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A bite-size podcast showcasing modern Hebrew and its slang. Host Guy Sharett explains what we can learn about Israeli psyche, society, and culture through the Hebrew language.
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- 3 days ago8 min
#137 Exaggerate? Moi?
In Israel you'll come across plenty of people who get carried away, overreact to things, or go over the top. How do you deal with these people? What should you say to them in Hebrew? Guy explains what you should say when you're overcharged for something that should be really cheap, and what you should do with your hands when someone is saying something totally exaggerated. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Al tagzim/tagzimi/tagzimu – Don't exaggerate – אל תגזים/תגזימי/תגזימו At magzima – You exaggerate – את מגזימה Dai, ata magzim – Stop it, you exaggerate – די, אתה מגזים Lo tsarich lehagzim – There's no need to exaggerate – לא צריך להגזים Hagzama – Exaggeration – הגזמה "Ani tsarich lomar, ve-im ktsat hagzama" – I must say, and with a bit of exaggeration – אני צריך לומר, ועם קצת הגזמה Eize hagzamot – Such an exaggeration – איזה הגזמות Moogzam – Exaggerated – מוגזם Ipoor moogzam – Too much makeup – איפור מוגזם Ze ma-ze moogzam – It's way too much – זה מה-זה מוגזם Achalti be-keta moogzam – I ate way too much – אכלתי בקטע מוגזם Ai yai – You're getting carried away (exclamation) – איי יאי Ai yai, mi she-yishmah – You're getting carried away – איי יאי, מי שישמע "Mi she-yishma, efshar lachshov mi at" – Who do you think you are? (You're not that special) – מי שישמע, אפשר לחשוב מי את Ani nischefet – I am getting carried away – אני נסחפת Nischafta/Nischaft/nischaftem – You got carried away – נסחפת/נסחפת/נסחפתם Nahar sochef – Sweeping river – נהר סוחף Eize hisachfut – That's so over the top – איזה היסחפות Mamash – As if – ממש "Ani yotze be-xamesh ba-boker kedey lihyot batua'ach she-ani agi'a le-yerushalayim lifnei shmoneh" – I am leaving at 5am to be sure I'll make it to Jerusalem before 8am – אני יוצא בחמש בבוקר כדי להיות בטוח שאני אגיע לירושלים לפני שמונה Playlist and Clips: Hava Alberstein – Machshava Tova (lyrics) Ran Efron – Rak Od Yom (lyrics) Yossi Banai – Hatsotsrat Ha-tehila (lyrics) Georges Brassens – Les Trompettes de la Renommée Sarit Haddad – Or Kochav (lyrics) Ep. no. 69 Hommage to Paris HEB Ep. no. 132 about keta HEB Ep. no. 175 about Al, don't HEB
- 1 weeks ago9 min
#454 Can You Comprehend What I'm About to Tell You?
