Streetwise Hebrew

Host Guy Sharett is off for the holiday and our studio feels pretty empty without him, so we're re-broadcasting a fitting oldie. The word "miss" has many meanings in English: You can miss a bus, a lesson, miss someone, miss the point, and much more. Hebrew does not use one verb for all of the above, and some acrobatics is needed. Guy explains.

Words and expressions discussed:

I miss you – Ani mitga'a'gea eleycha/elayich – אני מתגעגע אלייך

Pashut lehitga'ge'a – Just to miss, to long for – פשוט להתגעגע

Hitga'gati az bati – I had a longing, so I came by – התגעגעתי אז באתי

Hitga'aganu elayich – We missed you (f.) – התגעגענו אלייך

Techsar lanu, techsari lanu, techsaru lanu – We'll miss you – תחסר לנו/תחסרי לנו/תחסרו לנו

Chaser – Missing – חסר

Ata po chaser li – You're missed by me here – אתה פה חסר לי

Lehachsir shi'urim – To miss lessons – להחסיר שיעורים

Hichsarta harbe shi'urim – You missed many lessons – החסרת הרבה שיעורים

Chisur/im – Absence/s – חיסור/ים

Yesh lecha harbe chisurim – You've got many absences – יש לך הרבה חיסורים

Fisfasta et ha-otobus - You missed the bus – פספסת את האוטובוס

Fisfasta – You missed out – פספסת

Fisfasnu echad et hasheni/Hiftasfasnnu – We missed each other – פספסנו אחד את השני / התפספסנו

Eize fisfus – What a bummer (too bad this opportunity was missed) – איזה פספוס

Mashehu hitfasfes – Something went wrong – משהו התפספס

Hichmatsti, lehachmits – I missed/To miss (an event) – החמצתי, להחמיץ

Hachmatsa – A missed opportunity – החמצה

Ata mefasfes et ha-nekuda – You're missing the point – אתה מפספס את הנקודה

Asur lehachmitz, al tachmitsu, lo lefasfes – You can't miss it – אסור להחמיץ, אל תחמיצו, לא לפספס

Ani mevateret al ha-chagiga – I am giving the party a miss – אני מוותרת על החגיגה

Nire'e li she-ani mevater – I think I am going to give it a miss – נראה לי שאני מוותר

Kimat ve-nifga – A near miss – כמעט ונפגע

Lo hifsadta harbe – You didn't miss much – לא הפסדת הרבה

Hifsadtem! – You guys missed out! – !הפסדתם

Music:

Shlomo Artzi – Ha-ahava Ha-yeshana (Lyrics)
Ha-chaverim shel Natasha – Achshav Ani (Lyrics)
Miri Masika – Ba'a Eleychem (Lyrics)
Nurit Galron – Ata Po Chaser Li (Lyrics)
Gazoz – Café Ba-tachtit (Lyrics)
Boaz Banai – Paris Ba-choref (Lyrics)
Dana Berger – Ba Ve-holech (Lyrics)

Kacha ze, ein ma la'asot, "This is the way it is, there's nothing you can do about it", is something you hear a lot in Israel. Today we learn how to use it, and other expressions using the verb la'asot, to do. Make sure you listen well! The episode is short and sweet.

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New Words and Expressions:

Ma La'asot – What can you do? – מה לעשות

Ein ma la'asot, kacha ze – This is the way it is, that's life – אין מה לעשות, ככה זה

Ein li ma la'asot im ze – I've got nothing to do with it – אין לי מה לעשות עם זה

Ein li ma la'asot im mechonat ha-kvisa ha-yeshana – I've got nothing to do with the old washing machine – אין לי מה לעשות עם מכונת הכביסה הישנה

"Mitsta'arim, ein lanu mamash ma la'asot im ze" – We don't really have anything we could do with this – מצטערים, אין לנו ממש מה לעשות עם זה

Ma osim im – What does one do with…? – מה עושים עם

Ma osim im kilo agasim? – What does one do/what do we do with one kilogram of pears? – מה עושים עם קילו אגסים

Ma osim im kol ze? – What do you do with all this? – מה עושים עם כל זה

Ma osim kshe-? – What does one do when…? – מה עושים כש

Eich osim pie agasim – How do you make a pear pie? – איך עושים פאי אגסים

Az ma osim – So what are we going to do? – אז מה עושים

Eich osa para? – How does a cow go? – איך עושה פרה

La'asot mishehu o mishehi – To do someone – לעשות מישהו/מישהי

Mi osé ma – Who's doing what – מי עושה מה

Playlist and Clips:

