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 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.
Masriach mi-alcohol – Reeks of alcohol – מסריח מאלכוהול
Achshav kol ha-bayit masriach me-re'ach shel tigun – Now the entire house smells of frying – עכשיו כל הבית מסריח מריח של טיגון
Yesh po mashehu masri'ach – There's something fishy about it – יש פה משהו מסריח
Ha-dag masriach me-ha-rosh – The fish stinks from the head – הדג מסריח מהראש
Lehasri'ach – To stink, to smell – להסריח
Mishehu hisri'ach et hadar ha-madregot im ha-sigaria shelo – Someone stunk up the stairwell with his cigarette – מישהו הסריח את חדר המדרגות עם הסיגריה שלו
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.
Lehizdahot im mishehu – To identify with someone – להזדהות עם מישהו
#418 Is Someone Stealing Your Identity?
Episode 418
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 • Duration 12:48
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?
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.
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
#416 I'm Finally Settling In
Episode 416
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 • Duration 10:46
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.
"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
#415 What Are You Sitting On?
Episode 415
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 • Duration 12:14
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!
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
#414 Are You in the Country?
Episode 414
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 • Duration 11:59
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.
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 ha-aretz – Salt of the earth – מלח הארץ
La-aretz – To Israel – לארץ
Izru lahem lachzor la-aretz – Help them to get back to Israel – עִזרו להם לחזור לארץ
Lachzor la-aretz – Return to Israel – לחזור לארץ
Linso'a lechul – Going abroad – לנסוע לחו"ל
Tagid, ata bechul? Lo, ani ba-aretz! – Are you abroad? No, I am in Israel – תגיד, אתה בחו"ל? לא, אני בארץ
Alisa be-erets ha-pla'ot – Alice in Wonderland – עליסה בארץ הפלאות
Aratsot – Countries – ארָצות
Artsot ha-chom – The warm countries – ארצות החום
Artsot ha-brit – The United States – ארצות הברית, ארה"ב
Artsot arav – Arab countries – ארצות ערב
Artsa – To Israel – ארצה
Anu banu artsa livnot u-lehibanot ba – We came to the land of Israel to build and to be built – אנו באנו ארצה לבנות ולהיבנות בה
#413 Hello, Your Honor
Episode 413
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 • Duration 10:10
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?
"Shalom, ani medaber/medaberet im Guy?" – Hi, am I speaking to Guy? – שלום, אני מדבר/ת עם גיא
"Adoni, ten li lehasbir" – Sir, let me explain – אדוני, תן לי להסביר
"Gvirti, tni li lehasbir" – Ma'am, let me explain – גברתי, תני לי להסביר
"Tikra li Danny", "tikra li Avi", "tikrei li Dalia" – Call me Danny/Avi/Dalia – תקרא לי דני, תקרא לי אבי, תקראי לי דליה
Ratsiti lishol im taskimi lehitraayen lapodcast sheli – I wanted to ask if you'd agree to be interviewed on my podcast – רציתי לשאול אם תסכימי להתראיין לפודקסט שלי
At pnuya ba-shavua ha-ba? Yesh lach zman ba-shavua ha-ba?- Are you available next week? – את פנויה בשבוע הבא? יש לך זמן בשבוע הבא?
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?
Kshe-ata tsofe ve-metargem, ata lif'amim gam mitragesh me-ha-stsenot? – When you watch and translate, do you sometimes also get moved by the scenes? – כשאתה צופה ומתרגם אתה לפעמים גם מתרגש מהסצינות
Hu metargem mi-turkit le-ivrit – He translates from Turkish to Hebrew – הוא מתרגם מטורקית לעברית
Letargem sefer, letargem seret – To translate a book, a film – לתרגם ספר, לתרגם סרט
Ata yachol letargem li rega ma hi omeret? – Could you translate for me what she's saying? – אתה יכול לתרגם לי רגע מה היא אומרת
Tirgoom – Translating – תרגום
Targumim muzarim shel shemot shel sratim me-anglit le-ivrit – Weird translations of movie titles from English to Hebrew – תַרגומים מוזרים של שמות של סרטים מאנגלית לעברית
Tirgoom me-anglit le-ivrit ze lo davar kal – Translating from English to Hebrew is not an easy thing – תִרגום מאנגלית לעברית זה לא דבר קל
The Israeli song לצאת מדיכאון is perhaps the song that best describes how an entire nation is feeling at this moment. It's an appropriate time to talk about דיכאון, depression, and its root.
"Atem yod'im ma ha-derech hachi tova latset mi-dika'on?" – Do you know what is the best way to get out of depression? – אתם יודעים מה הדרך הכי טובה לצאת מדיכאון
Dika'on – Depression – דיכאון
Dik'onot – Depressions – דכאונות
Latset mi-dika'on – To get out of depression – לצאת מדיכאון
Lehikanes le-dika'on – To fall into depression – להיכנס לדיכאון
Lo nichnasti le-dikaon mi-ze – I took it easily – לא נכנסתי לדיכאון מזה
Ze shir optimi, ze lo shir medaké – This is an optimistic song, not a depressing one – זה שיר אופטימי,זה לא שיר מדכא
Ha-matsav medaké – The situation is depressing – המצב מדכא
Ledaké – To depress, oppress – לדכא
Medaké – Depressing – מדכא
Ledaké mered – To crush a rebellion – לדכא מרד
Ledaké regesh/regashot – To suppress an emotion/emotions – לדכא רגש/רגשות
Meduka – Depressed – מדוכא
Dik'oni – Depressive – דכאוני
Hu benadam ma-ze dik'oni – He's such a depressive person – הוא בנאדם מה-זה דכאוני
Al tikansu li ledikaon, ken? – Don't get depressed – אל תיכנסו לי לדיכאון
"Ata omer la she-ata mizdahé ita rigshit" – You're telling her that you identify with her emotionally – אתה אומר שאתה מזדהה איתה רגשית
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