืืช
Leyaches - To attribute - ืืืืืก
Leyaches le-mishehu mashehu - To attribute something to someone - ืืืืืก ืืืืฉืื ืืฉืื
Yichus (Yiddish: Yiches) - Attribution, pedigree - ืืืืืก, ืืืืขืก
Lehityaches el mishehu - To be nice to someone - ืืืชืืืืก ืื ืืืฉืื
Tityachsu elav yafe - Treat him nicely - ืชืชืืืืกื ืืืื ืืคื
Hityachasut - Treatment, reference, reaction - ืืชืืืืกืืช
Hityachsut rishona shel sa'udia - A first Saudi reaction - ืืชืืืืกืืช ืจืืฉืื ื ืฉื ืกืขืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Dani Litani - Yachas Ham (lyrics)
Milot Yachas be-arvit - Prepositions in Arabic
Yachas ishi - Personal attention
Halo, yachas - Hello, are you there?
Ma'arechet Yechasim - Relationship
Efes Be-yachasei Enosh (Zero Motivation) - Trailer
Omer Adam - Zorek Ta'aniva (lyrics)
Yom yachasit no'ach - A relatively nice day
Hityachsut rishona - First reaction
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 - 11min - 901 - #270 It's Time to Decide
"You decide." "No you decide." "No no, you decide!" So many decisions to make. On this episode, Guy talks about Hebrew words and phrases related to decision-making.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lehachlit - To decide - ืืืืืื
Ze ha-zman lehachlit - This is the time to make a decision - ืื ืืืื ืืืืืื
Hu hichlit - He decided - ืืื ืืืืื
Tsahal hichlit - The Israeli army decided - ืฆื"ื ืืืืื
Hichlit > Hechlit
Eich mekablim hachlatot? - How does one make a decision? - ?ืืื ืืงืืืื ืืืืืืช
Me-ha-rosh o me-ha-lev? - From the head (brain) or from the heart? - ?ืืืจืืฉ ืื ืืืื
Lehachlit/Lekabel hachlata - To reach a decision - ืืืืืื/ืืงืื ืืืืื
Lakachat hachlatot - To take decisions - ืืงืืช ืืืืืืช
Hachlata - Decision - ืืืืื
Kabalat hachlatot - Decision making - ืงืืืช ืืืืืืช
Ma Hayita Machlit? - What would you (m) decide? - ?ืื ืืืืชื ืืืืื
Ma hayit machlita? - What would you (f.) decide? - ?ืื ืืืืช ืืืืืื
Ma hayitem machlitim? - What would you (pl.) decide? - ?ืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืืื
At lo machlita alai - You (f.) don't decide for me (slang) - ืืช ืื ืืืืืื ืขืืื
At lo machlita legabai - You don't decide for me - ืืช ืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื
At lo tachliti alay - You (f.) won't decide for me - ืืช ืื ืชืืืืื ืขืืื
Ata lo tachlit alai - You (m.) won't decide for me - ืืชื ืื ืชืืืื ืขืืื
Tachliti at - You (f.) decide - ืชืืืืื ืืช
Tachlit ata - You (m.) decide - ืชืืืื ืืชื
Tachlitu atem - You guys decide - ืชืืืืื ืืชื
Nu, tachlit/tachliti/tachlitu kvar - Come on, make up your mind - ื ื, ืชืืืื/ืชืืืืื/ืชืืืืื ืืืจ
Huchlat - It was decided - ืืืืื
Huchlat she- - It was decided thatโฆ - ...ืืืืื ืฉ
Huchlat lalechet - It was decided to go - ืืืืื ืืืืช
Huchlat - ein harakot ba-kalno'iot - It was decided, no wild driving with the electric scooters - ืืื ืืจืงืืช ืืงืื ืืขืืืช
Ma huchlat? - What was decided? - ?ืื ืืืืื
Muchlat - Absolute - ืืืืื
Ani omer lecha et ze be-bitachon muchlat - I am telling you this with full confidence - !ืื ื ืืืืจ ืื ืืช ืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื
Benadam hechleti - Decisive person - ืื ืืื ืืืืื
Hechletiyut - Decisiveness - ืืืืืืืช
Behechlet - Definitely, certainly - ืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Eich mekablim hachlatot - Commercial
Keren Peles - Tkufa shel Shinuyim (lyrics)
Ma atem hayitem machlitim la'asot?
