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Are you playing by the כללים? A כלל is a rule or regulation, and it's a great Hebrew root to tackle together. Guy takes us through all the rules, regulations, generalizations, and exceptions.

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New Words and Expressions:

Klal, klalim – Rule, rules – כלל, כללים

Klalim le-chatsiyat kvish – Rules for crossing the street – כללים לחציית כביש

"Ve-ha-ikar, lo lefahed klal" – And the main thing is not to be afraid at all – והעיקר, לא לפחד כלל

Be-derekh klal – Usually, in general – בדרך כלל, בד"כ

Yotseh min ha-klal – Extraordinary, exceptional – יוצא מן הכלל

Bli yotse min ha-klal – Without exception – בלי יוצא מן הכלל

Hu kalal – He included – הוא כלל

Likhlol – To include – לכלול

"Heskem gerushin tsarich likhlol" – A divorce agreement should include – הסכם גירושין צריך לכלול

"Ha-mechir eino kolel sherut" – The price does not include a service charge – המחיר אינו כולל שירות

Ma ze kolel? – What does it include? – מה זה כולל

"Ma ata bikhlal yode'a al ahava?" – What do you know about love at all? – מה אתה בכלל יודע על אהבה

Ha-kol kalul – All inclusive – הכל כלול

Zeh nichlal – It is included – זה נכלל

Lehakhlil – To generalize – להכליל

Hakhlala, hakhlalot – Generalization, generalizations – הכללה, הכללות

Yeda klali – General knowledge – ידע כללי

Bchirot klaliyot – General elections – בחירות כלליות

Mancal (Menahel klali) – General Manager, CEO – מנכ"ל, מנהל כללי

"Hu diber be-klaliyoot" – He spoke generally – הוא דיבר בכלליות

Ba-klali – Generally speaking – בכללי

Ba-klali ha-kol sababa – All in all everything is great – בכללי, הכל סבבה

Mikhlala – College – מכללה

Mikhlol – Entirety, ensemble – מכלול

Mikhlol ha-gormim – The totality of factors – מכלול הגורמים

Playlist and Clips:

Tsemed Re'im - Gesher Tsar Me'od (lyrics)

Kaveret - Yo-Ya (lyrics)

Ma tsarich likhlol heskem gerushin?

Gidi Gov - Ma Ata Bikhlal Yod'ea al Ahava? (lyrics)

Cellcom TV - Ha-kol Kalul

Ep. no. 384 about iska, deal HEB

In Hebrew we like to set meetings, rendezvous, and appointments too. Today Guy talks about how we use likb'oa, the verb to set, for these actions, plus some interesting nouns coming from this family, ק.ב.ע.

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New Words and Expressions:

Eich kov'im ma yihye godel taktsiv ha-medina? – How do they determine the state budget? – איך קובעים מה יהיה גודל תקציב המדינה

Likbo'a – To set, to determine, to fix – לקבוע

Likbo'a pgisha – To set an appointment – לקבוע פגישה

Likbo'a tor – To set a doctor appointment – לקבוע תור

"Az kavanu leyom hamishi" – So we scheduled for Thursday – אז קבענו ליום חמישי

Kavati la'asot mashehu im mishehu – I set to do something with someone – קבעתי לעשות משהו עם מישהו

Kavati lir'ot seret im haver – I made plans with a friend to watch a movie – קבעתי לראות סרט עם חבר

Kavati kvar mashehu – I already set something – כבר קבעתי משהו

Yesh li kvar mashehu – I've already got something – יש לי כבר משהו

Kavati ito le-shmone – I have a rendezvous with him for eight – קבעתי איתו לשמונה

Kavati lecha pgisha im… – I set up a meeting for you with… – קבעתי לך פגישה עם

Az ma kavanu ba-sof? – So what did we decide on in the end? – אז מה קבענו בסוף

Az eifo kavanu, tazkir li? – Remind me, where did we say we'd meet? – אז איפה קבענו, תזכיר לי

