Streetwise Hebrew: סלנג עברי ותרבות ישראלית

"Sha…losh, it's me, Guy, from Streetwise Hebrew." Yes, you read right. Three years ago we aired our first episode of StreetWise Hebrew on TLV1 Radio. So this week, Guy talks about "shalosh" – three – and all its related words and phrases. We cover everything from basketball, to math, beer and music, plus we even get to hear some iconic Israeli poetry. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Shalosh arba ve… – Ready, steady, go – שלוש ארבע ו… Shalosh arba la-avoda – Yalla let's work – שלוש ארבע לעבודה Shloshha hatulim – Three cats (masculine) – שלושה חתולים Shlish – Third – שליש Efshar shlish me-ha-chavit? – Could I have a third of a liter of draft beer? – אפשר שליש מהחבית? Two thirds – Shney-shlish – שני שליש Shlishi – Third – שלישי Yom Shlishi – Tuesday – יום שלישי Leshalesh – To triple – לשלש Shlasha – Three pointer (basketball) – שלשה Ha-shiloosh ha-kadosh – The Holy Trinity – השילוש הקדוש Ha-av, ha-ben ve-ru'ach ha-kodesh – The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit – האב, הבן,…

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…

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…

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 –…

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,…

The Hebrew word איחוד means a union. Guy explains other words from the root אחד, which mean "association", "reunion", and "getting back together." Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ichood – Union – איחוד Ha-ichood ha-eropi – The European Union – האיחוד האירופי Le'ached – To unite – לאחד Gorem me'ached – A unifying factor – גורם מאחד Me'oochad – United – מאוחד Kupat holim Meoochedet – The United Health Fund – קופת חולים מאוחדת Lehit'ached – To unite, to reunite – להתאחד Hem mit'achdim – They are getting back together – הם מתאחדים Ein yom shelo sho'alim oti 'atem holchim lehitached?' – There isn't a single day where people don't ask me, 'Are you going to get back together?' – אין יום שלא שואלים אותי אתם הולכים להתאחד Ha-lahaka hitparka – The band split up – הלהקה התפרקה Ha-lahaka mit'achedet – The band is getting back together – הלהקה מתאחדת Hit'achdoot – Association – התאחדות Ha-hit'achdoot le-kadooregel be-israel – The Israel Football Association – ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל…

So how many times have you heard the sentence, "סמוך עליי, trust me, everything will be okay"? Guy explains the סמוך culture. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Lismoch al mishehu – To trust someone, to count on someone – לסמוך על מישהו Tismoch alai, smoch alai – Trust me (m.) – תסמוך עליי, סמוך עליי Tismechi alai, smechi alai – Trust me (f.) – תסמכי עליי, סמכי עליי Tismechoo alai, smechoo alai – Trust me (pl.) – תסמכו עליי, סמכו עליי "Yalkoot ha-kzavim" – Tall tales collection – ילקוט הכזבים Al tid'ag, smoch – Don't worry, count on me – אל תדאג, סמוך Tarboot ha-smoch – The 'smoch' culture – תרבות הסמוך Shkivot smicha – Push-ups – שכיבות סמיכה Samchoot – Authority – סמכות Samchoot horit – Parental authority – סמכות הורית Mismach – Document – מסמך Simoochin – Evidence, reference – סימוכין Lehasmich mishehu – To authorize someone to do something – להסמיך מישהו Hasmacha – Authorization, certification – הסמכה Moosmach – Authorized, licensed – מוסמך Achot moosmechet – Registered…

The Hebrew word for air is אוויר, while אווירה is atmosphere/ambience. There are other interesting words taken from אוויר, like fluffy or ceiling fan. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Mezeg avir – Weather – מזג אוויר Le'avrer et ha-heder – To air out the room – לאוורר את החדר Hu me'avrer et ha-bayit – He airs out the house – הוא מאוורר את הבית Le'avrer et ha-rosh – To clear one's head – לאוורר את הראש Me'avrer – Fan, ventilator – מאוורר Me'avrer tikra – Ceiling fan – מאוורר תקרה Mazgan – Air conditioning – מזגן Ivroor – Airing, ventilation – אוורור "Ein po avir, ani potachat halon" – There's no air in here, I am opening the window – אין פה אוויר, אני פותחת חלון "Hayavim le'avrer, eich ata yashen kacha?" – We've got to air out the room, how do you sleep like this? – חייבים לאוורר, איך אתה ישן ככה Ma'arechet ha-ivroor – The ventilation system – מערכת האוורור Ha-heder lo me'oovrar – The room is not ventilated – החדר לא מאוורר Ha-dira me'oovreret – The apartment is airy – הדירה…

Oftentimes, Israelis mix up the Hebrew words משכיר and שוכר. 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. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Liskor dira – To rent an apartment – לשכור Baal/ba'alat ha-bayit – Landlord, landlady – בעל / בעלת הבית Ani socher / socheret dira – I rent an apartment – אני שוכר / שוכרת דירה Ha-socher / ha-socheret – The tenant, the renter – השוכר / השוכרת S'char dira – The rent – שכר דירה, שכ"ד Schar dira gavoha / schar dira namooch – High rent, low rent – שכר דירה גבוה, שכר דירה נמוך Hi gara be-dira schoora – She lives in a rental apartment – היא גרה בדירה שכורה Rechev sachoor – Rented car – רכב שכור Hi gara be-schiroot / hu gar be-schiroot – They live in a rented place – היא גרה בשכירות /הוא גר בשכירות Lehaskir – To rent out – להשכיר Hu maskir dira – He rents out an apartment – הוא משכיר דירה Hi maskira dira – She rents out an apartment – היא משכירה…