In Hebrew, ?אתה קולט, means "You won't believe what I'm about to tell you", and it's very dramatic. This root, קלט, has some other interesting meanings that you've got to know. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Liklot – To absorb, to understand, to comprehend, to get – לקלוט Kolet galei tsahal – (The radio) receives Galei Tsahal (Radio station) – קולט גלי צה"ל Kolet aliya me-rusia – Integrating immigration from Russia – קולט עלייה מרוסיה "Ata kolet? Pitroo oti!" – Can you believe it? I was fired! – אתה קולט, פיטרו אותי Klot / kleti / kletoo ta'hi – Check her out – קלוט/קלטי/קלטו "Klot ta'situaysh" – Get the situation – קלוט ת'סיטואייש "kletoo ta'situatsia: ein li mafte'ach, ein li telefon, ve-ani lo yachol lehikanes habaita" – Check out the scene: I don't have a key, don't have my phone, and I cannot get into the house – קלטו ת'סיטואציה: אין לי מפתח, אין לי טלפון, ואני לא יכול להיכנס הביתה Klita – Reception (telephone) – קליטה Ein li po klita – I don't have cell phone reception here – אין לי פה קליטה Be'ayot klita – Reception problems – בעיות קליטה Ani bli klita – I have no reception – אני בלי קליטה Misrad ha-aliya ve-ha-klita – The Aliya Ministry – משרד העלייה והקליטה Merkaz klita – Absorption/integration center – מרכז קליטה Shir kalit – Catchy song – שיר קליט Miklat – Shelter – מקלט Lehaklit – To record – להקליט Haklata – Recording – הקלטה Ha-mishpacha nikleta be-Ashdod – The family was integrated/settled in Ashdod – המשפחה נקלטה באשדוד "Pniyatchem nikleta ba-maarechet" – Your request has been received by the system – פנייתכם נקלטה במערכת "Ani tsarich kodem liklot otcha ba-maarechet" – I first need to input you into the system – אני צריך קודם לקלוט אותך במערכת Kodem koltim etchem, ve-az metaplim bachem – First they register you, then they assist you – קודם קולטים אתכם ואז מטפלים בכם Playlist and Clips: Kaveret – Shir Ha-Makolet (lyrics) Amir Aviram – Klot ta-situaysh Noa Kirel & Tuval Shafir – Ein Klita Misrad Ha-aliya ve-ha-klita
- 3 weeks ago7 min
#136 Streetwise Hebrew Gets Double Negative
Today we're getting negative. Double negative, in fact. After some Hebrew words like כלום ("nothing") or אף פעם ("never") we also have to use לא ("no"). So, unlike in English, we use two negation words. Guy takes us through the rules, mentioning English, French and Portuguese as he goes. Oh, and while we're learning, we also get to listen to some beautiful French and Brazilian songs. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Me-olam lo shachati otcha" – I have never forgotten you – מעולם לא שכחתי אותך "Af pa'am lo ted'ee" – Never will you know – אף פעם לא תדעי Af pa'am lo hayiti be-… – I have never been to… – אף פעם לא הייתי ב Af pa'am lo ahavti kach af achat – I have never loved anyone like this – אף פעם לא אהבתי כך אף אחת Af echad lo yodea – Nobody knows – אף אחד לא יודע "Achshav lo mitgorer bo af echad" – Now nobody lives there – עכשיו לא מתגורר בו אף אחד Lo yacholti la'asot im ze klum – I couldn't do anything with it – לא יכולתי לעשות עם זה כלום Kloom / Lo chloom – Nothing – כלום/לא כלום Im einech le-tsidi az ani lo chlum – If you're not on my side, I am nothing – אם אינך לצידי אז אני לא כלום "Shum davar lo yadu'a" – Nothing is known – שום דבר לא ידוע Playlist and Clips: Dalida – Je n'ai jamais, jamais pu t'oublier Shlomo Artzi – Af Paam Lo Ted'i (lyrics) Dani Robas – Ze Lo Ani (lyrics) Meir Ariel – Af Echad Lo Yode'a (lyrics) Balada al Adon Kim'at ve-gveret Kvar – Yehudit Ravitz (lyrics) Project Runway Ilan Wirtzberg – Lo Yacholti La'asot Im Ze Klum (lyrics) Samba Bi-shnayim – Mati Caspi & Yehudit Ravitz (lyrics) Vinicius de Moraes, Maria Creuza & Toquinho – Samba Em Prelúdio Arik Lavie – Ze Kore (lyrics) Carolina – Af Echad Lo Ba Li (lyrics)