At lo machlita alai - Commercial
Tue, 24 Sep 2019 - 09min - 900 - #269 You're So Wrong!
What Hebrew words and phrases can we use to disagree with someone? Which can be written in a reply online but not said to someone face to face? And which can be said but not written, and what intonation will give that extra oomph?
On this episode, Guy goes over how to disagree with someone in written and spoken Hebrew.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Mamash lo - Totally not - ืืืฉ ืื
Ata pashut to'eh/At pashut to'ah - You're simply wrong - ืืชื ืคืฉืื ืืืขื / ืืช ืคืฉืื ืืืขื
Ata to'eh, u-vegadol - You're wrong, bigtime (m.) - ืืชื ืืืขื, ืืืืืื
At to'ah, u-vegadol - You're wrong, bigtime (f.) - ืืช ืืืขื, ืืืืืื
Ata to'eh u-mat'eh - You're wrong and you're misleading (m.) - ืืชื ืืืขื ืืืืขื
At to'ah u-mat'ah - You're wrong and you're misleading (f.) - ืืช ืืืขื ืืืืขื
Lehat'ot - To mislead - ืืืืขืืช
Hefech - Opposite - ืืคื
Lehefech - On the contrary - ืืืคื
Be'emet - Really? - ืืืืช
Nu be'emet (nubemet) - Come on, give me a break - ื ื, ืืืืช
Dai kvar - Enough already! - !ืื ืืืจ
Ein milim - No words, I'm left speechless - ืืื ืืืืื
Lo leha'amin - Unbelievable - ืื ืืืืืื
Eize shtut/shtuyot - How silly - ืืืื ืฉืืืช/ืฉืืืืืช
Kama shtuyot - So many stupid things - ืืื ืฉืืืืืช
Ein matsav - No way - ืืื ืืฆื
Kama aluv - How pathetic - ืืื ืขืืื
Efes - Zero, Nobody - ืืคืก
Ani rak she'ela - Me, I am just a question - ืื ื ืจืง ืฉืืื
Lo hevanti - I didn't get it - ืื ืืื ืชื
Be-naalei bayit - "In slippers", At ease - ืื ืขืื ืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Hagar Yanai - Ata Hai Be-halom (lyrics)
Yosef & Yonatan Raz'el - Be'emet (lyrics)
Alon Ole'arhcik - Shtuyot (lyrics)
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 - 08min - 899 - #268 No Thanks!
Sometimes people offer us things that we simply don't want. Telemarketing? No thanks. A leaflet about a new yoga studio around the corner? No thank you. What about an offering of a slice of cheesecake baked by your friend when you're on a diet?
How do we decline an offer (politely or impolitely) in Hebrew? On this episode, Guy supplies you with a toolkit for those moments when you need to decline an offer.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Alonim - Leaflets - ืขืืื ืื
Lo, toda - No, thanks - ืื, ืชืืื
Toda, lo me'unyan/me'unyenet - Thanks, I am not interested - ืชืืื, ืื ืืขืื ืืื/ืืขืื ืืื ืช
Sori, lo karega - Sorry, not right now - ืกืืจื, ืื ืืจืืข
Slicha, lo! - Sorry, no! - !ืกืืืื, ืื
Lo mat'im - Not 'fitting', not interested - ืื ืืชืืื
Amarti she-ze lo mat'im - I said that I wasn't interested - ืืืจืชื ืฉืื ืื ืืชืืื
Lo rotse, lo rotsa - I don't want - ืื ืจืืฆื
Slicha, ani be-pgisha - Sorry, I am in a meeting - ืกืืืื, ืื ื ืืคืืืฉื
Lo toda, shalom! - No thanks, shalom! - !ืื ืชืืื, ืฉืืื
Lo toda, bye - No thanks, bye - ืื ืชืืื, ืืื
