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Streetwise Hebrew

#110 Improving your Hebrew is a matter of "inyan"

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 8 December 2015

โฑ๏ธ 10 minutes

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Summary

In Hebrew, ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ (inyan) means matter, business, or thing. Many Hebrew learners confuse ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ and ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ืŸ, often switching between them as if they are one and the same, which they are not.

So in this episode, Guy explains these important differences. Oh! and he goes over some useful slang expressions using ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ and ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื as well!

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New words & expressions:

Inyan โ€“ Matter โ€“ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ

Ma ha-inyanim (manyanim)? โ€“ How are things? โ€“ ?ืžื” ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื

Yesh lach po inyan im po'alei binyan โ€“ You've got business here with builders โ€“ ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืคื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื ืคื•ืขืœื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ

Ma ha-inyan? โ€“ What's the matter? โ€“ ?ืžื” ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ

Ze lo inyan shel kesef โ€“ It's not a matter of money โ€“ ื–ื” ืœื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ืกืฃ

Ze lo inyani โ€“ It's none of my business โ€“ ื–ื” ืœื ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™

Ze lo inyancha โ€“ This is none of your business โ€“ ื–ื” ืœื ืขื ื™ื™ื ืš

La'asot inyan โ€“ To make a fuss about/a big deal of (something) โ€“ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ

Hi lo osa li inyanim โ€“ She doesn't give me hard time โ€“ ื”ื™ื ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ืœื™ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื

Daber la-inyan โ€“ Get to the point โ€“ ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ

Bachur/bachura la-inyan โ€“ Great guy/girl โ€“ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ/ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ

Lichyot be-katan ze lo la-inyan โ€“ Living small is not right โ€“ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืงื˜ืŸ ื–ื” ืœื ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ

Ze lo la-inyan โ€“ It's not appropriate โ€“ ื–ื” ืœื ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ

Nir'aa li she-ze dei barur she-hi ken ba-inyan sheli โ€“ I think it's quite clear she's into me โ€“ ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉื–ื” ื“ื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื ื›ืŸ ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™

Ata ba-inyan bichlal? โ€“ Are you interested at all? โ€“ ?ืืชื” ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœืœ

Hu be-inyan shel banim o shel banot? โ€“ Is he into guys or girls? โ€“ ?ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื ื™ื ืื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื•ืช

Tamid nimtsa ba-inyanim โ€“ Always in the know โ€“ ืชืžื™ื“ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื

Hu lo ba-inyanim โ€“ He's not up to date โ€“ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื

Yesh li inyanim โ€“ I've got things (to do), errands โ€“ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื

Hayu inyanim โ€“ There were "things" โ€“ "ื”ื™ื• "ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื

Lakachat et ha-inyanim la-yadaim โ€“ To take initiative; to take things into your own hands โ€“ ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœื™ื“ื™ื™ื

Kach/Kchi/Kchu ta'inyanim la-yadaim โ€“ Take things into your own hands โ€“ ืงื—/ืงื—ื™/ืงื—ื• ืช'ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœื™ื“ื™ื™ื

Inyani โ€“ Practical; matter-of-fact โ€“ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™

Hu haya meod inyani โ€“ He was very matter of fact โ€“ ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™

Eich le'anyen otach โ€“ How to interest you โ€“ ืื™ืš ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชืš

Efshar le-anyen otcha beโ€ฆ โ€“ May I interest you withโ€ฆ โ€“ ...ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชืš ื‘

Ani lo me'unyan/me'unyenet โ€“ I am not interested โ€“ ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ/ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ืช

Ani me'unyan beโ€ฆ โ€“ I am interested inโ€ฆ โ€“ ...ืื ื™ ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘

Ani meunyan liknot โ€“ I'd like to buy โ€“ ืื ื™ ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืœืงื ื•ืช

Ani mit'anyen be-kaduregel โ€“ I am interested in football โ€“ ืื ื™ ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ

Ani mitaneyenet be-muzika โ€“ I am interested in music โ€“ ืื ื™ ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ื ืช ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”

Ze me'anyen oti โ€“ It interests me/interesting โ€“ ื–ื” ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™

Ze lo me'anyen oti โ€“ I don't care โ€“ ื–ื” ืœื ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™

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Playlist and clips:
Shlishiyat Gesher Ha-yarkon โ€“ Ahavat Poalei Ha-binyan (Lyrics)
Keren Peles โ€“ Itay (Lyrics)
Moshik Afya โ€“ Osa Inyan (Lyrics)
Arik Sinai โ€“ Siba Tovaย (Lyrics)
Ehud Banai โ€“ Starterย (Lyrics)
Alifim TV Series (Yes)
Arik Einstein โ€“ Yoshev Al Ha-gaderย (Lyrics)
Arik Einstein โ€“ Af Ehad Lo Mazil Dim'aaย (Lyrics)
Arik Einstein โ€“ Od Nipageshย (Lyrics)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is T.L.B. 1.

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Street-wise.

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Hebrew.

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Shalom, it's me guy from Street-wise Hebrew. Shalom, it's me Guy from Street-wise Hebrew.

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Today we're talking about Indianyan, inyan matter, like Maha-Inyanim, how are things or

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my-an-im, something we ask friends at least once a day.

0:26.0

Yes, I'm a Indianin, for alle,

0:28.0

Pilians, or habeim,

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ad hoc. Yes,

0:33.0

poignian, I'm po'alay binyan.

0:36.0

You've got a business here with builders.

0:38.0

A famous song from the 60s about construction workers

0:42.0

flirting with a girl who passes by, this wouldn't pass today.

0:46.0

Maha-In-yan, what's the matter?

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Maha-In-yan, or let's say when the big boss comes and sees there is an argument in his team he comes and says

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Ma'yan, Ma'in''n. If you say it this way, Ma'yan, Ma'yan, Ma'yan,

1:00.6

my nyan' stress on the y'n, it means what's the big deal?

1:06.3

By the way, without noticing my left hand went up, standing vertically and I moved it towards

1:12.4

my body and then away.

1:14.0

The law in Jan shell Kessif.

1:16.0

The law in Jan shell Kessif.

1:19.0

It's not a matter of money.

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