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The Hebrew word for air is ืืืืืจ, while ืืืืืจื is atmosphere/ambience. There are other interesting words taken from ืืืืืจ, like fluffy or ceiling fan. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Mezeg avir โ Weather โ ืืื ืืืืืจ Le'avrer et ha-heder โ To air out the room โ ืืืืืจืจ ืืช ืืืืจ Hu me'avrer et ha-bayit โ He airs out the house โ ืืื ืืืืืจืจ ืืช ืืืืช Le'avrer et ha-rosh โ To clear one's head โ ืืืืืจืจ ืืช ืืจืืฉ Me'avrer โ Fan, ventilator โ ืืืืืจืจ Me'avrer tikra โ Ceiling fan โ ืืืืืจืจ ืชืงืจื Mazgan โ Air conditioning โ ืืืื Ivroor โ Airing, ventilation โ ืืืืจืืจ "Ein po avir, ani potachat halon" โ There's no air in here, I am opening the window โ ืืื ืคื ืืืืืจ, ืื ื ืคืืชืืช ืืืื "Hayavim le'avrer, eich ata yashen kacha?" โ We've got to air out the room, how do you sleep like this? โ ืืืืืื ืืืืืจืจ, ืืื ืืชื ืืฉื ืืื Ma'arechet ha-ivroor โ The ventilation system โ ืืขืจืืช ืืืืืจืืจ Ha-heder lo me'oovrar โ The room is not ventilated โ ืืืืจ ืื ืืืืืจืจ Ha-dira me'oovreret โ The apartment is airy โ ืืืืจื ืืืืืจืจืช Lehitavrer โ To air oneself out โ ืืืชืืืืจืจ Ani hayav hofesh, lehitavrer ktsat โ I need a vacation to get some fresh air โ ืื ื ืืืื ืืืคืฉ, ืืืชืืืืจืจ ืงืฆืช Hoofshat hit'avreroot โ A vacation to clear your mind โ ืืืคืฉืช ืืชืืืืจืจืืช Hel ha-avir โ Air Force โ ืืื ืืืืืืจ Avira โ Atmosphere, ambience โ ืืืืืจื Yesh sham avira kefit โ There's a fun atmosphere there โ ืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืืจื ืืืคืืช Kav aviri โ Direct distance / As the crow flies โ ืงื ืืืืืจื Be-kav aviri ha-batim shelanoo lo rechokim, aval ba-oto ze yikach lecha sha'ah โ Our houses aren't far apart as the crow flies, but by car, it will take you an hour. โ ืืงื ืืืืืจื ืืืชืื ืฉืื ื ืื ืจืืืงืื, ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืงื ืื ืฉืขื Shayara avirit โ Air convoy โ ืฉืืืจื ืืืืืจืืช Ha-taasiya ha-avirit Le-Israel โ Israeli Aerospace Industries โ ืืชืขืฉืืื ืืืืืืจืืช ืืืฉืจืื Ugah avririt โ Fluffy cake โ ืขืืื ืืืืจืืจืืช Aviron โ Plane โ ืืืืืจืื ย Playlist and Clips: Gidi Gov โ Ne'echaz Ba-avir (lyrics) Me'avrer tikra โ Ceiling fan Kan TV โ Hel Avir (Air Force) Omer Adam โ Avira shel Sof (lyrics) Ha-taasiya Ha-avirit โ The aerospace industry 13TV โ Ugah avririt Ilanit โ Red Elenu Aviron (lyrics) Zemereshet โ Aviron Ep. no. 75 about weather HEB Ep. no. 337 about mazgan, aircon HEB Ep. no. 392 about kivoon, direction HEB
Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2026
As soon as you get close to the root ืงืจื you realize there's much to learn: From family members, to boxing matches, to intestines. Guy helps to make sense of it all, including how it relates to the Aussie TV show "Home and Away." Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Karov, krova, krovim, krovot โ Close โ ืงืจืื, ืงืจืืื, ืงืจืืืื, ืงืจืืืืช "Nachon at krova" โ It's true, you're close โ ื ืืื, ืืช ืงืจืืื Krov mishpacha โ Relative โ ืงืจืื ืืฉืคืื Krovei mishpacha โ Relatives โ ืงืจืืื ืืฉืคืื Hu karov sheli โ He's my relative โ ืืื ืงืจืื ืฉืื Kirvat dam โ Blood relation โ ืงืจืืช ืื Karov rachok โ Distant relative โ ืงืจืื ืจืืืง Be-karov โ Soon โ ืืงืจืื Mi-karov โ Closely โ ืืงืจืื Lekarev โ To bring closer โ ืืงืจื "Ata yachol lekarev et ha-salat ktsat?" โ Can you move the salad a bit closer? โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืงืจื ืืช ืืกืื ืงืฆืช Mekoravim โ Entourage, associates โ ืืงืืจืืื Lehitkarev โ To come near โ ืืืชืงืจื Hitkarvut โ Rapprochement โ ืืชืงืจืืืช Lehakriv โ To sacrifice โ ืืืงืจืื Korban โ Sacrifice โ ืงืืจืื Lehitkarben โ To behave as if you're a victim โ ืืืชืงืจืื Hitkarbenut โ Behaving as if you're a victim โ ืืชืงืจืื ืืช "Ha-korban ha-ultimativi hu adam she-makriv et atsmo lema'an acherim" โ The ultimate sacrifice is someone who gives himself up for the sake of others โ ืืงืืจืื ืืืืืืืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืงืจืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืขื ืืืจืื Hakrava โ Self sacrifice โ ืืงืจืื Krav โ Battle โ ืงืจื Krav igruf โ Boxing match โ ืงืจื ืืืืจืืฃ Sde krav โ Battlefield โ ืฉืื ืงืจื Krav maga โ Israeli self defence technique โ ืงืจื ืืืข Du krav โ Duel โ ืื-ืงืจื "Hem hayu chayalim kraviyim" โ They were combat soldiers โ ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืงืจืืืื Sherut kravi โ Combat service โ ืฉืืจืืช ืงืจืื Jobnik โ Soldier who works in an office โ ื'ืืื ืืง Be-kerev โ Among โ ืืงืจื Toda mi-kerev lev โ Thanks from the bottom of my heart โ ืชืืื ืืงืจื ืื Kravayim โ Intestines โ ืงืจืืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Daniel Salomon โ Ahava (lyrics) Noa Ben-Hagai โ Kirvat Dam Documentary Krovim Krovim Assaf Amdursky โ Yakirati (lyrics) Arik Einstein โ Sus Etz (lyrics) Riki Kitaro โ Al Tihyu Korban Efrat Gosh โ Krav Igruf (lyrics) Krav maga The Voice โ Du krav (duel) TV11 โ Hayalim kraviyim Ep. 230 about lehitmasken, to pretend to be miserable HEB Ep. 333 about leha'avir, pass HEB
Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2026
The shoresh ืจ.ืฉ.ื is one of those Hebrew roots with so many different words stemming from it, you could easily get baffled. Whether you want to make an impression, write a list, pick up a prescription, register for an event, or create a flow chart, Guy will help you make sense of it all. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: "Im yesh lachen she'elot aten muzmanot lirshom li" โ If you've got questions you're invited to write to me โ ืื ืืฉ ืืื ืฉืืืืช ืืชื ืืืืื ืืช ืืจืฉืื ืื Lirshom โ To note, to write down, to illustrate โ ืืจืฉืื Reshima โ List โ ืจืฉืืื "Hu haya roshem be-milono" โ He used to write things down in his dictionary โ ืืื ืืื ืจืืฉื ืืืืืื ื Rishoom โ Illustration โ ืจืืฉืื Rashoom โ Noted, registered โ ืจืฉืื Kablan rashoom โ Registered contractor โ ืงืืื ืจืฉืื Doar rashoom โ Registered mail โ ืืืืจ ืจืฉืื Ma rashoom ba-tofes? โ What's written in the form? โ ืื ืจืฉืื ืืืืคืก Hu roshem โ He's writing things down โ ืืื ืจืืฉื Roshem โ Impression โ ืจืืฉื "Ha-yom anachnu holchot ledaber al eich la'asot roshem rishoni hiuvi" โ Today we're going to talk about how to make a positive first impression โ ืืืื ืื ืื ื ืืืืืืช ืืืืจ ืขื ืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืจืืฉื ืจืืฉืื ื ืืืืื La'asot roshem tov โ To make a good impression โ ืืขืฉืืช ืจืืฉื ืืื Lo ose alai roshem โ It does not impress me โ ืื ืขืืฉื ืขืืื ืจืืฉื Hu rak rotseh laasot roshem โ He just wants to brag โ ืืื ืจืง ืจืืฆื ืืขืฉืืช ืจืืฉื Od lo nirshmatem? โ Haven't you