The Hebrew word נצלן is an exploiter – 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 נצל. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Lenatsel – To make use of, to utilize – לנצל Nitsool – Exploitation – ניצול Nitsool kalkali – Economic exploitation – ניצול כלכלי "Kol ehad menaseh lenatsel" – Everyone tries to exploit the other – כל אחד מנסה לנצל Hu menatsel et ha-matsav – He takes advantage of the situation – הוא מנצל את המצב "Hu menatsel bachurot ve-zorek" – He uses women and then dumps them – הוא מנצל בחורות וזורק "Eich lenatsel yemei machala" – How to make use of sick days – איך לנצל ימי מחלה "Menatslim et sh'ot ha-shemesh ha-rabot, mechabim orot, ve-hoschim hashmal" – We are making use of the many sunlight hours, turning off lights and saving electricity – מנצלים את שעות השמש הרבות, מכבים אורות וחוסכים חשמל "Tsarich lenatsel et ha-hatava ad sof ha-shana" – You need to use this benefit by the end…

The Hebrew word פרישה means retirement, and these days פרישה המוקדמת is on everyone's mind. Guy explains פרישה and other words from its root פרש. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Prisha me-ha-avoda – Retiring from work – פרישה מהעבודה Prisha me-ha-avoda, Yetsi'ah le-pensia – Retiring from work – פרישה מהעבודה "Kshe-at tets'ee le-pensya, mi yid'ag lach?" – When you retire, who will look after you? – כשאת תצאי לפנסיה, מי ידאג לך Retirement age – Gil ha-prisha – גיל הפרישה "Halom ha-prisha ha-mukdemet ha-mele'ah nimtsa rak be-heseg yadam shel israelim me'atim" – The dream of full early retirement is within reach for only a few Israelis – חלום הפרישה המוקדמת המלאה נמצא רק בהישג ידם של ישראלים מעטים Prisha mukdemet mele'ah – Full early retirement – פרישה מוקדמת מלאה Prisha mukdemet / pensia mukdemet – Early retirement – פרישה מוקדמת / פנסיה מוקדמת "Hem lo parshu me-ha-avoda, aval hem ken parshu mi-merotz ha-achbarim" – They didn't retire from work, but they did step away from the…

From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root דלפ is an interesting one, and from which we get the Hebrew word for whistleblower. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ha-mazgan dolef – The air conditioning unit is leaking – המזגן דולף Tsinor dolef – Leaking pipe – צינור דולף Dlifa – Leaking – דליפה "Yesh lanoo dlifa ba-mazgan" – We have a leak in our AC unit – יש לנו דליפה במזגן "Yesh lanoo dlifa me-hatikra'" – We have a leak from our ceiling – יש לנו דליפה מהתקרה Dlifat gaz – Gas leak – דליפת גז Dlifot neft – Oil spills – דליפות נפט Dalaf tik mismachim – A dossier was leaked – דלף תיק מסמכים Ha-meida dalaf – The information leaked – המידע דלף Eich dalaf ha-meida? – How did the information leak? – איך דלף המידע Dlifat meida – Information leak – דליפת מידע Mi hidlif et ha-meida? – Who leaked the info? – מי הדליף את המידע Hu hidlif mismachim – He leaked documents – הוא הדליף מסמכים Hi hidlifa mismachim – She leaked documents – היא הדליפה מסמכים Hadlafat meida –…

The Hebrew word לברוח means to escape, but the same root has other interesting meanings in other verb formats. Guy also explains the meaning of חדר בריחה. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Livro'ach – To escape – לברוח "Ma ze be'etsem meshaneh mi-ma be'estem hem borchim" – What does it really matter what exactly they're running from – מה זה בעצם משנה ממה בעצם הם בורחים Livro'ach mi-mashehu – To flee something – לברוח ממשהו "Isha borachat mi-bsora" – "A woman flees a message'" – אישה בורחת מבשורה "Barach li pipi" – I peed myself – ברח לי פיפי Oy, barach li me-ha-rosh, slicha – Sorry, it slipped my mind – אוי, ברח לי מהראש Bricha – Escape – בריחה Brichat mochot – Brain drain – בריחת מוחות Lehavri'ach – To smuggle- להבריח Neshek – Firearms – נשק Samim – Drugs – סמים Hu mavri'ach et kol ha-haverot shelo – He drives all his girlfriends away – הוא מבריח את כל החברות שלו Perot muvrachim – Smuggled fruits – פירות מוברחים Ananas – Pineapple – אננס Havracha – Smuggling – הברחה Havrachot…

Today we'll talk about the word חסר, missing, and its root. You don't want to miss it! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Haser – Missing, lacking, deficient – חסר "Ha-shir Ha-haser" – The missing song – השיר החסר Ata haser li – I miss you – אתה חסר לי At hasera li be-ramot – I miss you terribly – את חסרה לי ברמות Hasar menoocha – Restless – חסר מנוחה Hoser menoocha – Lack of rest – חוסר מנוחה Hoser nimoos – Lack of manners – חוסר נימוס Hasar nimoos, hasrat nimoos, hasrei nimoos, hasrot nimoos – Someone who lacks manners – חסר נימוס, חסרת נימוס, חסרי נימוס, חסרות נימוס Hasar savlanut – Impatient – חסר סבלנות Hasar bayit – Homeless – חסר בית Hasar mooda'oot – Unaware, oblivious – חסר מודעות Hasar mazal – Unlucky – חסר מזל Hasar bitachon – Lacking confidence – חסר ביטחון Rak zeh haser li – Just what I need right now (Ironically) – רק זה חסר לי Haser li barzel ba-dam – I have low iron – חסר לי ברזל בדם Haser lecha she-ata mesaper la – Don't you dare tell her! – חסר לך שאתה מספר לה…

