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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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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.

    Is Someone Stealing Your Identity?

    Is Someone Stealing Your Identity?

    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 חכמה
    Ha-meginim al zehutenu – Which protect our identity – המגינים על זהותנו
    Mispar zehut – ID number – מספר זהות
    Yitachen she-mishehu gonev lachem et ha-zehoot – Maybe someone is stealing your identity – ייתכן שמישהו גונב לכם את הזהות
    Ganvu lo et ha-zehut – Someone stole his identity – גנבו לו את הזהות
    “Ten li rak le’amet et ha-zehut shelcha” – Let me just verify your identity – תן לי רק לאמת את הזהות שלך
    “Ana zahu oti be-ezrat hakol sheli” – Please identify me with the help of my voice – אנא זהו אותי בעזרת הקול שלי
    Politikat ha-zehuyot – Identity politics – פוליטיקת הזהויות
    Zehut migdarit – Gender identity – זהות מגדרית
    Teomim zehim – Identical twins – תאומים זהים
    Zehe, zeha, zehim, zehot – Identical – זהה, זהה, זהים, זהות
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Mercedes Band – Zehut (lyrics)
    Hava Alberstein – Sharaliya (lyrics)
    Tehudat Zehut – ID Card
    Mishehu gonev lachem et ha-zehoot
    Danny Robas – Ze Lo Ani (lyrics)
    Politikat Ha-zehuyot
    What’s zehut migdarit?
    Ynet – Identical twins – Teomim zehim
    Stephane Legar – Lifnei, Achrei (lyrics)
     
    Ep. no. 25 HEB EN
    Ep. no. 63 HEB EN
    Ep. no. 273 HEB EN

    • 12 min
    Procrastinating in Hebrew

    Procrastinating in Hebrew

    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 night – היום אולי נדחה את בוא הלילה
    Dachinu – We postponed, we delayed – דחינו
    Lidchot – To postpone – לדחות
    Doche, docha, dochim, dochot – Postpone (present tense) – דוחָה, דוחֶה, דוחים, דוחות
    Lidchot hatsa’a – To turn down an offer – לדחות הצעה
    Ze beseder im nidche le-machar? – Is it ok if we push back to tomorrow? – זה בסדר אם נדחֶה למחר
    Ze beseder im nikba le-yom acher? – Can we reschedule? – זה בסדר אם נדחה למחר
    Yesh matsav lidchot et ze le-yom sheni? – Is there a chance to delay it to Monday? – יש מצב לדחות את זה ליום שני
    Bo naziz et ze le-yom acher – Let’s move it to another day – בוא נזיז את זה ליום אחר
    Ba-sof dachu et ze – They pushed it back at the end – בסוף דחו את זה
    Ze nidcha – It was pushed back – זה נדחה
    D’chiya – Postponement – דחייה
    Ikoov ba-tisa – Flight delay – עיכוב בטיסה
    Yesh lanu ikoov kal – We have a slight delay – יש לנו עיכוב קל
    D’chiya ba-tisa – Flight postponement – דחייה בטיסה
    Dachu et ha-tisa le-machar – They postponed the flight to tomorrow – דחו את הטיסה למחר
    Ha-tisa nidchata le-machar – The flight was delayed to tomorrow – הטיסה נדחתה למחר
    Od dchiya ve-od dchiya – Another delay and yet another delay – עוד דחייה ועוד דחייה
    Delayed Gratification – D’chiyat sipookim – דחיית סיפוקים
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Dachyanoot – Procrastination
    Hava Alberstein – Perach Ha-lilach (lyrics)
    Dachinu – We postponed
     
    Ep. no. 89 about holiday – Hebrew Version
    Ep. no. 123 about likbo’a 
    Ep. no. 182 about whining

    • 8 min
    #68 The Choice Is Yours (Rerun)

    #68 The Choice Is Yours (Rerun)

