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Streetwise Hebrew

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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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  • #23 The Imperative (Rerun)

    #23 The Imperative (Rerun)
    May 7 2024
    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 Ten/tni/tnu! – Give! – תן/תני/תנו “Tni lo perach, tni lo yayin, aval et libech shimri” – Give him a flower, give him wine, but guard your heart – תני לו פרח, תני לו יין, אבל את ליבך שמרי Titen, titni, titnu – You will give – תיתן, תתני, תתנו Emor shalom – Say ‘shalom’ – אמור שלום Bo – Come – בוא Lech/lechi/lechu – Go – לך/לכי/לכו Sa le’at – Drive slowly – סע לאט Lech/lechi/lechu mi-po! – Go away! – לך/לכי/לכו מפה Shev/Shvi/Shvu – Sit! – שב, שבי, שבו “Al tagidi ken ve’al tagidi lo” – Don’t say yes, and don’t say no – אל תגידי כן ואל תגידי לא Al titen – Don’t give – אל תיתן Al tavo – Don’t come – אל תבוא Tagid li – Tell me – תגיד לי Takshiv – Listen – תקשיב Ulai tesaper eich haya – Maybe you’ll tell us how it was? – אולי תספר איך היה Playlist and Clips: Arik Einstein – Kama Tov She-bata Ha-baita (lyrics) Zehava Ben – Tipat Mazal (lyrics) Gali Atari – Tni Lo Perach (lyrics) Shokolad, Menta, Mastik – Emor Shalom (lyrics) Arik Einstein – Sa Le’at (lyrics) Svika Pick – Ein medina la-ahava (lyrics) Ep. no. 175 about negation of the imperative Hebrew version Ep. no. 184 about Bo Hebrew version
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    7 mins
  • #419 I Can Identify With That

    #419 I Can Identify With That
    Apr 30 2024

    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 recognition – זיהוי קולי

    Lezahot – To identify, to recognize – לזהות

    Ata lo mezahé oti? At lo mezaha oti? – Don’t you recognize me? – את/ה לא מזהה אותי

    Teuda mezaha – Proof of identity – תעודה מזהה

    “Shirim she-ha-shazam lo mezahé – Songs that Shazam won’t recognize – שירים שהשזאם לא מזהה

    Ha-rishon she-mezahé – The first person to recognize – הראשון שמזהה

    “Tsipor lo mezuha” – An unidentified bird – ציפור לא מזוהה

    Mispar lo mezuhé – Unidentified number – מספר לא מזוהה

    Eich lachsom et ha-sichot – How to block the calls – איך לחסום את השיחות

    Abam, Etsem bilti mezuhé – Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) – עב”ם, עצם בלתי מזוהה

    Lehizdahot – To identify oneself – להזדהות

    Tizdahé, tizdahi, tizdahu – Identify yourself (imp.) – תזדהה, תזדהי, תזדהו

    Lehizdahot im mishehu – To identify with someone – להזדהות עם מישהו

    “Ata omer la she-ata mizdahé ita rigshit” – You’re telling her that you identify with her emotionally – אתה אומר שאתה מזדהה איתה רגשית

    Hizdahoot – Identification – הזדהות

    Atseret hizdahoot – Solidarity rally – עצרת הזדהות

    Atseret hizdahoot im ha-hatufim – Solidarity rally with the people kidnapped in Gaza – עצרת הזדהות עם החטופים

    Playlist and Clips:

    KAN TV – Zihuy panim – Face recognition

    Zihuy koli – voice recognition

    Shirim she-ha-shazam lo mezahé – Songs that Shazam won’t recognize

    Ha-rishon she-mezahe – The first person who recognizes

    Margalit Tsan’ani – Menta (lyrics)

    How to block an unidentified number – Mispar lo mezuhé

    Abam – UFO

    Sarit Hadad – Inteligentsiya (lyrics)
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    11 mins
  • #89 We're All Going on a Summer Hofesh (Rerun)

    #89 We're All Going on a Summer Hofesh (Rerun)
    Apr 23 2024
    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 your own –חופשי זה לגמרי לבד Lakachat hofesh – To take days off –לקחת חופש Ani be-hofesh – I am on holiday –אני בחופש Latus, tisa – To fly, flight –לטוס, טיסה Tisa haloch va-shov – A Round trip flight –טיסה הלוך וָשוב Hazmana – Reservation, booking, order, invitation –הזמנה Chevrot hateufa zihu et ha-nekuda ha-regisha etsel ha-nosea ha-israeli, ha-chalom lehisthadreg le-machleket asakim – The airlines recognized the Israeli passenger’s soft spot, the dream to be upgraded to business class – חברות התעופה זיהו את הנקודה הרגישה אצל הנוסע הישראלי, החלום להשתדרג למחלקת עסקים Shidrug – Upgrade –שִדרוג Leshadreg mishehu – To upgrade someone –לשדרג מישהו Shudragti – I was upgraded –שוּדרגתי Lehishtadreg – To be upgraded –להשתדרג Havilat nofesh – Holiday package deal –חבילת נופש Ichur, ikuv – Delay –איחור, עיכוב Linchot, nechita – To land, landing –לנחות, נחיתה Lehmari, hamra’a – To take off, take off –להמריא, המְראה Moshav – Seat –מושב Lehazmin moshav – To reserve a seat – להזמין מושב Kartis aliya la-matos – Boarding pass –כרטיס עלייה למטוס Nose’a – Passenger –נוסע Ani nose’a – I am going –אני נוסע Ani Ha-nose’a – I am the passenger –אני הנוסע Rishum la-tisa – Check-in –רישום לַטיסה Kvuda, Mit’an – Luggage –כבוּדה, מטען Mizvada – Suitcase –מזוודה Tik yad – Hand bag –תיק יד Ma’avar – Transit –מַעֲבר Tisat hemshech – Connecting flight –טיסת הֶמשך Playlist and Clips: Hava Alberstein – Shir Tishrei (Lyrics) Commercial – Hufsha Mishpachtit Yehuda Poliker – Hofshi Ze Legamrei Levad (Lyrics) Commercial – Haloch Va-shov TV2 Story – Shidrug, Upgrade Shlomo Artzi – Be-matos Silon (Lyrics) David Deor & Arkadi Duchin – Nose’a Tsafona (lyrics) Express Check-in commercial
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    11 mins
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Awesome podcast

I wish all language podcast were like this; most of them are boring but this one can actually teach you something.

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