Lo me'unyan, lo me'uneyent - I am not interested - ืื ืืขืื ืืื, ืื ืืขืื ืืื ืช
Lo mat'im li/lanu - Not interested - ืื ืืชืืื ืื, ืื ืืชืืื ืื ื
Slicha, ani be-emtsa mashehu - Sorry, I am in the middle of something - ืกืืืื, ืื ื ืืืืฆืข ืืฉืื
Ani mevakesh/mevakeshet lo lehitkasher elai yoter - I ask not to call me again - ืื ื ืืืงืฉ/ืช ืื ืืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืื ืืืชืจ
Lo toda, tihye bari/tihyi bri'a - No thanks, be well - ืื ืชืืื, ืชืืื ืืจืื/ืชืืื ืืจืืื
Slicha, anachnu lo me'unyanim - Sorry, we're not interested - ืกืืืื, ืื ืื ื ืื ืืขืื ืืื ืื
Slicha, dai - Sorry, that's enough - ืกืืืื, ืื
Nudnik - Someone who is a nuisance - ื ืืื ืืง
Takrit - Incident - ืชืงืจืืช
Mamash toda, aval ani lo ochel/ochelet mutsrei halav - Thanks so much, but I don't eat dairy products - ืืืฉ ืชืืื, ืืื ืื ื ืื ืืืื/ืืืืืช ืืืฆืจื ืืื
Sori, ani tiv'oni - Sorry, I am vegan - ืกืืจื, ืื ื ืืืขืื ื
Ma-ze sori, ani shomer, toda raba - So sorry, I am keeping a diet - ืื-ืื ืกืืจื, ืื ื ืฉืืืจ, ืชืืื ืจืื
Nu, haticha ktana - Come on, just a small piece - ื ื, ืืชืืื ืงืื ื
Asur li - I am not allowed, I must not - ืืกืืจ ืื
Ze nir'e mehamem - It looks amazing - ืื ื ืจืื ืืืื
Slicha, yesh li kvar mashehu - I already have something - ืกืืืื, ืืฉ ืื ืืืจ ืืฉืื
Ani lo yachol, slicha, mamash toda al ha-hazmana - I can't, sorry, but thank you so much for the invitation - ืื ื ืื ืืืื, ืกืืืื, ืืืฉ ืชืืื ืขื ืืืืื ื
Hayiti met lavo, aval an'lo yachol - I would die to be there, but I cannot make it - ืืืืชื ืืช ืืืื, ืืื ืื 'ืื ืืืื
Hayiti meta lavo, aval an'lo yechola - I would die to be there, but I cannot make it - ืืืืชื ืืชื ืืืื, ืืื ืื 'ืื ืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Sarit Haddad - Lo Toda (lyrics)
Arik Einstein - Nudnik (lyrics)
Tue, 03 Sep 2019 - 09min - 898 - #267 Six Is a Beautiful Number
This week we celebrate our podcast's sixth anniversary. Can you believe it? Six years, ืฉืฉ ืฉื ืื. It's a good excuse to talk about ืฉืฉ, six, and its family of Hebrew words.
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New Words and Expressions:
Kvish shesh - Highway six - ืืืืฉ ืฉืฉ
Kvish hotse Israel - Cross Israel highway - ืืืืฉ ืืืฆื ืืฉืจืื
Kav shesh - Bus no. 6 - ืงื ืฉืฉ
Hayinu shisha - We were six (pl. m.) - ืืืื ื ืฉืืฉื
Shisha chaverim - Six friends (m.) - ืฉืืฉื ืืืจืื
Shisha yeladim - Six kids (m.) - ืฉืืฉื ืืืืื
Shisha banim - Six boys - ืฉืืฉื ืื ืื
Hayinu shesh - We were six (pl. f.) - ืืืื ื ืฉืฉ
Shesh chaverot - Six friends (pl. f.) - ืฉืฉ ืืืจืืช
Shesh nashim - Six women - ืฉืฉ ื ืฉืื
Six girls - Shesh banot - ืฉืฉ ืื ืืช
Adom, aduma, adumim - Red (m., f., pl.) - ืืืื, ืืืืื, ืืืืืื
Ez/Izim - Goat/goats - ืขื, ืขืืืื
The six friends - Sheshet ha-chaverim - ืฉืฉืช ืืืืจืื
Milchemet sheshet hayamim - The 6 Day War - ืืืืืช ืฉืฉืช ืืืืื
Shesh ha-chaverot - The six friends (f.) - ืฉืฉ ืืืืจืืช
Shesh ha-nashim - The six women - ืฉืฉ ืื ืฉืื
