#163 In the Language of Kisses

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

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

4.9 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2017

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Some say kissing is a universal language. "What makes a good kisser?" certainly begs an answer from teens in all parts of the world. But what about giving passionate French smooches or just a peck in Hebrew? Guy divulges the details.

Words and expressions discussed:

Matai nitnashek? – When will we kiss? – ?מתי נתנשק

Lehitnashek – To kiss – להתנשק

Lehitkalech – To shower – להתקלח

Lehitlabesh – To get dressed – להתלבש

Lehitnashek – To kiss each other – להתנשק

Hem hitnashku – They kissed each other – הם התנשקו

Hitnashaktem? – Did you guys kiss? – ?התנשקתם

Hitnashakt ito – You (f.) kissed him – התנשקת איתו

Hitnashakt ita – You (f.) kissed her – התנשקת איתה

Nishakt oto – You (f.) kissed him – נישקת אותו

Nishakta oto – You (m.) kissed him – נישקת אותו

Lenashek mishehu – To kiss someone – לנשק מישהו

Ani rotse lishon itach – I want to sleep with you (f.) – אני רוצה לישון איתך

Lenashek otach – To kiss you (f.) – לנשק אותך

Le'at leat – Slowly – לאט לאט

Eich gormim le-yeled – How do you make a boy – איך גורמים לילד

Lenashek oti – To kiss me – לנשק אותי

"Bat 12, dahuf" – "A 12 year old girl, urgent" – "בת 12, דחוף"

Lo naim li lenashek oto levad – I don't want to be the one kissing him – לא נעים לי לנשק אותו לבד

Ki ani rotsa she-hu yenashek oti – Because I want him to kiss me – כי אני רוצה שהוא ינשק אותי

Ma ze nashkan tov? – What makes a good kisser? – מה זה נשקן טוב?

Neshika rishona – First kiss – נשיקה ראשונה

Khi million neshikot – Take (f.) a million kisses – קחי מיליון נשיקות

Neshikot! – Kisses! – נשיקות!

Hibukim ve-nishukim – Hugs and kisses – חיבוקים ונישוקים

Natan li neshika – He gave me a kiss – נתן לי נשיקה

Latet neshika – To give a kiss – לתת נשיקה

Ten/Tni li neshika – Give me a kiss – תן/תני לי נשיקה

Neshika tsarfatit – French kiss – נשיקה צרפתית

Lehitnashek neshika tsarfatit – To kiss a French kiss – להתנשק נשיקה צרפתית

Tenashek/Tenashki! – Kiss! (Imp.) – !תנשק/תנשקי

Habek oti, nashek oti – Hug me, kiss me – חבק אותי, נשק אותי

Nashki oti hazak – Kiss (f.) me hard – נשקי אותי חזק

Nashki ad she-yich'av – Kiss me until it hurts – נשקי עד שיכאב

Kama neshikot mitnashkim ba-aretz? – How many kisses do we kiss each other? – ?כמה נשיקות מתנשקים בארץ

Al ha-lehi – On the cheek – על הלחי

Mesubach – It’s complicated – מסובך

Neshika – The edge of a loaf of bread – נשיקה

Music:

Evyatar Banai – Matai Nitnashek (lyrics)
Matti Caspi – Lo Dibarnu Od Al Ahava (lyrics)
Yehoram Gaon – Elef Neshikot (lyrics)
Omer Adam – Milion Neshikot (lyrics)
Gazoz – Halalit (lyrics)
Joe Dassin - L'été indien (French)
Septemberwind (German)
Sarit Haddad – Bosem Tsarfati (lyrics)
Sivan Shavit – Nashki Oti (lyrics)

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is TELB1. Streetwise Hebrew.
0:13.0	Shabhoo.
0:14.0	Shalom, it's me Guy with Streetwise Hebrew. Matay nit nizhekah sheh.
0:24.0	Matay nichhehah nahzheh,
0:28.0	Matay nichek, when will we kiss? This is a great song, used a lot in Jewish weddings, just after the
0:37.5	groom breaks the glass. Okay, okay. God, y'alla. The singer is a viatar banai. Lehitna Shek is the infinitive to kiss.
0:56.0	Verbs that start with heat, he, taff, can be either reflexive like Leitcheleach to shower, Leit Leibesh to get dressed, things we do to our own body,
1:08.0	but they can also be a mutual action like Lehit Nachek to kiss each other. So in Leitna Shek by definition there are two people doing it.
1:18.0	Hemh Het Nushku means they kissed each other.
1:21.0	Actually there could be more people.
1:23.0	Hittna Shak-Tim is what you ask your best friend in high school, did you guys kiss?
1:29.0	If you listen to the show with your kids, well I think the content is really fine but maybe you listen
1:34.8	to the show first without them.
1:38.1	If you want to ask, did you kiss her?
1:40.7	Did you kiss him?
1:41.9	You have two options, either Hittna Shakt, Ito, Hittna Shakt, Ita, or to use another
1:50.2	bignan verb format, Nishakt, otto, nishakta, otto, etc. from the verb
1:57.0	Lenashek. And this one works with Lenashik, michihu, to kiss someone. No preposition needed like here. Lé E.
2:13.8	Nache Gautau,
2:18.8	Lache Gauter,
2:19.8	Le art, Lea,
2:20.8	Leart, Leart, Leautee Léaute.
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