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Streetwise Hebrew

#101 Don't Mess With My Shnatz!

Streetwise Hebrew

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Language Learning, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Education

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 11 March 2026

โฑ๏ธ 9 minutes

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Summary

How do we sleep in Hebrew? What about snoozes and power naps? Guy talks about our sacred ืฉื "ืฆ, and introduces us to some very sleepy words.

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New Words and Expressions:

Hu yashen โ€“ He is sleeping / he is asleep โ€“ ื”ื•ื ื™ืฉืŸ

Hi yeshena โ€“ She is sleeping / she is asleep โ€“ ื”ื™ื ื™ืฉื ื”

Lishon โ€“ To sleep โ€“ ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ

Shoel "gam at yashant?" โ€“ I am asking "Were you sleeping as well?" โ€“ ืฉื•ืืœ ื’ื ืืช ื™ืฉื ืช

Yashnooni โ€“ Sleepy โ€“ ื™ืฉื ื•ื ื™

Sheina โ€“ Sleep (noun) โ€“ ืฉื™ื ื”

Shnatz, Shnat tsohorayim โ€“ Afternoon nap โ€“ ืฉื "ืฆ, ืฉื ืช ืฆื•ื”ืจื™ื™ื

"Ha-amuta le-kidum tarboot ha-shnatz be-israel" โ€“ The association for the promotion of siesta culture in Israel โ€“ ื”ืขืžื•ืชื” ืœืงื™ื“ื•ื ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฉื "ืฆ ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ

Nedudei shena โ€“ Insomnia โ€“ ื ื“ื•ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื ื”

Ha-koshi leheradem โ€“ The difficulty falling asleep โ€“ ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ ืœื”ื™ืจื“ื

"Arba lifnot boker lo nirdemet" โ€“ 4 a.m., I am not falling asleep โ€“ ืืจื‘ืข ืœืคื ื•ืช ื‘ื•ืงืจ, ืœื ื ืจื“ืžืช

Hu nirdam โ€“ He fell asleep โ€“ ื”ื•ื ื ืจื“ื

Ha-yefefiya ha-nirdemet โ€“ The Sleeping Beauty โ€“ ื”ื™ืคื”ืคื™ื™ื” ื”ื ืจื“ืžืช

Radoom โ€“ Sleepy, drowsy โ€“ ืจื“ื•ื

Tardemet โ€“ Coma โ€“ ืชืจื“ืžืช

Lehardim โ€“ To put to sleep, anesthetize- ืœื”ืจื“ื™ื

Hardama โ€“ Anesthesia โ€“ ื”ืจื“ืžื”

Hardama mekomit โ€“ Local anesthesia โ€“ ื”ืจื“ืžื” ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช

Moordam โ€“ Anesthetized โ€“ ืžื•ืจื“ื

Shir eres โ€“ Lullaby โ€“ ืฉื™ืจ ืขืจืฉ

Lanoom โ€“ To sleep โ€“ ืœื ื•ื

Noomi โ€“ Sleep (Imp., fem) โ€“ ื ื•ืžื™

Ten li lishon al ze โ€“ Let me sleep over it โ€“ ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื–ื”

Ata yashen be-amida โ€“ You're asleep on your feet (meaning: you're missing the boat) โ€“ ืืชื” ื™ืฉืŸ ื‘ืขืžื™ื“ื”

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Guy's parting monologue:

ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื” ืฉื‘ืืจืฅ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืœืงืจืืช ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ื•ืœื ื‘ืื—ื“ ื‘ื™ื ื•ืืจ, ื›ืžื• ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ื‘ืขืฆื ื–ื” ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ื’ื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ืžื–ื’ ื”ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช, ื”ืงื™ืฅ ื”ื•ืคืš ืœืกืชื™ื•, ืœืขื•ืžืช ืื—ื“ ื‘ื™ื ื•ืืจ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื—ื•ืจืฃ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืžืฉื™ืš. ื•ื‘ืืžืช ืื—ืจื™ ืกื•ื›ื•ืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืงื•ืจืกื™ื, ื™ืฉ ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื™ื•ื–ืžื•ืช ื‘ืื•ื•ื™ืจ, ื•ืขื“ ืื– ืืชื” ืฉื•ืžืข ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ 'ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื—ื’ื™ื'

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Playlist and Clips:

Arik Einstein โ€“ Agadat Deshe (lyrics)

Shokolad Menta Mastik โ€“ Yashnuni (lyrics)

TV2 Shnatz (Shnat Tsohorayim, siesta)

Insomnia โ€“ Nedudei shena

Yehudit Ravitz โ€“ Arba Lifnot Boker (lyrics)

Yizhar Cohen โ€“ Chalomot Shmurim (lyrics)

Yardena Arazi โ€“ Shir Eres (Noomi, Noomi) (lyrics)

Zemreshet โ€“ Noomi Noomi historical recordings

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is TLB1.

0:12.4

Shalom. It's me, Guy from Streetwise Hebrew.

0:15.9

Today we're talking about sleeping, falling asleep.

0:19.5

A few listeners asked me to talk about it.

0:22.0

If you're subscribed to the podcast and listen through a podcast app,

0:25.6

you'll find a list of the new words in the show notes of each episode.

0:29.6

If not, head over to tlv1.fm slash streetwise Hebrew and click on today's show.

0:36.9

Yashen Yud Shin Nun,, who yeshen, he is asleep or he's sleeping.

0:43.1

There are other words that belong to this group of states of body and soul like Yashen.

0:49.1

So, Ra'ev, hungry, ayef, tired, sammeach happy

0:54.1

they all come from paal

0:55.8

but in the present tense at least

0:57.8

they sound like a ayef raev yeshen

1:01.5

and they behave like adjectives so

1:03.8

the feminine is yeshena

1:05.8

pay attention not yoshenet this is a huge

1:08.2

mistake yeshena is the correct way

1:10.5

she's sleeping yeshenim yeshenot not yoshenet. This is a huge mistake. Yeshena is the correct way.

1:11.9

She's sleeping.

1:13.9

Yeshenim yesenot.

1:16.8

Lishon is the infinitive.

1:21.1

The past tense behaved just like a normal paul verb, like here.

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