#384 The Deal of a Lifetime
Streetwise Hebrew
TLV1 Studios
4.9 • 988 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2023
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
In Hebrew עסקים means business. Today, Guy talks about the root עסק and introduces other nouns we should know. Bonus: What do you do when you see an unfamiliar transaction in your credit card statement?
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New Words and Expressions:
Esek – Business, matter – עסק
Asakim – Business – עסקים
Beit esek – Shop, store – בית עסק
Ze lo ha-esek shelcha – It’s none of your business – זה לא העסק שלך
Ish asakim – Businessman – איש עסקים
Eshet asakim – Businesswoman – אשת עסקים
Iskey mazon – Food business – עסקי מזון
“Ani be-iskei ha-mazon” – I am in the food industry – אני בעסקי המזון
“Ani be-iskei ha-muzika” – I am in the music industry – אני בעסקי המוזיקה
Iskei ha-sha’ashu’im – Show biz – עסקי השעשועים
WhatsApp iski – WhatsApp business account – ווטסאפ עסקי
Yo’ets iski – Business consultant – יועץ עסקי
Pitu’ach iski – Business development – פיתוח עסקי
Mitoog iski – Business branding – מיתוג עסקי
Model iski – Business model – מודל עסקי
Tochnit iskit – Business plan – תוכנית עסקית
Pgisha iskit – Business meeting – פגישה עסקית
Arucha iskit – Value meal, lunch special – ארוחה עסקית
“Yesh lahem iskiyot” – They have specials – יש להם עסקיות
Yesh lachem iskiyot? – Do you have a set menu? – יש לכם עסקיות
Iska – Business transaction, deal – עסקה
Iska mutslahat – Successful deal – עסקה מוצלחת
Iska lo mukeret – Unknown transaction – עסקה לא מוּכרת
Iska shel paam ba-hayim – The deal of a lifetime – עסקה של פעם בחיים
Lisgor iska – To strike a deal – לסגור עסקה
Iskat havila – Package deal – עסקת חבילה
Asinu esek? – So, do we have a deal? – עשינו עסק
Esek mishpachti – Family business – עסק משפחתי
Asakim karagil – Business as usual – עסקים כרגיל
Shivaa yemei askaim – Seven business days – שבעה ימי עסקים
Yom asakim – Business day – יום עסקים
Iskei avir (luftgeschäft, לופטגעשעפט) – “Air business” – עסקי אוויר
Yesh lecha esek iti – You’ve got a business with me – יש לך עסק איתי
Hu yode’a im mi yesh lo esek – He knows with whom he’s got business – הוא יודע עם מי יש לו עסק
Playlist and Clips:
Sarit Hadad – Ba-hom shel Tel Aviv (lyrics)
Ariel Zilber – Ani Shochev Li al Ha-gav (lyrics)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is TELV1. |
| 0:10.0 | St.C.C. one. Streatwise. |
| 0:12.0 | Shiloh, it's my guy with streetwise Hebrew. Shalom, it's my guy with Street-wise Hebrew. |
| 0:15.0 | Today I'd like to talk about Asakim, a Samek-Kuf, |
| 0:20.0 | and other nouns from the root, |
| 0:22.0 | Ain Samm-Kuf. |
| 0:24.0 | Esek means business. |
| 0:26.0 | We use it in the singular when we refer to a business, |
| 0:29.0 | bait-sek, chanut, shop, but also when we want to tell someone it's none of their business. |
| 0:36.6 | Zellow a essek chilchah. |
| 0:38.6 | It's none of your business. |
| 0:40.6 | Remember that when we pronounce essek, the stress is on the first syllable, essek. |
| 0:46.7 | The plural is asakim. |
| 0:49.0 | I mentioned asakim in episode number 343, when I spoke about Nessiat-A-Sakim business trip. |
| 0:57.0 | Here is Maxa-Sakim and they're true me car. |
| 0:59.0 | But see a Mick Van Schreytte, |
| 1:01.0 | she crot the eschekelgim |
| 1:02.0 | maximum, Maxa-Sakim, This is a |
| 1:03.7 | a crime, a maximum, max a sekim. Is she lada farba. |
| 1:05.7 | This is a commercial for a special credit card for businesses. |
| 1:09.2 | They talk about a sec, business, and they mentioned the plural as well, Asakim. Check out the clip, we put a link to it in the show notes. |
| 1:18.0 | Maseh Asakim. Kim. Ishaqsaqim is a businessman, |
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