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How do you say 'about 30 people' in Hebrew? How about 'around the 7th or the 8th'? He's about 50-60 year old? Today Guy talks about "around", "about", "8-ish" and more.

Words and expressions discussed: Haya od or, hamesh be'erech – It was still light, it was about five – היה עוד אור, חמש בערך Erech, arachim – Value, values – ערך Be'erech assara, esrim – About 10-20 – בערך עשרה Be'erech be-emtsa November – Around mid November – בערך באמצע נובמבר Ha'aracha – Estimation – הערכה Ze yihye ba-shvi'i o ba-shmini – It's going to be on the 7th or 8th – זה יהיה בשביעי או בשמיני Ha'aracha sheli – My estimation – הערכה שלי Ani ma'arich/a – I estimate – אני מעריך/מעריכה Kashe li lehaarich – It's hard for me to estimate – קשה לי להעריך Leha'arich – To estimate, appreciate and evaluate – להעריך Be-svivot – Around – בסביבות Be-ezor – Around – באזור Besvivot shesh – Around 6pm – בסביבות שש Be-ezor shesh-sheva – Six-sevenish – באזור שש-שבע O mashehu (mashu) kaze – Or something like that – או משהו כזה Az be-shmone? Ken, mashu kaze – So at eight? yes, something like that – אז בשמונה? כן, משהו כזה Kama ze ya'ale li? Mashehu kmo alpayim – Something like two thousands – כמה זה יעלה לי? משהו כמו 2000 Ben kama hu? 20 kaze – How old is he? Around twenty – בן כמה הוא? 20 כזה Matai lavo? Shmone tesha kaze – When should I come? Eight nine-ish – מתי לבוא? שמונה-תשע כזה Tavi eize shnei kilo. – Get around 2 kg. – תביא איזה שני ק"ג Hayu sham eize matayim ish – There were like 200 people there – היו שם איזה מאתיים איש Ulay eize matayim – Maybe about 200 – אולי איזה מאתיים Kacha hi ba-emtsa – She's kinda in the middle – ככה היא באמצע Kama kufsa'ot ata rotse? Tavi kacha 20 – How many boxes do you want? Why won't you get about 20 – כמה קופסאות אתה רוצה? תביא ככה 20 Tavi 20 kacha – Get around 20 – תביא 20 ככה Nire li (Nirali) – It seems to me – נראה לי Hamishim-shishim nirali – 50-60 it seems to me – חמישים-שישים נראה לי Nirali hamishim-shishim – It seems to me 50-60 – נראה לי חמישים-שישים Ani lo yode'a / Ani yode'a? – I don't know (m.) / How would I know? – אני לא יודע / אני יודע? Ani lo yoda'at / Ani yoda'at? – I don't know (f.) – אני לא יודעת / אני יודעת? Ani hoshev / hoshevet – I think – אני חושב / חושבת

Playlist and clips: Shlomo Artzi – Kmo Az (lyrics) Arutz ha-knesset – Interview with MK Avi Gabai Teapacks – Od Shabbat (lyrics) Kaveret – Kacha Hi Ba-emtsa (lyrics) Rotem Cohen – Ani Yode'a (lyrics)

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Gay marriage is new to the world, and Hebrew, a gender-based language, has to face the music and find new ways to talk about it. On this episode, Guy talks about an email from a married gay listener.

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Words and expressions discussed:

