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#398 Whoโ€™s Putting the Kids to Sleep?

Streetwise Hebrew

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

4.9 โ€ข 988 Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 4 July 2023

โฑ๏ธ 10 minutes

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Summary

The Hebrew word ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ means, to put something or someone in a horizontal position. Read that sentence again and youโ€™ll understand why this episode is not suitable for children.

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New Words and Expressions:

Lehashkiv โ€“ To put to rest, to put someone to bed โ€“ ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘

โ€œKama kesef hishkavta al zeโ€ โ€“ How much money did you spend on this โ€“ ื›ืžื” ื›ืกืฃ ื”ืฉื›ื‘ืช ืขืœ ื–ื”

โ€œEich ani matslicha lehashkiv et ha-ktanim kshe-yesh gdolim ba-bayit?โ€ โ€“ How am I able to put the little ones to bed when I have older kids at home? โ€“ ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช

Lehashkiv et ha-yeladim lishon โ€“ Put the children to sleep โ€“ ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ

Lehashkiv tinok al ha-beten โ€“ Lay a baby down on its stomach โ€“ ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืชื™ื ื•ืง ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื˜ืŸ

โ€œHishkavt oti be-eserโ€ โ€“ You tucked me in at 10 pm โ€“ ื”ืฉื›ื‘ืช ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืขืฉืจ

Kmo eize tinok โ€“ Like a baby โ€“ ื›ืžื• ืื™ื–ื” ืชื™ื ื•ืง

Tashkiv oti lishon โ€“ Put me to sleep โ€“ ืชืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื™ ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ

Tashkiv oti, tashkivi oti, tashkivu oti โ€“ Tuck me in (imperative) โ€“ ืชืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื™, ืชืฉื›ื™ื‘ื™ ืื•ืชื™, ืชืฉื›ื™ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™

Lehashkiv et ha-moshav ha-achori โ€“ Fold the back seat down โ€“ ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืžื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืื—ื•ืจื™

โ€œMi ose hashkavot ha-yom?โ€ โ€“ Who is doing the bedtime ritual with the kids? โ€“ ืžื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ื”ืฉื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื

Hashkava โ€“ Putting to sleep โ€“ ื”ืฉื›ื‘ื”

โ€œShirim margiโ€™im le-hashkavaโ€ โ€“ Relaxing songs for bedtime โ€“ ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืžืจื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื”ืฉื›ื‘ื”

โ€œYesh li hashkavat yeladim me-ha-gehenomโ€ โ€“ โ€œTonight Iโ€™ve got to deal with a bedtime ritual from hellโ€ โ€“ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื”ืฉื›ื‘ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžื”ื’ื”ื™ื ื•ื

Ashkava โ€“ Requiem โ€“ ืืฉื›ื‘ื”

โ€œKama bachurut hishkavta ad ha-yom?โ€ โ€“ โ€œHow many ladies did you get to bed until now? โ€“ ื›ืžื” ื‘ื—ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื›ื‘ืช ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ื

โ€œhishkavta oto ba-sof?โ€ โ€“ Did you ultimately do him? โ€“ ื”ืฉื›ื‘ืช ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืกื•ืฃ

Nu, ve-shachavtem ba-sof? โ€“ Did you end up having sex in the end? โ€“ ื ื•, ื•ืฉื›ื‘ืชื ื‘ืกื•ืฃ

Lehashkiv et ha-moshav ba-matos โ€“ To lay your seat down flat (into a bed-like position) โ€“ ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืžื•ืฉื‘ ื‘ืžื˜ื•ืก

Hu hishkiv et ha-yariv shelo al ha-ritspa โ€“ He pinned his opponent to the floor โ€“ ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ื™ืจื™ื‘ ืฉืœื• ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆืคื”

Lehashkiv ofanoa โ€“ To tilt the motorcycle โ€“ ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืื•ืคื ื•ืข

โ€œHu hishkiv otanu mi-tsโ€™chokโ€ โ€“ He made us laugh so hard, we were rolling on the floor โ€“ ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉื›ื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื ื• ืžืฆื—ื•ืง

โ€œHishkavti alpiya ba-atar shel bituach leumiโ€. โ€“ I put a thousand shekel on the social security website โ€“ ื”ืฉื›ื‘ืชื™ ืืœืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื— ืœืื•ืžื™

Playlist and Clips:

Lehashkiv et ha-ktanim

Eich lehashkiv tinok al ha-beten

Aviv Geffen โ€“ Hishkavta Oti Be-eser (lyrics)

Alma Zohar & Gili Yalo โ€“ Tiftah (lyrics)

Mei Finegold โ€“ Rega Ba-yam (lyrics)

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0:00.0

This is TELV1.

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St.

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St. Steewise.

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Chalo.

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It's me Guy with Streetwise Hebrew.

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Come check out the Streetwise Hebrew Facebook and Instagram pages.

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I post clips and photos and other fun and enriching Hebrew knowledge as I come across it.

0:25.9

The links are in the show notes.

0:28.3

Today I'd like to talk about putting kids to sleep, Lechke, to put to rest, and its Shorish-Shinkaf bet, this episode is not for kids.

0:40.0

The idea for this episode came to me a few days ago when I heard someone say,

0:44.8

Kamakaseh fiscav da alse?

0:47.7

How much money did you lay down on this?

0:50.7

How much did you spend?

0:52.2

It's slang, of course. This usage of Lechisv is new, so it has

0:57.1

yet to be adopted at large. Before this slangy usage emerged, Lech Kiv was used like this.

1:04.0

Okay, I know, he's not

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a chai kah, a kahhah, she is a gdolim babait.

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Hehanih,

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mahbait.

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Achanih,

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makhah, lahh What's like, kiwetaktanim, k sheeshk dolem, babite?

1:14.8

How am I able to put the little ones to bed when I have older kids at home?

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