Dana International – Ma La'asot (lyrics)

Maor Cohen – Ein Ma La'asot (lyrics)

Ha-dorbanim – Yatsanu Lirkod (lyrics)

Mosh Ben-Ari – Ma Osim (lyrics)

Ep. no 140 about kacha HEB

So you just saw the coolest concert, and then your friend made you the best soup you've ever tasted. The next day you saw the most wonderful film. It's all so fantastic that you want to yell, this is f****** amazing! Sometimes you just need to tell the world. But how do you do it in Hebrew? For starters, use Guy's toolkit of 'intensifiers.'

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New Words and Expressions:

Haverimot (Haverim+haverot) – Friends (m+f) – חברימות

Ein dvarim ka-ele – Amazing (Lit: There are no things like it) – אין דברים כאלה

Ein yoter yafa mimech – There's no one prettier than you – אין יותר יפה ממך

Ein dvarim ka-ele ba-olam – There are no things like it in the whole world – אין דברים כאלה בעולם

Ta'im she-ein dvarim ka-ele – So delicious that there are no things like it – טעים שאין דברים כאלה

Eich at matrifa – How terrific you are – איך את מטריפה

Metoraf – Crazy – מטורף

Lehatrif mishehu – To drive someone crazy – להטריף מישהו

Hamud be-teruf – Crazy cute – חמוד בטירוף

Ani machur elaich – I am addicted to you – אני מכור אליך

Ba-ramot hachi kashot – So much (Lit: In the most severe levels) –ברמות הכי קשות

Be-ramot – Really, so much (Lit: In levels) – ברמות

Ta'im be-ramot – So tasty – טעים ברמות

Ta'im be-ramot acherot – It's so tasty (Lit: It's tasty in other levels) – טעים ברמות אחרות

Hi mehamemet be-ramot acheort – She's on a whole 'nother level (Lit: She's amazing in other levels) – היא מהממת ברמות אחרות

Madhim, ata lo mevin – Amazing, you don't realize – מדהים, אתה לא מבין

Seret madhim she-ata lo mevin – You cannot realize how amazing it is (Lit: Such a great movie you don't understand) – סרט מדהים שאתה לא מבין

Ata lo ma'amin – You don't believe – אתה לא מאמין

Ta'im she-ata lo mevin – It's so delicious that you cannot believe it – טעים שאתה לא מבין

Sof ha-derech – Amazing (Lit: End of the road) – סוף הדרך

Eich ha-marak? – How's the soup? – ?איך המרק

Sof! – Great (Lit: End) – !סוף

Haval al ha-zman – Amazing (Lit: It's a pity about the time) – חבל על הזמן

Playlist and Clips:

Nir ve-Gali – Ein Dvarim Ka-ele

Avihu Shabat – At Kol Kach Yafa (lyrics)

Ron Shoval – Ze Lo Normali (lyrics)

Mofa Ha-arnavot shel Dr. Kasper – Be-simla Aduma (lyrics)

Aya Korem – Sheker (lyrics)

If someone pours milk into your tea or coffee in Hebrew, you need to know how to ask for a bit more, a tiny bit more, a pinch more, okay that's it. Guy teaches us to use 'tipa,' a drop, and its diminutives for when you need just a tiny bit more milk, ask someone to have a little patience, or even when someone needs help parking the car.

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Words and expressions discussed:

Tipa, tipot – Drop, drops – טיפה, טיפות

Tiponet – A tiny drop – טיפונת

Ve-omeret ha-lvana la-ananim – And the moon says to the clouds – ואומרת הלבנה לעננים

Tnu tipa ve-od tiponet la-ganim – Give a drop and another droplet to the gardens – תנו טיפה ועוד טיפונת

Efshar od tipa halav? – May I have a bit more milk? – ?אפשר עוד טיפה חלב

Efshar od tiponet rotev? – May I have a bit more of the sauce? – ?אפשר עוד טיפונת רוטב

Tip tipa – A tiny bit – טיפ טיפה

Efshar od tipa? Od tip tipa? Zehu – May I have a bit more? A tad more? That's it – אפשר עוד טיפה? עוד טיפ טיפה? זהו

Tipa'le – A tiny bit – טיפה'לה

Ze tipa'le mugzam – It's a bit exaggerated – זה טיפה'לה מוגזם

Tipa'le yemina, tipa smola, od tipale. Zehu. – A bit to the right, a bit left, a tad more. That's it – טיפה'לה ימינה, טיפה שמאלה, עוד טיפה'לה. זהו.