Shesh ha-banot - The six girls - ืฉืฉ ืืื ืืช
Shesh va-hetsi ba-boker - 6.30am - ืฉืฉ ืืืฆื ืืืืงืจ
Shesh ba-erev - 6pm - ืฉืฉ ืืขืจื
Re'iya shesh-shesh - 6 over 6 vision (US: 20 20) - ืจืืืื ืฉืฉ-ืฉืฉ
Shnot ha-shishim - The sixties - ืฉื ืืช ืืฉืืฉืื
Shnot ha-shloshim - The thirties - ืฉื ืืช ืืฉืืืฉืื
Shnot ha-shmonim - The eighties - ืฉื ืืช ืืฉืืื ืื
600 - Shesh me'ot - ืฉืฉ ืืืืช
6,000 - Sheshet alafim - ืฉืฉืช ืืืคืื
60,000 - Shishim elef - ืฉืืฉืื ืืืฃ
600,000 - Shesh me'ot elef - ืฉืฉ ืืืืช ืืืฃ
6,000,000 - Shisha milion - ืฉืืฉื ืืืืืื
6,000,000,000 - Shisha miliard - ืฉืืฉื ืืืืืืจื
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-tikva 6 - Ha-ivrit Ha-chadasha (lyrics)
Shlomo Artzi - Shisha (lyrics)
Milchemet Sheshet Ha-yamim - 6 Day War
Yehuda Poliker - Boker Yom Rishon (lyrics)
Shlomo Artzi - Lev Shavur Li-resisim (lyrics)
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 - 09min - 897 - #266 Don't Scare Me Like That!
How would we say, "you really scared me," in Hebrew? How about a horror film? A coward?
This week, Guy doesn't share his deepest fears but rather explains the Hebrew root ืคืื and its many words and phrases.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Mafchid - Scary - ืืคืืื
Ze ma-ze mafchid - It's really scary - ืื ืื-ืื ืืคืืื
Ze haya ma-ze mafchid - It was really scary - ืื ืืื ืื-ืื ืืคืืื
Seret mafchid - Scary movie - ืกืจื ืืคืืื
Seret eima - Horror film - ืกืจื ืืืื
Ha-eima - The horror - ืืืืื
Ta'am mafchid - The taste is "scary" - ืืขื ืืคืืื
Hifchadta/hifchadet oti - Oh, you scared me! - ืืคืืืช ืืืชื
Ma-ze hifchadta/hifchadet oti, at/a lo normali/t - You really scared me, you're insane - ืื ืื ืืคืืืช ืืืชื, ืืช/ื ืื ื ืืจืืื/ืช
Mi-ma at mefachedet? - What are you scared of? - ?ืืื ืืช ืืคืืืช
Lefached mi-mashehu - To be afraid of something - ืืคืื ืืืฉืื
Mi-ma atem mefachdim? - What are you guys afraid of? - ?ืืื ืืชื ืืคืืืื
Pachad - Fear - ืคืื
Eize pachad - How scary - ืืืื ืคืื
Nahagti Berechev Be-Italia, yow eize pachad - I drove a car in Italy, wow, that was so scary - ื ืืืชื ืืจืื ืืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืคืื
P'chadim - Fears - ืคืืืื
Leshakshek - To shake - ืืฉืงืฉืง
Meshakshekim? - Are you guys shaking? - ?ืืฉืงืฉืงืื
Shikshaknu merov she-ze ta'im - We were shaking as it was so delicious - ืฉืงืฉืงื ื ืืจืื ืฉืื ืืขืื
Behala - Panic - ืืืื
Lehav'hil mishehu - Lehafchid oto - To scare someone - ืืืืืื ืืืฉืื, ืืืคืืื ืืืชื
Pachdan - Coward - ืคืืื
Ya pachdan! - You coward! - !ืื ืคืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Idan Raichel's Project - Halomot shel Acherim (lyrics)
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Tue, 13 Aug 2019 - 07min - 896 - #265 Wait, I Need to Exchange Currency
So you're on summer holiday. Do you stay at a hotel or go for a house swap? Will you exchange currency? Who is filling in for you at work while you're gone?