registered yet? โ ืขืื ืื ื ืจืฉืืชื Leherashem โ To register โ ืืืืจืฉื Nirshamti la-limudim โ I registered for studies at university โ ื ืจืฉืืชื ืืืืืืืื Hi nirshema la-kurs โ She registered for the course โ ืืื ื ืจืฉืื ืืงืืจืก Yesh link la-harshama โ There's a link to registration โ ืืฉ ืืื ืง ืืืจืฉืื Harshama โ Registration โ ืืจืฉืื "Kol mi she-terashem me-rosh tekabel hafta'ot meyuchadot" โ Anyone who registers in advance will get special surprises โ ืื ืื ืฉืชืืจืฉื ืืจืืฉ ืชืงืื ืืคืชืขืืช ืืืืืืืช Leherashem โ To get registered โ ืืืืจืฉื Leharshim โ To impress โ ืืืจืฉืื Marshim โ Impressive โ ืืจืฉืื Af echad lo hitrashem โ Nobody was impressed โ ืืฃ ืืื ืื ืืชืจืฉื Hu hitrashem โ He was impressed โ ืืื ืืชืจืฉื "Ani rak rotseh lehitrashem" โ I'd just like to take a look โ ืื ื ืจืง ืจืืฆื ืืืชืจืฉื Hitrashmoot โ Impression โ ืืชืจืฉืืืช Ha-hitrashmut sheli hi sheโฆ โ My impression is thatโฆ โ ืืืชืจืฉืืืช ืฉืื ืืื ืฉ "Hem nifgeshu be-avira rishmit" โ They met in a formal atmosphere โ ืื ื ืคืืฉื ืืืืืืจื ืจืฉืืืช Rishmi โ Formal, official โ ืจืฉืื Rishmiyoot โ Formality โ ืจืฉืืืืช Wow, eize rishmiyoot โ How formal โ ืืืื, ืืืื ืจืฉืืืืช Mirshamim โ Prescriptions โ ืืจืฉืืื "Hu natan mirshamim le-kanabis refu'i tmurat shochad" โ He gave prescriptions for medical cannabis in return for bribes โ ืืื ื ืชื ืืจืฉืืื ืืงื ืืืืก ืจืคืืื ืชืืืจืช ืฉืืื Lirshom troofa โ To prescribe a medicine โ ืืจืฉืื ืชืจืืคื Tarshim โ Diagram, chart โ ืชืจืฉืื Tarshim zrima โ Flow chart โ ืชืจืฉืื ืืจืืื Mirsham oochloosin โ Civil registry โ ืืจืฉื ืืืืืืกืื ย Playlist and Clips: Pratim al haharshama โ Registration detailsย Matti Caspi โ Eliezer ben Yehuda (lyrics) Nemesh โ Ken Ani Kaze Katan Od lo nirshamtem? Mashina โ Ahake Lach Ba-sadot (lyrics) Rona Keinan โ 10 Shniyot (lyrics) Teapacks โ Rikud Ha-Passadoble (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2026
The word ืืฉืืง can mean so many things in Hebrew โ from a game, a match, or a toy, to acting in a movie or a play. Guy explains this root, ืฉึนืืง, and teaches us how to thank a good friend who brought coffee to our office desk without even being asked. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Lesachek โ To play a game, to play with a toy, to play in a movie โ ืืฉืืง "Lo lesachek im lev shel gever" โ Don't play with a guy's heart โ ืื ืืฉืืง ืขื ืื ืฉื ืืืจ Mesachek be-esh โ Playing with fire โ ืืฉืืง ืืืฉ Hu mesachek tafkid โ He's playing a role โ ืืื ืืฉืืง ืชืคืงืื Hu tamid mesachek et ha-rasha โ He always plays the villain โ ืืื ืชืืื ืืฉืืง ืืช ืืจืฉืข Sichakta / sichakt / sichaktem ota be'emet โ You've really played it โ ืฉืืืงืช ืืืชื ืืืืช "Sichakta ota im ha-espresso ha-ze" โ You really outdid yourself with this espresso โ ืฉืืืงืช ืืืชื ืขื ืืืกืคืจืกื ืืื Lesachek ota metumtam โ To play it dumb โ ืืฉืืง ืืืชื ืืืืืื Eize sichuk โ What a play โ ืืืื ืฉืืืืง "Ze ha-kol rak mischak shel dma'ot" โ It's all a game of tears โ ืื ืืื ืจืง ืืฉืืง ืฉื ืืืขืืช Mischak โ Toy, game, play, match, acting โ ืืฉืืง "Amru lo she-hachayim ze lo mischak" โ They told him that life is not a game โ ืืืจื ืื ืฉืืืืื ืื ืื ืืฉืืง Mischak kaduregel โ Football game โ ืืฉืืง ืืืืจืื Mischak klafim โ Card game โ ืืฉืืง ืงืืคืื Mischakei ha-kes โ Game of Thrones โ ืืฉืืงื ืืืก Mischak mesukan โ Dangerous game โ ืืฉืืง ืืกืืื Mischak machur โ Fixed game โ ืืฉืืง ืืืืจ Mischakiya โ Playroom โ ืืฉืืงืืื Sachkan โ Actor, player โ ืฉืืงื Sachkanit โ Actress, player โ ืฉืืงื ืืช Ha-seret mesuchak lo tov โ The movie is not well acted โ ืืกืจื ืืฉืืืง ืื ืืื Ha-mischak lo mashehu โ The acting is not great โ ืืืฉืืง ืื ืืฉืื Ramai โ Cheater โ ืจืืื Shakran โ Liar โ ืฉืงืจื Idiot, debil, mefager, metumtam, dafuk โ Jerk โ ืืืืืื, ืืืื, ืืคืืจ, ืืืืืื, ืืคืืง ย Playlist and Clips: Eyal Golan โ Lev shel Gever (lyrics) Arik Einstein โ Sus Etz (lyrics) Nikmat Ha-tractor โ Mischak shel Dma'ot (lyrics) Arik Einstein โ Amru Lo (lyrics) Adriano Celentano โ Azzurro Ep. no. 172 about dafuk Ep. no. 248 about shakran (liar) HEB Ep. no. 338 about lehatsli'ach (succeed) HEB
Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2026
The Middle East is a place where people swear "on the honor of their mom" without thinking too much. Guy teaches us all the uses of the Hebrew word ืืืื โ "honor" โ right from the Prime Minister's official title to what you jot on the front of an envelope. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Kavod โ Respect, honor โ ืืืื Kol ha-kavod โ Well done โ ืื ืืืืื Kol ha-kavod lecha/lach โ Kudos to you โ ืื ืืืืื ืื "Kvodo shachach levarech" โ You (formal) forgot to say the prayer โ ืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืจื "Ze kavod gadol she-" โ It's a great honor thatโฆ โ ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉ Ani mitkabed lehazmin โ I am honored to invite โ ืื ื ืืชืืื ืืืืืื "Ha-rishon she-hevin et godel ha-eru'a" โ The first to understand the magnitude of what happened โ ืืจืืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืืจืืข Kvod Rosh memshelet Israel โ His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Israel โ ืืืื ืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืจืื Kvod ha-shofetet โ Your Honor (to a female judge) โ ืืืื ืืฉืืคืืช Kvod nesi ha-medina โ His Excellency the President โ ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืื ื Titkabed, titkabdi, titkabdu โ Help yourself โ ืชืชืืื, ืชืชืืืื, ืชืชืืืื Kibood โ Refreshment โ ืืืืื Mis'hakei kavod โ Ego games โ ืืฉืืงื ืืืื Ani nishba ba-kavod sheli โ I swear on my honor โ ืื ื ื ืฉืืข ืืืืื ืฉืื Sharaf (Arabic) โ Honor โ ืฉืจืค โ ุดูุฑููู Be-kha-vod โ I'd be honored, Gladly โ ืืืืื Likhvod โ For (formal) โ ืืืืื Likhvodekh โ For you (formal) โ ืืืืืื Nikiti et ha-bayit likhvodkha โ I cleaned the house for you โ ื ืืงืืชื ืืช ืืืืช ืืืืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Yehoram Ga'on โ Kol Ha-kavod (lyrics) David Broza โ Tio Alberto (lyrics) Hagiga Ba-snooker Netanyahu โ Ceremonyย Ariel Israelov & Idan Baranes โ Mishakim shel Kavod Avi Biter โ Ba-kavod sheli (lyrics) Roulla Saad โ Bisharafakย Gazoz โ Likhvod ha-kayits (lyrics) Shlishiyat Gesher Ha-Yarkon โ Likhvodekh (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2026
