You’re home, in front of the TV screen, watching one of the most important football games in the world cup. Suddenly, your team goes on the offensive. This could be the big moment. What Hebrew words and phrases do you shout in order to help bring them to victory?

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New Words and Expressions:

Yalla – Yalla – יאללה

Nu – Come on – נו

Yeshhhhhhhhh – Yeaaaaaah! – יששששש

Ta’avir ta’kadur – Pass the ball – תעביר ת’כדור

Timsor ta’kadur – Pass the ball – תמסור ת’כדור

Ta’avir kadima – Move the ball forward – תעביר קדימה

Kadima – Go forward – קדימה

Hinne – Here it is – הינה

Yofi! – Great! – יופי

Ten! – Give! – תן

Playlist and Clips:

Shlomi Arbeitman – Pass pass, it’s a come

Elai Botner & Yaldei Ha-huts – Kadima Hal’ah (lyrics)

Matti Caspi – Hinne-Hinne (lyrics)

Roni Dalumi – Ten (lyrics)

Ep. no. 42 about yalla

Ep. no. 51 about yofi

Ep. 83 about ten and latet

Ep. 208 about masar

Ep. 328 about kadima

Ep. 334 about taavir

In Hebrew, צוהריים means noon, and אחר הצוהריים means afternoon. But the actual afternoon hours, the ones we Israelis think of as afternoon, may be completely different than your own. So what do we mean when we say, “call me in the afternoon”? Guy explains.

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New Words and Expressions:

Tsohorayim – Noon – צוהריים

Hu hits-hir – He declared – הוא הצהיר

“Be-tsohoray ha-yom” – At noon – בצוהרי היום

Aruchat tsohorayim – Lunch – ארוחת צוהריים

Lifney ha-tsohorayim – Before noon – לפני הצוהריים

Achar/achrei ha-tsohorayim – Afternoon – אחר/אחרי הצוהריים

Chamesh achar ha-tsohorayim – Five in the afternoon – חמש אחה”צ

Daber iti achar ha-tsohorayim – Talk to me in the afternoon – דבר איתי אחר הצוהריים

“Arba Achar Hatsohrayim” – Four in the afternoon, Galey Tsahal Radio show – ארבע אחר הצוהריים

Aẓ-ẓuhr ٱلظُّهْر – Noon prayer (Islam) – א-ט’הר

Playlist and Clips:

Teapacks – Od Shabbat (lyrics)

Berry Sakharof & Rami Fortis – Ein Kets La-yaldoot (lyrics)

Yael Levy – Tmuna

Zuhr prayer in Islam (Wikipedia)

Listen to the Arba Ahar Ha-tsohorayim radio show

The words להזהיר and אזהרה are used to warn someone of something or someone. We have many Hebrew expressions with אזהרה, warning, including the saying, רְאו הוזהרתם.

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New Words and Expressions:

Lehazhir – To warn – להזהיר

“Ani mazhira otcha” – I am warning you – אני מזהירה אותך

Lehazahir mishehu mi-mashehu – To warn someone of something – להזהיר מישהו ממשהו

Hizharti ota me-hem – I warned her of them – הזהרתי אותה מהם

Lehazhir mishehu she-ulai ze lo yaavod – To warn someone that it might not work – להזהיר מישהו שאולי זה לא יעבוד

Azhara – Warning – אזהרה

Azhara: alul lehachil egozim – Warning: May contain nuts – אזהרה: עלול להכיל אגוזים

“Ba-hayim ha-amitiym lo tamid nidleket nurat azahara” – In real life you can’t always get a warning light – בחיים האמיתיים לא תמיד נדלקת נורת אזהרה

Ba-oto yesh lanu nurot azhara – In the car we have warning lights – באוטו יש לנו נורות אזהרה

Paamonei azhara – Alarm bells – פעמוני אזהרה

Tamrur azhara – Warning sign – תמרור אזהרה

Yeriyat azahara – Warning shot – יריית אזהרה

Azharat trigger, – Trigger warning – אזהרת טריגר

Azharat masa – Travel advisory – אזהרת מסע

Hu huzhar – He was warned – הוא הוזהר

Re’oo huzhartem – Consider yourselves warned – רְאו הוזהרתם

Re’eh huzharta – See yourself warned (m.) – רְאה הוזהרתָ

Re’i huzhart – See yourself warned (f.) – רְאי הוזהרתְ

Playlist and Clips:

Efraim Shamir – Mazhir Otach (lyrics)

Nurat azhara – warning light 

Ehud Banai – Al Tif’had (lyrics)

Re’oo huzhartem

How would you warn a friend who is about to be hit by an electric bike speeding on the sidewalk? We would shout, !זהירות The Hebrew word זהירות is an important word to know.