The word נעלם 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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Gidi ata mit'alem mimeni" – Gidi, you're ignoring me – גידי, אתה מתעלם ממני Lehit'alem mi-mishehu o mi-mashehu – To ignore someone or something – להתעלם ממישהו או ממשהו Hit'almut mi-klavim – Ignoring dogs – התעלמות מכלבים Hitchadshoot – Regeneration – התחדשות Lehit'alem me-ha-kelev – To ignore the dog – להתעלם מהכלב Nichnasim ha-bayita ve-pashut mit'almim – When you come home, just ignore them – נכנסים הביתה ופשוט מתעלמים Im atem mit'almim me-ha-be'aya, atem helek mimena – If you ignore the problem, you're part of it – אם אתם מתעלמים, אתם חלק מהבעיה Mi-samim lo mit'almim – You don't ignore drugs – מסמים לא מתעלמים Tit'alem, tit'almi, tit'almu –…

The Hebrew word נעלם 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! 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. Check out the course material and have the $50 discount applied automatically at to tlv1.fm/happy8 Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ne'elam li ha-nayad – My phone has disappeared – נעלם לי הנייד Mishu ra'a oto – Has anyone seen it? – מישהו ראה אותו Ne'elma li ha-mitriya – My umbrella disappeared – נעלמה לי המטרייה Ne'elmu li ha-maftechot – I can't find my keys – נעלמו לי המפתחות Koev li ha-rosh – I have a headache – כואב לי הראש…

The Hebrew word נסיעה, 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. Check out the course material and have the $50 discount applied automatically at to tlv1.fm/happy8 Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Masa (m.), masa'ot – Journey, journeys – מסע, מסעות Mas'ot ha-tslav – The Crusades – מסעות הצלב Linso'a – To travel – לנסוע Nesi'ah tova – Have a good trip – נסיעה טובה Yesh li nesi'ah me-ha-avoda – I have a work-related trip – יש לי נסיעה מהעבודה Nesi'at asakim – Business trip – נסיעת עסקים Masa asakim – Business trip (archaic) – מסע עסקים…

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? Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ze lo kara stam'- It didn't happen just because – זה לא קרה סתם Ruach – Wind, spirit, ghost – רוח Ruchani – Spiritual – רוחני Ruchniki – New agey – רוחניקי Dibur ruchniki – New agey talk – דיבור רוחניקי Ruchnikiyoot – New age-ism – רוחניקיות Ruchnik – New age-ist – רוחניק "Mu'arim be-am" – Enlightened Ltd. – מוארים בע"מ "Ani isha, ani ela" – I am a woman, I am a goddess – אני אישה, אני אלה "Ani kosemet, ani machashefa, ani feia" – I am a magician, I am a witch, I am a fairy – אני קוסמת, אני מכשפה, אני פיה "Ani bidiyuk mesayemet nikuy shel 21 yom" – I am just finishing a 21 day long cleansing – אני בדיוק מסיימת ניקוי של 21 יום Shake-im – Shakes – שייקים "Bli she-tichnanti ze yatsa bul al yom kippur" – Without any foresight, it fell smack on yom kippur – בלי שתכננתי זה…

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 דרג which includes within it the Hebrew words for army rank, escalators and the highest echelons. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Az erkod al madregot ha-rabanut – I'll dance on the rabbinate stairs – אז ארקוד על מדרגות הרבנות Madrega, madregot – Steps, stairs – מדרגה, מדרגות Hadar madregot – Staircase – חדר מדרגות Madregot naot – Escalator – מדרגות נעות, דרגנוע Darga, dargot – Rank, ranks – דרגה, דרגות Derug – Rating, ranking – דירוג Derug FIFA – FIFA rankings – דירוג פיפ"א Derug ashrai – Credit rating – דירוג אשראי Ledareg – To rank – לדרג Atem muzmanim ledareg otanu – You're invited to rate us – אתם מוזמנים לדרג אותנו Israel medorget ba-makom ha-shmini be-hityakrut dirot ba-shana ha-achrona – Israel is ranked eighth in the world for…

The Hebrew word נוגע means touching and, just like in English, it has both a physical and emotional meaning. The root starts with the letter נ (nun), but in certain words based on this root, the נ disappears! Guy explains. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Nag'ah ba-shamayim" – She touched the sky – נגעה בשמיים Hu naga – He touched – הוא נגע Hi nag'ah – She touched – היא נגעה "Kashe biladecha" – It's hard without you – קשה בלעדיך Ki nagata bi – Because I was moved by you – כי נגעת בי "Bach lo nogea" – It doesn't touch you – בך לא נוגע Ze lo noge'a lecha/lach – It doesn't concern you – זה לא נוגע לך Be-noge'a le-mashehu – Concerning something – בנוגע למשהו "Shalom, ze be-noeg'ea la-dira" – Hi, it's about the apartment – שלום, זה בנוגע לדירה "Shalom, ze be-nog'ea la-oto" – Hi, it's about the car – שלום, זה בנוגע לאוטו Noge'a la-lev – Touching, moving – נוגע ללב Mi naga li ba-dvarim? – Who touched my stuff? – מי נגע לי בדברים Al tiga, al tig'ee, al tig'u – Don't touch – אל…

The Hebrew dictionary says that מוצלח means "successful, accomplished." But as Guy explains, מוצלח has some interesting nuanced uses that you really should discover. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Yossi, yeled sheli mutslach" – Yossi, my perfect boy – יוסי, ילד שלי מוצלח Lehatsliach (Hif'il) – To succeed – להצליח Mutslach – Good, excellent, perfect, successful – מוצלח "Eich legadel yeladim mutslachim yoter" – How to raise outstanding children – איך לגדל ילדים מוצלחים יותר "Ha-achayot ha-mutslachot sheli" – My perfect sisters – האחיות המוצלחות שלי Hinne shuv achalti yoter midai – Here again, I ate too much – הנה שוב אכלתי יותר מדיי Im lo hayiti kacha, ulai hayiti mutslachat – If I wasn't like that, I might have been a better person – אם לא הייתי ככה, אולי הייתי מוצלחת Ha-date haya mamash mutslach – The date was really great – הדייט היה ממש מוצלח Ha-date lo haya mutslach – The date was not great – הדייט לא היה מוצלח Ha-yeshiva hayta mutslachat – The meeting was great –…