Az ma kov'im? – So what's the plan? – אז מה קובעים

Bo / Bo'i / Bo'u nikba le-hamesh – Let's set a meeting for five – בוא / בואי /בואו נקבע לחמש

Kavoo'a – Fixed, steady, set – קבוע

Avoda kvoo'ah – Steady job – עבודה קבועה

Haver kavoo'a – Steady boyfriend – חבר קבוע

Ipoor kavoo'a – Permanent makeup – איפור קבוע

"Yesh li trick kavoo'a" – I have a regular trick – יש לי טריק קבוע

"Ani me-ha-kvoo'im po" – I am one of the regulars here – אני מהקבועים

Be-ofen kavu'a – Regularly – באופן קבוע

Ha-pgisha nikb'ea le-yom hamishi – The meeting was set to Thursday – הפגישה נקבעה ליום חמישי

Lekabe'a – To fix broken bones – לקבע

Kibu'a – Splinting – קיבוע

Mekuba – Splinted, rigid – מקובע

Haver shel keva – Permanent member – חבר של קבע

Tsva keva – Standing army – צבא קבע

Sheroot hova – Mandatory service – שירות חובה

Sheroot keva – Professional army service – שירות קבע

Yeshoovey keva – Permanent communities – ישובי קבע

Yeshoovim ara'iyim – Temporary settlements – ישובים ארעיים

Kib'aon – Fixation – קיבעון

Kvi'oot – Tenure – קביעות

Playlist and Clips:

Eich kov'im et godel taktsiv ha-medina?

Dana International - Love Boy (lyrics)

Yehudit Ravitz & Yoni Rechter - Be-ofen Kavu'a ve-had pe'ami (lyrics)

Kibu'a marpek

Ariel Zilber - Ba-hevra Le-haganat Ha-teva (lyrics)

Ep. 74 about lehazkir, to remind HEB

We have already spoken about what you say in a restaurant or at a café, but what would a waiter say to you? Guy prepares us with the lines that will grace our ears as we sit down for a meal or a quick Tel Avivi bite.

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New Words and Expressions:

Bifnim o ba-huts – Inside or outside – בפנים או בחוץ

Lashevet o lakachat? – For here or to go? – לשבת או לקחת

Tafrit – Menu – תפריט

Muchanim? – Ready? – מוכנים

Muchanim lehazmin? – Are you guys ready to order? – מוכנים להזמין

Atem yod'im ma atem rotsim? – Do you know what you'd like? – אתם יודעים מה אתם רוצים

Ani rotseh / rotsa – I'd like – אני רוצה

Ma lishtot? – What would you like to drink? – מה לשתות

Eich tirtsu et ha-steak? – How would you like your steak? – איך תרצו את הסטייק

Tirtsu ha-kol be-yahad? – Would you like everything at once? – תרצו הכל ביחד

Ma she-yotseh – Whatever comes out – מה שיוצא

Miyad – Immediately – מייד

Techef – In a moment – תיכף

Ha-salat ba-derech – The salad is on its way – הסלט בדרך

Ha-salat kvar magi'ah – The salad is just coming now – הסלט כבר מגיע

Od rega – Just a minute – עוד רגע

Sagur – You got it – סגור

Zehirut, ze ham – Be careful, it's hot – זהירות, זה חם

Ha-kol beseder? – Is everything ok? – הכל בסדר

Ta'im lachem? – Do you like it? – טעים לכם

Slicha, lo ta'im li – Sorry, I don't find it tasty – סליחה, לא טעים לי

Be-kef – Don't mention it – בכיף

Ein be'aya – No problem – אין בעיה

"Metookim hem soog shel nechama" – Sweet stuff is a kind of comfort – מתוקים הם סוג של נחמה

Mashehu matok? – Something sweet? – משהו מתוק

Kinu'ach – Dessert – קינוח

Rotsim lishmo'a al ha-metookim shelanu? – Do you guys want to hear about our desserts? – רוצים לשמוע על המתוקים שלנו

Playlist and Clips:

Micha Shitrit – Ha-kol Basar (lyrics)

Arik Einstein – Pesek Zman (lyrics)