- Sep 29, 20269 min
#453 All Together Now
The Hebrew word יחד means together. This root has many useful words you should know: singular, unique, individual and more. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Yachad, be-yachad – Together – יחד Be-yachad? – Are you paying together? – ביחד Ha-yachid – The only one – היחיד Ha-yachid lelo shemen dkalim – The only one without palm oil – היחיד ללא שמן דקלים Yachid / Rabim – Singular / Plural – יחיד / רבים Ben yachid / Bat yechida – An only child – בן יחיד / בת יחידה "Hu yachid u-meyoochad me'od" – He's unique and very special – הוא יחיד ומיוחד מאוד Yechida – Unit – יחידה Yechida meyoochedet – Special unit – יחידה מיוחדת Yechidat diyoor – Housing unit – יחידת דיור Ani gar be-yechidat diyoor etsel ha-horim sheli – I live in a housing unit at my parents' house – אני גר ביחידת דיור אצל ההורים שלי Yechidim – Individuals – יחידים Ein mechira le-yechidim – No individual sales – אין מכירה ליחידים Ha-mechira be-sitona'oot bilvad – Wholesale only – המכירה בסיטונאות בלבד Heder le-yachid – Single room – חדר ליחיד Em yechidanit – Single mother – אם יחידנית Leyached – To designate, to individualize – לייחד Anachnu meyachdim et ha-heder ha-zeh le-sport – We designate this room for sports – אנחנו מייחדים את החדר הזה לספורט Yichood – Uniqueness – ייחוד Yichoodi – Unique – ייחודי Proyekt yichoodi – A unique housing project – פרוייקט ייחודי Meyoochad – Special – מיוחד Ha-Kafe ha-zeh meyoochad la-allah. Rotzeh litom? – This coffee is really special. Wanna taste it? – הקפה הזה מיוחד לאללה, רוצה לטעום Playlist and Clips: Halav u-dvash – Yahad (lyrics) Meir Banai – Shiro shel Shafshaf (lyrics) Ha-yachid – The only one Lahakat ha-nachal – Le-ahad ha-chayalim (lyrics) Ep. no. 122 HEB about stuff servers say
- Sep 22, 20268 min
#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 עדיף – "it's preferable" – is one you'd hear every day. Guy explores the עדיף family of words, and shows us the link between preference, priority, and pasta. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Adif – Preferable – עדיף Adif machar – Better (to do it) tomorrow – עדיף מחר "Az adif lehisha'er" – So, it's better to stay – אז עדיף להישאר "Adif lalechet achshav" – It's better to go now – עדיף ללכת עכשיו Adif la'asot et ze kacha – It's better to do it this way – עדיף לעשות את זה ככה Adif she- -We'd better, you'd better, it's better – עדיף ש Adif she-telech achshav – You'd better leave now – עדיף שתלך עכשיו Ma adif, ze o ze? – What's better, this one or that one? – מה עדיף, זה או זה Eizo gvina adifa? – Which cheese is better? – איזו גבינה עדיפה "Kulam adifim al korbanot ha-milchama" – They are all better over korbanot ha-milchama- כולם עדיפים על קורבנות המלחמה "Halcha elav, azva oti, hayiti adifut shniya" – She went to his place, she left me, I was the second priority – הלכה אליו, עזבה אותי, הייתי עדיפות שנייה Adifut gvoha yoter – Higher priority – עדיפות גבוהה יותר Latet adifut le-mashehu – To give priority to something – לתת עדיפות למישהו Seder adifuyot – Priorities – סדר עדיפויות Odef – Change (Money) – עודף Odef mishkal – Overweight – עודף משקל Odafim – Surplus, outlet stock, extra – עודפים Ma at ma'adifa – What do you prefer? – מה את מעדיפה Leha'adif – To prefer – להעדיף Ani maadifa lishtok – I prefer to keep quiet- להעדיף Ma hayita ma'adif, ma hayit maadifa – What would you prefer? – מה היית מעדיף/מעדיפה Ani ma'adif pasta al humus – I prefer pasta over hummus – אני מעדיף פסטה על חומוס Eizo hultsa ata ma'adif? – Which shirt do you prefer? – איזו חולצה אתה מעדיף Mu'adaf – Preferred, favored – מועדף Ha'adafa – Preference – העדיפה Yesh lecha ha'adafa? – Do you have any preference? – יש לך העדפה Haadafa metakenet – Affirmative action – העדפה מתקנת Playlist and Clips: Daniel Solomon – Adif (lyrics) Teapacks – Adif Lalechet Achshav (lyrics) Menachmem Begin – speech Michael Hen – Tamim Hayiti (lyrics) Tipim la-meltsar, tips for the waiter Ninet Tayeb – Medabrim (lyrics) MK Akram Hasson Ep. no. 125 about heshbon
- Sep 16, 20268 min
#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 – שבע – and get to learn its other meanings. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Sheva – Seven – שבע Sheva banot – Seven girls – שבע בנות Shiv'ah banim – Seven boys – שבעה בנים Shiv'ah – The traditional seven days of mourning in Judaism – שבעה Ani holech le-shiv'ah – I'm going to a shiv'ah – אני הולך לשבעה Yesh li shiv'ah shel aba shel haver – I have a shiv'ah for a friend's father – יש לי שבעה של אבא של חבר Efo ha-shiva'ah? – Where is the shiv'ah? – איפה השבעה Efo hem yoshvim shiv'ah? – Where are they siting shiv'ah? – איפה הם יושבים שבעה Shavu'a, shavu'ot (m.) – Week, weeks – שבוע, שבועות Shavu'ah tov – Have a good week – שבוע טוב She-yihye lecha / lach shavu'ah tov – May you have a good week – שיהיה לך שבוע טוב Shvu'ayim -Two weeks – שבועיים Shvu'ah ha-sefer – Book week (book fair) – שבוע הספר Sof Shavu'ah – Weekend – סופשבוע Shvu'ah ha-avoda – Work week – שבוע העבודה "Shavu'ah-Shavu'ah" – One week at the army base, one week at home – שבוע שבוע Ani nishba lach – I swear to you – אני נשבע לך Shvu'ah – Oath – שבועה Lehishava – Swear – להישבע lehashbi'ah – To swear someone in – להשביע Hashba'ah – Swearing in ceremony – השבעה Save'ah – Full (Had enough food) – שבע Lisbo'ah – To become full after eating – לשבוע Playlist and Clips: Oshik Levy – Ze Mi-kvar (lyrics) Efraiym Di Zahav – Shavu'ah tov (lyrics) Ariel Zilber – Shvu'ayim be-ir zara (lyrics) Moshe Peretz – Nishba Lach (lyrics) Ep. no. 96 about may you have HEB Ep. no. 302 about condolences HEB
- Sep 8, 20269 min
#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 someone… or not. It's important to understand what's being said, so today Guy focuses on the Hebrew word דומה and its relatives. And what does this all have to do with virtual reality and imagination? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Domeh – Resembles, looks like – דומה "Hi lo doma le-af achat acheret" – She does not resemble anyone else – היא לא דומה לאף אחת אחרת Hu domeh le-mishehu – He looks like someone – הוא דומה למישהו Hu domeh la-ima – He resembles his mom – הוא דומה לאימא Ata ma-ze domeh lo – You really look like him – אתה מה-זה דומה לו At ma-ze doma la – You really look like her – את מה-זה דומה לה Atem ma ze domim, mamash copy – You really look alike – אתם מה-זה דומים, ממש קופי Atem domim echad la-sheni – You resemble each other – אתם דומים אחד לשני Atem davka lo domim – You actually don't look alike – אתם דווקא לא דומים Hu nir'aa kmo – He looked