#154 One million and one ways to celebrate

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

Israel, Tlv1, Religion & Spirituality, Language Learning, Education, Language, Judaism, Hebrew, Streetwise

4.9 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

This week we're celebrating 1 million downloads - can you believe it? Let's celebrate together! In Hebrew of course, and talk about the root 'hagag,' חגג, and how we use it. By the way, the cake tasted amazing.

Words and expressions discussed:

Anachnu hogegim – We are celebrating – אנחנו חוגגים

Lahgog mashehu – To celebrate something – לחגוג משהו

Hogegim yomuledet le-mishehu – Celebrating birthday for someone – חוגגים יומולדת למישהו

Hagiga – Celebration, party – חגיגה

Hagagnu ad or ha-boker – We celebrated until dawn – חגגנו עד אור הבוקר

Hagiga Ba-snooker – Party at the snooker – חגיגה בסנוקר

Hag – Holiday – חג

Hag sameach – Happy holiday – חג שמח

Hajj (Arabic) – حج – חג'

Nira li mishu hogeg li al ha-kartis – I think that someone is "feasting" on my credit card – נראה לי מישהו חוגג לי על הכרטיס

Ani hoshev she-mishehu hogeg li al ha-pelefon – I think that someone is "feasting" on my phone – אני חושב שמישהו חוגג לי על הפלאפון

Bon’a, ata hogeg/at hogeget/atem hogegim – Dude, you live the life – בוא'נה, אתה חוגג/את חוגגת/אתם חוגגים

Hagiga la-einayim – Site for sore eyes – חגיגה לעיניים

Music:
Sarit Hadad – Hagiga (lyrics)
Hagiga Ba-snooker (cult movie) – חגיגה בסנוקר
Explaining the Hajj – CNN
Daniel Ben Haim – Hagiga La-einayim (lyrics)
Ha-lahaka – Shir Ha-lahaka (lyrics)
Nurit Galron – Hagiga Ba-tsameret (lyrics)

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0:00.0	This is guy with streetwise.
0:10.0	Shilb one. Streatwise Hebrew.
0:12.0	Shalom, this is Guy with Street Twice Hebrew.
0:16.0	Today we're celebrating 1 million downloads.
0:18.8	Yes, stay tuned for some surprises later on.
0:22.3	So we are celebrating in Hebrew is Anach nou hoge gimme.
0:26.4	I'd like to talk about this showish route today.
0:32.3	Gimel gimel. Lach gog. I'd like to talk about this showish route today.
0:32.6	Gimel, gimel.
0:34.2	Lach gog, Lach gog,
0:36.4	to celebrate something like a hag holiday.
0:40.4	It's a direct object.
0:41.7	You can also, Lachogne Yomuledet birthday, so hoegim Yomuledet le michieu to someone. Oh, Rimbah, I'm not here, Oh, Rimbah,
0:54.0	Hagagun-A-Dor-Poken.
0:56.0	Ha-Gigah, is a celebration, a party,
1:00.0	Sarit-Adad.
1:01.0	Ha-Gag-Nu-A-O-Habokel, we celebrated until... Sais
1:06.8	had had had had had a boker. Until dawn or haboker. Until the light of the morning ad or haboker. culture. This is from a a reality game
1:30.0	This is from Hagigabas Nookucker, a cult Israeli movie from 1975.
1:35.0	Hagigabas Snooker, party at the Snooker.
1:39.0	For advanced learners of Israeliness, this is great stuff.
1:42.0	Try to find a copy.
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