Elohim, ten li rak tipat mazal – God, give me just a drop of luck – אלוהים, תן לי רק טיפת מזל

"Tipat halav" – Baby clinic – טיפת חלב

Tachana Livriut Ha-mishpacha – Family Health Clinic – תחנה לבריאות המשפחה

Tipat dam – Blood drop – טיפת דם

Ein lo tipat busha – He doesn't have a drop of shame – אין לו טיפה בושה

Tipat kavod – A drop of respect – טיפת כבוד

Tipa savlanut – A bit of patience – טיפה סבלנות

Ma bikashti, rak tipa/tipat kavod – What did I ask for, just a bit of respect – מה ביקשתי, רק טיפה/טיפת כבוד

Ein po tipat avir, tiftach halon – There's no drop of air here, open the window – אין פה טיפת אוויר, תפתח חלון

Tipa ba-yam – A drop in the ocean – טיפה בים

Hu nivhal tiponet – He got a bit frightened – הוא נבהל טיפונת

Ani tipa ayef – I am a tad tired – אני טיפה עייף

Slicha, efshar od tipa halav? – Excuse me, could I have a bit more milk? – ?סליחה, אפשר עוד טיפה חלב

Yesh tipa lechem? – Is there's a bit of bread? – ?יש טיפה לחם

Tipot af – Nose drops – טיפות אף

Music:

Esther Ofarim – Pizmon La-Yakinton (lyrics) Liora Itzhak - Pizmon La-Yakinton (Hindi & Hebrew) Ehud Banai – Tip Tipa (lyrics) Doron Sheffer – Ha-kol Karagil Zehava Ben – Tipat Mazal (lyrics) Ha-yehudim – Tipa Ba-yam (lyrics) Tipot Af

Irony, cynicism, and sarcasm are expressed in all languages, but can sometimes be difficult to learn. How do we say phrases like 'yeah right', 'as if' or 'duh' in Hebrew with friends? Listen to host Guy Sharett explain ways to express these linguistic styles, and even what hand expressions you need to sneer like a smart-alecky teenager.

Words and expressions discussed:

Kibalta matana la-chag? - Did you get a present for the holiday? - ?קיבלת מתנה לחג

Mamash, bidyuk - Right, exactly - ממש, בדיוק

Mamash, hu yiten li matana la-hag - Yeah right, he will give me a present for the holiday (not) - ממש, הוא ייתן לי מתנה לחג

Ata amiti? At amitit? - Are you for real? - ?אתה אמיתי? את אמיתית

Ei-fo? - Where (Not) - ?איפה

Eifo ata hai? Eifo at haya? - "Where do you live?" (You're way off) - ?איפה אתה חי? איפה את חיה

Eize matana? - which gift? - ?איזה מתנה

Eize matana eize? - Which gift? - ?איזה מתנה איזה

Eize matana ve-eize naalayim? - "Which gift and which shoes?" (Yeah right, he'll give me a gift) - ?איזה מתנה ואיזה נעליים

"Bala X wa-bala batich" (Arabic) - Without X and without a watermelon

Hem ba'u ba-sof? - Did they come at the end? - ?הם באו בסוף

Eize 'ba'u' ve-eize na'alayim - "What 'they came' and what shoes" (Of course they didn't come) - איזה 'באו' ואיזה נעליים

Ma ata choshev? Ma at hoshevet? - What do you think? - ?מה אתה חושב? מה את חושבת

Duh, barur she-lo - Duh, of course not - דא, ברור שלא

Tenachesh / Tenahshi - Take a guess - תנחש / תנחשי

Shlosha nichushim - Three guesses (Take a guess) - שלושה ניחושים

Hits-hakta / Hits-hakt oti - You made me laugh (Of course not) - הצחקת אותי

Lehats-hik - To make someone laugh - להצחיק

Ata tsohek, at tsoheket - You're kidding me - אתה צוחק

Music:

Nos'ei Ha-migba'at - Matana La-hag (lyrics) Ha-Gevatron - Bat Shishim (lyrics) Nechi Nech - Cafe ve-sigaria (lyrics) Fares Karam - Bala Hob, Bala Batikh Nurit Galron - Ma Ata Hoshev (lyrics)

While shopping about in Israel, have you ever asked for a discount, הנחה in Hebrew? On this episode, Guy talks about navigating all kinds of shopping interactions, like bargaining your way through a sale and understanding special promotions. Don't miss the hilarious parody of a quintessential Israeli commercial at the end of the episode.

