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Streetwise Hebrew

#228 Overstressed and Under Pressure

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

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

4.9 โ€ข 988 Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 25 September 2018

โฑ๏ธ 11 minutes

๐Ÿงพ๏ธ Download transcript

Summary

We talk a lot about lahats (stress, pressure) in Israel. You'll often hear, โ€œma ata lahuts?โ€, why are you stressed, and โ€œein lahatsโ€, thereโ€™s no pressure, just as your stress level is hitting its all-time high.

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New Words and Expressions:

Lahats - Pressure, stress - ืœื—ืฅ

Ani ma-ze be-lahats ha-shavuโ€™a โ€“ I am really stressed this week - ืื ื™ ืžื”-ื–ื” ื‘ืœื—ืฅ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข

Al tilahtsu - Donโ€™t get stressed - ืืœ ืชื™ืœื—ืฆื•

Ein lahats - Thereโ€™s no pressure - ืื™ืŸ ืœื—ืฅ

Lahats dam gavoha - High blood pressure - ืœื—ืฅ ื“ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”

Kibalti lahats dam gavoha - I got high blood pressure - ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฅ ื“ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”

Lahats dam namuch - Low blood pressure - ืœื—ืฅ ื“ื ื ืžื•ืš

Yeshnam alai lechatsim she-ani ashuv lechahen ke-rosh iriyat yerushalayim - Thereโ€™s pressure on me to return and serve as the mayor of Jerusalem - ื™ืฉื ื ืขืœื™ื™ ืœื—ืฆื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืืฉื•ื‘ ืœื›ื”ืŸ ื›ืจืืฉ ืขื™ืจื™ื™ืช ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื

Lehafโ€™il lahats al mishehu laasot mashehu / she-hu yaase mashehu - To put pressure on someone to do something / that heโ€™d do something - ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• / ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืขืฉื” ืžืฉื”ื•

Lilhots al kaftor - To press a button - ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ืขืœ ื›ืคืชื•ืจ

Lehitsa - Pressing - ืœื—ื™ืฆื”

Lehitsat yad - Handshake - ืœื—ื™ืฆืช ื™ื“

Lehitsa aruka - Long press (on button) - ืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืืจื•ื›ื”

Lehitsa paโ€™amayim - Pressing twice - ืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืคืขืžื™ื™ื

Ze lohets li - Itโ€™s too tight - ื–ื” ืœื•ื—ืฅ ืœื™

Naโ€™alayim lohatsot - Tight shoes - ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืœื•ื—ืฆื•ืช

Eifo lochets lecha? Po. Baregel - Where is it pressing you? Here, in my foot - ืื™ืคื” ืœื•ื—ืฅ ืœืš? ืคื”, ื‘ืจื’ืœ

Lahuts - Stressed, anxious - ืœื—ื•ืฅ

Nilhats - Easily pressured - ื ืœื—ืฅ

Lahits - Pressable, easily influenced by pressure - ืœื—ื™ืฅ

Ya lahuts - Youโ€™re so stressed! - ื™ื ืœื—ื•ืฅ

Ya lehutsa, rega! - Youโ€™re so stressed, wait a sec. - ื™ื ืœื—ื•ืฆื”, ืจื’ืข

Lahuts-bayit - โ€œHome-stressedโ€ soldier - ืœื—ื•ืฅ-ื‘ื™ืช, ืœื—ื•ืฆืช ื‘ื™ืช

Lehitsoot-bayit - โ€œHome-stressed-nessโ€ by soldiers - ืœื—ื™ืฆื•ืช-ื‘ื™ืช

Lahuts-hatuna, Lehutsat-hatuna - Wedding-obsessed person - ืœื—ื•ืฅ-ื—ืชื•ื ื”, ืœื—ื•ืฆืช ื—ืชื•ื ื”

Hi ma-ze lehutsat-hatuna - Sheโ€™s so obsessed with getting married - ื”ื™ื ืžื”-ื–ื” ืœื—ื•ืฆืช ื—ืชื•ื ื”

Lehalhits mishehu - To pressure, rush, worry someone - ืœื”ืœื—ื™ืฅ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•

Hilchits oti ktast - He worried me a bit - ื”ืœื—ื™ืฅ ืื•ืชื™ ืงืฆืช

Metavchim - Real estate agents - ืžืชื•ื•ื›ื™ื

Ani lo rotse lehalchitz otcha - I donโ€™t want to pressure you - ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืœื—ื™ืฅ ืื•ืชืš

Aval yesh od anashim she-hitโ€™anyenu ba-dira - But there are more people interested in the apartment - ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ื“ื™ืจื”

Al talchits/talchitsi oti - Donโ€™t pressure me - ืืœ ืชืœื—ื™ืฅ/ืชืœื—ื™ืฆื™ ืื•ืชื™

Ma ha-lahats? - Whatโ€™s the stress about? - ืžื” ื”ืœื—ืฅ?

Playlist and Clips:

Berry Sakharof - Lahats (lyrics)

Jacky Mekaiten - Ha-meโ€™antezet (lyrics)

โ€œYeshnam alay lechatsimโ€ - I am being pressured (Kikar Ha-shabat)

Boaz Banai - Lilhots al Kaftor (lyrics)

Lehitsat Yad - Handshake

Ariel Sharon about Netanyahu: Lahuts ve-nilhats (TV10)

Lahits

Danny Robas - Hine Ani (lyrics)

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is T.L.B. 1.

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St. wise.

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Streat wise.

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Hibro. Shiloh.

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It's me Guy with Streetwise Hebrew. Lach ha, ha, ha, and not there a

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a lach hahah,

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chamth champs

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the bough echah,

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lahas,

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lach hahaht,

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mnah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nahh Lachats pressure. On episode number 222 I mentioned belechats, which means stressed.

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Animaz be achats a chavu.

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Ani maze be achats ha shavuwa.

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I'm really stressed this week.

0:51.6

As I thought about this week's episode, I started scribbling in my little notebook with my blue

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pencil.

0:57.2

More words with this root, Lamed Ghette Zadik, and wow, there is so much to say and learn and love so today we deal with

1:05.2

pressure Lachats and its family. This episode is full of good music and stuff

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so Alti Lachatsu, don't get, and Lachats. There's no pressure.

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Before we start, I want to explain that I record each episode twice.

1:19.0

Once in English, like what you're listening to right now and it's available to everyone.

1:23.6

If you are a patron of this podcast you can listen to a mirror episode in Hebrew,

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