Etnix – Tootim (lyrics)

Arik Einstein – Lishrok Ba-hoshech (lyrics)

Rona Kenan – Ba-derech ha-baita (lyrics)

Josie Katz – Etsli Ha-kol Beseder (lyrics)

Corinne Alal – Shir Be-kef (lyrics)

Sarit Haddad – Ba-hom shel Tel Aviv (lyrics)

Ep. no. 10 about politeness HEB

Ep. no. 37 about coffee culture HEB

Ep. no. 302 about nechama, comfort HEB

The Hebrew word לגמור means to finish, but also to reach orgasm. So this episode might not be for everybody! Guy explains how to use the root גמר while playing it safe.

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New Words and Expressions:

Lesayem – To finish – לסיים

Ligmor – To finish / to reach orgasm – לגמור

Gmira (coll.) – Orgasm – גמירה

Gomrim holchim – We finish and we go – גומרים הולכים

Hu gamar et ha-kariera – He finished his career – הוא גמר את הקריירה

Ha-toster ha-zeh gamar et ha-kariera shelo – This toaster is done for – הטוסטר הזה גמר את הקריירה שלו

Zbeng ve-gamarnu – One quick blow and it's over – זבנג וגמרנו

Hamesh dakot ve-gamarnoo – Five minutes and we're done – חמש דקות וגמרנו

"Hu lo gomer ta-chodesh" – He can't make ends meet – הוא לא גומר ת'חודש

Beseder gamoor – Totally fine – בסדר גמור

Ani gamoor – I am exhausted – אני גמור

Hu gamoor – He's out of it – הוא גמור

"Mami zeh nigmar" – Darling it's over – מאמי, זה נגמר

Lehigamer – To be finished – להיגמר

"She-lo yigamer li ha-laila" – May the night not end for me – שלא ייגמר לי הלילה

Gimoor – Finish (N.) – גימור

Gimoorim achronim – Final touch-ups – גימור

Lehagmir (Sexual) – To cause someone to reach orgasm – להגמיר

Gmar – The finals – גמר

Bchinat gmar – Final exam – בחינת גמר

"Gmar chatima tova" – May you be signed and sealed in the book of life (greeting used on Yom Kippur) – גמר חתימה טובה

Legamrei – Totally – לגמרי

Legamrei be-mikreh – Totally by chance – לגמרי במקרה

Playlist and Clips:

Dr. Daniel Dray

Arik Lavi – Lo Gomer Ta-chodesh (lyrics)

Zaguri Imperia – Beseder Gamoor

Omer Adam – Mami Ze Nigmar (lyrics)

Ha-neshamot Ha-tehorot – She-lo Yigamer Li Ha-layla (lyrics)

Meir Ariel – Pluga B-kav (lyrics)

Ep. no. 14 about Sex words 1 HEB

Ep. no. 35 about exhausted HEB

Ep. no. 49 about Sex Words 2 HEB

Ep. no. 341 about be-hadraga, gradually HEB

The Hebrew word שאר, the rest, is our week's theme. From the same root we have להשאיר, to leave, להישאר, to stay, and other useful verbs, not to mention some spaghetti leftovers from yesterday. Guy explains how it's all connected.

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New Words and Expressions:

Ha-she'ar – The rest – השאר

She'ar yerakot – And other things – שאר ירקות

Bein ha-sh'ar – Among other things – בין השאר

Ve-kol sh'ar ha-dvarim – And all the rest – וכל שאר הדברים

Ha-sheket she-nish'ar – The remaining silence – השקט שנשאר

Nish'ar spaghetti me-etmol – There's spaghetti left from yesterday – נשאר ספגטי מאתמול

Nishar(a) shtiya – There are drinks left – נשאר(ה) שתייה

Nish'ar(u) dapim – There are papers left – נשאר(ו) דפים

Nish'ar ba-hayim – He survived – נשאר בחיים

Nish'ar kita – He was held back a year – נשאר כיתה

Lo nish'ar li koach – I have no energy left – לא נשאר לי כוח

Ma nish'ar od laasot – What's still left to do – מה נשאר עוד לעשות

Ktsat meshune she-lo nish'art – It's a bit weird that you didn't stay – קצת משונה שלא נשארת