The Hebrew word להצליח means to succeed, but there's much more to it than just that. In past tense, we use הצליח 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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Lehatsliach – To succeed in doing something – להצליח "Ya binti tatslichi" – My daughter (Ar.), you'll make it – יא בנתי תצליחי Tatslichi! Tatsliach! – Good luck – תצליחי, תצליח Ani me'achel lach she-tatslichi / lecha she-tatsliach – I wish you to be successful – אני מאחל לך שתצליחי, שתצליח Behatslacha – Good luck – בהצלחה Ani batuach she-tatsliach – I am sure you'll succeed – אני בטוח שתצליח "She-tatsliach amen", "She-tatslichi amen" – May you succeed – שתצליח אמן, שתצליחי אמן Halevai she-tatsliach – May you succeed – הלוואי שתצליח Lehatsliach be-gadol – To make it bigtime – להצליח בגדול Elef kabaim lo yatslichu lechabot oti – One thousand firefighters won't succeed in putting out my fire – אלף…

Nothing pairs better with a hot and humid Israeli summer than מזגן, 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? Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Mazgan – Air conditioning – מזגן "Erkondishen" – "air condition" – אייר קונדישן "Efshar mazgan?" – Could you put on the aircon? – אפשר מזגן Ata yachol lasim mazgan 'vaksha? – Could you put the mazgan please? – אתה יכול לשים מזגן 'בקשה Yesh mazgan? – Is there aircon? – יש מזגן Efshar lehadlik mazgan? – Could you turn the air conditioner on? – אפשר להדליק מזגן Efshar lechabot et ha-mazgan? – Could you turn off the air conditioner? – אפשר לכבות את המזגן Ha-mazgan hachi chadshani – The most innovative air conditioner – המזגן הכי חדשני Mazgenei tornado, Mazganim shel chevrat tornado – Tornado air conditioning units – מזגני טורנדו, מזגנים של חברת טורנדו Kar li ba-mazgan tamid – I am always cold in the…

What does the phrase תן לו להתבשל ('ten lo lehitbashel') mean? As Guy will explain, we can use the verb להתבשל, which means to let something cook, not only when speaking about vegetables, but also about… people! Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Ke-chol she-tachtechu yoter katan, ze yitbashel yoter maher" – The smaller you cut it, the faster it will cook – ככל שתחתכו יותר קטן, זה יתבשל יותר מהר Marak katom – Orange soup – מרק כתום Ha-yerakot sheli mamash hitbashlu – My vegetables cooked really well – הירקות שלי ממש התבשלו Tnu le-ze lehitbashel al esh ktana – Let it cook on a low flame – תנו לזה להתבשל על אש קטנה "Ten lo lehitbashel" – Let him marinate in his own juices, let him simmer down – תן לו להתבשל "Ani mitbashelt le'at" – I simmer slowly – אני מתבשלת לאט "Eize erev mitbashel po" – What an evening is being cooked up here – איזה ערב מתבשל פה Ha-pri hivshil – The fruit ripened – הפרי הבשיל He'edim – He became red – האדים Hilbin – He became white, turned white – הלבין…

The Hebrew word בישול 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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/52521863 New Words and Expressions: Levashel – To cook – לבשל Ha-yom kulanu nidrashim levashel harbe yoter ba-bayit – Today we all have to cook much more at home – היום כולנו נדרשים לבשל הרבה יותר בבית Ve-be-yichud bishvilchem yatsarnu et mitcham "zman bishulim" be-atar "bishulim" – And just for you we created a page called Zman Bishulim, on the Bishulim website – ובייחוד בשבילכם יצרנו את מתחם "זמן בישולים" באתר בישולים Atar ha-matsi'a ra'ayonot yichudiyim le-bishul im yeladim – A website which offers unique ideas for cooking with children – אתר המציע רעיונות יחודיים לבישול עם ילדים Bishul – Cooking – בישול Bishulim beitiyim – Home cooking – בישולים ביתיים Ani be-emtsa ha-bishulim – I am in the middle of cooking – אני באמצע הבישולים Sadnat bishul –…

The Hebrew word העברה (ha'avara) means a transfer of something or someone, usually from one place to another. The transfer could involve money, digital files, and even… football players! Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/streetwisehebrew New Words and Expressions: Ha'avara – Transfer, transferring, removing – העברה Ha'avarat ksafim be-touch – Money transfer with one click – העברת כספים בטאץ' Haavarot ksafim – Money transfers – העברות כספים Taase / taasi li haavara, Taavir / taaviri li – "Make me a money transfer" – תעשה/תעשי לי העברה, תעביר/תעבירי לי Haavarot sachkanei kaduregel – Transfers of football players from one football club to another – העברות שחקני כדורגל Lo kolel haavarot – Not including transit to the hotel – לא כולל העברות Haavarat sichot – Transferring calls, call-forwarding – העברת שיחות Haavarat tmunot me-hanayad ha-yashan la-hadash – Transferring photos from the old smartphone to the new one – העברת תמונות מהנייד הישן לחדש Lehaavir data / Laasot haavarat…

The Hebrew word להעביר is a verb we use a lot. It helps us pass our מונית שירות 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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Monit sherut – Shared taxi – מונית שירות Ata yachol lehaavir vakasha? – Could you please pass it on? – ?את יכול להעביר בבקשה At yechola lehaavir vaksha? – Could you please pass it on? – ?את יכולה להעביר בבקשה Efshar lehaavir? – Could you pass it forward? – ?אפשר להעביר Lehaavir kesef – To transfer money – להעביר כסף Ata yachol lehaavir et ha-salat? – Could you pass the salad please? – אתה יכול להעביר את הסלט At yechola lehaavir et ha-melach – Could you pass the salt? – את יכולה להעביר את המלח "lehaavir vish al ha-shulchan" – Wipe the table down – להעביר ויש על השולחן Ata yachol lehaavir li po vish katan? – A quick wipe here would be nice – אתה יכול להעביר לי פה ויש קטן Lehaavir et kita yud-bet…

