Streetwise Hebrew

#310 Strengthened Coffee and Upgraded Pizza?

10.13.2020 - By TLV1 StudiosPlay

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What do we mean when we say קפה מחוזק (roughly translated as strengthened coffee), and is it legitimate to drink it at 1:30 PM? Or when we say הוא מתחזק (he’s getting stronger) about someone? It’s not what you might think. Check Out the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Eich lechazek et kol ha-rosh – How to strengthen the head voice – איך לחזק את קול הראש Lehazek – Strengthen – לחזק Tsarich lechazek et ha-shimshiya lifnei ha-sufa – We need to tie the parasol down before the storm – צריך לחזק את השמשייה לפני הסופה Lehazek haver be-sha’ah kasha – To support a friend during hard times – לחזק חבר בשעה קשה Hizuk hiyuvi (het-het) – Positive reinforcement – חיזוק חיובי Idud talmidim – Encouraging students – עידוד תלמידים Matan hizukim – Giving validations – מתן חיזוקים “Yafe yonatan, tsarich lehatchil mi-ze” – Good job, Yonatan, this is where you need to start – יפה, יונתן, צריך להתחיל מזה “Nachon, metsuyan, toda raba” – Correct, excellent, thanks – נכון, מצויין, תודה רבה Mechuzak – Strengthened, fortified, reinforced, empowered – מחוזק “Pizza mechuzeket” – Upgraded pizza – פיצה מחוזקת Pizza mishpachtit – Family-sized pizza – פיצה משפחתית La-batsek ha-chadash hosifu agvaniyot meyubashot – To the new dough they added sun dried tomatoes – לבצק החדש הוסיפו עגבניות מיובשות Hizku – They strengthened – חיזקו Ledaber-dibru; Lechazek-hizku Medubar-Mechuzak “13:30 ba-tsohorayim zo sha’ah legitimit le-kafe mechuzak, nachon?” – 1:30pm is a legit time for coffee with a splash of alcohol, right?” – ?אחת וחצי בצוהוריים זו שעה לגיטימית לקפה מחוזק, נכון Hozer bi-tshuva – A person who becomes religious – חוזר בתשובה Ha-rechev hitchazek – This car’s engine got stronger – הרכב התחזק Hu hitchazek – This secular person become more religious – הוא התחזק Ha-shekel hitchazek – The shekel got stronger – השקל התחזק “Az ha-geshem hitchazek ba-sha’ot ha-achronot” – “So the rain got stronger in the last few hours” – אז הגשם התחזק בשעות האחרונות “Aval hu yitchazek be-tsura mashma’utit yoter” – “But it will get stronger, significantly” – אבל הוא יתחזק בצורה משמעותית יותר “Ad machar bi-sh’ot ha-tsohorayim” – “Until tomorrow afternoon” – עד מחר בשעות הצוהוריים Hitchazkut – Getting stronger/becoming more religious – התחזקות “Ze mitchaber le-megama shel hitchazkut” – “It connects to this tendency of the increase in the number of people who are becoming religious” – זה מתחבר למגמה של התחזקות   “Hem mesachkim po al ha-double-meaning shel ha-tarbut ha-israelit” – They are playing on the duality of the israeli culture – הם משחקים פה על הדאבל-מינינג של התרבות הישראלית   Playlist and Clips: Eich lechazek et kol ha-rosh Hizuk hiyuvi Commercial: Pizza mechuzeket Ofer Levy – Mitchazek (lyrics) Hitchazek – Car commercial Hitchazek – Car commercial 2 Ha-shekel hitchazek – The Shekel got stronger Ha-geshem yitchazek – Weather forecast Talking about the car commercial Arkadi Duchin – Merov Ahavati (lyrics)

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