Lahatab – LGBT – להט"ב – לסביות, הומואים, טרנס, בי Zeh ishi – This is my man – זה אישי Zeh ba'ali – This is my husband – זה בעלי Zeh ben hazug sheli / Ze haben-zug sheli – זה בן הזוג שלי / זה הבנזוג שלי U-ma im ba'ala yod'ea – And what if her husband knows – ומה אם בעלה יודע Ba'al – Husband, owner – בעל Ba'al ha-bait (Balabayit) – Landlord, business owner, boss – בעל הבית Ba'ali – My husband – בעלי Liv'ol – To have intercourse with someone – לבעול Be'ila – Intercourse – בעילה Bba'alo – His husband – בעלו Ishta – Her wife – אישתה Efshar ledaber im ha-balabayit? – May I speak to the owner? – אפשר לדבר עם הבעלבית Ba'al ha-bayit hishtage'a – The landlord became crazy – בעל הבית השתגע Ba'al hayim – Animal – בעל חיים Ba'aley hayim – Animals – בעלי חיים, בע"ח Be'alim – Owner (also: husbands) – בעלים Ata ha-be'alim – You are the owner – אתה הבעלים Efo ha-be'alim? – Where is the owner/Where are the owners? -איפה הבעלים? Efo ha-ba'al? – Where is the husband? – איפה הבעל? Az kach ba'alut al ha-neches shelcha – So take ownership of your asset – אז קח בעלוּת על הנכס שלך Ba'alut – Ownership – בעלוּת Lakachat ba'alut – To take ownership – לקחת בעלוּת

Playlist: David Broza – Sigaliyot (lyrics) Omer Adam – Wai Li (lyrics) Eden Ben Zaken – Ba Li Od (lyrics) Animals (ba'aley hayim) for kids Manual for home ownership (ba'alut)

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What’s chafif, which language did we get it from, and how do you use it in Hebrew slang? And there’s a verb, too, lechafef.

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Words and expressions:
חָפִיף

דָמוֹ חָ’פִיף دمه خفيف

קְחוּ חָפִיף את החַיִים

חָפִיפְנִיק

חָפִיפְנִיקִיוּת

לְחַפֵף, חִיפַפְתָ, מְחַפֵף

מְחוּפָף

Songs:
Julia Boutros – Ala Ma Yabdou

Eitan Massouri – Chafif

Sarit Avitan – Gever Gever Lyrics 

Aviva Avidan – Kchu chafif et hachayim 

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Today Guy Sharett teaches us all things tsarich - 'need.' This root, צרכ, comes in many shapes and sizes: Need, necessity, consumption, consumer, and much more.

Guy also tells us about a new word he found in the dictionary - kids, don't try this at home!

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Words and expressions discussed:

Tsarich – צָרִיךְ 

Kvar tsarich lehitorer – כְּבָר צָרִיךְ לְהִתְעוֹרֵר

Tsarich lehitakesh – צָרִיךְ לְהִתְעַקֵֹּש

Tsarich le’ehov – צָרִיךְ לֶאֱהוֹב

Lo tsarich lehagzim – לֹא צָרִיךְ לְהַגְזִים

Ma tsarich lakachat – מַה צָרִיךְ לָקַחַת 

Lo tsarich lehilachetz – לֹא צָרִיךְ לְהִילָחֵץ 

Kol ma shetsarich ladaat al… – כֹּל מַה שֶׁצָרִיךְ לָדַעַת עַל...

Ata tsarich ahava chadasha – אַתָּה צָרִיךְ אֲהָבָה חֲדָשָׁה

Yeled megudal, mi tsarich otcha bichlal – יֶלֶד מְגוּדָל, מִי צָרִיךְ אוֹתְךָ בִּכְלָל

Kafe turki, bediyuk ma she-ata tsarich – קָפֶה טוּרְקִי, בְּדִיּוּק מַה שֶׁאַתָּה צָרִיךְ

Mi tsarich et ze – מִי צָרִיךְ אֶת זֶה

Ma ata tsarich? – מָה אַתָּה צָרִיךְ?

