#47 What's the First Hebrew Word You Learned?

Streetwise Hebrew

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

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🗓️ 22 July 2014

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Shalom means ‘peace,’ ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ – it’s one of the most popular words in Hebrew, and the first one everybody learns. But there are other words, all derived from the root sh.l.m, that are very active in our language. Let’s meet the family!

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New Words and Expressions:

Shalom – Peace, hello, goodbye – שלום

Shalom rav lachem ve-erev tov – Hello and good evening to you – שלום רב וערב טוב

Shalem – Whole – שלם

Ma shlom Tomer? – How is Tomer? – מה שלום תומר

Shlomi, shlomcha, shlomech, shlomo, shloma, shlomenu, shlomchem, shlomam

Ma shlomenu ha-yom? – How are we doing today? – מה שלומנו היום

Shalom aleichem – Peace be upon you – שלום עליכם

Shalom aleichem malachei ha-shalom – Peace be upon you, ministering angels – שלום עליכם, מלאכי השלום

Salam alaykum – Peace be upon you (Arabic) – ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ – סלאם עליכום

Shulem aleichem – Shalom aleichem in Yiddish – שלום עליכם

“Sholem shloem le’olam, b-rogez b-rogez af pa’am” – A Pinky Swear in Hebrew (literal translation: Peace, peace forever, quarrel quarrel never) – שולם שולם לעולם, ברוגז ברוגז אף פעם

Drishat shalom – Regards – דרישת שלום, ד”ש

Timsor dash ba-bayit – Say hi at home – תמסור ד”ש בבית

“Tni li lehashlim et ha-chaser” – Let me complete the loss – תני לי להשלים את החסר

Lehashlim et ha-proyeket – To complete the project – להשלים את הפרוייקט

“Lehashlim im ha-shaon” – To make peace with the clock – להשלים עם השעון

Lehashlim mashehu – To complete something – להשלים משהו

Lehashlim im mishehu – To make peace with someone – להשלים עם מישהו

Le’af echad ein or mushlam – No one has perfect skin – לאף אחד אין עור מושלם

Mushlam – Perfect – מושלם

Yom mushlam – A perfect day – יום מושלם

Playlist and Clips:

Ha-dag Nachash – Shalom, Salam, Peace (lyrics)

TV12 Yonit Levy – News

Idan Yaniv & The Kinderlach – Shalom aleychem (lyrics)

Sholem Aleichem (writer)

Wikipedia about Sholem Aleichem

Rinat & Guy – Sholem, b’rogez (lyrics)

Lahakat Ha-nahal & Yardena Arazi – Drishat Shalom (lyrics)

Eyal Golan – Neshika Ahat Mimech (lyrics)

Kobi Aflalo – Yam Ha-rachamim (lyrics)

Ashley Waxman – Or mushlam (perfect skin)

Ep. no. 61 about acronyms HEB

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is TLV1.
0:08.5	Streetwise
0:09.4	Hebrew.
0:11.2	Shalom. It's me Guy from Streetwise Hebrew.
0:14.1	Shalom Salaam peace.
0:16.3	Shalom Salaam peace.
0:17.3	If shari,
0:17.8	again, not only in Paris,
0:19.6	in Tunis or in Nis, Nis, Nis, Nis. Today we speak about Shalom, peace, but it's not only peace, this is how the Channel 2nd,
0:28.2	and Ereve Tov, this is how the Channel 2 TV News Bulletin starts.
0:34.3	What's Shalom Rav Lachem?
0:36.3	Rav is like Harbe a lot, so Shalom Rav is great hello, a big hello,
0:41.5	Lachem, to you, plural, the viewers. Shalom Rav Lachem, and a good evening. Shalom, by the way,
0:48.9	is hello and goodbye. And you just heard Yonit Levi, the most famous news anchor in Israel, a name you should
0:55.4	totally know. She's married to a TV person and they make a nice couple. But back to our
1:00.3	streetwise Hebrew, Shalom session. Shalom comes from the Shoresh root, shin, lamed, mem,
1:06.7	and it means something which is finished, reached completion.
1:13.0	And indeed, Shalem means whole.
1:17.7	And peace is a situation where you feel whole with yourself and with your neighbors.
1:18.8	Hint, hint.
1:22.9	Mah Shalom Tomel is how is Tomel, a guy's name.
1:25.7	Literally, it means how is Tomer's peace.
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