We pick up from where we last left off with the Hebrew root ע.ב.ר. 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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Version on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Hi lo yodaat ma over alai" – She doesn't know what I am going through – היא לא יודעת מה עובר עליי Ma over aleicha/alayich, ha-kol beseder? – What's going on with you, is everything ok? – מה עובר עלייך/עליך "Mi yode'a ma avar alay, ma avar alayich" – Nobody knows what I've been going through, what you've been going through – מי יודע מה עבר עליי, מה עבר עליך "Nira li over alav mashu" – I think he's going through hard times – נראה לי עובר עליו משהו Ha-zman over le'at – Time is passing slowly – הזמן עובר לאט Ha-zman over – The time is passing by – הזמן עובר Zmancha avar – Your time has passed – זמנך עבר Ha-zman avar – Time is up – הזמן עבר "Laavor me-android le-iphone" – Move from Android…

There is a lot of ground to cover with the Hebrew root ע.ב.ר., 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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Avar – Past tense – עבר Hu avar – He passed, crossed – הוא עבר Maavar Taba – The Taba Crossing – מעבר טאבה Maavar gvul – Border crossing – מעבר גבול Onat maavar – Spring or fall – עונת מעבר Maavar chatsiya – Crosswalk – מעבר חצייה "Maavar dira be-click" – Moving apartments with one click – מעבר דירה בקליק Nos'im be-maavar – Transit passengers – נוסעים במעבר Moshav ba-maavar – Aisle seat – מושב במעבר "Efshar chalon?", "efshar maavar?" – Could I have a window/aisle seat? – אפשר חלון, אפשר מעבר Maavarim – Passages, transitions – מעברים "Maavarim chalakim ve-neimim ve zormim bein accord le-accord" – Smooth, nice, flowing transitions between…

After the terrible tragedy in Har Meron, public calls to find those responsible, האשמים, grow louder. In order to better understand what's going on in Israeli media, Guy felt it was necessary to cover the word אשמה and its shoresh אשמ. This episode is all about blame, guilt, charges and allegations. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Ani achrai, aval achrayut ein perusha ashma" – I am responsible, but responsibility does not mean blame – אני אחראי, אבל אחריות אין פירושה אשמה Ashma – Blame, fault, charge – אשמה Rigshot ashma – Feelings of guilt – רגשות אשמה Ze be-ashmatech – It's your fault – זה באשמתך Ha-sar omer she-ze lo be-ashmato – The minister says it's not his fault – השר אומר שזה לא באשמתו Be-ashmat mi ze – Whose fault is it? – ?באשמת מי זה "Ze lo ashmati!" – It's not my fault! – זה לא אשמתי Mode ba-ashma – Guilty as charged – מודה באשמה Lehodot ba-ashma – To plead guilty – להודות באשמה "Achra'im, lo ashemim" – Responsible, not guilty – אחראים, לא אשמים Ashem,…

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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Version on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ta'am – Word stress, emphasis – טעם MoSHE – Stressed at the end of the word MOshe – Stressed in the beginning of the word Hat'ama – Accentuation – הטעמה YAkov / ya-ah-KOV – Jacob – יעקב BAruch / baRUCH – ברוך YAniv / yaNIV – יניב DAvid / daVID – דויד Ashdod version of French names: JACqueline, RObert, BAbette, MIchel, MOrris French version: JacqueLINE, roBERT, BaBETTE, miCHEL, moRRIS MAzel toff (Yiddish) – Congratulations – מזל טוב maZAL tov (IL) – Congratulations – מזל טוב shiv'AH (IL) – Shiva – שבעה SHIva (US) – Shiva – שבעה ooGA – Cake – עוגה OOga (child language) – Cake – עוגה MashkanTA (formal) – Mortgage – משכנתאMashKANta (colloquial) –…

This is the fourth and final episode dedicated to ק-ד-מ, 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!"? Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Kadima – Forward, onward – קדימה Zchut kdima – Right of way – זכות קדימה Matan zchut kdima – Giving the right of way – מתן זכות קדימה Kodem – Before – קודם Ani hayiti kodem – I was here first – אני הייתי קודם Kdimut – Priority – קדימות Yesh lahem kdimut, hem ovdim be-beit cholim – They have priority, they work in a hospital – יש להם קדימות, הם עובדים בבית חולים Takdim – Precedent – תקדים Takdim mishpati – Legal precedent – תקדים משפטי Mechir hasar takdim – Unprecedented price – מחיר חסר-תקדים Hasar takdim, harsrat takdim, hasrei tadkim, hasrot takdim – חסר תקדים, חסרת תקדים, חסרי תקדים, חסרות תקדים Mechina kdam tsva'it – Pre-army preparatory program – מכינה קדם-צבאית Kdam Eurovision – Pre-Eurovision –…

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. Hear the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Lehakdim – To be early, to show up early – להקדים Lif'amim anachnu makdimim – Sometimes we arrive ahead of time – לפעמים אנחנו מקדימים Efshar ulai lehakdim tipa? Ze beseder im ani akdim tipa? – Is it possible to arrive earlier? – אפשר אולי להקדים טיפה Yesh mashehu yoter mukdam? – Is there something earlier than this? – יש משהו יותר מוקדם Hikdamti tipa – I'm here a bit early – הקדמתי טיפה Ani makdim tipa – I am running a bit early – אני מקדים טיפה Ani akdim tipa – I'll be a bit early – אני אקדים טיפה Tuchal/tuchli lehakdim tipa? – Would you be able to arrive a bit earlier? – תוכל, תוכלי להקדים טיפה Yesh lecha tor be-eser, ata yachol lehakdim tipa? – You've got an appointment for 10am, would you be able to come…