Tisha'er, tisha'ari, tisha'aru – Stay (imperative) – תישאר, תישארי, תישארו

Kvar laila, boi nisha'er – It's already night, let's stay – כבר לילה, בואי נישאר

Efo atem nish'arim be-london? – Where are you guys staying in London? – ?איפה אתם נשארים בלונדון

Hem lo hish'iru li davar – They didn't leave me anything – הם לא השאירו לי דבר

Lehash'ir – To leave something behind – להשאיר

Ha'im ash'ir eize davar? – Will I leave anything behind? – ?האם אשאיר איזה דבר

Lo hish'iru lo breire – They didn't leave him a choice – לא השאירו לו ברירה

Efshar lehas'ir hoda'a achrey ha-tsiftsuf – You can leave a message after the beep – אפשר להשאיר הודעה אחרי הצפצוף

Mash'ir – Leaving – משאיר

Tash'iri li makom lehabek otach ba-halom – Leave me a place to hug you in the dream – תשאירי לי מקום לחבק אותך בחלום

Tash'ir li (mashu) – Leave (something) for me – (תשאיר לי (משהו

Tash'ir et ha-delet ptucha – Leave the door open – תשאיר את הדלת פתוחה

Tash'iru li mafte'ach – Leave me a key – תשאירו לי מפתח

Mi hish'ir et ha-halav ba-huts? – Who left the milk out? – ?מי השאיר את החלב בחוץ

Hush'ar – It was left – הושאר

She'erit – Remnant, remainder – שארית

She'erit ha-tom – Remainder of innocence – שארית התום

Sh'erit ha-Pletah – The surviving remnant – שארית הפליטה

She'eriyot shel ochel – Leftovers – שאריות של אוכל

Yesh rak she'eriyot – There are only leftovers – יש רק שאריות

She'eriyot shel ha-hayim – Vestiges of life – שאריות של החיים

Playlist and Clips:

Kushiyot Le-pesach

Shiri Maymon – Ha-sheket she-nish'ar (lyrics)

Shlomo Artzi – Ktsat Meshune She-lo Nish'art (lyrics)

Dani Sanderson & Mazi Cohen – Ze Ha-kol Bishvilech (lyrics)

Gidi Gov – Bo'i nisha'er (lyrics)

Netan'ela – Heye Li Haver, Heye Li Ach (lyrics)

Avtipus – Tash'iri Li Makom Lehabek Otach Ba-halom (lyrics)

Monika Sex – Ptsa'im U-neshikot (lyrics)

The Idan Raichel Project – She'eriyot shel Ha-hayim (lyrics)

Part of learning a new language is knowing when to speak properly and when you’re free to let loose. Today Guy Sharett explains how to downgrade your upmarket Ulpan Hebrew to street level.

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New words & expressions:

Haiyten – You were (pl., f.) – הייתן

Ma aten rotsot – What you (pl., f.) want – מה אתן רוצות

Eich oto aten mevalbelot – How you (pl., f.) confuse him – איך אותו אתן מבלבלות

Tir’u misken – Look at this poor guy – תראו מסכן

Ma asiten lo – What you (pl., f.) have done to him – מה עשיתן לו

Hayiti rotse lihyot melech shelech – I would have liked to be your king – הייתי רוצה להיות מלך שלך

Biti, at bocha o tsocheket – My daughter, are you crying or laughing – בתי, את בוכה או צוחקת

Netanya (formal) – Natanya (colloquial) – נתניה

Nahariya (formal) – Nahariya (colloquial) – נהריה

Madu’a – Why – מדוע

Madu’a lo bata ata elay – Why didn’t you come to me – מדוע לא באת אתה אליי

Heichan – Where – היכן

Me’ayin – From where – מאין

Ha-im – Question word – האם

Ka’asher – When – כאשר

Al na tomar li shalom – Kindly don’t tell me farewell – אל נא תאמר לי שלום

Looking for the monologue text? It’s available to our patrons at patreon.com/streetwisehebrew.

