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Streetwise Hebrew

#359 Let Me Make This Clear to You

Streetwise Hebrew

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Language Learning, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Education

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 8 March 2022

โฑ๏ธ 8 minutes

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Summary

In Hebrew, ?ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจื” means ,"was I clear?" Guy's school principal would lecture him and his peers after they did something wrong, and she would end with "?ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจื”". This episode is dedicated to the word ื‘ืจื•ืจ.

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New Words and Expressions:

Barur โ€“ Clear, clearly, of course โ€“ ื‘ืจื•ืจ

Barur ka-shemesh โ€“ It's crystal clear โ€“ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื›ืฉืžืฉ

Barur! โ€“ Got it โ€“ ื‘ืจื•ืจ

Ha-kol barur? She'elot? โ€“ Is everything clear? Any questions? โ€“ ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ืจื•ืจ, ืฉืืœื•ืช

Baroooor โ€“ Duh, of course โ€“ ื‘ืจื•ื•ื•ื•ืจ

"She-nazmin et ha-tiramisรน? Baroooor โ€“ Shall we get the tiramisรน? Of course โ€“ ืฉื ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ืจืžื™ืกื•? ื‘ืจื•ื•ื•ื•ื•ืจ

"Sure barur" โ€“ Sure, of course โ€“ ืฉื•ืจ-ื‘ืจื•ืจ

Rak she-yihye barur โ€“ Just to make it clear โ€“ ืจืง ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ

"She-yihye barur, ani lo nish'ar achrey ha-avoda ha-yom" โ€“ Just to make it clear, I am not doing overtime today โ€“ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ, ืื ื™ ืœื ื ืฉืืจ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื™ื•ื

She-yihye lecha barur โ€“ Let me make this clear to you (m.) โ€“ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืšึธ ื‘ืจื•ืจ

Sheyihye lach barur โ€“ Let me make this clear to you (f.) โ€“ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืšึฐ ื‘ืจื•ืจ

Barur she-ani agi'a machar โ€“ Of course I am coming tomorrow โ€“ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืื’ื™ืข ืžื—ืจ

"Barur she-hi-tech hu olam me'atger" โ€“ Of course, hi-tech is a challenging world โ€“ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ื˜ืง ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืœื ืžืืชื’ืจ

"Aval mashehu ba-avira kan ninoach u-mishpachti" โ€“ But something with the atmosphere here is laid-back and feels like family โ€“ ืื‘ืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืื•ื•ื™ืจื” ื›ืืŸ ื ื™ื ื•ื— ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™

Barur lama, ken? โ€“ It's clear why I say this, right? โ€“ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœืžื”, ื›ืŸย 

Lo barur lama โ€“ It's unclear why โ€“ ืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœืžื”

Ve-az hu azav ha-kol ve-nasa le-mexico, lo barur lama โ€“ And then he left everything and went to Mexico, it's unclear why โ€“ ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื ืขื–ื‘ ื”ื›ืœ ื•ื ืกืข ืœืžื›ืกื™ืงื•, ืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœืžื”

Achshav yoter barur? โ€“ Is it clearer now? โ€“ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืจื•ืจ

Ma yoter barur, ze o ze? โ€“ With which do you see clearer, this one or that one? โ€“ ืžื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืจื•ืจ, ื–ื” ืื• ื–ื”

"Hayiti brura?" โ€“ Was I clear? โ€“ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจื”

Klalim brurim โ€“ Strict rules โ€“ ื›ืœืœื™ื ื‘ืจื•ืจื™ื

Yesh klalim brurim legabei ze โ€“ There are strict rules about it โ€“ ื™ืฉ ื›ืœืœื™ื ื‘ืจื•ืจื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื–ื”

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Playlist and Clips:

Yirmi Kaplan โ€“ Hi Ha-achatย (lyrics)

Hi-tech bi-yerushalayim1

Hi-tech bi-yerushalayim2

Dudu Tassa โ€“ Yoter Barurย (lyrics)

Israeli brevity in ep. 157

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is T.L.B. 1.

0:10.0

Street-wise Hebrew. Shalo, it's me guy with Street-wise Hebrew. Shalo, it's me Guy with Street-wise Hebrew.

0:15.0

A small request for those of you who use Apple Podcast and Spotify,

0:19.0

could you take a moment to rate us or better yet write a short review?

0:24.0

Yes, even Spotify now has podcast reviews.

0:27.0

Feel free to write in your mother tongue.

0:29.0

It doesn't have to be in English.

0:31.0

So Darba. English, Todaraba. And the chamala-chapus of I via a-chat.

0:49.0

Barum, k, of course.

0:55.0

Baroa, Kachemishish means it's crystal clear. Literally, baru Kachemish, clear like the sun.

1:08.0

High-tech, Yerushalaim.

1:12.0

Vamur. Hรคu-Saelheim. Hightek, Yerushalaim, Baro. Of course, this is a government promotional clip to attract

1:19.7

high-tech companies to move to Jerusalem.

1:22.1

High-tech Vรฉruushalheim, Baro!

1:25.0

Baro!

1:26.0

Baro is also a good one-word reply to use when speaking with bosses,

1:30.0

like after they've asked you to do something.

1:33.0

Baru, it's clear, got it.

1:36.0

To Americans, Baruoo might sound like an abrasively short response

1:41.0

that it is a perfect example of the brevity that is characteristic of us Israelis.

1:47.0

I spoke about Israeli brevity in episode number 157.

1:52.0

Towards the end of a school lesson a teacher might ask, a call barou,

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