"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 קידום עצמי, self promotion. On this episode, Guy explains words and phrases related to promotion, all derived from the root ק-ד-מ. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Kidum – Promotion – קידום Hu kibel kidum, hi kibla kidum – He/She got a promotion – הוא קיבל קידום, היא קיבלה קידום Kidum mechirot – Sales promotion – קידום מכירות Kidum no'ar – Youth development – קידום נוער Kidum atarim – Website optimization – קידום אתרים Kidum digitali, kidum be-google – Search engine optimization – קידום דיגיטלי, קידום בגוגל Kidum atsmi – Self promotion – קידום עצמי Ata chayav lekadem organit et ha-atar shelcha – You have to promote your website organically – אתה חייב לקדם אורגנית את האתר שלך Lekadem et tahalich ha-shalom – To advance the peace process – לקדם את תהליך השלום Ani rotse lekadem bi-vracha et… – I'd like to give a warm welcome to… – אני…

There's a fairly new Hebrew slang term out in the wild which means "move on!" We Israelis say, תתקדם! The root קדמ 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 קדמ. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Mitkadem – Advanced – מתקדם Yoel mesamen she-kedai lehitkadem le'evran – Yoel signals we should start moving towards them – יואל מסמן שכדאי להתקדם לעברן Titkadem, titkadem, ata ro'e oti? Ani ro'e otcha – Keep going, keep going, do you see me? I can see you – תתקדם, תתקדם, אתה רואה אותי? אני רואה אותך Nu, eich ze mitkadem? – So, how is it coming along? – נו, איך זה מתקדם Kurs mitkadem – Advanced- קורס מתקדם Ramat matchilim – Beginner level – רמת מתחילים Rama beinonit – Intermediate level – רמה בינונית Ramat mitkadmim – Advanced level – רמת מתקדמים Hitkadem le-, Titkadem le- – Move to the next stage – התקדם ל-, תתקדם לי Bo'u nitkadem – Let's continue going forward / Let's advance to the…

Everyone's talking about חיסונים, 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! Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Chisun – Vaccine – חיסון Shtei menot chisun – Two vaccine doses – שתי מנות חיסון Mana – Portion, dose – מנה "Ha-choref chashuv Lechasen et ha-yeladim" – This winter it's important to vaccinate the kids – החורף חשוב לחסן את הילדים Mechasnim et ha-yeladim – Vaccinating the children – מחסנים את הילדים "Amadti be-khol ke'ev mimech" – I've withstood all the heartache you've caused me – עמדתי בכל כאב ממך "Aval adayin lo mechusan" – But I'm still not immune – אבל עדיין לא מחוסן Saudia hodi'ah hayom – Saudi Arabia announced today – סעודיה הודיעה היום She-te'afsher haga'a le-mecca be-onat ha-hajj – That it will allow the arrival of pilgrims to mecca during the hajj season – 'שתאפשר הגעה למכה בעונת החג Rak…

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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Lits'hok – To laugh – לצחוק Tsochek mi she-tsochek aharon – He who laughs last, laughs best – צוחק מי שצוחק אחרון Al titschak/titschaki alai – Don't laugh at me – אל תצחק/תצחקי עליי Litshok al mishehu – To laugh at someone – לצחוק על מישהו Ata tsohek alai? – Are you kidding me? – ?אתה צוחק עליי Listhok im mishehu – To laugh with someone – לצחוק עם מישהו Anachnu tsochakim itcha, lo aleicha – We're laughing with you, not at you! – אנחנו צוחקים איתך, לא עליך Dai, nu, tsochakim itcha – Come on, I am joking with you – די, נו, צוחקים איתך Ata tits'chak / At titschaki – You're going to laugh – אתה תצחק, את תצחקי "Kama rachok hayitem muchanim lalechet kedei lehatschik?" – How far would you go in order to make people laugh? – ?כמה רחוק הייתם מוכנים ללכת כדי להצחיק Mi matschik otach kamoni? – Who…

The Hebrew word צחוק means laughter. We combine צחוק 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 צחוק can be no laughing matter. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ts'chok – Laughter – צחוק Eize ts'chok – That's hilarious – איזה צחוק Ts'chok-ts'chok – Joking aside – צחוק-צחוק Ts'chok ha-goral – The irony of life – צחוק הגורל Tireh ma ze ts'chok ha-goral, hu haya menahel bank, ve-achshav hu ba-kele – Look at this cosmic irony, he was once a bank manager and now he's in jail – תראה מה זה צחוק הגורל, הוא היה מנהל בנק, ועכשיו הוא בכלא La'asot ts'chok me-avoda – To turn something into a laughing matter – לעשות צחוק מעבודה Ata ose ts'chok me-avoda – Are you kidding me? You're not doing what you're supposed to be doing) – אתה עושה צחוק מעבודה Ma ze, hu ose ts'chok? – What's that?…

The Hebrew word שרוף 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. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ze soref li ba-einayim – My eyes are burning – זה שורף לי בעיניים Soref le-someone ba+body part – My X is burning – שורף למישהו משהו Koev li ha-rosh – I have a headache – כואב לי הראש Ze yisrof tipa – It will burn a bit – זה ישרוף טיפה Oi, ha-tost saruf – Oh, the toast is burnt – אוי, הטוסט שרוף Ani saruf aleha – I am crazy for her – אני שרוף עליה Maarits saruf – Diehard fan – מעריץ שרוף Ohed saruf – Big fan (football) – אוהד שרוף "Bibistim srufim" – Diehard Bibi supporters – ביביסטים שרופים Ata saruf etsli, at srufa etsli, atem srufim etsli – I'm finished with you – אתה שרוף אצלי, את שרופה אצלי, אתם שרופים אצלי Kabab al yerakot srufim – Kebab on a bed of seared vegetables – קבב על ירקות שרופים Liklot – To roast – לקלות Lisrof zman –…