    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 ha-nivchar – The chosen people – העם הנבחר
    Nivchar – Chosen – נבחר
    Ha-sikuy shel peres lehibacher gavar – Peres’ chances of being elected was higher – הסיכוי של פרס להיבחר גבר
    “At lo nivchart ki at isha?” – You were not elected because you’re a woman? – את לא נבחרת כי את אישה
    Ha-nivcheret ha-israelit – The Israeli delegation – הנבחרת הישראלית
    Nivcheret kaduregel – Football team – נבחרת כדורגל
    Mutsar chalav – Milk product – מוצר חלב
    “Nivcheret shel rechivim tzoonatiyim” – The ultimate selection of nutritious ingredients – נבחרת של רכיבים תזונתיים
    “Ha-bchirot shelach tamid nigmarot ba-enayim sheli” – Your choices always end with my eyes – הבחירות שלך תמיד נגמרות בעיניים שלי
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Ayala Ingedashet – Bacharti becha (lyrics)
    Kiddush (Ashkenazi version)
    Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach – Kiddush
    Who is the chosen people / Avi Becker – London & Kirschenbaum, TV10
    Collette Avital – interview, Knesset TV Channel
    1956 football game, USSR vs. Israel, The Nathan Axelrod Newsreel Collection
    Israeli Dairy Council commercial
    Noi Roithenberg – Ha-bchirot Shelach (lyrics)

    • 7 min
    #21 Saying It Twice (Rerun)

    #21 Saying It Twice (Rerun)

    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 real lady – היא אישה-אישה
    Chaver-chaver – Serious boyfriend – חבר-חבר 
    “Oh, politika politika” – Oh politics – הו, פוליטיקה, פוליטיקה
    Kacha ze, politika, politika- This is how it is, politics- ככה זה, פוליטיקה, פוליטיקה
    Mishpat mishpat – Sentence by sentence – משפט-משפט
    Para para – Baby steps – פרה-פרה
    Ben-Ben – Diminutive of Ben – בן-בן
    Tal-Tal, ma nishma mami? – Tal, how are you sweetie pie – טל-טל, מה נשמע ממי
    “Benny, Benny, yeled ra” – Oh Benny, you’re such a bad boy – בני, בני, ילד רע
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Sarit Avitan – Gever Gever (lyrics)
    Riki Gal – Yeled Ra (lyrics)
     
    Ep. 16 about how to curse drivers in Hebrew

    • 5 min
    I'm Finally Settling In

    I'm Finally Settling In

    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 – הוא התיישב לידי
    Ksheni mityashev – When I come to sit down – כשאני מתיישב
    Hityashavti – I sat down – התיישבתי
    Rak hityashavti le-daka lishtot cafe, ve-kvar telefon – I sit for a minute to have coffee, and the telephone is already ringing – רק התיישבתי לדקה לשתות קפה, וכבר טלפון
    Lehityashev – To settle, to inhabit – להתיישב
    Hityashvoot – Sitting down, settlement – התיישבות
    Ha-hityashvoot ha-yehoodit ba-aretz – The Jewish settlement in Israel – ההתיישבות היהודית בארץ
    Halutzim – Pioneers – חלוצים
    Hitnachlut – Settlement – התנחלות
    Mitnachlim – Settlers – מתנחלים
    Mityashvim – Settlers – מתיישבים
    Meyashvim et haaretz – Settling the country – מיישבים את הארץ
    Yishoov – Settling, populating – יישוב
    Leyashev – To settle – ליישב
    Ee lo meyooshav – An unpopulated island – אי לא מיושב
    Hoshava – Seating – הושבה
    Sidurey hoshava – Seating arrangements – סידורי הושבה
    Hoshavat ha-muzmanim – The guest seating arrangements – הושבת המוזמנים
    Lelo hoshava – Without seating – ללא הושבה
    Kolel hoshava – Including seating – כולל הושבה
    Lehoshiv – To seat someone – להושיב
    Anachnu moshivim et ha-yeled ba-moshav ha-kidmi – We place the kid in the front seat – אנחנו מושיבים את הילד במושב הקדמי
    Miayd yoshivu etchem, beseder? – They’ll be taking you to your table in a sec. – מייד יושיבו אתכם
    Miyad Yael toshiv etchem – Yael will take you to your table in a sec. – מייד יעל תושיב אתכם
    Miyad Roni yoshiv etchem – Roni will take you to your table in a sec. – מייד רוני יושיב אתכם
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Shlomo Artzi – Ahrei Ha-kol At Shir (lyrics)
    Shitat Alexander – Eich Lehityashev
    TV14 mitnahlim/mityashvim
    Sidurei hoshava – Seating arrangements
    Lehoshiv ba-moshav ha-kidmi
     
    Ep. no. 124 about Kolel

    • 10 min
    What Are You Sitting On?

