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Streetwise Hebrew

#392 Which Direction Is the Wind Blowing?

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

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

4.9 โ€ข 988 Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 18 April 2023

โฑ๏ธ 10 minutes

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Summary

The word ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ means direction but itโ€™s got many different uses in day-to-day Hebrew. In this episode, Guy talks about wind direction, career trajectory, prayer orientation and so much more.

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New Words and Expressions:

Kivoon โ€“ Direction, bearing, orientation โ€“ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ

โ€œKol kivoon she-bo halachnuโ€ โ€“ Every direction in which we went โ€“ ื›ืœ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืœื›ื ื•

Kivoon ba-kariera โ€“ Career trajectory โ€“ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”

Kivoon ha-ktiva be-ivrit hu mi-yamin li-smol โ€“ The direction of writing in Hebrew is from right to left โ€“ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื”ื•ื ืžื™ืžื™ืŸ ืœืฉืžืืœ

Kivoon ha-ruach โ€“ The wind direction โ€“ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืจื•ื—

Kartis be-kivoon echad โ€“ One way ticket โ€“ ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื‘ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืื—ื“

Ma ha-kivoon ha-klali? โ€“ Whatโ€™s the general direction? โ€“ ืžื” ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื›ืœืœื™

Kivoon ha-tfila? โ€“ The direction of prayer โ€“ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื”

Achi, yeshโ€™cha kivoon? โ€“ Dude, do you know where to get weed? โ€“ ืื—ื™, ื™ืฉโ€™ืš ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ

Dofek hiuchim le-khol hakivoonim โ€“ He is spreading smiles all over the place โ€“ ื“ื•ืคืง ื—ื™ื•ื›ื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื

Yore/yora le-khol ha-kivoonim โ€“ Shooting in all directions โ€“ ื™ื•ืจื” ืœื›ืœ ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื

Ata mamash lo ba-kivoon โ€“ Youโ€™re way off track โ€“ ืืชื” ืžืžืฉ ืœื ื‘ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ

Ata ba-kivoon ha-nachon โ€“ Youโ€™re in the right direction โ€“ ืืชื” ื‘ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ

Kivoonei avir โ€“ Air exposures โ€“ ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ ืื•ื•ื™ืจ

Kama/Eize kivuney avir yesh? โ€“ Howโ€™s the air flow? โ€“ ื›ืžื” ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ื™ืฉ

Doo kivooni โ€“ Two-way โ€“ ื“ื• ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™

Kivoonei hakira โ€“ New leads โ€“ ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ ื—ืงื™ืจื”

Playlist and Clips:

Rockfour โ€“ Kol Kivoon (lyrics)

Sarit Hadad โ€“ Hikiti Lo (lyrics)

Arik Einstein โ€“ Yoshev Al Ha-gader (lyrics)

Kivoonei avir

Ep. no. 124 about ba-klali

Ep. no. 172 about dofek

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is TELV1.

0:10.0

Street-wise Hebrew. Shallow, it's me guy with street-wise Hebrew. Shalom, it's me Guy with Street-wise Hebrew.

0:15.0

Today I'd like to talk about Kivun, Kefun, Kefyudwa-Vav-Nun,

0:19.0

direction, bearing orientation, plural, kivunim, bearings. I'm going to live in a car

0:35.0

my a maimed

0:39.0

my a maim she'll cha' shel chacharu Kivun that's a direction.

0:51.0

Kivun that's a direction. Kivun that's a direction. Kivun Shibunun Shibun alachnu every direction in which we went.

0:55.3

Kivun could be Zafon-Dorom, north-south, orientation, or it could be metaphorical.

1:03.0

Kivun bakayera, career trajectory.

1:07.0

Kivun hak tivabhavrite and miamin

1:11.0

le Smol, that am I mean.

1:13.0

Kivuna Oahuach is the wind direction. Kartis be that Kartis be that

1:23.2

hoo haa kam karate

1:25.8

lo mmy

1:27.8

he shirroti le ward

1:31.8

kartis be kibunichad, one-way ticket.

1:35.0

Ma Kivun haklais, what does it mean? What's the general direction?

1:41.0

You can ask this when speaking with a young person who just graduated from university

1:45.3

Ma Kivunaklei MA Tuyul Avodar or it could be said for something much more mundane like before going out with friends

1:55.8

you can ask Ma Kiva Nacralee, food, bar, a walk in the park,

2:01.0

Ma Kvunakr, if you want it to be a bit slang here, you can ask

2:05.6

Markivun Baklali, but the meaning is slightly different. I explained

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