New Words and Expressions:

Pirsomot – Commercials, ads – פרסומות

Hanacha, hanachot – Discount, discounts – הנחה, הנחות

20 achuz hanacha – 20 percent discount – 20 אחוז הנחה

Efshar hanacha ulay? – Is there a discount, maybe? – יש הנחה אולי?

Hagigat mivtsa'im – A celebration of sales – חגיגת מבצעים

Yesh eize mivtsaim? – Are there any sales? – יש איזה מבצעים?

Konim X umkablim Y – You buy X and get Y – קונים איקס ומקבלים וואי

Hanacha la-kniya ha-ba'a – Discount for the next purchase – הנחה לקנייה הבאה

Kabli – Get (imperative, feminine) – קבלי

Haziyat femina matana – A Femina bra for free – חזיית פמינה מתנה

Betokef ad 30 be-iuni – Valid until the 30th of June – בתוקף עד 30 ביוני

O ad gmar ha-mlai – Or until it runs out of stock – או עד גמר המלאי

Mechira metorefet – Crazy sale – מכירה מטורפת

Be-hanachot anakiyot – In huge discounts – בהנחות ענקיות

Slicha, yesh lachem shulchanot? – Excuse me, do you have tables? – סליחה, יש לכם שולחנות?

Eifo ani yachol limtso… – where can I find… – איפה אני יכול למצוא…

Kama ya'ale li – How much will it cost me…? – כמה יעלה לי…?

Efshar be-tashlumim – Can I pay in installments? – אפשר בתשלומים?

Ken, aval az yesh ribit – Yes, but then there's interest – כן, אבל אז יש ריבית

Playlist and Clips:

Bitu'ach Yashir – Insurance commercial

Life Party – Hagigat Mivtsa'im

Femina bra commercial

TV Screens commercial

Commercials – Parody

Shlomo Artzi – Pa'am Tori U-fa'am Torech (lyrics)

Ep. 155 about lehorid

Ep. 293 about full1

Ep. 294 about full2

Ep. 295 about the impersonal in Hebrew

Today Guy talks about word eizé, "what a," a word we frequently use in various contexts. How do we use it, and what happens when we add it to mashehu, "something," or mishehu, "someone"?

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New Words and Expressions:

Eizo mis'ada – What a restaurant – איזו מסעדה

Eize mis'ada (coll.) / Ssssé mis'ada – What a restaurant – איזה מסעדה

Eize basa – What a bummer – איזה באסה

Eize ben adam – What a person – איזה בן אדם

Eize fashla – What a mess-up – איזה פשלה

Eize hagzamot! – Such exaggeration! – !איזה הגזמות

Eize hisachfut! – That's so over-the-top! – !איזה היסחפות

Eize keta/kta'im – How funny/What a surprise – איזה קטע/קטעים

Eize keif lishmo'a – So happy to hear (the news) – איזה כיף לשמוע

Eize yoffie – How great – איזה יופי

Eize nefila – What a flop – איזה נפילה

Eize fisfus – What a bummer – איזה פספוס

Wow, eize rishmiyut – Wow, such formality – וואו, איזה רשמיות

Eize hultsa lilbosh, zot o zot? – Which shirt should I wear, this one or that one? – איזה חולצה ללבוש, זאת או זאת

Eize rofe – Which doctor – איזה רופא

(Be-) eize yom? – On what day? – איזה יום

Chikiti eize sha'a – I waited for like an hour – חיכיתי איזה שעה

Tamlits li al eize sefer – Could you recommend a book for me? – תמליץ לי על איזה ספר

Haya sham eize mishehu – There was some guy there – היה שם איזה מישהו

Tavi eize mashehu – Get me something – תביא איזה משהו

Playlist and Clips:

Dudu Tassa – Eize Yom (lyrics)

Dalia Amihud – Eize Ben Adam (lyrics)

Ep. no. 51 about yofi

Ep. no. 108 about basa, bummer

Ep. no. 112 about rishmiyoot, formality

Ep. no. 115 about fisfoos, loss

Ep. no. 118 about nefila, flop

Ep. no. 132 about keta, gag

Ep. no. 137 about hagzamot, exaggerations

Ep. no. 143 about fashla, mess-up

In this day and age, tech terms like 'link', 'upload,' and 'search' are crucial to know.

