#212 Breaking It Down
Streetwise Hebrew
TLV1 Studios
4.9 • 988 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2018
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
What's the Hebrew language connection between the following: a book chapter, devouring an entire pizza, and the Soviet Union's breakup? Guy explains it all on today's episode.
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New Words and Expressions:
Perek, prakim - Episode, chapter - פרק
Liftoah perek hadash - To start a new chapter - לפתוח פרק חדש
Ba-prakim ha-baim - On the next episodes - בפרקים הבאים
At Poreket kartonim - You are unloading cardboards - את פורקת קרטונים
Lifrok - To unload - לפרוק
Porkim mecholot me-oniya - Unloading containers from a ship - פורקים מכולות מאונייה
Pakach, ani porek s’hora - Dear inspector, I am unloading merchandise - פקח, אני פורק סחורה
Lifrok regashot/ka’as/lahats - Unload emotions/anger/stress - לפרוק רגשות/כעס/לחץ
Prika - Unloading - פריקה
Lefarek - To disassemble, to dismantle - לפרק
Aanahnu mefarkim ta’arucha - We dismantle an exhibition - אנחנו מפרקים תערוכה
Lefarek mishehu be-makot - To beat up someone - לפרק מישהו במכות
Lefarek of - To devour a chicken - לפרק עוף
Pirakti achshav pizza - I just downed a pizza - פירקתי עכשיו פיצה
Lefarek et ha-havila - To break up - לפרק את החבילה
Peruk - Dismantling - פירוק
Hevra be-peruk - A company in liquidation - חברה בפירוק
The Liquidator - Ha-mefarek - המפרק
Meforak - Dismantled, taken apart - מפורק
Kabab meforak - “Deconstructed kebab” - קבב מפורק
Ani meforak me-ayefut - I am dead tired - אני מפורק מעייפות
Ha-kol hitparek mi-bifnim - Everything fell apart from within - הכל התפרק מבפנים
Hitparkut brit ha-moatsot - Dissolution of the Soviet Union - התפרקות ברית המועצות
Lehitparek be-mishak kaduregel - Release tension by playing a football game - להתפרק במשחק כדורגל
Mitparek - Collapsible - מתפרק
Sori she-ze mitparek ktsat - Sorry it’s coming apart a bit (cake) - סורי שזה מתפרק קצת
Playlist and Clips:
Tuna & Nechi-Nech - Olam Meshuga (lyrics)
Assi Cohen & Guri Alfi - Pakach ani porek s’hora (lyrics)
Kabab Meforak - Chef Assaf Granit
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is TELB1. |
| 0:10.0 | St.C. |
| 0:10.0 | St. wise. |
| 0:11.0 | Chatham. It's me Guy with Streetwise Hebrew. |
| 0:15.0 | Today I'd like to talk about the route Pei Reshkof, an interesting route in Hebrew, |
| 0:21.0 | and this is the English version of our episode available to everyone |
| 0:25.0 | I also record a Hebrew version for our patrons more info |
| 0:30.0 | TLv1. fm slash SWH to Darba to all our supporters. |
| 0:36.0 | Perek, Peirez-Kuf, means an episode, Peric. |
| 0:41.0 | You're listening to another Perek-Shalechilha podcast, Chelanu, for example. We also say Peric-Qadas, when we talk about a new chapter in life. So in a book, Periccke means a chapter. In a Siddra TV series it's an episode like here. |
| 0:58.8 | The Pericabashil Shababneki. |
| 1:00.8 | I'll go and man, I recommend watching, so Babnikim, which I recommend watching, so Bapirikat, on the next episode. |
| 1:14.6 | You can find all the featured links in the episode notes available both on your podcast |
| 1:19.0 | app and the TLV1 website. |
| 1:21.6 | Use whichever is most convenient for you. The notes include a list of the new |
| 1:25.2 | words and expressions I am teaching today. The plural of Perek is prachim, perkim, so it behaves like kelv clavim, dog dogs, perakim |
| 1:40.6 | voice narrators on trailers will sometimes say, |
| 1:44.0 | Baprakim Abaim on the next episodes, |
| 1:47.0 | Baprakim habaim. At Pocketetetetetetetetetet |
| 1:53.9 | Cartonim you are unloading cardboard as in cardboard boxes like from a car so Lifrok is to unload |
| 2:05.9 | polk it to auto, |
| 2:07.9 | po' me kolot me onia unloading containers from a ship. |
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