Ba-chayim tamid tsarich mazal – בַּחַיִים תָּמִיד צָרִיךְ מָזָל

Lo tsarich – לֹא צָרִיךְ

Lo rotse, lo tsarich – לֹא רוֹצֶה, לֹא צָרִיךְ

Lo tsarich tovot – לֹא צָרִיךְ טוֹבוֹת

Yoter mi-ze anachnu lo tsrichim – יוֹתֵר מִזֶּה אֲנַחְנוּ לֹא צְרִיכִים

Patuach, ptucha – פָּתוּחַ, פְּתוּחָה

Tsarich, tsricha, tsrichim, tsrichot – צָרִיךְ, צְרִיכָה, צְרִיכִים, צְרִיכוֹת

Tsrichim ovdim – צְרִיכִים עוֹבְדִים

Tsorech – צוֹרֶךְ

Ein tsorech – אֵין צוֹרֶךְ

Tsrachim – צְרָכִים

Mitsrach, mitsrachim – מִצְרָךְ, מִצְרָכִים

Litsroch – לִצְרוֹךְ

Tsricha – צְרִיכָה

Tsarchan – צַרְכָן

Tsrichatni (Ani tsricha) – (צְרִיכָתְנִי (אֲנִי צְרִיכָה

Tsarich letsaltsel pa’amayim – צָרְיךְ לְצַלְצֵל פַּעָמַיִים

Playlist:

Gazoz – Shir Avoda 

Matti Caspi – Ho Ma Yihye 

Asaf Amdoorsky - Ahava Chadasha 

Alona Daniel – Tizaher Mi-Nesichot 

Coffee commercial

Margalit Tsan’ani – Bachayim Tamid Tsarich Mazal

Tamuz – Holech Batel 

Shlomo Artzi – Yoter Mi-Ze Anachnu Lo Tsrichim 

Shoshana Damari – Tsarich Letsaltsel Pa’amayim

Yaffe means 'beautiful,' but the noun yofi - 'beauty' - is used in Modern Hebrew to mean 'Great!' You’ve probably heard your Hebrew teacher saying it when you get an answer right in class.

How do you say ‘beauty queen,’ for instance?

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Words and expressions discussed:

Ha-ra’ita eize yofi – הֲרָאִית אֵיזֶה יוֹפִי
Eize yofi - אֵיזֶה יוֹפִי
Yofi gavri – יוֹפִי גַּבְרִי
Yofi nashi – יוֹפִי נָשִׁי
At hachi yafa ba’olam, malkat ha-yofi sheli – אַת הָכִי יָפָה בָּעוֹלָם, מַלְכַּת הַיּוֹפִי שֶׁלִי
Malka, malkat yofi, malkat ha-yofi – מַלְכָּה, מַלְכַּת יוֹפִי, מַלְכַּת הַיּוֹפִי
Tacharut malkat ha-yofi – תַּחָרוּת מַלְכַּת הַיּוֹפִי
Malkat ha-yofi shel Israel - מַלְכַּת הַיּוֹפִי שֶל יִשְׂרָאֵל
Muamedet mispar 12 – מוּעמֶדֶת מִסְפָּר 12
Eize yofi li - אֵיזֶה יוֹפִי לִי
Yofi lecha, Yofi lach, Yofi lo, Yofi la, Yofi lanu, Yofi lachem, Yofi lahem – יוֹפִי לְךָ, יוֹפִי לָךְ, יוֹפִי לוֹ, יוֹפִי לָה, יוֹפִי לָנוּ, יוֹפִי לָכֶם, יוֹפִי לָהֶם
Mamash Yofi – מָמָשׁ יוֹפִי
Yofi shel yerakot – יוֹפִי שֶׁל ירָקוֹת
Yofi shel avoda - יוֹפִי שֶׁל עֲבוֹדָה
Menahelet mechon Yofi – מְנָהֶלֶת מְכוֹן יוֹפִי
Salon Yofi – סָלוֹן יוֹפִי

Music:

Dorit Reuveni – Yesh Prachim (Lyrics)
Eyal Golan – Malkat Ha-Yofi Sheli (Lyrics)
Israeli TV Ch. 2 (Reshet) – Israeli Beauty Queen Competition, 2014
Nikuy Rosh parody show (1974) – Israeli Beauty King Competition
Rita – Yofi Li (Wouldn’t it be Lovely, Hebrew version – My Fair Lady) (Lyrics)

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The word 'shavé' means 'equal,' but in slang it also means 'worth it', and sometimes 'cool,' 'amazing,' or 'good looking.' How do we ask, 'Is it worth it?' in Hebrew, and why is there a bleep censor in this episode?

