#277 This Corner Store is Da Bomb

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

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

4.9 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

The Hebrew word פיצוץ (pitsuts) means explosion but is also used in the same fashion as the English phrase, “a blast,” meaning incredible or highly entertaining. And did you know that our neighborhood corner store is called a פיצוצייה (pitsutsiya)?

Today, Guy covers the root פ.צ.צ, which is the foundation for many slang words and phrases to say things like, “I'm loaded with money” or “this cafe is packed.”

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New Words and Expressions:

Latet la-rosh lanu’ach me-ha-pitutsim - To let the head rest from the explosions - לתת לראש לנוח מהפיצוצים

Ptsatsa - Bomb - פצצה

Ptsatsa metakteket - A ticking time bomb - פצצה מתקתקת

Yerushalayim, ir shava pitsuts - Jerusalem, a city worth an explosion - ירושלים, עיר שווה פיצוץ

Eich haya ha-seret? Pitsuts - How was the movie? A blast - איך היה הסרט? פיצוץ

Mehir pitsuts - A helluva price - מחיר פיצוץ

Haya beneihem pitsuts - They had a fall out - היה ביניהם פיצוץ

Pitsutsiya - Corner shop - פיצוצייה

Lefotsets - To blow something up - לפוצץ

Ha-va’ad potsets et ha-pgisha - The union stopped the meeting abruptly - הוועד פוצץ את הפגישה

Hu potsets et ha-sipur - He revealed the story - הוא פוצץ את הסיפור

Halas benadam, potsatsta li ta’mo-ach - Stop it, man, you blew up my brain - ח’אלס בנאדם, פוצצת לי ת’מוח

Lefotsets et ha-iska - To call off a business agreement at the last moment - לפוצץ את העסקה

Lefotsets mishehu be-makot - To beat the hell out of someone - לפוצץ מישהו במכות

Mefutsats be-kesef - Loaded with money - מפוצץ בכסף

Mefutsats be-anashim - Packed with people - מפוצץ באנשים

Halachti la-cafe aval haya mefutsats be-anashim az chazarti habaita - I went to the cafe but it was packed, so I went back home - הלכתי לקפה אבל היה מפוצץ באנשים אז חזרתי הביתה

Ha-telefon sheli mefutsats be-hoda’ot - My cellphone is full of messages - הטלפון שלי מפוצץ בהודעות

Hu pit'om hitpotsets alai - He suddenly exploded on me - הוא פתאום התפוצץ עליי

Lehaftsits - To bombard - להפציץ

Bo’na ata maftsits - Dude, you’re “bombarding” - בוא’נה אתה מפציץ

Playlist and Clips:

Arik Einstein - Pesek Zman (lyrics)

Ha-hatser ha-achorit - Ptsatsa Metakteket (lyrics)

Ha-dag nachash - Hinne Ani Ba (lyrics)

Pitsutsiya

Subliminal - Toro (lyrics)

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is T.L. V. One.
0:10.0	Street-wise.
0:11.0	Hebrew.
0:12.0	Shalom. It's me guy with Street-wise Hebrew. Shalom, it's me guy with street-wise Hebrew.
0:15.0	The dead la Rose,
0:18.0	the new-as-mehappit-tutze. See, Latet La Loet la Leuach, me,
0:26.2	A la Czi.
0:29.0	Latet La Roche, La Neuja Pizutse to
0:32.2	to let the head rest from the explosions.
0:35.7	Today we're going to talk about the route Pei Zadik Zadik.
0:39.4	Pizutseim could be explosions, but it could also mean conflicts, anything that bombardes us so to speak you might
0:46.4	know the word Pzatsa bomb.
0:50.4	Shuvannitsarih lehatsi hz's see, o'lame,
0:53.0	Mitzataciket. Pzatza Metacke the ticking time bomb. I'll just remind you you can find links to the songs in the
1:09.9	show notes along with a list of new words covered in today's episode.
1:14.0	I record each episode twice, once in English and once in Hebrew.
1:18.0	Same text, different languages.
1:20.0	The Hebrew version is available to patrons of the show.
1:23.2	More details, T.L.v.1.F.M. slash SWH.
1:28.0	Y
1:27.0	Yevushavaa, Yevushavaa,
1:31.0	Yevusha. Jerusalem a city worth an explosion, so to speak,
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