#44 Going, Going, Gone

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

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

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🗓️ 1 July 2014

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

All languages love the word ‘to go’ and Hebrew is no different. If you type the verb’s root הלכ into Google you get two million results! And we’ll take you through them all… Just kidding!

How do we use this verb holech? Let’s learn some of the most current expressions.

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New Words and Expressions:

Holech, holechet – Going – הולך, הולכת

Lalechet – To go – ללכת

Ani holech ledaber ito – I am going to talk to him – אני הולך לדבר איתו

Ani holecht – I am going/leaving – אני הולכת

Ani holechet le-yerushalayim – I am walking to Jerusalem – אני הולכת לירושלים

Ani nosaat le-yerushalayim – I am going to Jerusalem (by car/bus/train) – אני נוסעת לירושלים

Anachnu holchim – We’re leaving – אנחנו הולכים

Eich holech? – How is it going? – איך הולך

Ma holech gever? – How is it going dude? – מה הולך גבר?

Eich holech? Ma holech? – How are things? – איך הולך, מה הולך

Eich holech ba-avoda, eich holech ba-bayit – How is it going at work, at home? – איך הולך בעבודה, איך הולך בבית

Ma holech po – What’s going on here? – מה הולך פה?

Lech al ze – Go for it! (m.) – לך על זה

Lechi al ze – Go for it! (f.) – לכי על זה

Al tomri ze lo yelech – Don’t say (f), it won’t work out – אל תאמרי זה לא יילך

Halach alay batuach – I am doomed – הלך עליי בטוח

Playlist and Clips:

Marina Maximilian Bloomin – Ani Holechet (lyrics)

MOG – Ma Holech Gever

Arik Einstein – Po Etslenu (lyrics)

Dedi Gal – Lech Al Ze

Dudu Aharon – Al Tivrechi Li (lyrics)

Hemi Rudner – Hush’art Oti Im Ru’ach (lyrics)

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is TELB1.
0:05.0	St. W1.
0:08.0	St. Wise Hebrew.
0:10.0	Chalong, it's me guy from Streetwise Hebrew.
0:13.0	If you want to see the words I'm talking about go to today's episode on T.Lv1.
0:17.0	F.F.M. slash Streetwise Hebrew, where there are also links and credits to all songs. Today we're talk about holech, holechhet going, the lechet to go, the showish root is he
0:36.7	lamid calf, hala. We're not the only language over using this verb, sava in French or vabene in Italiano, mashy in Arabic,
0:45.6	houses going mate in English and indeed if you write holech going in Hebrew on
0:50.4	Google search you get more than 2 million results also because we use
0:54.4	hollech as our going to do something. So holich plus infinitive, aniholech
0:59.9	led the bear I to, and he I'm going to talk to him.
1:04.4	Today we will check one by one all these 2 million results.
1:08.4	Stam, I'm just joking.
1:10.4	So in the song we just heard, singer Marina Maximillian Blumin says
1:14.6	Anihullh. Aniholech et I'm going but actually she means I am leaving.
1:20.4	Attention hohuech plus le too, often means walking by foot. So if you use a vehicle, you
1:26.8	need to say no seah. And I holechhet le rushela means I'm walking all the way to Jerusalem.
1:32.4	And in nohsat,ushalai, means by car, bus, or Shrut, our beloved shared taxi.
1:38.0	But as I said, Aniho Lechhet here means I am leaving and we don't care in which vehicle.
1:43.2	And IOLich, you can declare when you're making a move.
1:46.4	Anachnol Kim, anachnoy al Kim.
1:48.8	Let's learn some useful expressions with this showish.
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