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Streetwise Hebrew

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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06:40

#31 Train (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/07/02

Let’s talk about trains in Hebrew. What’s the root of רכבת, and how is it related to horse riding? Also, what do we call the Jerusalem Light rail in Hebrew and in Arabic? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Rakevet – Train – רכבת Karon shakket – Quiet train car – קרון שקט Lirkav al ofanyaim – To ride a bicycle – לרכב על אופניים Nasati barakevet – I went by train – נסעתי ברכבת Rokhev al sus – Riding a horse – רוכב על סוס Rechiva al susim – Horse riding – רכיבה על סוסים

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08:30

#423 Weighing Your Options

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/06/25

You’re eyeing the cheddar cheese at a Tel Avivi deli. Now comes the big question: How do you ask the seller to give you 100 grams of it in Hebrew? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Lishkol – To weigh – לשקול Ani shokel / shokelet 63 kilo – I weigh 63kg – אני שוקל / שוקלת 63 ק”ג Ani shokel/shokelet et ha’optsiot sheli – I am weighing my options – אני שוקל / שוקלת את האופציות שלי Shakalti – I weighed – שקלתי Kama ata shokel, kama at shokelet? – How much do you weigh

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08:26

#422 Net Weight

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/06/18

The Hebrew word משקל means both weight and the device we use to measure weight, a scale. Whoa! That complicates things. How do we utilize this word in all its possible uses? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Mishkal – Weight, scale – משקל Shomrei mishkal – Weight Watchers – שומרי משקל Odef mishkal / mishkal yeter – Excess weight, overweight – עודף משקל / משקל יתר Mishkal odef – Overweight (suitcase) – משקל עודף Horadat mishkal / yerida ba-mishkal –

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07:09

#421 Oh, With Pleasure!

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/06/11

How do we respond when someone thanks us in Hebrew? What are the equivalents of, ‘you’re welcome’, ‘don’t mention it’ and ‘it’s nothing’? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Al lo davar – You’re welcome – על לא דבר En be’ad ma, en al ma – You’re welcome – אין בעד מה Bevakasha – Please / here you are / you’re welcome – בבקשה Ein be’aya – No problem – אין בעיה Tafsik, dai / tafsiki, dai – Stop it, enough – תפסיק/תפסיקי, די Higzamta / higzamt / higzamtem –

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09:05

#420 Stink Bomb

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/06/04

The words stinky, smelly, and stench, exist in all languages. But in Hebrew these words can also be used as slurs. And while you absolutely should not use them in such manner, you do need to know their use. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Masri’ach – Stinky, smelly – מסריח Sirachon – Stench – סירחון Eize sirachon – What a foul smell – איזה סירחון Ptsatsat sirachon – Stink bomb – פצצת סירחון Gvinot masrichot – Smelly cheeses – גבינות מסריחות “Russiya masricha,

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05:50

#11 The Hebrew “-Oosh” Suffix (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/05/21

What happens when we add the suffix -oosh to a word? And how do young people call Instagram in Hebrew? Hint: Not insta. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Hi-oosh – Hey there (slang) – היוש Guyoosh, Galitoosh, Eyaloosh – Guy, Galit, Eyal (diminutive) – גיוש, גליתוש, איילוש Havitoosh – חביתוש Havit – Barrel – חבית Bat mitsvoosh – Bat mitzvah (diminutive) – בת מצווש Keshetoosh – Keshet (girl’s first name) + oosh – קשתוש Im atem mitgarshim, ani holechet im aboosh – If

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07:10

#23 The Imperative (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/05/07

Imperative in Hebrew: Often the ‘real’ imperative of our language sounds archaic to us, so we use the future instead. Here’s a quick how-to on the Hebrew imperative. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Saper/sapri/sapru – Tell (imp.)! – ספר, ספרי, ספרו Tesaper – You will tell – תספר “Elohim, ten li rak tipat mazal” – God, just give me a bit of luck – אלוהים תן לי רק טיפת מזל “Az titen li shiv’a shkalim” – So just give me 7 shekel then – אז תיתן לי רק שבעה שקלים

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10:49

#419 I Can Identify With That

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/04/30

From face and voice recognition, to identifying with a character from a book, for these and others linguistic uses we utilize the Hebrew root זהה. And how do we say, “Shazam, can you recognize this song?” Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Zihuy panim – Face recognition – זיהוי פנים Zihuy plili – Forensics – זיהוי פלילי Mazap, Ma’abada le-zihuy plili – Forensics lab – מעבדה לזיהוי פלילי Mazapnikim – The forensics guys – מז”פניקים Zihuy koli – Voice

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10:48

#89 We're All Going on a Summer Hofesh (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/04/23

It’s summertime and everybody is going somewhere for hofesh, holiday. That being the case, let’s talk about flights, package deals and checking-in –Hebrew style. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Hofesh – Holiday –חופש Ha-hofesh ha-gadol – The summer holiday –החופש הגדול Hofesh ha-dibur – Freedom of speech –חופש הדיבור Hufsha – Vacation –חופשה Hufsha mishpachtit – Family vacation –חופשה משפחתית Hofshi ze legamrei levad – To be free means to be completely on

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12:48

#418 Is Someone Stealing Your Identity?