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New Words and Expressions:

Zehirut – Caution, care, watch out – זהירות

“Adoni, hizaher, al tiga ba-iris” – Be careful, Sir, don’t touch the iris – אדוני, היזהר, אל תיגע באיריס

Tizaher! – Careful – תיזהר

Tizaher/tizahari/tizaharu sham – Be careful there – תיזהר/תיזהרי/תיזהרו שם

Tizaher mimena – Be cautious of her – תיזהר ממנה

Lehizaher mi-mishehu – To be cautious of someone – להיזהר ממישהו

Tizaher me-emailim ka’ele – Be careful of these kinds of emails – תיזהר מאימיילים כאלה

Tizaher me-hodaot ka’ele – Be careful of text messages like these – תיזהר מהודעות כאלה

Tizaher im ha-kosot – Be careful with the cups – תיזהר עם הכוסות

Zehirut im ha-kosot – Be careful with the cups – זהירות עם הכוסות

“Rak eh, zehirut im ha-kosot” – Just be careful with the cups – רק אה, זהירות עם הכוסות

Zahir – Cautious – זהיר

Nahag zahir – Careful driver – נהג זהיר

Zehirut ba-drachim – “Caution on the road” – זהירות בדרכים

Playlist and Clips:

Jane Bordeau & Aya Zehavi Feiglin – Vals le-haganat ha-tsome’ach (lyrics)

Subliminal & Lior Farhi (lyrics)

Alona Daniel – Tizaher Mi-nesichot (lyrics)

Ep. 4 about Ima Polanyia

Ep. 364 about asur

Israelis love to indulge in the circular “how-are-you-how’s-it-going-what’s-new” conversation chain, so it’s important to become proficient in this verbal dance.

Today, Guy teaches us 11 ways, no less, of asking someone how they’re doing. Let’s get on the dance floor!

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New Words and Expressions:

Ma hainyanim? Beseder – How are things? Alright – מה העניינים? בסדר

Seder – Order – סדר

Az ma kore? – So what’s happening? – אז מה קורה

Hakol tov? – Is everything good? – הכל טוב

Ken achi – Yeah dude – כן אחי

Az ma nishma? – So how are you? – אז מה נשמע

Nishma – Is heard – נשמע

Az ma? – So how (are things)? – אז מה

Hey, az ma chadash? – Hey, so what’s new? – היי, אז מה חדש

Ein chadash – Nothing new – אין חדש

Ein kol chadash tachat hashemesh – There’s nothing new under the sun – אין כל חדש תחת השמש

Ma shlomcha yakiri? – How are you darling? – מה שלומך יקירי

Yakar – Expensive, dear – יקר

Yakir – Sweetheart, darling – יקיר

Ma itcha ahuv sheli – How about you my love – מה איתך אהוב שלי

Ma hainyanim? Beseder, ma itcha? – How are things? Good, yourself? – מה העניינים? בסדר, מה איתך

Ma hamatsav? – How are you? – מה המצב

Ya gever – Dude – יא גבר

Eich holech? – How is it going? – איך הולך

Eich? – How (is it going)? – איך

Ma holech gever? – How is it going dude? – מה הולך גבר

Playlist and Clips:

Educational TV show about ma nishma, interviews in Hebrew with Tomer Sharon,  Margalit Tsan’ani and others

Boaz Sharabi & Matti Caspi – Shalom Aleichem (lyrics)

Matan Attias – Ein Hadash

Sarit Haddad – Ma Shlomcha Yakiri (lyrics)

Ha-Dorbanim – Shuv Ha-disco Kan (lyrics)

MOG – Ma Holech Gever

Ep. 16 – cursing drivers

Ep. 44 about holech

How could it be that we still didn’t dedicate an entire episode to the Hebrew word כסף, money? Let’s correct that wrong. Guy explains the slangy term for someone who is “loaded” with cash, and will also teach a special ‘blessing’ directed towards someone who stole from us.