The Hebrew word קטן looks small but its root holds a large number of slang expressions and verbs. Here's an example: what does קטן עליי, literally "small on me," mean in slang? Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Katan – Small – קטן Ze katan aleinu – Yes, we can do it – זה קטן עלינו Katan alai – Easy as pie – קטן עליי Katan aleycha, katan alayich – You can do it! – קטן עליך, קטן עלייך Ba-ktana – A bit, small size of something – בקטנה "Cottage baktana" – Mini-cottage-cheese – קוטג' בקטנה Shtuyot, ba-ktana – It's not a big deal – בקטנה Artsenu ha-ktantonet – Our tiny country – ארצנו הקטנטונת Ktantan, ktantonet, ktantanim – Small and cute – קטנטן, קטנטונת, קטנטנים Ktantanim – Toddlers – קטנטנים Lehaktin – To reduce, minimize, decrease – להקטין Taktin/taktini shniya – Minimize it for a sec. – תקטין, תקטיני שנייה Lehaktin rosh (to be rosh katan) – Do the minimum – להקטין ראש Nu, dai lehaktin rosh – Come on, stop doing the minimum – נו, די להקטין ראש Nitu'ach le-haktanat chaze –…

Sometimes we just gotta be honest with ourselves and say, "אני לא סובל אותו" (I can't stand him). Guy explains the Hebrew root סבל, which means suffering or misery, and how it is linked to muscular endurance, horrible traffic jams and passive verbs. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Sevel – Suffering, misery – סבל "Ata garamta li sevel ve-yisurim" – You caused me misery and agony – אתה גרמת לי סבל ויסורים Eize sevel – Such misery – איזה סבל Lisbol – To suffer – לסבול Lama lisbol? – Why suffer? – ?למה לסבול Ani lo sovel oto – I can't stand him – אני לא סובל אותו Lisbol mishehu – To put up with someone – לסבול מישהו Ani lo sovel she-medabrim be-tse'akot ba-nayad – I can't stand it when people shout on the phone – אני לא סובל שמדברים בצעקות בנייד Sovel mi-mashehu – Suffers from something – סובל ממשהו Hu sovel mi-sukeret – Suffers from diabetes – הוא סובל מסוכרת Ata sovel mi-ze? At sovelet mi-ze? – Do you suffer from it? – ?אתה סובל מזה? את סובלת מזה Ani sovel be-sheket – I…

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 לשמור חניה, and it happens all the time. On this episode, Guy continues with the root שמר, explaining how to say 'watch your mouth?' in Hebrew and why you should never really say it. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Elohim Yishmor – Good lord – אלוהים ישמור Oy, elohim yishmor – Good lord – אוי, אלוהים ישמור Shmor/shimri/shimru merchak – Keep distance – שמור, שמרי, שמרו מרחק Tishmeri/shmeri merchak – Keep distance (fem. coll.) – תשמרי/שמרי מרחק Ani shomer merchak mimenu/mimena – I keep my distance from him/her – אני שומר מרחק ממנו/ממנה Tishmor al ha-olam, yeled – Take care of the world, kiddo – תשמור על העולם, ילד Lishmor al yeladim – Take care of children – לשמור על ילדים Mi yachol lishmor li al ha-chatul – Who can look after my cat – מי יכול לשמור לי על החתול Na lishmor al ha-nikayon/sheket – Please keep the place clean/please keep quiet –…

The Hebrew words שומר, משמרת, שמירה, משמר, all come from the same shoresh, שמר. On this episode, Guy continues where he left off in the previous episode with the shoresh שמר and, along the way, explains how to avoid embarrassing moments when you're about to shake hands in Israel. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Strudel – @ sign – שטרודל Shomrim – Guards – שומרים Shmira – Guarding, keeping – שמירה Shmirat shabbat – Keeping the Sabbath – שמירת שבת Shmirat negi'ah – Not touching a member of the opposite sex – שמירת נגיעה Shomer negi'ah – A person who does not touch a member of the opposite sex – שומר נגיעה Shmira al kesher – Keeping in touch – שמירה על קשר Lishmor al kesher – Keep in touch – לשמור על קשר Kelev shmira – Guard dog – כלב שמירה Mishmeret laila – Night shift – משמרת לילה Be-mishmarot – In shifts – במשמרות Mishmeret bet / mishmeret shniya – Second shift – משמרת ב', משמרת שנייה Hi ovedet (be-)mishmarot – She works in shifts – היא עובדת משמרות Ha-avoda…

The Hebrew word שימור (shimur) is an interesting one. We use שימור to say canned goods, the preservation of historic buildings, and even customer retention. Guy explains. Bonus: A rare Yemenite song for Hanukkah. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Galut – Exile, diaspora – גלות Shimur ha-tarbut ha-teimanit – Conservation of the Yemenite culture – שימור התרבות התימנית Meshamer – Conserving – משמר Meshamer et avodat ha-tsorfut ha-atika shel yehudei teiman – He conserves the ancient goldsmith craft of the Yemenite Jews – משמר את עבודת הצורפות העתיקה של יהודי תימן Leshamer et ha-tarbut ha-teimanit – To conserve the Yemenite culture – לשמר את התרבות התימנית Shimur mivnim – The conservation of historic buildings – שימור מבנים Mivne le-shimur – A building for conservation – מבנה לשימור Kufsaot shimurim ('Shimurim') – Canned food – קופסאות שימורים "Shimurei nun, re'uyim le-emun" – "The Noon preserved foods deserve your trust" – שימורי נון, ראויים לאמון Shimurei tiras – Canned corn…