The Hebrew root ืืืค is the focus of this week's episode.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Lehachlif - To exchange, to replace, to swap - ืืืืืืฃ
Atsa, atsot - Seaweed - ืืฆื, ืืฆืืช
Ha-atsa yechola lehachlif basar - The seaweed can replace meat - ืืืฆื ืืืืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืฉืจ
Hi yechola lehachlif helbon min ha-hai - It can replace protein from animals - ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืืืื ืื ืืื
Kaniti et ze po, ani rotse lehachlif et ze - I bought it here, I'd like to exchange it - ืงื ืืชื ืืช ืื ืคื, ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืืืืฃ ืืช ืื
Efshar lehachlif li et ze vaksha? - Could you please exchange it for me? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืืฃ ืื ืืช ืื (ื)ืืงืฉื
Samti petek hachlafa - I put an exchange note - ืฉืืชื ืคืชืง ืืืืคื
"Hachlafot" - Trading (kids) - ืืืืคืืช
Dira lehachlafa - House swap - ืืืจื ืืืืืคื
Hachlafat kesef - Currency exchange - ืืืืคืช ืืกืฃ
Ani tsarich lehachlif kesef - I need to exchange currency - ืื ื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืกืฃ
Hamarat matbe'a - Currency conversion - ืืืจืช ืืืืข
More machlif/Mora machlifa - Substitute teacher - ืืืจื ืืืืืฃ/ืืืจื ืืืืืคื
Mi machlif et Dani? - Who is filling in for Danny? - ?ืื ืืืืืฃ ืืช ืื ื
Mi machlif et Orna? - Who is filling in for Orna? - ?ืื ืืืืืฃ ืืช ืืืจื ื
Mi ha-machlif? - Who is the replacement? - ?ืื ืืืืืืฃ
Tsarich machlif - We need a replacement - ืฆืจืื ืืืืืฃ
Hichlafti mishmeret im Eli - I swapped shifts with Eli - ืืืืคืชื ืืฉืืจืช ืขื ืืื
Matai machlifim sha'on? - When do we change the clock? - ืืชื ืืืืืคืื ืฉืขืื
Sha'on kayits - Daylight saving - ืฉืขืื ืงืืฅ
Sha'on horef - Winter clock - ืฉืขืื ืืืจืฃ
Eich lehachlif hitul le-tinok - How to change a baby's diaper - ืืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืืชืื ืืชืื ืืง
Stam, stam, lo kore klum - Just kidding, nothing happens - ืกืชื, ืกืชื, ืื ืงืืจื ืืืื
Tahlif lo - Change (m.) it for him - ืชืืืืฃ ืื
Tahlifi la - Change (f.) it for her - ืชืืืืคื ืื
Tahlif hitul la-yalda/yeled - Change the diaper for him/her - ืชืืืืฃ ืืืชืื ืืืื/ืืืืื
Tsarich lehachlif et ha-nura - We need to change the light bulb - ืฆืจืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืช ืื ืืจื
Hu hichlif tsva'im - He changed colors, he was scared - ืืื ืืืืืฃ ืฆืืขืื
Huchlaf - It was replaced/changed - ืืืืืฃ
Musach - Garage - ืืืกื
"Nurat or ahori - huchlefa" - "Back light bulb - replaced" - ื ืืจืช ืืืจ ืืืืจื - ืืืืืคื
Halafim - Spare parts - ืืืคืื
Tachlif - Substitute, replacement - ืชืืืืฃ
Halufa - Alternative - ืืืืคื
Tachlufa gvoha - High turnover - ืชืืืืคื ืืืืื
Lehitchalef - To exchange, to be changed - ืืืชืืืฃ
Hitchalafnu ba-mishmarot - We swapped shifts - ืืชืืืคื ื ืืืฉืืจืืช
Hitchalafti im Eyal ba-mishmeret - I switched shifts with Eyal - ืืชืืืคืชื ืขื ืืืื ืืืฉืืจืช
Lehitnashek - To kiss each other - ืืืชื ืฉืง
Lehitkatev - To correspond - ืืืชืืชื
Hitchalef lo ha-kol - His voice changed - ืืชืืืฃ ืื ืืงืื
Yeled pele - Wunderkind - ืืื ืคืื
Ha-kol shel ha-yeladim ha-ele mit'chalef - The voice of these kids change - ืืงืื ืฉื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืืฃ
"Lo hayiti mitchalef ito" - "I wouldn't change places with him" - ืื ืืืืชื ืืชืืืฃ ืืืชื
"Slicha, efshar lehachlif/leha'avir tachana?" - "Excuse me, could you please change the radio station?" - ?ืกืืืื, ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืืฃ/ืืืขืืืจ ืชืื ื
Playlist and Clips:
Atzot yecholot lehachlif basar?