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New Words and Expressions:

Kesef – Money – כסף

Haavarat ksafim – Money transfer – העברת כספים

Lehaavir kesef – To transfer money – להעביר כסף

Laasot kesef – To make money – לעשות כסף

Hu ose kesef mi-ze? – Does he make money from it? – הוא עושה מזה כסף

Walla, efshar laasot mi-ze kesef? – Really, you make money from it? – וואלה, אפשר לעשות מזה כסף

Tachun (be-kesef) – Loaded – טחון בכסף

Lachsoch kesef – To save money – לחסוך כסף

Lekabel kesef mi-mishehu – To receive money from someone – לקבל כסף ממישהו

“tekablu kesef mi-makor bilti yadu’a” – You’ll receive money from an unknown source – תקבלו כסף ממקור בלתי ידוע

Lehachlif kesef – To change money – להחליף כסף

Lihyot hayav le-mishehu kesef – To owe money to someone – להיות חייב למישהו כסף

Kama (kesef) ani hayav lecha? – How much do I owe you? – כמה (כסף) אני חייב לך

“Et Hakesef!” – Show me the money! – את הכסף

Samankal ksafim – CFO – סמנכ”ל כספים

Kaspi – Financial – כספי

Hechzer kaspi – Refund – החזר כספי

Zikuy – Credit – זיכוי

Be’aya kaspit – Financial problem – בעיה כספית

Kaspit, ha-kol beseder – Financially, everything is fine – כספית, הכל בסדר

Kesef kal – Easy money – כסף קל

Kesef – Silver – כסף

Medalyat kesef – Silver medal – מדליית כסף

She-yihye lo (kesef) le-trufot – May he use the money for medication – שיהיה לו (כסף) לתרופות

Playlist and Clips:

Rami Fortis – Ein Kesher (lyrics)

Haavarat Ksafim 

Micha Shitrit – Et Ha-kesef (lyrics)

Matti Caspi – Be-leilot Ha-kayits Ha-chamim (lyrics)

Episode no. 113 about kesef le-trufot

Episode no. 265 about lehachlif kesef

Ep. no. 321 about lisrof kesef

Ep. no 334 about haavarat ksafim

Using banking apps in a foreign language is not the easiest thing. Guy is here to help.

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New Words and Expressions:

Aplikatsyat tashlumim – Payment application – אפליקציית תשלומים

Lo naim ledaber al kesef? – Does it feel awkward to talk about money? – לא נעים לדבר על כסף

Heshbon over va-shav – Current account – חשבון עובר ושב

Kartisei Ashrai – Credit cards – כרטיסי אשראי

Matbe’a zar – Foreign Currency – מטבע זר

Anachnu mitchayvim le-maane mi-bankai ba-aplikatsya be-toch sha’ah gag – We commit to a personal response from a banker via the app within one hour max – אנחנו מתחייבים למענה מבנקאי באפליקציה בתוך שעה גג

Sha’ah gag – One hour tops – שעה גג

Shem mishtamesh – Username – שם משתמש

Kod mishtamesh – User code – קוד משתמש

Sisma – Password – סיסמה

Shachachti sisma – I forgot my password – שכחתי סיסמה

Shichzur sisma – Reset password – שחזור סיסמה

Meida – Information – מידע

Meida ishi – Personal info – מידע אישי

Pe’ula – Action, operation – פעולה

Amlat pe’ula – Operation commission – עמלת פעולה

Lehitmake’ach – To bargain – להתמקח

Playlist and Clips:

Aplikatsyat tashlumim 

Aplikatsyat Discount

Ma’ane ad sha’ah gag

Shachachti shem mishtamesh

Doron Miran – Kesef Kesef

Ep. No. 125 about heshbon

Ep. No. 146 about websites

Ep. No. 152 about na’im and lo na’im

Ep. No. 262 about revach, profit

Ep. No. 334 about lehaavir kesef, transfer money

Ep. No. 348 about ishur, confirmation

A Listener from Kansas City asked whether we use AM/PM in Hebrew. Here is the answer.

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New Words and Expressions:

4 pm = 16:00

6 pm = 18:00

8 pm = 20:00

Nifgashim be-shesh? – Are we meeting at six? – נפגשים בשש

נפגשים ב6

נפגשים ב-6

נפגשים ב-18:00

Sheva ba-boker – 7 am – שבע בבוקר

Az amarnu be-arba, ken? – So we said at four, right? – אז אמרנו בארבע, כן

Tsohorayim – The hot hours of the day – צוהריים

Daber iti ba-tsohorayim – Talk to me at the early afternoon – דבר איתי בצוהריים

Ahar ha-tsohorayim – Late afternoon – אחר הצוהריים, אחה”צ

Ani er me-arba ba-boker, benadam – I’ve been up since 4am – אני ער מארבע בבוקר, בנאדם

Playlist and Clips:

Nunu – Living the Dream (Lyrics)

Episode 12 about tsohorayim

Episode no. 84 about zman

Episode no. 142 about Whatsapp Hebrew

Episode no. 138 about shalosh, three.