like (past tense) – הוא נראה כמו Hu haya domeh le-mishehu – He looked like someone – הוא היה דומה למישהו Dmooy Or – Leather-like – דמוי עור Dmooy schnitzel – Faux schnitzel – דמוי שניצל "Ve-ulai ze rak nidmeh li" – And maybe it's just my imagination – ואולי זה רק נדמה לי Nidmeh li she… – It seems to me that – נדמה לי ש Nidmeh lecha! – It only seems that way to you – נדמה לך Haya nidmeh li – It seemed to me – היה נדמה לי Ledamot – To visualize, to imagine – לדמות Dimooy – Metaphor – דימוי Dimooy atsmi – Self image – דימוי עצמי Metsi'oot meduma – Virtual reality – מציאות מדומה Ha-choleh ha-medumeh – Le Malade Imaginaire – The Imaginary Invalid – החולה המדומה "At lo yoda'at im zo stam metsi'oot o dimyon" – You don't know if it's just reality or imagination – את לא יודעת אם זו סתם מציאות או דמיון "Ba-leilot rak otcha medamyenet" – At night I imagine only you – בלילות רק אותך מדמיינת Medoomyan – Imagined – מדומיין "El hiboor dimyoni" – To an imaginary connection – אל חיבור דמיוני Dmoot – Image, figure, personality – דמות "Ani kol kach harbeh dmooyot" – I am so many figures, I have so many personalities – אני כל כך הרבה דמויות Hadmaya – Simulation – הדמייה Playlist and Clips: Arkadi Duchin – Hi Lo Doma (lyrics) Hava Alberstein – Shir Tishrei (lyrics) Dana Berger – Hamimoot Holefet (lyrics) Molière – Ha-holeh ha-medoomeh Ariel Zilber – Rootsi Shmulik (lyrics) Sarit Haddad – Aba (lyrics) Yehuda Poliker – Ha-tsel ve-ani (lyrics) Natan Goshen – Od (lyrics) Ep. no. 62 about davka HEB <a href= "https://tlv1.fm/streetwise-hebrew/
- Sep 1, 20269 min
#452 Once and for All
The Hebrew word אחד 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 אחד פלוס אחד means. Check Out the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Echad - One (m.) - אחד "Am echad im shir echad" - One nation with one song - עם אחד עם שיר אחד Achat - One (f.) - אחת Shi'oor echad al echad - One on one private lesson - שיעור אחד על אחד "yesh matsav le-kafe echad al echad?" - Is there any chance of getting a coffee one-on-one? - יש מצב לקפה אחד על אחד Echad she-yode'a - Someone in the know - אחד שיודע How do I know he's the one? - Eich ani eda she-ze ha-echad? She-zo ha-achat? - איך אני אדע שזה האחד, שזו האחת Echad plus echad - Buy one get one free - אחד פלוס אחד Mispar achat - Number one - מספר אחת Ani ha-maaritz mispar achat shelo - I am his number one fan - אני המעריץ מספר אחת שלו Kav hamesh - Bus number five - קו חמש Yamim achadim - A few days (formal) - ימים אחדים Achid - Uniform, unified, homogeneous - אחיד Lechem achid - Subsidized bread - לחם אחיד Tahat piku'ach - Under government price control - תחת פיקוח Tilboshet achida - School uniform - תלבושת אחידה Swecher - Sweatshirt - סווצ'ר Achdoot - Unity - אחדות Achat u-letamid - Once and for all - אחת ולתמיד Echad ba-peh ve-echad ba-lev - Two-faced - אחד בפה ואחד בלב Echad ha- - One of the most… - אחד ה Zeh echad ha-falfelim hachi te'imim ba'ir - This is one of the tastiest falafel spots in town - זה אחד הפלאפלים הכי טעימים בעיר Playlist and Clips: Am Echad Shir Echad (lyrics) Amir Dadon - Ha-ma'aritz mispar achat (lyrics) Kan Hadashot - Lechem Achid TV2 - Tilboshet achida - school uniform Margalit Tsan'ani - Od Yihiye Li (lyrics) Ep. no. 387 about the gym <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/streetwisehebrew/posts/387-bkhdr-hkvshr-79684719" target="_blank" rel="noreferre
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