Tue, 06 Aug 2019 - 10min - 895 - #264 What a Disappointment
There are times in life when we are left disappointed (me'uchzavim) and it would be helpful to know how to express this disappointment in Hebrew.
On this episode, Guy covers this special four letter root ืืืื and checks Twitter to see what disappoints Israelis the most.
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Achzava - Disappointment - ืืืืื
Le'achzev mishehu - To disappoint someone - ืืืืื ืืืฉืื
Nachon, ze me'achzev - It's true, it's disappointing - ื ืืื, ืื ืืืืื
Lakum me-achzavot - To rise after the disappointment - ืืงืื ืืืืืืืช
Mehuzakim yoter - more reinforced - ืืืืืงืื ืืืชืจ
Nechushim yoter - more determined - ื ืืืฉืื ืืืชืจ
Meuchadim yoter - more united - ืืืืืืื ืืืชืจ
Ve-re'evim yoter - And hungrier - ืืจืขืืื ืืืชืจ
Ze ma-ze me'achzev she-hamiflaga lo nitscha ba-bchirot - It's so disappointing that this party didn't win the election - ืื ืื-ืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืคืืื ืื ื ืืฆืื ืืืืืจืืช
Mis'ada me'achzevet - Disappointing restaurant - ืืกืขืื ืืืืืืช
Seret me'achzev - Disappointing movie - ืกืจื ืืืืื
Me'achzev ladaat she-le-olam lo achtoch yerakot be-mehirut kmo ha-shefim ha-miktso'iyim - It's disappointing to know that I will never be able to cut vegetables like professional chefs - ืืืืื ืืืขืช ืฉืืขืืื ืื ืืืชืื ืืจืงืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืื ืืฉืคืื ืืืงืฆืืขืืื
Ichzavt/a be-gadol - You disappointed me - You really let me down - ืืืืืืช ืืืืื
Al te'achzev/i oti - Don't disappoint me - ืื ืชืืืื/ื ืืืชื
Tsar li leachzev otcha, aval nigmar ha-kafe - Sorry to disappoint you, but we're out of coffee - ืฆืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืืชื, ืืื ื ืืืจ ืืงืคื
Anachnu me'uchzavim mikem - We're disappointed by you - ืื ืื ื ืืืืืืืื ืืื
Hayiti meuchzav - I was disappointed - ืืืืชื ืืืืืื
Eheye meuchzav - I will be disappointed - ืืืื ืืืืืื
Mecha'at ha-agalot - The stroller protest - ืืืืช ืืขืืืืช
Me'uchzavot - Disappointed (F., Pl.) - ืืืืืืืืช
Lehit'achzev mi- To become disappointed by - ืืืชืืืื ื
Lemud/at achzavot - Experienced with disappointments - ืืืื/ืช ืืืืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Nachon, ze me'achzev - It's true, it's disappointing
Eyal Golan - Mischakim shel Kavod (lyrics)
Yael Levy - Al Te'achzev oti (lyrics)
Tsar Li Leachzev otcha - Sorry to disappoint you
Me'uchzavim (m. pl.)
Me'uchzavot - Disappointed (f. pl.)
Nurit Galron - Ra'iti (lyrics)
Tue, 30 Jul 2019 - 09min - 894 - #263 Does It Come with a Side Dish?
Ok, so you know how to order schnitzel in an Israeli restaurant. But what about asking for an extra plate? For a non-spicy dish? Extra parsley? Or maybe you need to notify the kitchen of a food allergy.
This is serious stuff. Guy delivers the #Hebrew language goods on this week's episode.