The word for "support" โ ืชืืืื โ is used widely in Hebrew, mainly in the context of tech support. The verb is ืืชืืื. Guyย has a special message at the end of the show related to this. Curious? Have a listen and click below. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Hu tamach โ He supported โ ืืื ืชืื Litmoch be-mishehu/be-mashehu โ To support someone or something โ ืืชืืื ืืืืฉืื/ืืืฉืื "Hu dei tamach ba-proyekt" โ He kinda supported the project โ ืืื ืื ืชืื ืืคืจืืืืงื "Be'otam mikrim she-hadafdefan lo tomech be JavaScript" โ In those cases where the browser does not support JavaScript โ ืืืืชื ืืงืจืื ืฉืืืคืืคื ืื ืชืืื ืื'ืืืื ืกืงืจืืคื Ha-tomech โ The support person โ ืืชืืื Tmicha โ Support โ ืชืืืื Hem natu lo tmicha โ They supported him โ ืื ื ืชื ื ืื ืชืืืื "Tmicha mishpachtit" (Archaic) โ Family support/allowance โ ืชืืืื ืืฉืคืืชืืช Titkasher la-tmicha โ Call support โ ืชืชืงืฉืจ ืืชืืืื Tmicha kaspit โ Financial support โ ืชืืืื ืืกืคืืช Tmicha me-rachok โ Remote support โ ืชืืืื ืืจืืืง Tmicha nafshit โ Mental support โ ืชืืืื ื ืคืฉืืช Tmicha rigshit โ Emotional support โ ืชืืืื ืจืืฉืืช Kvutsat tmicha โ A support group โ ืงืืืฆืช ืชืืืื "Plus tmicha" โ Plus support โ ืคืืืก ืชืืืื Nitmach โ Supported โ ื ืชืื Lehitamech โ To be supported โ ืืืืชืื ย Playlist and Clips: Corinne Alal โ Ha-taasiya Ha-abirit (lyrics)ย Tomech be-Java Script Lahakat Ha-nachal โ Dina Barzilai (lyrics) Ep. no. 94HEB about Tmicha technit, technical support
Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2026
Oftentimes, Israelis mix up the Hebrew words ืืฉืืืจ and ืฉืืืจ. 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. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Liskor dira โ To rent an apartment โ ืืฉืืืจ Baal/ba'alat ha-bayit โ Landlord, landlady โ ืืขื / ืืขืืช ืืืืช Ani socher / socheret dira โ I rent an apartment โ ืื ื ืฉืืืจ / ืฉืืืจืช ืืืจื Ha-socher / ha-socheret โ The tenant, the renter โ ืืฉืืืจ / ืืฉืืืจืช S'char dira โ The rent โ ืฉืืจ ืืืจื, ืฉื"ื Schar dira gavoha / schar dira namooch โ High rent, low rent โ ืฉืืจ ืืืจื ืืืื, ืฉืืจ ืืืจื ื ืืื Hi gara be-dira schoora โ She lives in a rental apartment โ ืืื ืืจื ืืืืจื ืฉืืืจื Rechev sachoor โ Rented car โ ืจืื ืฉืืืจ Hi gara be-schiroot / hu gar be-schiroot โ They live in a rented place โ ืืื ืืจื ืืฉืืืจืืช /ืืื ืืจ ืืฉืืืจืืช Lehaskir โ To rent out โ ืืืฉืืืจ Hu maskir dira โ He rents out an apartment โ ืืื ืืฉืืืจ ืืืจื Hi maskira dira โ She rents out an apartment โ ืืื ืืฉืืืจื ืืืจื Dira Lehaskir โ An apartment to let โ ืืืจื ืืืฉืืืจ Dirot le-haskara โ Apartments for rent โ ืืืจืืช ืืืฉืืจื Zeh le-haskara? โ Is it for rent? โ ืื ืืืฉืืจื Haskarat dirot โ Leasing of apartments โ ืืฉืืจืช ืืืจืืช Haskarat rechev โ Car rental โ ืืฉืืจืช ืจืื Hevra le-haskarat rechev โ Car rental company โ ืืืจื ืืืฉืืจืช ืจืื Ha-maskir โ The lessor โ ืืืฉืืืจ ย 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
Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2026
We are going through some ืืืื ืืฉืืืขืื โ "crazy days" โ in Israel at the moment, so let's talk about how we drive someone crazy in Hebrew. Guy promises a special sanity episode once things get back to normal. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Yamim meshugaim โ Crazy days โ ืืืื ืืฉืืืขืื Meshuga โ Crazy โ ืืฉืืืข Pgu'a nefesh โ Suffering from mental illness โ ืคืืืข ื ืคืฉ Leshage'ah โย To drive someone crazy โ ืืฉืืข "Zeh ha-erev ha-ze ha-meshge'ah" โ It's this amazing evening โ ืื ืืขืจื ืืื ืืืฉืืข "Hu meshage'ah et kulan" โ He drives all the girls crazy โ ืืื ืืฉืืข ืืช ืืืื Al teshage'ah oti (al chage'ah oti) โ Don't drive me crazy โ ืื ืชืฉืืข ืืืชื "Ha-bachura shelcha, hi rak shig'ah otcha" โ Your girl, she only drove you crazy โ ืืืืืจื ืฉืื, ืืื ืจืง ืฉืืืขื ืืืชื Ba'al ha-bayit hishtage'ah โ The landlord lost his mind โ ืืขื ืืืืช ืืฉืชืืข Hishtagata? hishtagat? Hishtagatem? โ Have you lost your mind? โ ืืฉืชืืขืช / ืืฉืชืืขืช / ืืฉืชืืขืชื "Yesh tipot shel shiga'on beinenu" โ There are drops of insanity between us โ ืืฉ ืืืคืืช ืฉื ืฉืืืขืื ืืื ืื ื Shaga'at โ Craziness โ ืฉืืขืช "Kor'im leze shaga'at, kor'im leze tarefet" โ They call it insanity, they call it craziness โ ืงืืจืืื ืืื ืฉืืขืช, ืงืืจืืื ืืื ืืจืคืช Metoraf โ Crazy โ ืืืืจืฃ Meshugene tiranen โ Crazy tyrants โ ืืฉืืืขื ืข ืืืจืึทื ืขื Shaja3 hilmak (Ar.) โ Follow your dream โ ืฉื'ืข ืืืื โ ุดุฌุน ุญูู ู Tashji'a (Ar.) โ Encouragement, cheering โ ืชืฉื'ืืข โ ุชูุดูุฌููุน Mushaja'in (Ar.) โ Fans, supporters โ ืืืฉื'ืขืื โ ู ุดุฌุนูู ย Playlist and Clips: Matti Caspi โ Zemer Mapuhit (lyrics) Yoni Yosef โ Meshage'ah et Kulan (lyrics) Zohar Argov โ Al Teshag'I Oti (lyrics) Avihu Shabbat & Michal Amdursky โ Yalla (lyrics) Omer Adam โ Wai Li (lyrics) Rami Fortis & Barry Saharoff โ Halom Kachol (lyrics) Benny Bashan โ Achla Hamuda (lyrics) Lior Narkis โ Shaga'at/Tarefet (lyrics) Trio Carpion โ Push the Button (lyrics) Nancy Ajarm & Cheb Khaled โ Shaja Hilmak Ep. no. 151 about intensifiers and superlatives HEB
Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2026
How do we sleep in Hebrew? What about snoozes and power naps? Guy talks about our sacred ืฉื "ืฆ, and introduces us to some very sleepy words. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Hu yashen โ He is sleeping / he is asleep โ ืืื ืืฉื Hi yeshena โ She is sleeping / she is asleep โ ืืื ืืฉื ื Lishon โ To sleep โ ืืืฉืื Shoel "gam at yashant?" โ I am asking "Were you sleeping as well?" โ ืฉืืื ืื ืืช ืืฉื ืช Yashnooni โ Sleepy โ ืืฉื ืื ื Sheina โ Sleep (noun) โ ืฉืื ื Shnatz, Shnat tsohorayim โ Afternoon nap โ ืฉื "ืฆ, ืฉื ืช ืฆืืืจืืื "Ha-amuta le-kidum tarboot ha-shnatz be-israel" โ The association for the promotion of siesta culture in Israel โ ืืขืืืชื ืืงืืืื ืชืจืืืช ืืฉื "ืฆ ืืืฉืจืื Nedudei shena โ Insomnia โ ื ืืืื ืฉืื ื Ha-koshi leheradem โ The difficulty falling asleep โ ืืงืืฉื ืืืืจืื "Arba lifnot boker lo nirdemet" โ 4 a.m., I am not falling asleep โ ืืจืืข ืืคื ืืช ืืืงืจ, ืื ื ืจืืืช Hu nirdam โ He fell asleep โ ืืื ื ืจืื Ha-yefefiya ha-nirdemet โ The Sleeping Beauty โ ืืืคืืคืืื ืื ืจืืืช Radoom โ Sleepy, drowsy โ ืจืืื Tardemet โ Coma โ ืชืจืืืช Lehardim โ To put to sleep, anesthetize- ืืืจืืื Hardama โ Anesthesia โ ืืจืืื Hardama mekomit โ Local anesthesia โ ืืจืืื ืืงืืืืช Moordam โ Anesthetized โ ืืืจืื Shir eres โ Lullaby โ ืฉืืจ ืขืจืฉ Lanoom โ To sleep โ ืื ืื Noomi โ Sleep (Imp., fem) โ ื ืืื Ten li lishon al ze โ Let me sleep over it โ ืชื ืื ืืืฉืื ืขื ืื Ata yashen be-amida โ You're asleep on your feet (meaning: you're missing the boat) โ ืืชื ืืฉื ืืขืืืื ย Guy's parting monologue: ืืฉืืืข ืืฉืืชื ืขื ืื ืฉืืืจืฅ ืื ืื ื ืืืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืงืจืืช ืืฉื ื ืืืืฉื ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืจ, ืืื ืืจืื ืืขืืื. ืืขืฆื ืื ืืืืื ื ืื ืืืืื ืช ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉืืชืืื ืืืฉืชื ืืช, ืืงืืฅ ืืืคื ืืกืชืื, ืืขืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืืจืฃ ืคืฉืื ืืืฉืื. ืืืืืช ืืืจื ืกืืืืช ืืชืืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืงืืจืกืื, ืืฉ ืื ืืื ื ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืจ, ืืขื ืื ืืชื ืฉืืืข ืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืื 'ืืืจื ืืืืื' ย Playlist and Clips: Arik Einstein โ Agadat Deshe (lyrics) Shokolad Menta Mastik โ Yashnuni (lyrics) TV2 Shnatz (Shnat Tsohorayim, siesta) Insomnia โ Nedudei shena Yehudit Ravitz โ Arba Lifnot Boker (lyrics) Yizhar Cohen โ Chalomot Shmurim (lyrics) Yardena Arazi โ Shir Eres (Noomi, Noomi) (lyrics) Zemreshet โ Noomi Noomi historical recordings
Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2026
This is from our 100th podcast episode, and we felt it was time to say, "toda raba," thanks so much. This is a good opportunity to learn how to thank someone profusely and cynically in Hebrew. Hear the all-Hebrew Episode ย New Words and Expressions: Toda โ Thanks โ ืชืืื Toda al ha-osher โ Thanks for the happiness โ ืชืืื ืขื ืืืืฉืจ Toda la-el โ Thank God โ ืชืืื ืืื Toda le-mishehu al mashehu โ Thanks to someone for something โ ืชืืื ืืืืฉืื ืขื ืืฉืื Be'emet toda raba โ I really thank you very much โ ืืืืช ืชืืื ืจืื Mamash / Hamon / Ma-zeh toda โ I really thank you โ ืืืฉ / ืืืื / ืื-ืื ืชืืื Be-toda โ With thanks โ ืืชืืื Be-toda me-rosh โ Thanks in advance โ ืืชืืื ืืจืืฉ Asir toda โ Grateful โ ืืกืืจ ืชืืื Ani modeh โ I thank โ ืื ื ืืืื Lehodot le-mishehu al mashehu โ To thank someone for something โ ืืืืืืช ืืืืฉืื ืขื ืืฉืื "Hakol nachon, ani mode ba-ashma" โ Everything is true, I plead guilty โ ืืื ื ืืื, ืื ื ืืืื ืืืฉืื Lehodot be mashehu โ To admit to doing something โ ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืื Ani ma-ze mode lach โ I really thank you โ ืื ื ืื-ืื ืืืื ืื Ratsiti lehagid toda โ I wanted to say thanks โ ืจืฆืืชื ืืืืื ืชืืื Ratsiti lehodot lachem โ I wanted to thank you guys โ ืจืฆืืชื ืืืืืืช ืืื Ma omrim? โ What do you say? โ ืื ืืืืจืื Hodot le- โ Thanks to โ ืืืืืช ื ย Guy's parting monologue: ืืฉืืืข ืฉืขืืจ ืืืืื ื ืคื ืกืืคืช ืืื ืืืืง ืืจืืืช ืื ืืืืจืืช. ืื ืืืืข ืขื ืืื ืืืืืช, ืืืื ืืืฉ ืงืฉื ืื ืฉืื. ืืกืชืืจื ื ืืืชืื ืขื ืืืืื ืื. ืืื ืคืขื ืืฆืืชื ืขื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืงืฆืจืื, ืืื ืื ืืื, ืขื ืืคืจืืื ืฉืื, ืื ื ืื ืชื ืืื ืืืืืื. ืื ืื ื ืืื ื ืืืืจื ืืชืืืื ืืจืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืื, ืืื ืื ืืืช ืืกืืคืืช ืืืืง ืืื ืงืฉืืช ืฉืืื ืคื ืื ืคืขื. ืขืืฉืื, ืืื ืืื, ืืฉืชืคืจืช ืืืืืช ืืืืืืจ ย Playlist and Clips: Yishai Levy โ Toda (lyrics)ย Yoni Rechter โ Even Min Ha-lev (lyrics) Boaz Ma'uda โ Asir Toda (lyrics) Omer Adam โ Mode Ani (lyrics) Yonatan Razel โ Ilu Pinu (lyrics) Eviatar Banai โ Tipa shel Or (lyrics) Ep. 330 about guilt, ashma HEB
Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2026
Omed, "stands," and omed le-, "is about to," are two different things. Guy teaches usย the importantย words in this shorseh("root"), ืข.ื.ื, one of which is also a sexual term. At the end of the episode, Guy explains how you can learn Hebrew from reading tombstones at an old Tel Aviv cemetery. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: La'amod โ To stand โ ืืขืืื "Ha-kol omed bamakom" โ Everything stands still โ ืืื ืขืืื ืืืงืื Hu omed โ He is standing โ ืืื ืขืืื Hu omed lalechet โ He's about to go โ ืืื ืขืืื ืืืืช Hi amda linsoa le-chul โ She was about to go abroad โ ืืื ืขืืื ืื ืกืืข ืืื"ื Aval ba-sof hi lo nas'aa โ But she didn't go in the end โ ืืื ืืกืืฃ ืืื ืื ื ืกืขื Ani rotse lada'at eifo ani omed ba'avoda โ I want to know where I am standing at work โ ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืขืช ืืืคื ืื ื ืขืืื ืืขืืืื Omed lo โ He's got an erection โ ืขืืื ืื Ha-lev sheli lo omed be-ze yoter โ My heart cannot stand this anymore โ ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืขืืื ืืื ืืืชืจ Ani lo omed be-ze โ I can't deal with it โ ืื ื ืื ืขืืื ืืื Ani omed al zeh โ I insist โ ืื ื ืขืืื ืขื ืื Amida โ Standing โ ืขืืืื Tfilat ha-amida โ The standing prayer โ ืชืคืืืช ืืขืืืืย "Hayiti ne'emad lo pa'am um-chakeh la" โ I often used to stand and wait for her โ ืืืืชื ื ืขืื ืื ืคืขื ืืืืื ืื Hu ne'emad leyadi โ He came and stood next to me โ ืืื ื ืขืื ืืืื Le'amed sefer โ To lay out a book โ ืืขืื ืกืคืจ "Bo'u nir'eh eich efshar le'amed be-ezrat ha Word et ha-daf" โ Let's see how we can lay out the page with the help of Word software โ ืืืื ื ืจืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืื ืืขืืจืช ืืืืจื ืืช ืืืฃ Ata batuach she-ata rotseh leha'amid et ha-aron po? โ Are you sure you want to place the closet here? โ ืืชื ืืืื ืฉืืชื ืจืืฆื ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืืจืื ืคื Leha'amid panim โ To pretend โ ืืืขืืื ืคื ืื Ata ma'amid oti be-matsav lo na'im โ You're putting me in an uncomfortable position โ ืืชื ืืขืืื ืืืชื ืืืฆื ืื ื ืขืื Lehaamid mishehu ba-makom โ To put someone in their place โ ืืืขืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืงืื Hu huamad ba-makom โ He was put in his place โ ืืื ืืืขืื ืืืงืื Ha-shulchan hu'amad be-emtsa ha-cheder โ The table was placed in the middle of the room โ ืืฉืืืื ืืืขืื ืืืืฆืข ืืืืจ Lehatsig et ha-mu'amadim โ To present the candidates โ ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืืขืืืื Emda โ Position, workstation โ ืขืืื Mahi emdatcha legabei โ What's your position onโฆ? โ ืืื ืขืืืชื ืืืื Emdat mafteach โ Key position โ ืขืืืช ืืคืชื ย Guy's parting monologue: .ืื ืืืื ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืกืคืจ ืืื ืฉืืฉืืืข ืฉืขืืจ ืืืืืชื ืขืืจืืช ืืืืช ืืขืืืื ืืจืืืคืืืืจ, ืืืช ืืงืืจืืช ืืจืืฉืื ืฉื ืชื ืืืื ื-1902, ืฉืื ืงืืืจืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืคืืจืกืืื. Today I want to tell you that last week I taught Hebrew at the oldย Trumpeldor Cemetery, the first cemetery of Tel Aviv, from 1902, where lotsย of celebrities are buried. ืืฉ ืื ืกืืืจ ืฉื, ืฉืื ืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืขืืจืืช ืืชืื ืืืฆืืืช. ืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืื ืืขืืจืืชย ืืฉื ื, ืืืขื ืขืืจืืช ืชื "ืืืช, ืืื ืืื ื ืงืืฆืืจืื ืืืืืืื ืืขื ืืื ืื, ืืืชืืืืืื ืืืืืื I have a tour there where we learn tombstone Hebrew. There are words inย old Hebrew, almost biblical, and lots of interesting Hebrew acronyms, andย the students can take a photo of the tombstones and work on the texts atย home. .ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืืชืจ ืืืื ืฉื ื. ืืกืืืจย ืงืคืฆื ื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืืฉืคืื ืฉืื, ืื ืฉื ืกืื, ืืกืื-ืจืื ืฉืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืฉ ื ืืื. But one can also meet the people who lived in Tel Aviv more than 100 yearsย ago. On this tour we dropped by to say hi to a few family members of mine,ย my grandpa's brother, my great grandpa, and that was nice. .ืืฉืืืื ืื ืื ืื ืื ืืงืื ืฉื ืืืืช, ืื ืกืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื, ืฉืืฉืคืืขื ืื ืื ืขื ืื ืื ืฉืงืจื ืืื For me, it's so not so much of a place of death; it's a tour that celebratesย these people's life, people who really influenced everything which happenedย here. ย Playlist and Clips: Gali Atari โ Ha-kol Omed Ba-makom (lyrics) Amidah on Wikipedia Shlomo Artzi & Arik Einstein โ Hozrim Ha-baita (lyrics) Le'amed โ To layout Arik Sinai โ Ma'amid Panim (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2026
