Streetwise Hebrew

#295 Getting Personal with Hebrew's Impersonal


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'Eich omrim be-ivrit?' means 'how do you say in Hebrew?'. Today Guy explains the impersonal in Hebrew. What linguistic tools do we have to say generic things about everybody and anyone?

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New Words and Expressions:

Guf stami – The Impersonal (gramm.) – גוף סתמי

Matchilim me-chadash – Starting anew – מתחילים מחדש

Lo ichpat li – I don't care – לא אכפת לי

Ma omrim alai – What they say about me – מה אומרים עליי

Eich omrim "wi-fi" be-ivrit? – How do you say 'wi-fi' in Hebrew? – ?איך אומרים ויי-פיי בעברית

Yesh Dvarim she-lo osim – There are things you shouldn't do – יש דברים שלא עושים

Lo ochlim lifnei she-shotfim yadayim – You don't eat before washing your hands – לא אוכלים לפני ששוטפים ידיים

Lo no'alim sandalim al ha-garbayim – You don't wear sandals on your socks – לא נועלים סנדלים על הגרביים

Nish'arim ba-bayit, nish'arim ba-chayim – Staying at home, staying alive – נשארים בבית, נשארים בחיים

Lo me'archim, lo mit'archim – You are not to host others, you are not to be hosted by others – לא מארחים, לא מתארחים

Lo yot'sim le-picnicim – You shouldn't go out on a picnic – לא יוצאים לפיקניקים

Playlist and Clips:

Omanei Israel – Matchilim Me-chadash

Noa Kirel – Medabrim (lyrics)

Tzlil Mechuvan – Yachol Lihyot She-ze Nigmar (lyrics)

Ha-tikva 6 – Ha-ivrit Ha-chadasha (lyrics)

Omer Adam – Yesh Dvarim She-lo Osim (lyrics)

Misrad Ha-bri'ut – Nish'arim ba-bayit, staying at home

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