In Hebrew, שירה 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 ש/י/ר and several well-known phrases that make use of them. Check Out the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Nurit – Buttercup – נורית Agav – Speaking of, apropos – אגב Shira – Singing, Poetry – שירה Shira be-tsibur – Singalong – שירה בציבור Ha-cohenet ha-gdola – The high priestess – הכוהנת הגדולה Meshorer, meshoreret – Poet – משורר, משוררת Le-ma Hitkaven Ha-meshorer? – What did the poet mean? – ?למה התכוון המשורר Festival Ha-Zemer Ve-ha-pizmon Ha-israeli – The Israel song festival – פסטיבל הזמר והפזמון הישראלי Zemer – A song – זמר Pizmon – The chorus section of a song – פזמון "Ve-ha-zamar yezamer" – And the singer will sing – והזמר יזמר Zamar, zameret – Singer – זמר, זמרת Hu yezamer ba-chakira – He's going to sing like a bird in the interrogation – הוא יזמר בחקירה Machazemer (pl. machazot zemer) – A musical (machaze+zemer) – מחזמר…

What do courage, poor acting, and pet adoption have to do with one other? They have the same Hebrew root אמצ. On this episode, Guy explains the word אומץ, courage, and its root. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Omets – Courage – אומץ Kibalti/tafasti/azarti omets – I mustered up my courage – קיבלתי אומץ Eize omets – How brave – איזה אומץ Ein li et ha-omets lehagid lach – I don't have the courage to tell you – אין לי את האומץ להגיד לך Kama she-ani ohev otach – how much I love you – כמה שאני אוהב אותך Yesh lecha omets laasot mashehu – You've got the courage to do something – יש לך אומץ לעשות משהו Ein li omets – I have no stomach for something, I don't dare to do it – אין לי אומץ Mivchan omets – A dare – מבחן אומץ Amits, amitsa – Brave – אמיץ, אמיצה Ma'amats acharon – Last effort – מאמץ אחרון Lehafsik le'amets et ha-kol – Stop straining your voice – להפסיק לאמץ את הקול Imuts klavim – Adoption of dogs – אימוץ כלבים Le'amets klavim – To adopt dogs – לאמץ כלבים "Ben adam,…

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! Check Out the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Tamid ohev, tamid nifga" – He always loves, he always gets hurt – תמיד אוהב, תמיד נפגע Nifga, he gets hurt, nif'al, present, 3rd person, singular, masculine, shoresh: פגע Ma na'ase achshav, nipaga o nitgaber – What shall we do now, will we get hurt or overcome – מה נעשה עכשיו, ניפגע או נתגבר Nipaga, we will get hurt, ניפגע, nif'al, future, 1st person, plural, shoresh: פגע "Kol echad yelamed echad" – Each person will teach another – כל אחד ילמד אחד Yelamed, ילמד, he will teach, piel, future, 3rd person, singular, shoresh: למד "Mi she-yilmad eich lilmod, yisrod" – A person who will learn how to learn, will survive – מי שילמד איך ללמוד, ישרוד Yilmad, ילמד, he will learn, pa'al, future, 3rd person, singular, shoresh: למד Kol lekach…

In Hebrew, we say, ?נפגעת ממני (Were you offended by me?) We can also say, ?פגעתי בך (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. Check Out the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Hu nifga – He was hit, hurt – הוא נפגע Nifga, nifga'im – Casualty, casualties – נפגע, נפגעים Yesh nifgaim – There are casualties – יש נפגעים "Mi-tchilat ha-shana ha-nochechit, nifge'u ke-2000 rochvei ofanayim ve-korkinetim hashmaliyim" – Since the beginning of this year, were hit all throughout Israel, about two thousand riders of bicycles and electric scooters" – מתחילת השנה הנוכחית נפגעו כ-2000 רוכבי אופניים וקורקינטיים חשמליים "Me'a achuz me-hanifga'im, she-niftgeu kashe, im habalt rosh kasha, lo havshu kasda" – 100 per cent of the casualties who were badly hit, resulting in severe head injury, were not wearing a helmet" – מאה אחוז מהנפגעים שנפגעו קשה, עם חבלת ראש קשה,…

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 לפגוע (lifgo'a), meaning to hurt, and its usage in everyday Hebrew. Check Out the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: "Pachot ve-adayin, adayin poge'a" – It's hurting less, but it's still hurting – פחות ועדיין, עדיין פוגע Pagata be-emun ha-tsibur – You hurt, you undermined, the public's trust – פגעת באמון הציבור Pagata be-khol ma she-efshar – You hurt, you hit every possible thing – פגעת בכל מה שאפשר Lifgoa be-mishehu – To hurt someone – לפגוע במישהו Pagata bi – You hurt me – פגעת בי Ani lo rotse lifgoa becha/bach – I don't want to hurt you – אנ'לא רוצה לפגוע בך An'lo rotse/rotsa lifgo'a o mashu – I don't want to offend or something – אנ'לא רוצה לפגוע או משהו Slicha im pagati – Sorry if I hurt you – סליחה אם פגעתי Te'unot paga u-varach – Hit and run accidents – תאונות פגע וברח Te'unat paga u-varach – Hit and run accident – תאונת פגע וברח Pgi'ah – Harm,…

What do we mean when we say קפה מחוזק (roughly translated as strengthened coffee), and is it legitimate to drink it at 1:30 PM? Or when we say הוא מתחזק (he's getting stronger) about someone? It's not what you might think. Check Out the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Eich lechazek et kol ha-rosh – How to strengthen the head voice – איך לחזק את קול הראש Lehazek – Strengthen – לחזק Tsarich lechazek et ha-shimshiya lifnei ha-sufa – We need to tie the parasol down before the storm – צריך לחזק את השמשייה לפני הסופה Lehazek haver be-sha'ah kasha – To support a friend during hard times – לחזק חבר בשעה קשה Hizuk hiyuvi (het-het) – Positive reinforcement – חיזוק חיובי Idud talmidim – Encouraging students – עידוד תלמידים Matan hizukim – Giving validations – מתן חיזוקים "Yafe yonatan, tsarich lehatchil mi-ze" – Good job, Yonatan, this is where you need to start – יפה, יונתן, צריך להתחיל מזה "Nachon, metsuyan, toda raba" – Correct, excellent, thanks – נכון, מצויין, תודה רבה Mechuzak –…