The Hebrew word ื ืฆืื is an exploiter โ someone who'll use you and then dump you without giving it a second thought. In this episode, Guy breaks down the word and its root ื ืฆื. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Lenatsel โ To make use of, to utilize โ ืื ืฆื Nitsool โ Exploitation โ ื ืืฆืื Nitsool kalkali โ Economic exploitation โ ื ืืฆืื ืืืืื "Kol ehad menaseh lenatsel" โ Everyone tries to exploit the other โ ืื ืืื ืื ืกื ืื ืฆื Hu menatsel et ha-matsav โ He takes advantage of the situation โ ืืื ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืฆื "Hu menatsel bachurot ve-zorek" โ He uses women and then dumps them โ ืืื ืื ืฆื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืจืง "Eich lenatsel yemei machala" โ How to make use of sick days โ ืืื ืื ืฆื ืืื ืืืื "Menatslim et sh'ot ha-shemesh ha-rabot, mechabim orot, ve-hoschim hashmal" โ We are making use of the many sunlight hours, turning off lights and saving electricity โ ืื ืฆืืื ืืช ืฉืขืืช ืืฉืืฉ ืืจืืืช, ืืืืื ืืืจืืช ืืืืกืืื ืืฉืื "Tsarich lenatsel et ha-hatava ad sof ha-shana" โ You need to use this benefit by the end of the year โ ืฆืจืื ืื ืฆื ืืช ืืืืื ืขื ืกืืฃ ืืฉื ื Be-tokef ad โ Valid until โ ืืชืืงืฃ ืขื Ani margish menootsal โ I feel exploited โ ืื ื ืืจืืืฉ ืื ืืฆื Ani margisha menootselet โ I feel exploited โ ืื ื ืืจืืืฉื ืื ืืฆืืช "Yesh lecha kama yemei hofesh lo menootsalim" โ You have a few unused vacation days โ ืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืคืฉ ืื ืื ืืฆืืื Lo nitsalta / nitsalt et kol yemei ha-hofesh shelcha / shelach โ You didn't use all your vacation days โ ืื ื ืืฆืืช ืืช ืื ืืื ืืืืคืฉ ืฉืื Natslan / natslanit โ Exploiter โ ื ืฆืื / ื ืฆืื ืืช "Tizaher mimenu, hu ma-zeh natslan'" โ Be careful of him, he's a real bloodsucker โ ืชืืืืจ ืืื ื, ืืื ืื-ืื ื ืฆืื Natslani โ Exploitative โ ื ืฆืื ื "Yesh mi she-bocharim be-derech natslanit" โ There are those who choose an exploitative path โ ืืฉ ืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืืจื ื ืฆืื ืืช Netsolet โ Reusable waste โ ื ืฆืืืช ย Playlist and Clips: Israeli Government Advertising Agency โ Nitsool kalkali, economic exploitation Tofaat Dopler โ Kol Ehad (lyrics) Israeli Electric Corporation โ Menatslim et sh'ot ha-shemesh ha-rabot KAN TV โ Derech natslanit, exploitative way Ep. no. 127 about hatavot, bonuses and money HEB Ep. no. 245 about kuponim, coupons HEB
Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2026
The Hebrew word ืืื โ 'child' โ comes from the root 'y.l.d' โ ื.ื.ื โ which has made a huge career for itself in Semitic languages. This is a great example of how one root behaves in different verb patterns, keeping the stem meaning but then providing us with exciting branches of it. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Yeled โ Kid, boy โ ืืื Yalda โ Girl โ ืืืื "Kulanu yeladim shel ha-chayim" โ We are all children of life โ ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืืื "Yaldey ha-yare'ach" โ "Children of the moon" โ ืืืื ืืืจื "Hu ya'aseh lach yeled" โ He will have a child with you โ ืืื ืืขืฉื ืื ืืื Ta'aseh li yeled โ Give me a child โ ืชืขืฉื ืื ืืื Hi yalda โ She gave birth โ ืืื ืืืื Hi yalda ben/bat โ She gave birth to a boy/girl โ ืืื ืืืื ืื/ืืช "Eich shir nolad?" โ How is a song born? โ ืืื ืฉืืจ ื ืืื Hu nolad โ He was born โ ืืื ื ืืื "Ma nolad?" โ What was born (a boy or a girl)? โ ืื ื ืืื Nolad lo ben โ He had a boy โ ื ืืื ืื ืื Nolda lahem bat โ They have a little girl โ ื ืืืื ืืื ืืช "Ani noladti la-shalom" โ I was born to peace โ ืื ื ื ืืืืชื ืืฉืืื "Rak etmol nolda" โ She was just born yesterday โ ืจืง ืืชืืื ื ืืืื Hi nolda โ She was born โ ืืื ื ืืืื Hu yiled โ He delivered a baby โ ืืื ืืืื Hi yilda โ She delivered a baby โ ืืื ืืืืื Meyaledet โ Midwife โ ืืืืืืช Leyaled โ To deliver (baby) โ ืืืืื Lehityaled โ To speak or behave childishly โ ืืืชืืืื Hu holid โ He fathered โ ืืื ืืืืื "Zeh holid be'ayot chadashot" โ It brought new problems โ ืื ืืืืื ืืขืืืช ืืืฉืืช Yaldoot โ Childhood โ ืืืืืช Yalduti โ Infantile โ ืืืืืชื Yaldutiyoot โ Childishness / immaturity โ ืืืืืชืืืช Huledet โ Birth โ ืืืืืช Yom huledet, yomuledet โ Birthday โ ืืื ืืืืืช, ืืืืืืืช Leida โ Delivery (Of a baby) โ ืืืื Ta'arich leida โ Date of birth โ ืชืืจืื ืืืื Yeluda โ Birth rate โ ืืืืื Yaldon, yaldonet โ Kiddo โ ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืช ย Playlist and Clips: Arik Einstein โ Yeladim shel Ha-chayim (lyrics) Tslil Mechoovan โ Yaldey hayare'ach (lyrics) Shlomo Artzi โ Nirkod Nishkach (lyrics) Ha-keves ha-shisha-asar โ Eich Shir Nolad (lyrics) Sexta โ Noladti La-shalom (lyrics) Aris San โ Rak Etmol Nolda (lyrics) Mati Caspi โ Yalduti Hashniya (lyrics) Uzi Fuchs โ Yaldonet (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2026
Guy shares his top 10 tips on how to rejuvenate your linguistic inner self: 1. Find stuff you love and read about it in Hebrew. 2. Songs on StreetwiseHebrew.comย 3. Radio: Israeli National Radio in 10 languages 4. Flash cards all over your home 5. Saying new words out loud. Talk to AI and the Google Translate App. 6. Tandem with a Hebrew speaker. You can message me through Patreon with your location or timezone and we'll try to find other patrons with similar schedules willing to work on spoken Hebrew.ย 7. Facebook your Hebrew. 8. Likpotz la-mayim, ืืงืคืืฅ ืืืื, jump into the water. 9. Ani rotse/ Ani rotsa ledaber be'ivrit, ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืืจ ืืขืืจืืช, I want to speak Hebrew. Ani lomed/lomedet ivrit, ืื ื ืืืื/ืช ืขืืจืืช, I learn Hebrew. Ani chayav/chayevet, ืื ื ืืืื/ืช, I must, ledaber ivrit, to speak Hebrew. 10. Magazines, children books, newspapers, websites, inflight magazines. Morfix online dictionary El Al inflight magazine โ Eng./Heb.
Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2026
The Hebrew word ืคืจืืฉื means retirement, and these days ืคืจืืฉื ืืืืงืืืช is on everyone's mind. Guy explains ืคืจืืฉื and other words from its root ืคืจืฉ. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Prisha me-ha-avoda โ Retiring from work โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืขืืืื Prisha me-ha-avoda, Yetsi'ah le-pensia โ Retiring from work โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืขืืืื "Kshe-at tets'ee le-pensya, mi yid'ag lach?" โ When you retire, who will look after you? โ ืืฉืืช ืชืฆืื ืืคื ืกืื, ืื ืืืื ืื Retirement age โ Gil ha-prisha โ ืืื ืืคืจืืฉื "Halom ha-prisha ha-mukdemet ha-mele'ah nimtsa rak be-heseg yadam shel israelim me'atim" โย The dream of full early retirement is within reach for only a few Israelis โ ืืืื ืืคืจืืฉื ืืืืงืืืช ืืืืื ื ืืฆื ืจืง ืืืืฉื ืืื ืฉื ืืฉืจืืืื ืืขืืื Prisha mukdemet mele'ah โ Full early retirement โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืงืืืช ืืืื Prisha mukdemet / pensia mukdemet โ Early retirement โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืงืืืช / ืคื ืกืื ืืืงืืืช "Hem lo parshu me-ha-avoda, aval hem ken parshu mi-merotz ha-achbarim" โ They didn't retire from work, but they did step awayย from the rat race โ ืื ืื ืคืจืฉื ืืืขืืืื, ืืื ืื ืื ืคืจืฉื ืืืืจืืฅ ืืขืืืจืื Prisha me-ha-hayim ha-politiyim โ Retiring from political life โ ืคืจืืฉื ืืืืืื ืืคืืืืืืื Lifrosh me-ha-hayim ha-politiyim โ To withdraw from political life โ ืืคืจืืฉ ืืืืืื ืืคืืืืืืื Lifrosh ba-si โ To quit at your peak โ ืืคืจืืฉ ืืฉืื Yalla, ani poresh โ Ok, I am heading out โ ืืืืื, ืื ื ืคืืจืฉ Pensioner / pensionerit, gimlai / gimla'eet โ Pensioner โ ืคื ืกืืื ืจ / ืคื ืกืืื ืจืืช, ืืืืื /ืืืืืืช Gimla'eem โ Pensioners โ ืืืืืื Gimla โ Pension โ ืืืื Hem lo mafrishim ksafim la-pensya โ They are not setting aside funds for their pension โ ืื ืื ืืคืจืืฉืื ืืกืคืื ืืคื ืกืื Lehafrish โ To set aside โ ืืืคืจืืฉ Hafrashat ksafim โ Setting money aside โ ืืคืจืฉืช ืืกืคืื ย Playlist and Clips: Ministry of Finance โ Kshe-tets'ee le-pensya KAN TV โ Prisha mukdemet Knesset TV โ Ehud Barak poresh Gimla'eem โ Pensioners Ma HaBeaya โ Shabak Samech Ep. no. 327 about mukdam, early HEB
Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2026
The Hebrew word ืื means hand, but also so much more. Let's find out its other meanings, idioms, and expressions Israelis often use. And what's yad2? ย Guy gives us a hand with the lesson. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Yad, yadayim โ Hand, hands โ ืื, ืืืืื Ten / tni li yad โ Give me a hand โ ืชื ืื ืื Ani lo rotse latet le-zeh yad โ I don't want to collaborate with this โ ืื ื ืื ืจืืฆื ืืชืช ืืื ืื Bishvilech ha-yare'ach etslo ba-yadayim โ For you the moon is in his hands โ ืืฉืืืื ืืืจื ืืฆืื ืืืืืื Ani yad rishona โ I am the first owner of the car โ ืื ื ืื ืจืืฉืื ื Eize yad ha-oto? โ What ownership is the car? โ ืืืื ืื ืืืืื Oto yad rishona โ First hand car โ ืื ืจืืฉืื ื Oto yad shniya โ Second hand car โ ืื ืฉื ืืื Al yedey โ By โ ืขื ืืื Al yedey mi? โ By whom? โ ืขื ืืื ืื Al yedey David โ By David โ ืขื ืืื ืืืื Al yedey ha-yeled โ By the child โ ืขื ืืื ืืืื Leyad / Al yad โ Near โ ืืื / ืขื ืื Ba-bayit leyad ha-mesila โ At the house near the railroad tracks โ ืืืืช ืืื ืืืกืืื ย Rechev yadani โ Manual car โ ืจืื ืืื ื Teivat hiloochim yadanit โ Manual gearbox โ ืชืืืช ืืืืืืื Suzuki swift yadanit โ Manual Suzuki Swift โ ืกืืืืงื ืกืืืืคื ืืื ืืช Yadit, yadiyot โ Handle, handles โ ืืืืช, ืืืืืช Yadit ha-delet โ The door handle โ ืืืืช ืืืืช Avodat yad โ Handmade / handicraft โ ืขืืืืช ืื Lalechet Yad be yad โ To walk hand in hand โ ืืืืช ืื ืืื lilchots yadayim โ To shake hands โ ืืืืืฅ ืืืืื Lechitsat yad โ Handshake โ ืืืืฆืช ืื Lakachat et atsmecha bayadaim โ Pull yourself together โ ืืงืืช ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืืืื Leharim yadayim โ Put your hands up โ ืืืจืื ืืืืื Lo leharim yadayim โ Don't give up โ ืื ืืืจืื ืืืืื Lishloach yadayim โ To grope โ ืืฉืืื ืืืืื Im yad al halev โ With hand on heart โ ืขื ืื ืขื ืืื ย Playlist and Clips: The Idan Raichel Project โ Bo'ee (lyrics) Lea Shabbat โ Yare'ach Ba-shamaiym (lyrics) Yad2 Campaign Rivka Zohar โ Ha-bayit leyad ha-mesila (lyrics) Teivat hiloochim yadanit โ Manual gear Yadiyot โ Handles Avodat Yad โ Handmade Ofra Haza โ Yad Be-Yad (lyrics) Ninet Tayeb โ Be-sof Ha-olem (lyrics) Yehudit Ravits โ Lakachta et Yadi be-Yadcha (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2026
You can't be in the Start-up Nation and not know how to talk tech in Hebrew. Guy teaches us how to say "attachment," "text message," and "chat" in Hebrew, and how to conjugate the verb ืืกืืก. Things are about to get geeky! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Telefon nayad, telefon cellulari โ Cellphone โ ืืืคืื ื ืืื, ืืืคืื ืกืืืืจื Titkasher elay la-nayad โ Call me on my cellphone โ ืชืชืงืฉืจ ืืืื ืื ืืื Pelephone โ Cellphone โ ืคืืืคืื "Talpeni, talepni" โ Call (Imp. fem) โ ืืืคื ื, ืืืคื ื "Mitkasher elayich at lo ona" โ I am calling you, you don't answer โ ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืขืื ื Telefon Kavi โ Home phone, landline โ ืืืคืื ืงืืื Titkasheri elay rega lakavi โ Call me on my landline for a sec. โ ืชืชืงืฉืจื ืืืื ืจืืข ืืงืืื Mekoovan โ Online โ ืืงืืื Sheroot mekoovan โ Online service โ ืฉืืจืืช ืืงืืื "Ba-boker kibalti email katsar ve-nechmad" โ In the morning I got a short and nice email โ ืืืืงืจ ืงืืืืชื ืืืืืื ืงืฆืจ ืื ืืื Imeylim, meilim โ Emails โ ืืืืืืืื, ืืืืืื Doar electroni (doel) โ Email โ ืืืืจ ืืืงืืจืื ื, ืืืื "Lo sholchim misron bi-nhiga" โ You don't send a message while driving โ ืื ืฉืืืืื ืืกืจืื ืื ืืืื Misron โ SMS, message โ ืืกืจืื "Ata shloe'ach hoda'ah" โ You're sending a message โ ืืชื ืฉืืื ืืืืขื Lesames le-mishehu โ To send an sms to someone โ ืืกืืก ืืืืฉืื Lehistames โ To sms one another โ ืืืกืชืืก Histamasnoo kama sha'ot โ We chatted via sms for a few hours โ ืืกืชืืกื ื ืืื ืฉืขืืช Lishloach hoda'ah โ To send a message โ ืืฉืืื ืืืืขื Shalachti lo hoda'ah โ I sent him a message โ ืฉืืืชื ืื ืืืืขื Yisoom, yisoomon, aplikatsya โ Cell phone application โ ืืืฉืื, ืืืฉืืืื, ืืคืืืงืฆืื Yisoomonim le-telefonim chachamim โ Smart phone applications โ ืืืฉืืืื ืืืืคืื ืื ืืืืื Leyasem โ To implement โ ืืืืฉื Eich lehorid shirim โ How to download songs โ ืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืจืื Patschan โ Hacker โ ืคืฆืื Lefatse'ach โ To crack โ ืืคืฆื Tsroofa โ Attachement โ ืฆืจืืคื Mirshetet โ Internet โ ืืจืฉืชืช Blog โ Yoman reshet โ ืืืื Lechotet โ To chat โ ืืฆ'ืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Shlomo Artzi โ Talpeni, talpeni (lyrics) Doda โ Erev Avood (lyrics) HOT TV โ Commercial Miri Messika โ Af Ahat (lyrics) Misron โ Sms Sarit Hadad โ Hoshevet Alecha (lyrics) Eich lehorid shirim Ep. no. 155 about lehorid, to download Ep. No. 208 about limsor, to pass HEB
Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2026
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Transcribed - Published: 28 December 2025
Many things "happen" here in the Holy Land, which is why the root "kara" โ ืง.ืจ.ื โ with all its derivatives, is so popular. Guy Sharett explains how it's related to murder, earthquakes, and soy milk, and finishes with an anecdote (in Hebrew) about a lady called Carmela. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Karah โ Happened โ ืงืจื "Ma kara la-yeled" โ What happened to the child โ ืื ืงืจื ืืืื Ma kara, ma kara? โ What on earth? โ ืื ืงืจื, ืื ืงืจื Ma koreh achi? โ What's going on, dude? โ ืื ืงืืจื ืืื Az ma od koreh itach โ So what else is happening with you? โ ืื ืื ืขืื ืงืืจื ืืืชื Ma koreh imโฆ โ What's happening withโฆ โ ืื ืงืืจื ืขื Ma kara im โ What happened toโฆ โ ืื ืงืจื ืขื Tagidi ma kore itach? โ Tell me, what's happening with you โ ืชืืืื ืื ืงืืจื ืืืชื Ma koreh itach? โ What on earth is going on with you? โ ืื ืงืืจื ืืืชื Ma leazazel koreh itcha? โ What the hell is going on with you? โ ืื ืืขืืืื ืงืืจื ืืืชื Ze ma she-kara โ This is what happened โ ืื ืื ืฉืงืจื Ze lo kore li โ It's not happening to me โ ืื ืื ืงืืจื ืื Ze lo yikre shuv โ It won't happen again โ ืื ืื ืืงืจื ืฉืื Kara mashehu? โ Did something happen? โ ืงืจื ืืฉืื Nu ve-kara mashehu? โ So did something happen? โ ื ื, ืืงืจื ืืฉืื Mikreh, mikrim โ Case, cases โ ืืงืจื, ืืงืจืืย ย "Ani gam kacha mikreh avud" โ Anyway I am a lost cause โ ืื ื ืื ืืื ืืงืจื ืืืื Mikre katseh โ Edge case โ ืืงืจื ืงืฆื Mikre cherum โ Emergency โ ืืงืจื ืืืจืื Be-mikre cherum ata yachol tamid lehitkasher elai โ In case of an emergency you can always call me โ ืืืงืจื ืืืจืื ืืชื ืืืื ืชืืื ืืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืื Mikrey retsach โ Murder cases โ ืืงืจื ืจืฆื "Ani rotseh lifgosh ota pit'om be-mikreh โ I want to meet her suddenly, by chance โ ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืคืืืฉ ืืืชื ืคืชืืื ืืืงืจื Be-mikreh โ Accidentally โ ืืืงืจื Ze kara be-mikreh โ It happened accidentally โ ืื ืงืจื ืืืงืจื Yesh lachem be-mikreh chalav soya? โ Do you happen to have soy milk by any chance? โ ืืฉ ืืื ืืืงืจื ืืื ืกืืื Le-mikreh she โ In case you need me, here is my number โ ืืืงืจื ืฉืชืฆืืจื ืืืชื, ืื ื ืืืกืคืจ ืฉืื Be-mikreh shel re'idat adama โ In case of an earthquake โ ืืืงืจื ืฉื ืจืขืืืช ืืืื Bechol pgisha mikrit โ At every random meeting โ ืืื ืคืืืฉื ืืงืจืืช Mikri โ Random โ ืืงืจื Mikriyoot โ Coincidence โ ืืงืจืืืช ย Playlist and Clips: Matti Caspi โ Yemei Binyamina (lyrics) Moshe Peretz โ Ma Kore Itach (lyrics)ย Ozi Zoltak โ Afilu Lo At (lyrics) Meir Ariel โ Pluga Ba-kav (lyrics) Arik Lavie โ Haya o lo haya (lyrics) ย Ep. no. 16ย Cursing Drivers in Hebrew HEB Ep. no. 79 about the flow of conversation HEB
Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2025
From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root ืืืค is an interesting one, and from which we get the Hebrew word for whistleblower. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Ha-mazgan dolef โ The air conditioning unit is leaking โ ืืืืื ืืืืฃ Tsinor dolef โ Leaking pipe โ ืฆืื ืืจ ืืืืฃ Dlifa โ Leaking โ ืืืืคื "Yesh lanoo dlifa ba-mazgan" โ We have a leak in our AC unit โ ืืฉ ืื ื ืืืืคื ืืืืื "Yesh lanoo dlifa me-hatikra'" โ We have a leak from our ceiling โ ืืฉ ืื ื ืืืืคื ืืืชืงืจื Dlifat gaz โ Gas leak โ ืืืืคืช ืื Dlifot neft โ Oil spills โ ืืืืคืืช ื ืคื Dalaf tik mismachim โ A dossier was leaked โ ืืืฃ ืชืืง ืืกืืืื Ha-meida dalaf โ The information leaked โ ืืืืืข ืืืฃ Eich dalaf ha-meida? โ How did the information leak? โ ืืื ืืืฃ ืืืืืข Dlifat meida โ Information leak โ ืืืืคืช ืืืืข Mi hidlif et ha-meida? โ Who leaked the info? โ ืื ืืืืืฃ ืืช ืืืืืข Hu hidlif mismachim โ He leaked documents โ ืืื ืืืืืฃ ืืกืืืื Hi hidlifa mismachim โ She leaked documents โ ืืื ืืืืืคื ืืกืืืื Hadlafat meida โ Information leak โ ืืืืคืช ืืืืข Madlif โ Leaker, whistleblower โ ืืืืืฃ, ืืืืืคื Mi ha-madlif/a? โ Who is the leaker? โ ืื ืืืืืืฃ Ha-sirton hudlaf โ The video was leaked โ ืืกืจืืื ืืืืืฃ Ha-sirton ha-mudlaf โ The leaked video โ ืืกืจืืื ืืืืืืฃ Ha-pratim ha-mudlafim โ The leaked details โ ืืคืจืืื ืืืืืืฃ ย Playlist and Clips: Danny Litani โ Shalechet (lyrics) Midrag โ Dlifat gaz Dlifat neft โ Fuel leak Calcalist โ Neft, politika ve-goofot Hidlifa Nurit Galron โ Shalechet (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2025