Playlist and clips:Lahakat Hel Hinuch – Horef ’73 (Lyrics)Sarit Hadad – Banot, Banot (Lyrics)Yizhar Ashdot – Melech Shelach (Lyrics)Hava Alberstein – Biti At Bocha o Tsocheket (Lyrics)Netanya CommercialNahariya Housing ProjectYirmi Kaplan – Madu’a Lo Bata (Lyrics)Nechama Handel – Kaasher Ani Va-At (Lyrics)Yafa Yarkoni – Al Na Tomar Li Shalom (Lyrics)

The root נפל is all about falling – ליפול means "to fall." It's used in so many different expressions it can be easy to forget where it came from. Guy takes us through the most common usages, taking us from meteors to waterfalls to shooting down planes.

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New Words and Expressions:

Hu nafal – He fell – הוא נפל

Nafalta hazak – You really went down hard – נפלת חזק

Kocha nofel – Falling star – כוכב נופל

Lipol – To fall – ליפול

Nafalti al mis'ada tova – I stumbled upon a good restaurant – נפלתי על מסעדה טובה

Ma hu nafal alai achshav – Why is he coming at me now? – מה הוא נפל עליי עכשיו

Ma nafal aleycha ha-yom – What's the matter with you today? – מה נפל עליך היום

Nafalta al ha-sechel / ha-rosh? – Are you out of your mind? – נפלת על השכל / הראש

"Im yipol ha-kochav sheli" – If my star falls – אם ייפול הכוכב שלי

Eize nefila – What a flop – איזה נפילה

Eich nafalnu im ha-mis'ada ha-zot – We really picked the wrong restaurant – איך נפלנו עם המסעדה הזאת

Nefila chofshit – Free fall – נפילה חופשית

Nofel – The fallen (soldier) – נופל

Hu nafal ba-milchama – He fell in the war – הוא נפל במלחמה

"Kmo hatul ani nofel al ha-raglayim" – Like a cat I land on my feet – כמו חתול אני נופל על הרגליים

Nafal lecha ha-kesef – You dropped your money – נפל לך הכסף

Nafla lach ha-mitriya – You dropped your umbrella – נפלה לך המטרייה

Naflu lachem ha-kartisim – Your tickets fell out – נפלו לכם הכרטיסים

Hu hitnapel al mishehu – He attacked someone – הוא התנפל על מישהו

Eize hitnaplut al ha-ochel – Everyone jumped on the food – איזה התנפלות על האוכל

Lehapil – To knock over, to drop – להפיל

Hi hipila – She had a miscarriage / abortion – היא הפילה

Hapala – Miscarriage / Abortion – הפלה

"Mapil" – Hilarious – מפיל

Ha-matos hupal – The plane was shot down – המטוס הופל

Mapal – Waterfall – מפל

Nefel – Dud – נפל

Playlist and Clips:

Eifo Ha-yeled – Nafalta Hazak (lyrics)

Gidi Gov – Yesh Ey Sham (lyrics)

Tofa'at Dopler – Lipol al Gan Eden (lyrics)

Ben El Tavori – Ole Ole (lyrics)

Ilanit – Im Yipol Ha-kochav Sheli (lyrics)

Yehuda Poliker – Ahava al Tnai (lyrics)

Ep. no. 103 about sting / prick HEB

The root חבב, which gives us the word חביבי, is all about affection. Guy explains what it's got to do with gay Tel Avivi speech and Ashdod in the 80's.