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/04/16

The Hebrew word זהות means identity. It’s a word we Israelis use many times throughout the day, like any time we call customer service in Israel. Any guesses as to why? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Zehut – Identity – זהות “Zehut achat la-boker, achat la-laila” – One identity for the morning, one for the night – זהות אחת לבוקר, אחת ללילה Teudat zehut – ID – תעודת זהות, ת.ז Teudat zehut biometrit hachama – A smart biometric identity card – תעודת זהות ביומטרית

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08:40

#417 Procrastinating in Hebrew

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/04/09

It happens to all of us: we have a task to accomplish and we promise ourselves to do it right after this one last thing. So how did an entire week pass by so quickly and yet we’re staring at an even longer to-do list? Let’s talk about procrastination in Hebrew. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Dachyanoot – Procrastination – דחיינוּת Dachyan, dachyanit – Procrastinator – דחיין, דחיינית “Ha-yom ulai nidche et bo ha-laila” – Today we might postpone the arrival of the

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07:30

#68 The Choice Is Yours (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/04/02

We recently had our local elections here in Israel, and we're still talking about the results. A b’chira is a 'choice.' Guy Sharett teaches us how to choose, elect, and select in Hebrew. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Bchirot – Elections, choices – בחירות Bchira, bchirot – Choice, choices – בחירה, בחירות Bacharti becha – I chose you – בחרתי בך Livchor be- – To choose something or someone – בחרתי ב “Ki banu bacharta” – Because you chose us – כי בנו בחרת Ha-am

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05:44

#21 Saying It Twice (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/03/26

Why do we sometimes repeat the same word twice in Hebrew? Mashu-mashu, gever-gever, for example. Today we’ll talk about reduplication in Hebrew and… about Belize. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Le’at le’at – Slowly – לאט-לאט Mashu-mashu – Great – משהו-משהו Ha-lasagna ha-zot, mashu! – This lasagna is amazing! – הלזניה הזאת, משו Ha-lasagna ha-zot, mashu-mashu! – This lasagna is amazing! – הלזניה הזאת, משו משו Gever-gever – Macho – גבר-גבר Hi isha-isha – She’s a

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10:46

#416 I'm Finally Settling In

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/03/19

The Hebrew words להתיישב and לשבת are both translated as ‘to sit down’, but they are not used in the same manner. And how are these words related to the West Bank? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: “Bo maher, hayeshiva kvar hitchila” – Come quick, the meeting has already started – בוא מהר, הישיבה כבר התחילה Lehityashev – To sit down – להתיישב Hu yashav be-bet cafe – He sat in a cafe – הוא ישב בבית קפה Hu hityashev leyadi – He just sat down next to me –

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12:14

#415 What Are You Sitting On?

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/03/12

The word לשבת means to sit, and there’s a plethora of uses for this verb in Hebrew. We’ll be talking about jails and cafes, dog trainers, Ottoman Jews, and restaurant hosts, all in the same episode! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Yoshev – Sitting – יושב Yoshev al ha-gader – Sitting on the fence – יושב על הגדר Yoshev alai bool – It fits me perfectly – יושב עליי בול Ze yoshev aleicha/alayich bool – It fits you perfectly – יושב עליך/עלייך בול Eich ze yoshev alai? –

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11:59

#414 Are You in the Country?

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/03/05

The Hebrew word ארץ means land/country. But it changes when we add prepositions to it. It’s also an important word if you are training your dog to lie on the floor. Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Eretz – Land, country – ארץ Eretz Israel – The land of israel – ארץ ישראל Be-khol ha-aretz – All over the country – בכל הארץ Kadur ha-aretz – The earth, the globe – כדור הארץ, כדה”א Shatu’ah – Flat – שטוחַ Boor ve-am ha-aretz – Ignorant – בור ועם הארץ Melah

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09:29

#384 The Deal of a Lifetime (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/02/27

There is a lot of talk in Israel about a new עסקת חטופים, hostage exchange. Let's refresh our understanding of the #Hebrew root עסק. So on this rerun episode, Guy discusses the root עסק and introduces us to other nouns we need to know. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Esek – Business, matter – עסק Asakim – Business – עסקים Beit esek – Shop, store – בית עסק Ze lo ha-esek shelcha – It’s none of your business – זה לא העסק שלך Ish asakim – Businessman – איש עסקים

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07:05

#68 The Choice Is Yours (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/02/20

Here in Israel, we are preparing for our upcoming local elections on Feb. 27th. So this week we are rerunning an episode about the Hebrew word בחירות – elections. A בחירה is a ‘choice.’ Guy teaches us how to choose, elect, and select in Hebrew, just in time for our local elections on Feb 27th. New Words and Expressions: Bacharti becha – בָּחַרְתִי בְּךָ Ki banu bacharta ve’otanu kidashta mikol ha’amim – כִּי בָּנוּ בָֹחַרְתָּ וְאוֹתָנוּ קִידַּשְׁתָ מִכֹּל הַעַמִּים Ve-otanu > veoysano –

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10:10

#413 Hello, Your Honor

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/02/13

So you’ve learned some Hebrew verbs and nouns, but now you’re not sure how to properly address your 80 year old neighbor. Ma’am? גברתי? Mrs. Cohen? גברת כהן? Or is it fine to just use her first name? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Adoni ha-shofet / Kvodo – Your honor (m.) – אדוני השופט / כבודו Gvirti ha-shofetet / kvoda – Your honor (f.) – גברתי השופטת / כבודה Adoni – Sir – אדוני Gvirti – Ma’am – גברתי Mar Cohen – Mr. Cohen – מר כהן Gveret Cohen – Ms. Cohen –

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09:39

#412 Lost in Translation

Streetwise Hebrew ·

2024/02/06

The Hebrew word לתרגם, to translate, is a handy verb, especially if you live in Israel and go to the cinema. Why? Because you want to make sure the Israeli film you’re about to watch has been translated and has English subtitles. How do you ask whether something has been translated to your language? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Letargem – To translate – לתרגם Mutarjem (Arabic) – Translator – מותרג’ם Metargem – Translator – מתרגם Metargemet/metargem lisfat

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