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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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.
"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 mi-Surya le-israel – Smuggling from Syria to Israel – הברחות מסוריה לישראל
Kshe-tsiltsalt ra'ad kolech – When you called your voice trembled – כשצלצלת רעד קולך
Ha-kol shelach ra'ad – Your voice was trembling – הקול שלך רעד
Lir'od me-rov hitragshoot – To tremble out of excitement – לרעוד מרוב התרגשות
Roed mi-pahad – Trembling from fear – רועד מפחד
Roed me-ha-mivchan – Trembling from the exam – רועד מהמבחן
Ra'ad – Shivering, trembling – רעד
Re'ida – Shivering – רעידה
Re'idot / ra'ad ba-yadayim – Shivering in the hands – רעידות / רעד בידיים
Re'idat adama – Earthquake – רעידת אדמה
"Al titnu la litpos etchem lo muchanim" – Don't let it catch you unprepared – אל תתנו לה לתפוס אתכם לא מוכנים
Re'idot mishneh – Aftershocks – רעידות משנה
Har'ada – Vibrating, shaking – הרעדה
Lehar'id – To vibrate – להרעיד
Dai lehar'id et ha-shulchan – Stop rocking the table – די להרעיד את השולחן
Avar bi ra'ad – A chill ran down your spine – עבר בי רעד
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#347 "I Didn't Do Nothing!"
Episode 347
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 • Duration 11:09
Does it make sense to dedicate an entire podcast episode to… nothing? Yes, yes it does! The word כלום, which means "nothing," often comes in the form of a double negative. Guy explains.
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.
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Kloom lo noge'a bi – Nothing touches me – כלום לא נוגע בי
Kloom lo kore li – Nothing happens to me – כלום לא קורה לי
Kloom lo over oti – Nothing goes through me – כלום לא עובר אותי
Kloom lo ta'im me-az she-hu azav – Nothing tastes good since he left – כלום לא טעים מאז שהוא עזב
Ein li chuts mimech kloom – I have nothing but you – אין לי חוץ ממך כלום
Yesh ochel ba-bayit? Ein kloom – Is there any food at home? There's nothing – יש אוכל בבית? אין כלום
At lo omeret kloom – You say nothing – את לא אומרת כלום
Amarta mashehu? Lo, kloom – Did you say anything? no, nothing – אמרת משהו? לא, כלום
Ma ratsita kodem? Kloom – What did you want before? Nothing – מה רצית קודם? כלום
Ani lo poched kvar mi-kloom – I am not afraid of anything anymore – אני לא פוחד כבר מכלום
Lifhod/lefahed mi-mashehu – To be afraid of something – לפחוד/לפחד ממשהו
#346 Going After Tax Evaders
Episode 346
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 • Duration 10:50
Every so often, Israeli tax authorities launch a public campaign targeting tax evaders. So how do we say in Hebrew evaders, evade, evasion, and other goodies from root עלמ in the hif'il verb format? Guy explains.
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
"Kshe-ata ma'alim mas, ata pog'ea ba-hinuch, ba-bri'ut, ve-ba-bitachon shelanu" – When you evade tax, you harm our education system, our health system and our national security – כשאתה מעלים מס, אתה פוגע בחינוך, בבריאות, ובביטחון שלנו
Mivtsa neged ma'alimei mas – An operation against tax evaders – מבצע נגד מעלימי מס
"Zchor, ha'alamat mas hi pesha chevrati" – Remember, tax evasion is a social crime – זכור, העלמת מס היא פשע חברתי
Ha'alama – Evasion – העלמה
Ha'alamat mas – Tax evasion – העלמת מס
Ha'alamot mas – Tax evasions – העלמות מס
Zichru – Remember (Imp. pl.) – זכרו
#345 Just Ignore It
Episode 345
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 • Duration 10:07
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.
Sori, shalachti be-ta'ut, tit'alem/tit'almi/titalmu – Sorry, I sent it by mistake, ignore it – סורי, שלחתי בטעות, תתעלם/תתעלמי/תתעלמו
Nehag, al titalem me-holech ha-regel – Driver, don't ignore the pedestrians – נהג, אל תתעלם מהולך הרגל
Maarechet yechasim alima ve-mesukenet – A violent and dangerous relationship – מערכת יחסים אלימה ומסוכנת
Al tit'almi – Don't ignore – אל תתעלמי
#344 Anyone Seen My Keys? They've Disappeared!
Episode 344
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 • Duration 11:26
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
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
Ne'elam lo ha-sha'on – His watch disappeared – נעלם לו השעון
Gvarim she-ne'elamim – Men who disappear – גברים שנעלמים
Shtei mishva'ot im shnei ne'elamim– Two equations with two variables – שתי משוואות עם שני נעלמים
Lle'an ne'elamta? – Where did you disappear – לאן נעלמת
"Efo ne'elamta/ne'elamt/ne'elamtem" (Slang) – Where did you disappear? – לאן נעלמת, נעלמת, נעלמתם
"Lehealem bach" – To disappear in you – להיעלם בך
#343 Did I Tell You Where I'm Traveling to This Summer?
Episode 343
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 • Duration 09:32
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
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
Ani be-nesiah karega – I am driving right now – אני בנסיעה כרגע
"Tagid shalom le-Moshe, hu po iti ba-oto" – Say hi to moshe, he's with me in the car – תגיד שלום למשה, הוא פה איתי באוטו
Nesi'at mivchan – Test drive – נסיעת מבחן
#342 The Spiritually Enlightened
Episode 342
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 • Duration 09:45
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?
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 יצא בול על יום כיפור
"Ein, ha-chayaim ha-ele mesunchranim she-ze mashehu" – This life is synchronized, it's incredible – אין, החיים האלה מסוכרנים שזה משהו
"Sholachat lecha energia shel hizuk, ahava ve-tmicha" – I am sending you energy of strength, love and support – שולחת לך אנרגיה של חיזוק, אהבה ותמיכה
"Tsarich lekabel ma she-ha-yekum shole'ach" – We need to accept what the universe throws our way – צריך לקבל מה שהיקום שולח
#341 Stairway to Heaven
Episode 341
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 • Duration 09:10
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.
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 its increased real estate prices in the past year – ישראל מדורגת במקום השמיני בהתייקרות דירות בשנה האחרונה
Medoreget – Ranked (f.) – מדורגת
Anachnu rotsim lir'ot eich hem medoragim – We want to see how they are rated – אנחנו רוצים לראות איך הם מדורגים
Yotskim et ha-shament ha-chama al hakaramel behadraga – Gradually pour the hot cream on the caramel – יוצקים את השמנת החמה על הקרמל בהדרגה
#340 Who Touched My Stuff!?
Episode 340
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 • Duration 08:36
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.
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