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New Words and Expressions:
Efshar od petrozilia vaksha? - Could I please have more parsley? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืขืื ืคืืจืืืืืื (ื)ืืงืฉื
Efshar od tsalahat vaksha? - Could we have an extra plate please? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืขืื ืฆืืืช (ื)ืืงืฉื
Bishvili ha-salat, efshar bli batsal? - For me, the salad, without the onions please? - ?ืืฉืืืื ืืกืื, ืืคืฉืจ ืืื ืืฆื
Alergi/t le-egozei melech - Allergic to walnuts - ืืืจืื/ืช ืืืืืื ืืื
Yesh li alergia le-egozim - I have a nut allergy - ืืฉ ืื ืืืจืืื ืืืืืืื
Midat asiya - Level of doneness - ืืืืช ืขืฉืืื
Medyum, Well done (Asui tov), Rer (na, hai) - ืืืืื, ืืื-ืืื (ืขืฉืื ืืื), ืจืจ (ื ื, ืื)
Eich ze ba? - What sides come with the dish? - ?ืืื ืื ืื
Ze ba im - It comes withโฆ - ืื ืื ืขื
Ze ba al - It comes onโฆ - ืื ืื ืขื
Yesh lachem ulai X? - Do you happen to have X? - ืืฉ ืืื ืืืื X?
Ma efshar bimkom X? - What could I have instead of X? - ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืงืื X?
Ma yesh bimkom X? - What do you have instead of X? - ืื ืืฉ ืืืงืื X?
Slicha, lo kibalnu et ha-uga - Sorry, we didn't get the cake - ืกืืืื, ืื ืงืืืื ื ืืช ืืขืืื
Ma im ha-uga? - What's with the cake? - ?ืื ืขื ืืขืืื
Efshar livdok li? - Is it possible to check on it for me? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืง ืื
Ze harif? - Is it spicy? - ?ืื ืืจืืฃ
Ha-mana ha-zo harifa? - Is this dish spicy? - ?ืืื ื ืืื ืืจืืคื
Efshar lo harif? - Is it possible to have it not spicy? - ?ืืคืฉืจ ืื ืืจืืฃ
Playlist and Clips:
Arkadi Duchin & Micha Shitrit - Beit Cafe shel Dinozaurim (lyrics)
Ivri Lider - Batei Kafe (lyrics)
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 - 07min - 893 - #262 Making a Profit
The word revach ืจืืื means profit, gain, benefit, and a few other things. You'll benefit greatly from learning the root ืจืื, we promise.
Learn phrases like "chill on the sofa," "beware of the gap," and "make sure to leave a margin of safety."
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New Words and Expressions:
Revah - Profit, gain, space - ืจืืื
La'asot revahim - To make a profit - ืืขืฉืืช ืจืืืืื
Revach bein ha-milim - Space between words - ืจืืื ืืื ืืืืืื
Makash ha-revach - Space key - ืืงืฉ ืืจืืื
Ha-revach bein ha-rakevet la-ratsif - Gap between the train and the platform - ืืจืืื ืืื ืืจืืืช ืืจืฆืืฃ
Revach ve-hefsed - Gain and loss - ืจืืื ืืืคืกื
Revach naki - Net profit - ืจืืื ื ืงื
Revachim - Profits - ืจืืืืื
Rivchei ha-bank - The bank's profits - ืจืืืื ืืื ืง
Profitable - Rivchi - ืจืืืื
Revacha - Welfare, wellbeing, comfort - ืจืืืื
Medinat revacha - Welfare state - ืืืื ืช ืจืืืื
Halonot ptuchim lirvacha - Wide open windows - ืืืื ืืช ืคืชืืืื ืืจืืืื
Lifto'ach et ha-delet lirvacha - Open the door wide open - ืืคืชืื ืืช ืืืืช ืืจืืืื
Lerave'ach - To space out - ืืจืืื
Rivu'ach - Spacing - ืจืืืื
Meruvach - Spacious - ืืจืืื
Hadar shena meruvach - Spacious bedroom - ืืืจ ืฉืื ื ืืจืืื
Salon meruvach - Spacious living room - ืกืืื ืืจืืื
Mirvach - Margin, hiatus - ืืจืืื