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New Words and Expressions:

Habibi (Arabic) – My darling (m.) – חביבי

Habibti (Arabic) – My darling (f.) – חביבתי

Haviv – Pleasant, nice – חביב

Haya haviv – It was nice – היה חביב

Acharon acharon haviv – Last but not least (m.) – אחרון אחרון חביב

Achrona achrona haviva – Last but not least (f.) – אחרונה אחרונה חביבה

Ya habibi, lama ata ko'es? – Sweetie, why are you angry? – יא חביבי, למה אתה כועס

Haviv ha-kahal – Crowd favorite – חביב הקהל

Hu hovev tango – He likes tango – הוא חובב טנגו

Zamar hovev – Amateur singer – זמר חובב

Ani mechabev dvarim ka'ele – I like these kinds of things – אני מחבב דברים כאלה

Hu kvar hithabev al kulam – Everybody already likes him – הוא התחבב על כולם

Tachbiv – Hobby – תחביב

Chiba – Affection – חיבה

Shem chiba / Kinooy chiba – Pet name – שם חיבה / כינוי חיבה

Hubb (Arabic) – Love – חוב – حب

Haboob, habooba (Arabic) – Sweetie, darling – חבוב, חבובה

Playlist and Clips:

Omer Adam & Arisa – Tel Aviv (lyrics)

Lahakat Ha-nachal – Achron Haviv (lyrics)

Zamarim hovevim – Amateur singers

Arik Einstein – Agadat Desheh (lyrics)

Elissa – Halet Hubb

Ilan – Dai Lach Habuba

Ep. no. 16 about cursing drivers HEB

Part 1 of Guy's first live chat with StreetWise Hebrew Patrons.

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As soon as you get close to the root קרב you realize there's much to learn: From family members, to boxing matches, to intestines. Guy helps to make sense of it all, including how it relates to the Aussie TV show "Home and Away."

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New Words and Expressions:

Karov, krova, krovim, krovot – Close – קרוב, קרובה, קרובים, קרובות

"Nachon at krova" – It's true, you're close – נכון, את קרובה

Krov mishpacha – Relative – קרוב משפחה

Krovei mishpacha – Relatives – קרובי משפחה

Hu karov sheli – He's my relative – הוא קרוב שלי

Kirvat dam – Blood relation – קרבת דם

Karov rachok – Distant relative – קרוב רחוק

Be-karov – Soon – בקרוב

Mi-karov – Closely – מקרוב

Lekarev – To bring closer – לקרב

"Ata yachol lekarev et ha-salat ktsat?" – Can you move the salad a bit closer? – אתה יכול לקרב את הסלט קצת

Mekoravim – Entourage, associates – מקורבים

Lehitkarev – To come near – להתקרב

Hitkarvut – Rapprochement – התקרבות

Lehakriv – To sacrifice – להקריב

Korban – Sacrifice – קורבן

Lehitkarben – To behave as if you're a victim – להתקרבן

Hitkarbenut – Behaving as if you're a victim – התקרבנות

"Ha-korban ha-ultimativi hu adam she-makriv et atsmo lema'an acherim" – The ultimate sacrifice is someone who gives himself up for the sake of others – הקורבן האולטימטיבי הוא אדם שמקריב את עצמו למען אחרים

Hakrava – Self sacrifice – הקרבה

Krav – Battle – קרב

Krav igruf – Boxing match – קרב איגרוף

Sde krav – Battlefield – שדה קרב

Krav maga – Israeli self defence technique – קרב מגע

Du krav – Duel – דו-קרב

"Hem hayu chayalim kraviyim" – They were combat soldiers – הם היו חיילים קרביים

Sherut kravi – Combat service – שירות קרבי

Jobnik – Soldier who works in an office – ג'ובניק

Be-kerev – Among – בקרב

Toda mi-kerev lev – Thanks from the bottom of my heart – תודה מקרב לב

Kravayim – Intestines – קרביים

Playlist and Clips:

Daniel Salomon – Ahava (lyrics)

Noa Ben-Hagai – Kirvat Dam Documentary

Krovim Krovim

Assaf Amdursky – Yakirati (lyrics)

Arik Einstein – Sus Etz (lyrics)

Riki Kitaro – Al Tihyu Korban

Efrat Gosh – Krav Igruf (lyrics)

Krav maga

The Voice – Du krav (duel)

TV11 – Hayalim kraviyim

Ep. 230 about lehitmasken, to pretend to be miserable HEB

Ep. 333 about leha'avir, pass HEB