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Streetwise Hebrew

#82 Is It Worth It? (Rerun)

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

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

4.9 โ€ข 988 Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 29 October 2024

โฑ๏ธ 8 minutes

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Summary

Israelis love tips and recommendations in order to speed up their decision making. So itโ€™s no surprise that the word ื›ื“ืื™ โ€“ โ€˜itโ€™s worth itโ€™ โ€“ is so popular in everyday use.

How do we tell our friends theyย should totally check out a certain bar? And how do we make sure they donโ€™t go and see theย new superhero movie? Guy Sharett introduces us toย the Israeli dichotomy of ื›ื“ืื™/ืœื ื›ื“ืื™.

Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon

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New Words and Expressions:

Kedai โ€“ Worthwhile, worth doing โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™

Ze lo kedai โ€“ Itโ€™s not worthwhile โ€“ ื–ื” ืœื ื›ื“ืื™

Kedai lachem โ€“ Itโ€™s worthwhile for you โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื›ื

Tagid, kedai li liknot nayad chadash โ€“ Tell me, is it worth it for me to buy a new mobile? โ€“ ืชื’ื™ื“, ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื™ ืœืงื ื•ืช ื ื™ื™ื“ ื—ื“ืฉ

Baroor, kedai lecha/lach โ€“ Of course, itโ€™s worth it for you โ€“ ื‘ืจื•ืจ, ื›ื“ืื™ ืœืš

Mamash lo kedai lecha โ€“ Itโ€™s really not worth it for you โ€“ ืžืžืฉ ืœื ื›ื“ืื™ ืœืš

โ€œBli shum davar asher kedai lamut lemaanoโ€ โ€“ Without anything itโ€™s worth dying for โ€“ ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืืฉืจ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœืžื•ืช ืœืžืขื ื•

Kedai lirโ€™ot et ha-seret haze?-ย  Is it worth it to watch this movie? โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ ื”ื–ื”

Kedai lihyot nechmad -Itโ€™s worthwhile to be nice โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื—ืžื“

โ€œKedai lachem lichyotโ€ โ€“ Itโ€™s worthwhile for you to be alive โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื›ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช

Kedey โ€“ In order to โ€“ ื›ื“ื™

Kedai she-tishtok โ€“ Itโ€™s better for you to shut up โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืชืฉืชื•ืง

Kedai she-teda โ€“ You should know โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืชื“ืข

Kedai meod she-teraga โ€“ Youโ€™d better chill โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™ ืžืื•ื“ ืฉืชื™ืจื’ืข

Lo kedai she-tavo โ€“ Youโ€™d better not come โ€“ ืœื ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืชื‘ื•ื

Efo kedai lishon be-roma โ€“ Where is it worth spending the night in Rome โ€“ ืื™ืคื” ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืจื•ืžื

Lama kedai laasot bituach โ€“ Why is it worth it to do a travel insurance โ€“ ืœืžื” ื›ื“ืื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื—

Leโ€™an kedai lalechet โ€“ Where is it recommended to go โ€“ ืœืืŸ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœืœื›ืช

Ma kedai li lakachat? โ€“ What should I take?- ืžื” ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื™ ืœืงื—ืช

Kedaiyoot โ€“ Worthwhileness, profitability โ€“ ื›ื“ืื™ื•ืช

Ha-kediyoot shel ha-proyekt โ€“ The project profitability โ€“ ื”ื›ื“ืื™ื•ึผืช ืฉืœ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜

Tsarich livdok im ze kedai/Tsarich livdok et ha-kedaiyoot โ€“ We need to check whether itโ€™s worth it โ€“ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืื ื–ื” ื›ื“ืื™ / ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ื”ื›ื“ืื™ื•ึผืช

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Playlist and Clips:

Shalom Hanoch โ€“ Haya Kedai (lyrics)

Chava Alberstein โ€“ Kedai Lachem Lavo La-chagiga Shelanu (lyrics)

Ariel Zilber โ€“ Ani Shochev Li Al Ha-gav (lyrics)

Shlomo Gronich โ€“ Shirim Pshutim (lyrics)

Lahakat Ha-nachal โ€“ Mitriya Bi-shnayim (lyrics)

Hava Alberstein โ€“ Hiyuchim (lyrics)

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is TELV1.

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Street-wise.

0:11.0

Shil-Wt is TELO. It's me guy from Street-wise Hebrew. Shalom, it's me Guy from Street-wise Hebrew. Today we talk about Kedai, Kef, Dalid Alef feud.

0:28.0

I remind you a list of the new words and idioms I'm talking about is on TLV1.pham slash streetwise Hebrew on today's episode and if

0:36.4

you use your iPad or smartphone press the logo of Telv1 or beloved radio station and

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you'll see the new words.

0:43.3

Kaddai is translated as it's worthwhile, worth doing, worth eating, etc.

0:50.1

We Israelis love tips and recommendations so Kaddai is a word we use a lot.

0:55.0

Kedai, it's worth doing, taking, eating, or...

0:59.6

Lo Kedai, it's not worthwhile. Kedai Lacham La Voe,

1:13.7

Lachag Shalano, Kedai for you guys to come to our party, so Kedai

1:20.0

Lacham, it's worthwhile for you.

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Kedai plus preposition lee, two, means it's worthwhile for.

1:28.8

So Kedai lee, it's worthwhile for me or to me.

1:32.8

Often it's a question.

1:34.4

Tagu, Kedayli, ked not nayadkadahadash.

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Kedali knot nayadkadahadash.

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Tell me, is it worth it for me to buy a new mobile and you can decline kiddai licha kiddai

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lach kiddai lach kiddai lau kidda la lahinu kiddahem the answer could be

1:53.7

Barul Kedai Lajim or Kedai Lach to a girl or Kedai Lach to a girl or

1:58.0

lo Kedailicha. It's not worth it. It's not recommend and don't do it.

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Mamash lo Kedailh. It's really not worth it.

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