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New Words and Expressions:

Shavé, shava, shavim, shavot – Equal – שוֶוה, שוָוה, שווים, שוות

Shneinu shavim, pahot o yoter – We're both equal, more or less – שנינו שווים, פחות או יותר

Hu lo shavé et ha-ke'ev – He's not worth the pain – הוא לא שווה את הכאב

Az ma shavé kol sipur ha-ahava ha-ze? – So what does this love story worth? – אז מה שווה כל סיפור האהבה הזה?

Ma shava kazo ahava? – What is a love like this worth? – מה שווה כזו אהבה?

Shavé lenasot – It's worth trying – שווה לנסות

Shavé bdika – Worth checking – שווה בדיקה

Shavé, shava (ziyun) – Great, good looking, cool – (שווה (זיון

Mesiba shava – Great party – מסיבה שווה

Mis'ada shava – Great restaurant – מסעדה שווה

Shavé – Equals (math) – שווה

Shivyon – Equality, tie score – שוויון

Shivyon bein ha-minim – Gender equality – שוויון בין המינים

Shivyon ba-netel – 'Carrying the load equality' – שוויון בנטל

Ee-shivyon – Inequality – אי-שוויון

Meha'at ha-frayerim – 'The Suckers Protest' – מחאת הפראיירים

Hashva'a – comparison – השוואה

Lehashvot – to compare – להשוות

Playlist and Clips:

Aviv Geffen – Shneinu Shavim (lyrics) Rami Kleinstein – Tapuhim u-Tmarim (lyrics) Ha-haverim shel Natasha – Shnei Sipurei Ahava Ktanim (lyrics) Idan Yaniv & Dana International – Seret Hodi (lyrics) Shavé lenasot Shavé bdika – TV1 Lior Shlein – Ee-shivyon Atseret Ha-freierim – TV2 Basketball shivyon (tie)

You'll hear it all the time — when you're handed a music show ticket, getting the menu, or receiving your shopping bag from the cashier: 'tehenu' means 'enjoy.' Today Guy explains how to use this word and teaches us more words from the same root. Bonus: this root exists also in Arabic, so we can learn some greetings to use with Arabic speakers as well!

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New Words and Expressions:

Tehene me-ha-hayim shelcha – Enjoy your life – תהנה מהחיים שלך

Tehene, teheni, tehenu – Enjoy (m., f., pl.) – תהנה, תהני, תהנו

Tehene, ze ma she-nish'ar – Enjoy, that is all that remains – תהנה, זה מה שנשאר

Teheni! – Enjoy! (f.) – תהני

Va-yomer Adonai, tehenu, taasu haim, tochlu eize Roquefort tov – And God said, enjoy, have fun, eat a good Roquefort cheese – ויאמר אדוניי, תהנו, תעשו חיים, תאכלו איזה רוקפור טוב

Hana'ah, Hana'ot – Enjoyment/s – הנאה, הנאות

Ein kmo ha-hana'ot ha-pshutot shel ha-haim – There's nothing like the simple enjoyments of life – אין כמו ההנאות הפשוטות של החיים

Lehenot + mi – To enjoy -להנות מ-

La-hana'atchem – For your enjoyment – להנאתכם

Neheneiti nora – I really enjoyed myself – נהניתי נורא

Mamash/ma-ze neheneti – I really enjoyed myself – ממש/מה-זה נהניתי

Tahanina (Arabic) – Congratulations – تهانينا

Bil-hana wa-l-shifa (Arabic) – Bon appetit – بالهنا والشفا

Playlist and Clips:

