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Streetwise Hebrew

By: TLV1 Studios
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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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  • #31 Train (Rerun)
    Jul 2 2024

    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

    Rekhev – Vehicle – רכב

    Ha-Rakevet ha-kala – The Light rail – הרכבת הקלה

    Yeled katan – A little child – ילד קטן

    Ha-yeled ha-katan – The little child – הילד הקטן

    Hayeled katan – The child is little – הילד קטן

    Katar – Locomotive – קטר

    Kitor – Steam – קיטור

    Playlist and Clips:

    Rakevet Israel Announcement

    Jerusalem light rail

    Danny Robas – Rakavot (lyrics)

    Ep. no. 30 about hafif HEB

    Ep. no. 44 about lalechet, going HEB

    Ep. 186 about linso’a Free HEB version

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    7 mins
  • #423 Weighing Your Options
    Jun 25 2024

    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? – כמה אתה שוקל, כמה את שוקלת

    Kama ze shokel – How much does it weigh? – כמה זה שוקל

    Tishkol / Tishkeli li – Weigh it for me – תשקול / תשקלי לי

    Ten / Tni li reva tsfatit – Give me 250 grams of Tsfatit cheese – תן / תני לי רבע צפתית

    Ten li hetsi (kilo) – Give me half a kilogram – תן לי חצי

    Shkol milim, shkeli milim – Weigh your words – שקול מילים

    Shkila – Weighing – שקילה

    Shkilat hatsi ha-gmar – The semi final weighing – שקילת חצי הגמר

    Shoklim lehashkia – are you considering investing? – שוקלים להשקיע

    Ani shokel laavor le-London – I am considering moving to London – אני שוקל לעבור ללונדון

    Ani shokel / shokelet ma’avar le-hul – I am considering moving abroad – אני שוקל / שוקלת מעבר לחו”ל

    Shikul – Consideration – שיקול

    Yesh shikulim lekan u-lekhan – There are different considerations, factors on both sides. – יש שיקולים לכאן ולכאן

    “Ha-derekh ha-nechona beyoter lehishakel hi pa’amayim be-shavua” – The best way to weigh yourself is by doing it twice a week – הדרך הנכונה ביותר להישקל היא פעמיים בשבוע

    Ani tsarich/tsricha lehishakel – I need to get myself weighed – אני צריך / צריכה להישקל

    Nishkalta / nishkalt ? – “Have you weighed yourself?” – נשקלת

    Benadam shakool – Reasonable person – בנאדם שקול

    Hachlata shkoola – Prudent decision – החלטה שקולה

    Playlist and Clips:

    Laredet be-gadol – Shkilat hatsi ha-gmar

    Shoklim lehashki’a

    Lehishakel – To weigh oneself

    Corinne Alal – Kama Ze Shokel (lyrics)

    Ep. 83 about latet, to give

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    9 mins
  • #422 Net Weight
    Jun 18 2024

    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 – Weight loss – הורדת משקל, ירידה במשקל

    Laredet ba-mishkal – To lose weight – לרדת במשקל

    Yaradti ba-mishkal – I lost weight – ירדתי במשקל

    Lehaalot / laalot ba-mishkal – To gain weight – להעלות/לעלות במשקל

    Mishkal naki – Net weight – משקל נקי

    Mishkal beiti – Home scale – משקל ביתי

    Mishkal mitbach – Kitchen scale – משקל מטבח

    Mishkal neged – Counterweight – משקל נגד

    Shivooy mishkal – Equilibrium, balance – שיווי משקל

    “Ve-en lach rega shel shivuy mishkal” – And you don’t have a moment of balance – ואין לך רגע של שיווי משקל

    Hi ibda et shivooy ha-mishkal ve-nafla – She lost her balance and fell – היא איבדה את שיווי המשקל ונפלה

    “Ata noten / at notenet le-ze yoter midai mishkal” – You are giving this too much weight – אתה נותן / את נותנת לזה יותר מדיי משקל

    Mishkal notsa – Featherweight – משקל נוצה

    Mishkal kaved – Heavyweight – משקל כבד

    Mishkal – Noun pattern (grammar) – משקל

    Imoon mishkolot – Weights exercise – אימון משקולות

    Playlist and Clips:

    Shomrei mishkal

    Yerida ba-mishkal

    Astar Shamir – Rega shel Shivooy mishkal (lyrics)

    Imoon mishkolot – Weights exercise

    Ep. no. 133 about odef, adif

    Ep. no. 155 about yarad, going down

    Ep. no. 296 about exercise, targil. HEB

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    8 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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