Mirvach betichut - Safety margin - ืืจืืื ืืืืืืช
Lehitrave'ach al ha-sapa - To chill on the sofa - ืืืชืจืืื ืขื ืืกืคื
Titrave'ach, targish be-no'ach - Relax, feel at home - ืชืชืจืืื, ืชืจืืืฉ ืื ืื
Leharviach - To earn, to gain - ืืืจืืืื
Kama ata marvi'ach be-hodesh - How much do you earn per month? - ?ืืื ืืชื ืืจืืืื ืืืืืฉ
Kama ata hosehv ani marvi'ach al ze? - How much profit do you think I make from this? - ?ืืื ืืชื ืืืฉื ืื ื ืืจืืืื ืขื ืื
Tevatri al ha-ego, tarvihi ahava - Give up the ego, gain love - ืชืืืชืจื ืขื ืืืื, ืชืจืืืืื ืืืื
Leharvi'ach mi-mashehu - To benefit from something - ืืืจืืืื ืืืฉืื
Tni yachas mechabed ve-tov, tir'i eich tarvichi mi-ze - Be respectful, and you'll see just how much you'll gain from it - ืชื ื ืืืก ืืืื ืืืื, ืชืจืื ืืื ืชืจืืืืื ืืื
Az ma hervachta mi-kol ha-sipur? - So what did you gain from all of this? - ืื ืื ืืจืืืืช ืืื ืืกืืคืืจ
Hevrot ha-bitu'ach hirvichu - The insurance companies made profit - ืืืจืืช ืืืืืื ืืจืืืืื
Hem marvichim esrim ahuz - They make a profit of twenty percent - ืื ืืจืืืืืื ืขืฉืจืื ืืืื
Esrim ahuzim revach - Twenty percent profit - ืขืฉืจืื ืืืื ืจืืื
Tamid amarnu, leharvi'ach ken, hazirut lo - We always said, to make profit yes, piggery, no - ืชืืื ืืืจื ื, ืืืจืืืื ืื, ืืืืจืืช ืื
Tarvi'ach - Make a profit (imp.) - ืชืจืืืื
She-yarvi'ach/She-tarvi'ach - May he/she profit - ืฉืืจืืืื/ืฉืชืจืืืื
Hirvachta et ze be-yosher - you've earned it - ืืจืืืืช ืืช ืื ืืืืฉืจ
Murvach - Gained - ืืืจืืื
Yatsati murvach - I came out on top - ืืฆืืชื ืืืจืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Rivchei ha-bank - The bank's profits
Tslil Mechuvan - Yamim Levanim (lyrics)
Hevrot ha-bitu'ach hirvichu - Insurance companies made a profit
Lilia - Ha-revach bein ha-gever la-hultsa (lyrics)
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 - 10min - 892 - #261 Mm Hm, That's Exactly Right
How do we agree with someone in Hebrew? How do we say, I hear you, totally, yeah, right, spot on, exactly?
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New Words and Expressions:
Bool ma she-amart/amarta - Exactly what you've said - ืืื ืื ืฉืืืจืช
Bool - Spot on, absolutely - ืืื
Bool ba-zman - Right on time - ืืื ืืืื
Maskim - I agree - ืืกืืื
Maskim itcha lahalutin - I totally agree with you - ืืกืืื ืืืชื ืืืืืืื
Legamray, maskim itcha la-halutin - Totally, I totally agree with you - ืืืืจื, ืืกืืื ืืืชื ืืืืืืื
Diyuk - Precision - ืืืืง
Bidiyuk, bidyuk, maskim itcha, bidiyuk - Exactly, I agree with you, right - ืืืืืง, ืืืืืง, ืืกืืื ืืืชื, ืืืืืง
Bidiyuk/mamash kacha - Exactly like this - ืืืืืง/ืืืฉ ืืื
Tachles - Cut to the chase/I hear you - ืชืื'ืก
Nachon - Right, correct - ื ืืื
Ze nachon ma she-amart - It's true what you said - ืื ื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืจืช
Baroor - Clearly/It's clear - ืืจืืจ
Betach - Sure - ืืื
Todarling - Toda+darling - ืชืืืจืืื ื
Playlist and Clips:
Ariel Zilber โ Milliard Sinim (lyrics)
Efraim Shamir โ Nachon At Yaffa (lyrics)
Dudu Tassa - Yoter Barur (lyrics)
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 - 07min
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