Carolina – Mul Ha-yam (lyrics) Avraham Tal – Festival Malchut Ha-hermon (lyrics) Yoni Bloch – Ahrayut (lyrics) Tom Yaar (Stand-up comedy) Ha-breira Ha-tiv'it – Yeladim Ze Simha (lyrics) Bamba Snack commercial Kaveret – Nechmad (lyrics) Kol Ha-musika Yetsi'at Herum – Neheneti Nora (lyrics) Rami Muhammad – Tahanina (Arabic: Congratulations) Arabic lesson by Maha

Aharei ha-hagim, "after the holidays" is almost here. That's a good enough reason to talk about the root alef-het-resh, which means after, late, and tardiness. Plus a tip: how do you make sure your Israeli friends will make it on time to your event?

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New Words and Expressions:

Acharei ha-hagim – After the holidays – אחרי החגים

Et ha-otobus lo le'acher – Not to be late to catch the bus – את האוטובוס לא לאחר

Lo le'acher – Don't be late – לא לאחר

Al te'acher/te'achri/te'achru – Don't be late – אל תאחר/תאחרי/תאחרו

Slicha al ha-ichur – Sorry I am late – סליחה על האיחור

Ha-mora rotsa ledaber itchem al ha-ichurim shel ha-yeled – The teacher wants to talk to you about the tardiness of the kid – המורה רוצה לדבר אתכם על האיחורים של הילד

Ha-sha'a me'ucheret – The hour is late – השעה מאוחרת

Me'uchar! – It's late! – מאוחר!

Me'uchar miday – Too late – מאוחר מדיי

Etslenu holchim lishon me'uchar – At ours we go to bed late – אצלנו הולכים לישון מאוחר

Ata metsaltsel be-ichur – You're calling late – אתה מצלצל מאוחר

Magi be-ichur – I am arriving late – מגיע באיחור

Higati be-ichur – I arrived late – הגעתי באיחור

Ani magi'a be-ichur – I am going to be late – אני מגיע באיחור

Icharti? – Am I late? – איחרתי?

Sori, me'acher/me'acheret – Sorry, I am running late – סורי, מאחר/מאחרת

Ani karuch achreha – I am attached to her, following her – אני כרוך אחריה

Gever holech aharav – A man is walking behind him – גבר הולך אחריו

Aharai – After me – אחריי

Playlist and Clips:

Ofra Haza – Hitchadshut (lyrics) Gazoz – Shir Avoda (lyrics) Shalom Hanoch – Neged Ha-ru'ach (lyrics) Carol King – It's Too Late Eyal Golan – Metis'ut Aheret (lyrics) Supermarket Campaign Rona Keinan – Ata Mit'orer (lyrics) Mashina – Anna (lyrics) Ariel Zilber – Ve-eich she-lo (lyrics)

Yoni Rechter & Avner Kenner – Kol Od (lyrics)

'Ashkara' could mean 'totally' or 'literally' in American slang. Let's work on examples that will teach you how to use this word in modern Hebrew slang, plus a bonus: a clip from an Afghani talk show!

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Words and expressions discussed:

Ze ashkara lehikanes halak im mafteach – It's literally getting in smoothly with a key – זה אשכרה להיכנס חלק עם מפתח

Ani ashkara matsati et atsmi menake et ha-bait be-arba ba-boker – I literally found myself cleaning my house at 4am – אני אשכרה מצאתי את עצמי מנקה את הבית בארבע בבוקר

Ata ashkara tavo mahar? – Will you really come tomorrow? – אתה אשכרה תבוא מחר?

Hu ashkara amar lach et ze? – Did he really tell this to you? – הוא אשכרה אמר לך את זה?

Hu ashkara amar lach et ze? – Did he really tell this to you? – הוא אשכרה אמר לך את זה?

Doesn't this guy look like Michael Jackson? Ashkara. – Totally. – אשכרה

Ashkara, gam ani – Totally, me too – אשכרה, גם אני

Playlist:

Yves Montand – Sous le Ciel de Paris Afghani TV Ehud Banai – Starter (lyrics)

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