How do you say words like download, upload, link and password? Although they may seem technical, Hebrew techie terms are crucial to know in this day and age.

On this week's episode, Guy teaches the words you need to know when surfing the web. Any guesses of how to say "to google" in Hebrew?

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Words and expressions discussed:

Tikanes – Get in – תיכנס

Tikanes le- – Go to – תיכנס ל

Tikanes le "linkim", ze sham – Click on "links", it's there – תיכנס ל"לינקים", זה שם

Taklik/takliki/takliku al – Click on (imperative) – תקליק/תקליקי/תקליקו

Lehaklik al – To click on – להקליק על

Tsor kesher – Contact – צור קשר

Yesh lecha/lach/lachem sham – They've got there – יש לך/לכם

Yesh lecha sham tafrit – You've got a menu there – יש לך שם תפריט

Hipus – Search – חיפוש

Legagel / Lechapes be-google – לגגל / לחפש בגוגל

Tegagel/tegagli/tegaglu et ze – Google it! – תגגל/תגגלי/תגגלו

Lechapes ba-atar – Search the website – לחפש באתר

Techapes/techapsi/techapsu – Search (imperative) – תחפש/תחפשי/תחפשו

She'elot u-tshuvot / She'elot nefotsot – Questions & Answers (FAQ) – שאלות ותשובות / שאלות נפוצות

Mapat ha-atar – Site map – מפת האתר

Le'ha'alot – To upload – להעלות

Music: Hava Alberstein – Delet Ha-ksamim (lyrics) Sarit Hadad – Rak she-teda et ha-emet (lyrics) Arkady Duchin – Tembel (lyrics) Shula Chen – Nadneda (lyrics) Ahuva Tsadok - Nadneda (lyrics) Teapacks - Mar Elbaz

This is one of our favorite StreetWise Hebrew episodes, and not surprisingly one of our most popular!

What’s happened to Hebrew-speaking romantics in these days of Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter? How do they convey their feelings in 140 characters?

Host Guy Sharett analyzes a unique song called ‘Smiley,’ whose lyrics are a collection of one-liners, sometimes just one word long, taken from real online chats between Israeli couples.

And, most importantly, which Hebrew word is used by Israelis to text their ex-partners at 3am?

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Words and expressions discussed:

Er, era – עֵר, עֵרָה

Dabri iti – דַּבְּרִי אִיתִי

Hit’orart, Lehitorer – הִתְעוֹרַרְתְ, לְהִתְעוֹרֵר

Tachzeri elay / tachzor elai – תַּחְזְרִי אֵלַיי, תַּחְזוֹר אֵלַיי

Lachzor, lachshov – לַחְזוֹר, לַחְשוֹב

Tachshov-tachshevi, tachzor-tachzeri – תַּחְשוֹב-תַּחְשְבִי, תַּחְזוֹר-תַּחְזְרִי

Halo? – ?הָלוֹ

Yachas, Yechasim – יָחָס, יְחָסִים

Kara mashehu – קָרָה מַשֶהוּ

Likrot – לִקְרוֹת

Eifo at? – ?אֵיפֹה אַת

Be-shiur – בְּשִיעוּר

Bi-fgisha – בִּפְגִישָה

Ba-byit – בַּבַּיִת

Be-nsi’a – בִּנְסִיעָה

Techef – תֵּיכֵף

Mi ze – מִי זֶה

Mitkasher me-chasum – מִתְקַשֵּר מֵחָסוּם

Tafsiki lesanen – תַּפְסִיקִי לְסֵנֵּן

Ma nish – ?מַה נִיש

Daber elay – דַּבֵּר אֵלַיי

Lo chashuv – לֹא חָשׁוּב

Izvi – עִזְבִי

Smiley boche – סְמַיילִי בּוֹכֶה

Smiley korets – סְמַיילִי קוֹרֵץ

Smiley tsochek – סְמַיילִי צוֹחֵק

Ch ch ch – חחח

Music:
Smiley - Matzav Ha-uma Tv Show, Reshet, TV2 (Israel) - from min. 01:20
Lyrics: Shachar Segal & Lior Schleien
Music: Daniel Salomon
Singing: Daniel Salomon & Roni Alter