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Streetwise Hebrew

#448 You the Landlord or the Tenant?

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

Language Learning, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Education

4.9 โ€ข 1.1K Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 14 April 2026

โฑ๏ธ 11 minutes

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Summary

Oftentimes, Israelis mix up the Hebrew words ืžืฉื›ื™ืจ and ืฉื•ื›ืจ. It's the difference between "renting" an apartment and "renting out" an apartment. It's a common mistake that you don't have to make! Guy explains.

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New Words and Expressions:

Liskor dira โ€“ To rent an apartment โ€“ ืœืฉื›ื•ืจ

Baal/ba'alat ha-bayit โ€“ Landlord, landlady โ€“ ื‘ืขืœ / ื‘ืขืœืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช

Ani socher / socheret dira โ€“ I rent an apartment โ€“ ืื ื™ ืฉื•ื›ืจ / ืฉื•ื›ืจืช ื“ื™ืจื”

Ha-socher / ha-socheret โ€“ The tenant, the renter โ€“ ื”ืฉื•ื›ืจ / ื”ืฉื•ื›ืจืช

S'char dira โ€“ The rent โ€“ ืฉื›ืจ ื“ื™ืจื”, ืฉื›"ื“

Schar dira gavoha / schar dira namooch โ€“ High rent, low rent โ€“ ืฉื›ืจ ื“ื™ืจื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”, ืฉื›ืจ ื“ื™ืจื” ื ืžื•ืš

Hi gara be-dira schoora โ€“ She lives in a rental apartment โ€“ ื”ื™ื ื’ืจื” ื‘ื“ื™ืจื” ืฉื›ื•ืจื”

Rechev sachoor โ€“ Rented car โ€“ ืจื›ื‘ ืฉื›ื•ืจ

Hi gara be-schiroot / hu gar be-schiroot โ€“ They live in a rented place โ€“ ื”ื™ื ื’ืจื” ื‘ืฉื›ื™ืจื•ืช /ื”ื•ื ื’ืจ ื‘ืฉื›ื™ืจื•ืช

Lehaskir โ€“ To rent out โ€“ ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ืจ

Hu maskir dira โ€“ He rents out an apartment โ€“ ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื›ื™ืจ ื“ื™ืจื”

Hi maskira dira โ€“ She rents out an apartment โ€“ ื”ื™ื ืžืฉื›ื™ืจื” ื“ื™ืจื”

Dira Lehaskir โ€“ An apartment to let โ€“ ื“ื™ืจื” ืœื”ืฉื›ื™ืจ

Dirot le-haskara โ€“ Apartments for rent โ€“ ื“ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื”ืฉื›ืจื”

Zeh le-haskara? โ€“ Is it for rent? โ€“ ื–ื” ืœื”ืฉื›ืจื”

Haskarat dirot โ€“ Leasing of apartments โ€“ ื”ืฉื›ืจืช ื“ื™ืจื•ืช

Haskarat rechev โ€“ Car rental โ€“ ื”ืฉื›ืจืช ืจื›ื‘

Hevra le-haskarat rechev โ€“ Car rental company โ€“ ื—ื‘ืจื” ืœื”ืฉื›ืจืช ืจื›ื‘

Ha-maskir โ€“ The lessor โ€“ ื”ืžืฉื›ื™ืจ

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Playlist and Clips:

Peer Tasi โ€“ Derech Ha-shalom (lyrics)

Leah Goldberg โ€“ Dira Lehaskir

Yad-2 commercial โ€“ Dirot le-haskara

Yad-2 commercial

Ep. no. 425 HEB about real estate agents

Transcript

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This is TLV1.

0:10.5

Shalom. It's been Guy with Streetwise Hebrew. Today we'll talk about renter,

0:17.2

Socher, and its route, Sin, Kaff, Rish. But before that, a small request,

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could you take a moment to rate us,

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or, better yet, write about what it is you like most

0:28.2

about learning Hebrew with Streetwise Hebrew

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on Apple Podcasts or Spotify?

0:33.0

Feel free to write in your mother tongue.

0:34.9

It doesn't have to be in English.

0:36.4

Here's how to do it on Apple

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podcasts. In your podcast app, go to the library tab on the bottom, find and click on the streetwise

0:44.9

Hebrew podcast in your library, then scroll down, pass the latest episode to the section,

0:50.3

write a review, and write a short review about us. Beyond our love for hearing directly from you,

0:57.0

these ratings and reviews help spread the word to new listeners.

1:00.6

Here is one left by Grace, who writes,

1:02.8

I've been listening for years,

1:04.5

and I love pulling out some of these words and phrases

1:07.5

in conversations with Israelis.

1:10.2

Tudharaba, grace, Hamoud.

1:12.6

Back to today's lesson plan, let's start with

1:15.5

to rent a place.

1:17.1

Liskor, Lyskore, dira.

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