#225 Hamsa Hamsa Hamsa: Streetwise Hebrew Celebrates 5 Years of Podcasting
Streetwise Hebrew
TLV1 Studios
4.9 โข 988 Ratings
๐๏ธ 14 August 2018
โฑ๏ธ 10 minutes
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Summary
The Hamsa symbol, a hand with five fingers, is believed to bring good luck and keep away the evil eye. In Arabic, hamsa is the number five, which just happens to be the number of years we've been making our Streetwise Hebrew podcast!
We celebrate this grand occasion with a special episode on all things hamesh (ืืืฉ). Pssstttt... have a listen to how you too can keep away the evil eye!
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New Words and Expressions:
Yomuledet hamesh - 5th birthday - ืืืืืืืช ืืืฉ
Hamesh shanim - Five years - ืืืฉ ืฉื ืื
Shana, shanim - Year, years - ืฉื ื, ืฉื ืื
Hamisha gvarim ve-isha - โFive men and a womanโ - ืืืืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืืฉื
Hameshet ha-rochvim - The five riders - ืืืฉืช ืืจืืืืื
Hameshet ha-gvarim - The five men - ืืืฉืช ืืืืจืื
Hameshet ha-hushim - The five senses - ืืืฉืช ืืืืฉืื
Hamisha kilogramim/kilo - Five kg. - ืืืืฉื ืงืืืืืจืืื, ืืืืฉื ืงืืื
โHamesh kiloโ - Five kg. (slang) - โืืืฉ ืงืืืโ
Hamisha shkalim (โHamesh shekelโ in slang) - 5 shekel - ืืืืฉื ืฉืงืืื (ืืืฉ ืฉืงื, ืกืื ื)
Pi hamisha (โpi hameshโ, slang) - Fivefold - ืคื ืืืืฉื (ืคื ืืืฉ, ืกืื ื)
Hamisha kochavim - Five stars - ืืืืฉื ืืืืืื
Malon hamisha kochavim, melonot hamisha kochavim - Five star hotel/s - ืืืื ืืืืฉื ืืืืืื, ืืืื ืืช ืืืืฉื ืืืืืื
Hamsin - Heatwave - ืืืกืื
Hamishim - Fifty - ืืืืฉืื - Arabic: Hamsin
Hamishim Gvanim shel Afor - 50 shades of grey - ืืืืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืืคืืจ
Hamsa - Five (arabic) - ืืืกื
Hamsa aleicha - May you be protected from any harm - ืืืกื ืขืืื
Hamsa-hamsa - โTouch woodโ - ืืืกื-ืืืกื
Emuna tfela - Superstition - ืืืื ื ืืคืื
Hu poteโach alai ayin - He brings the evil eye - ืืื ืคืืชื ืขืืื ืขืื
Playlist and Clips:
Yafa Yarkoni - Hamesh Shanim al Michael (lyrics)
Hamisha Gvarim Ve-isha (telenovela)
Arik Einstein - Ha-balada al Moshe Yoel Salomon (lyrics)
Lahakat Pikud Merkaz - Hamsinim Ba-mishlat (lyrics)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is TELB1. |
| 0:10.0 | St.L.C. Street-wise Hebrew. |
| 0:13.0 | Shalom, it's me Guy with Streetwise Hebrew. |
| 0:16.6 | This week we are celebrating our podcast fifth birthday, Masalto. In August 2013 we aired our first episode which was also when |
| 0:27.1 | TL1 first launched so happy birthday to you too TL1 mazzaltov and we have another reason to celebrate. |
| 0:35.0 | Our podcast recently passed 2 million downloads, which is huge, so it's time to say to da, thank you, to you our dear listeners and patrons whose financial support help ensure the continuation of the podcast and the station. |
| 0:51.0 | Because it's our Yomuled Kamesh, fifth birthday, |
| 0:55.7 | I'd like to talk today about Chameh, |
| 0:58.0 | Ghet, Mem, Sheen, five, and its root. Hamish Anim, |
| 1:05.0 | a lily hail |
| 1:07.0 | of a rub be a |
| 1:10.0 | kudim Hamesh Shanim five years. Shana is feminine but plural is |
| 1:18.5 | Shanim so it's a bit confusing I know Eim is usually masculine. |
| 1:24.0 | Hamesh is five for feminine. |
| 1:27.0 | Hameshanim Al-Micha-El, a famous children's song. |
| 1:30.7 | It's about the first five years of a kid who will now be starting school. |
| 1:35.0 | Hamish feminine for masculine, it sounds like this. I think of the way to be to be in the world of my enemies. |
| 1:44.0 | Hamisha Gubam Vinsha, she shimbishmonet |
| 1:46.0 | she shabh, |
| 1:47.0 | she shabhimhim |
| 1:50.0 | that shehaba, five men and a woman. |
| 1:56.8 | This is the name given to a South American telenovela erred on the Viva channel here in Israel, |
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