Episode no. 179 about arba, four. 

Episode no. 225 about hamesh and hamsa. 

Episode no. 267 about shesh, six. 

Episode no. 130 about sheva, seven.

Episode no. 100 about me’a, hundred.

On this episode, we explore the root of the word ערב, which means evening, and explain what it’s got to do with Western movies. Plus, why wasn’t Miley Cyrus willing to say the name of a famous Israeli TV show host? Guy explains.

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New Words and Expressions:

“Erev tov lach, at mushlemet” – Good evening to you, you’re perfect – ערב טוב לך, את מושלמת

Erev tov lecha/lach/lachem – Good evening to you – ערב טוב לך/לכם

Erev tov – Good evening – ערב טוב

Laila tov – Good night – לילה טוב

“Erev Tov im Guy Pines” – Good evening with Guy Pines – ערב טוב עם גיא פינס

Aravim – Evenings (also: Arabs) – ערבים

“Libi ba-mizrach va-anochi be-sof maarav” – My heart is in the east, and I am at the end of the west – ליבי במזרח ואנוכי בסוף מערב

Maarav – West – מערב

Maghreb (Ar.) الْمَغْرِب – Ma’arav (Heb.) – West – מערב

Ma’arvon – Western (movie) – מערבון

Erev chag – The day before the holiday – ערב חג

Erev Shabbat – Friday evening – ערב שבת

Shabbat ba-erev – Saturday evening – שבת בערב

Erev shabbat – Friday night – ערב שבת

Playlist and Clips:

Lior Narkis – Erev Tov Lach (Lyrics)

Erev Tov im Guy Pines

David Shiro – Libi Ba-mizrach (Lyrics)

Allah 3LIK Ya Bladi

Ep. 244 in English and in Hebrew

How do we say, “Oops, I’m sorry, I must have dialed the wrong number,” in Hebrew? Guy continues to explain the root ב.ל.ב.ל, this time in binyan pu’al and hitpael.

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New Words and Expressions:

Ani mevulbal – I am confused – אני מבולבל

Eize mevulbali/tooshtoosh ata – You got a bit confused, sweetie pie – איזה מבולבלי/טושטוש אתה

Mevulbalim? – Are you all confused? – מבולבלים?

Hitbalbel – He got confused, he got mixed up – התבלבל

Hannah’le hitbalbela – Hanna’le got mixed up – חנה’לה התבלבלה

Oops, hitbalbalti ba-mispar – Oops, I got the number wrong – אופס, התבלבלתי במספר

“Oy slicha, hitbalbalti ba-mispar, sori” – Oh, sorry, I dialed the wrong number – אוי סליחה, התבלבלתי במספר, סורי

Lehitbalbel ba-shem – To get the name wrong – להתבלבל בשם

Lehitbalbel ba-yom – To get the day wrong – להתבלבל ביום

‘Ata mitbalbel’ – You’re getting it wrong – אתה מתבלבל

Ata ose et ha-sgira hayom, nachon? – You’re supposed to close tonight, right? – אתה עושה את הסגירה היום, נכון

Ata mitbalbel, ata tsarich laasot et hasgira – You’re getting it wrong, you’re the one who is supposed to do the closing – אתה מתבלבל, אתה צריך לעשות את הסגירה

“Aval mami, kashe li lirot otcha kacha velo lechabek” – But darling, it’s hard for me to see you like this and not hug you – אבל ממי, קשה לי לראות אותך ככה ולא לחבק

Hitbalbalta – al mi ata tso’ek – You got it wrong, who are you shouting at? – התבלבלת, על מי אתה צועק

Playlist and Clips:

Eden Hasson – Ani Mevulbal

Pirsomet – Mevulbalim?

Rami Danoch & Tslilei Ha-ood – Hannah’le Hitbalbela (Lyrics)

Daklon & Haim Moshe – Hannah’le Hitbalbela (Lyrics)

Gilad Segev & Matbooha Project – Hannah’le Hitbalbela (Lyrics)

Odeya – Ohevet Otcha Be-ta’ut

Ep. 329 in English and in Hebrew