The Hebrew word אירוע means an event, most often a happy event, like a wedding or bar/bat mitzvah. But its usage has changed lately. Guy explains.

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New Words and Expressions:

Eru'ah yeri – Shooting – אירוע ירי

Eru'ah dkira – Stabbing – אירוע דקירה

Eru'ah mitgalgel – Developing event – אירוע מתגלגל

"Yesh li eru'ah" – I have an event (wedding, bar/bat mitzvah) – יש לי אירוע

"Slicha, atem osim eru'im?"- Do you do events? – סליחה, אתם עושים אירועים

"Wai, yesh li maleh eru'im ha-hodesh" – Oh no, I have many events this month – וואי, יש לי מלא אירועים החודש

Bein avodot – Between jobs – בין עבודות

Eru'ah hevra – Company event – אירוע חברה

"Le-hazmanat eru'im" – To book an event – להזמנת אירועים

Eru'ah hokara – Tribute – אירוע הוקרה

"Eru'ah hokara le-tsivtey hachinuch shel ha-ir bat yam" – A tribute to the teachers and educators of the city of bat yam – אירוע הוקרה לצוותי החינוך של העיר בת ים

Erua hokara le-mishehu – Tribute to someone – אירוע הוקרה למישהו

Eru'ah be-hafrada / eru'ah nifrad – An event with separation between men and women – אירוע בהפרדה / אירוע נפרד

"Ani nichnas la-eru'ah" – I am getting into this – אני נכנס לאירוע

"Ze lo ha-eru'ah" – It's not the same – זה לא האירוע

"Ze eru'ah acher / shoneh" – It's a different thing altogether – זה אירוע אחר/שונה

"Ani ba-eru'ah"- I am on the case – אני באירוע

Playlist and Clips:

Shuli Rand – Eru'ah Mitgalgel (lyrics)

Eru'a hokara – Tribute

Eru'ah be-hafrada

"Ani nichnas la-er'ua"

Kama lehavi – The event gift calculator

Ep. no. 103 about dkira, stabbing

Ep. no. 220 about 'yesh li eru'ah' HEB

Ep. no. 243 about eru'ah be-hafrada HEB