    What Are You Sitting On?

    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? – How does it look? – איך זה יושב עליי
    Lo yodea, ze lo yoshev alai tov – I don’t know, it doesn’t fit – לא יודע, זה לא יושב עליי טוב
    Efo atem yoshvim? – Where are you located? – איפה אתם יושבים
    Yoshvim shiva’h – Sitting shiv’ah – יושבים שבעה
    Efo atem yoshvim? – Where are you sitting? – איפה אתם יושבים
    Hu yoshev ba-kele – He sits in jail – הוא יושב בכלא
    Al ma hu yoshev? Al ma hi yoshevet? – What is he/she sitting for? – על מה הוא יושב/היא יושבת
    Yoshev/yoshevet rosh – Chairperson – יושב/יושבת ראש, יו”ר
    Yoshev rosh ha-opozitsya – The head of the opposition in the Knesset – יושב ראש האופוזיציה
    Ha-boss sh’li yoshev li al ha-rosh ligmor mashehu – My boss is pressuring me to finish something – הבוס שלי יושב לי על הראש לגמור משהו
    Ha-horim sheli yoshvim li al ha-rosh ba-byit – My parents are breathing down my neck at home – ההורים שלי יושבים לי על הראש בבית
    Ha-horim sheli yoshvim li al ha-vrid – My parents are breathing down my neck – ההורים שלי יושבים לי על הווריד
    Yeshiva – Jewish religious school (see more here) – ישיבה
    Hit’amloot be-Yeshiva al kise – Doing exercise while sitting on a chair – התעמלות בישיבה על כיסא
    Lashevet be-batei kafe – To sit in cafes – לשבת בבתי קפה
    Bo neshev al kafe, nedaber – Let’s sit over coffee, we’ll talk – בוא נשב על קפה, נדבר 
    Lashevet o lakachat? – Sit down or take away? – לשבת או לקחת
    Shev/shvi! – Sit! – שב/שבי
    Shev/shvi/shvoo bevakasha – Sit down please – שב/שבי/שבו בבקשה
    Shev shev – Sit down, sit down – שב, שב
    Lama ata lo yoshev? Shev! – Why aren’t you sitting down, sit! – למה אתה לא יושב? שב
    Le’an ata rats? Bo shev daka – Where are you running? Sit down for a sec. – לאן אתה רץ? בוא שב דקה
    Yishuv – Village – ישוב
    Ha-yishuvim ba-tsafon – The places in the north of Israel – הישובים בצפון
    “Ha-yishuv” – Jews in Israel before 1948 (see more here) – הישוב 
    Moshav – Village (see more here) – מושב
    Moshava – Colony (see more here) – מושבה
    Moshav ba-matos – Seat on a plane – מושב במטוס
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Arik Einstein – Yoshev Al Ha-gader (lyrics)
    Shazamat – Yoshev Alai Bool (lyrics)
    Yoshev Rosh – Chairperson
    Shababnikim 
    Qigong be-yeshiva
    Ivri Lider – Batei Cafe (lyrics)
    Shev!
    Ha-yishuv
    Moshavim ba-matos – Seats on the plane
    Teapacks – Yoshvim be-beit cafe (lyrics)
     
    Moshav in Wikipedia 
    Moshava in Wikipedia
    Ha-yishuv in Wikipedia

    • 12 min

Customer Reviews

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SharonHillinger ,

Streetwise Hebrew is awesome

I am taking a new start in refreshing my knowledge of Hebrew and apart from my weekly studies, this podcast is allowing me to advance much faster in the development of my vocabulary. The all-Hebrew version comes with a full transcript and that advances my reading abilities with at least 100%.

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