"Od, od, od!" โ we're always wanting more. How do we ask for more milk, for an encore or for another goal in a football game? You guessed it, we use "od." Guy Sharett tells us moreโฆ Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Od โ More, else, still โ ืขืื Ken, od tipa โ Yes, a tiny bit more โ ืื, ืขืื ืืืคื Efshar od chalav? โ May I have a bit more milk? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืขืื ืืื "Ma od bikasht?" โ What else did you ask for? โ ืื ืขืื ืืืงืฉืช Ma od vaksha? โ What else would you like? โ ืื ืขืื ืืืงืฉื Od mashehu? โ Anything else? โ ืขืื ืืฉืื Ma od, ata rotseh gam cafรฉ? โ What else, do you want a cup of coffee as well? โ ืื ืขืื, ืืชื ืจืืฆื ืื ืงืคื Mi od ba? โ Who else is coming? โ ืื ืขืื ืื Tagidi li od paam โ Tell me one more time โ ืชืืืื ืื ืขืื ืคืขื "Od ha-paam" โ One more time โ ืขืื ืืคืขื "Ata od tegaleh et ha-olam" โ You'll still discover the world โ ืืชื ืขืื ืชืืื ืืช ืืขืืื Yesh adayin zman, yesh od zman โ There's still time โ ืืฉ ืขืื ืืื, ืืฉ ืขืืืื ืืื Daber iti be-od yomayim โ Talk to me in two days โ ืืืจ ืืืชื ืืขืื ืืืืืื Od me'at โ In a bit โ ืขืื ืืขื Kol od โ As long as โ ืื ืขืื "Kol od oleh ha-boker" โ As long as the sun is rising โ ืื ืขืื ืขืืื ืืืืงืจ Kol od hu medaber kacha, ani lo adaber ito โ As long as he talks like this, I won't talk to him โ ืื ืขืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืื, ืื ื ืื ืืืืจ ืืืชื "Od lo tamu kol pla'ayich" โ Your wonders are not over yet โ ืขืื ืื ืชืื ืื ืคืืืืื Od lo achalti โ I haven't eaten yet โ ืขืื ืื ืืืืชื "Eich eda ve-odeni yeled" โ How will I know, when I am still a child? โ ืืื ืืืข ืืขืืื ื ืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Erik Berman โ Ma Od Bikasht? (lyrics) Pablo Rosenberg โ Tagidi Li Od Pa'am (lyrics) Gidi Gov โ Inyan shel Zman (lyrics) Yoni Rechter & Eli Mohar โ Kol Od (lyrics) Rami Kleinstein โ Od Lo Tamu Kol Pla'ayich (lyrics) Ha-kol Over Habibi โ Odeni yeled (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2025
Lior Peleg, our beloved editor and technical producer, is leaving us. As a tribute to him, we'll explore his full name and learn some cool stuff about it, especially about Or, light. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Peleg, plagim โ Brook, stream โ ืคืื, ืคืืืื "Ve-haya ke-ets shatul al palgei mayim" (Psalms 1:3) โ "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water" โ ืืืื ืืขืฅ ืฉืชืื ืขื ืคืืื ืืื Ha-peleg ha-matoon โ The moderate stream โ ืืคืื ืืืชืื Or, orot โ Light โ ืืืจ, ืืืจืืช "Ha-or shelcha me'ir, adayin zoher" โ Your light, me'ir, is still shining- ืืืืจ ืฉืื, ืืืืจ, ืขืืืื ืืืืจ Ha-ner shelcha, Meir, adayin bo'er- Your candle, Meir, is still burning โ ืื ืจ ืฉืื, ืืืืจ, ืขืืืื ืืืืจ Le'ha'ir โ To light โ ืืืืืจ "Et chadar ha-ambatia, moomlatz le'hair be-menorat tikra" โ "It is advisable to illuminate the bathroom with a ceiling lamp." โ ืืช ืืืจ ืืืืืืื ืืืืืฅ ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืจืช ืชืงืจื "Chalon echad haya mu'ar" โ One window was lit โ ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ Hu choshev she-hu mu'ar โ He thinks he's enlightened โ ืืื ืืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืืจ Lehadlik et ha-or โ To turn on the light โ ืืืืืืง ืืช ืืืืจ Ata yachol lehadlik et ha'or? โ Could you turn on the light? โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืืืืง ืืช ืืืืจ Tadlik, tadliki, tadliku โ Turn on the light (imperative) โ ืชืืืืง, ืชืืืืงื, ืชืืืืงื ืืช ืืืืจ Lechabot et ha-or โ To turn off the light โ ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืจ Techabeh, techabi, techabu et ha-or โ Turn off the light (imperative) โ ืชืืื, ืชืืื, ืชืืื ืืช ืืืืจ Hu mechabe et ha-or โ He turns off the light โ ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืจ Lekabel or yarok โ To get the green light โ ืืงืื ืืืจ ืืจืืง Hotsaa la'or โ Publishing house โ ืืืฆืื ืืืืจ Lehotsi la'or sefer โ To publish a book โ ืืืืฆืื ืืืืจ ืกืคืจ Motsi la-or โ Publisher โ ืืืฆืื ืืืืจ Oru einav โ His eyes lit up, he was glad โ ืืืจื ืขืื ืื ย Playlist and Clips: Diane Kaplan โ Al Palgei Mayim King James Bible โ Psalm 1 Psalm 1 โ Automated machine reading (Italian) Ehud Banai โ Blues Kna'ani (lyrics) Leha'ir โ To light Shlomo Artsi โ Leyad Ha-bayit she-garti bo (lyrics) Sarit Haddad โ Shir Eres (lyrics) Aviv Geffen โ Or Ha-yare'ach (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2025
The Hebrew word ืืืจืื means to escape, but the same root has other interesting meanings in other verb formats. Guy also explains the meaning of ืืืจ ืืจืืื. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Livro'ach โ To escape โ ืืืจืื "Ma ze be'etsem meshaneh mi-ma be'estem hem borchim" โ What does it really matter what exactly they're running from โ ืื ืื ืืขืฆื ืืฉื ื ืืื ืืขืฆื ืื ืืืจืืื Livro'ach mi-mashehu โ To flee something โ ืืืจืื ืืืฉืื "Isha borachat mi-bsora" โ "A woman flees a message'" โ ืืืฉื ืืืจืืช ืืืฉืืจื "Barach li pipi" โ I peed myself โ ืืจื ืื ืคืืคื Oy, barach li me-ha-rosh, slicha โ Sorry, it slipped my mind โ ืืื, ืืจื ืื ืืืจืืฉ Bricha โ Escape โ ืืจืืื Brichat mochot โ Brain drain โ ืืจืืืช ืืืืืช Lehavri'ach โ To smuggle- ืืืืจืื Neshek โ Firearms โ ื ืฉืง Samim โ Drugs โ ืกืืื Hu mavri'ach et kol ha-haverot shelo โ He drives all his girlfriends away โ ืืื ืืืจืื ืืช ืื ืืืืจืืช ืฉืื Perot muvrachim โ Smuggled fruits โ ืคืืจืืช ืืืืจืืื Ananas โ Pineapple โ ืื ื ืก Havracha โ Smuggling โ ืืืจืื Havrachot mi-Surya le-israel โ Smuggling from Syria to Israel โ ืืืจืืืช ืืกืืจืื ืืืฉืจืื Chadar bricha โ Escape room โ ืืืจ ืืจืืื Borchanoot, eskepizem โ Escapism โ ืืกืงืคืืื, ืืืจืื ืืช ย Playlist and Clips: Miri Aloni โ Ha-balada Al Hedva U-Shlomik (lyrics) Tel Aviv University โ Brichat Mochot โ Brain drain Mutsarim muvrachim โ Smuggled goods Havrachot โ Smuggling Ep. no. 183 about pipi HEB
Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025
ืชืืืืื are twins, from the root ืชืื which is used in Hebrewย for anything to do with matching, suiting, fitting, and coordinating. Letโs learn how to use this family of words in ourย everyday life. Matโim lachem? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Teโom, teโomim โ Twin, twins โ ืชืืื, ืชืืืืื Zug teโomot siamyot โ A pair of siamese twins (f.) โ ืืื ืชืืืืืช ืกืืืืืืช Migdaley ha-teomim โ The twin towers โ ืืืืื ืืชืืืืื โZeh lo taโam et ha-tsipiyotโ โ It did not match the expectations โ ืื ืื ืชืื ืืช ืืฆืืคืืืช โEich lifgosh ben zug toโem โ How to meet a matching partner โ ืืื ืืคืืืฉ ืื ืืื ืชืืื Eich efshar letaem pgisha merubat mishtatfim โ How can one coordinate a multi-participant meeting โ ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืชืื ืคืืืฉื ืืจืืืช ืืฉืชืชืคืื Teโamti lecha tor โ Iโve coordinated an appointment for you โ ืชืืืืชื ืื ืชืืจ Metoโemet lecha/lach pgisha โ A meeting is coordinated for you โ ืืชืืืืช ืื ืคืืืฉื Efshar letaโem li tor? โ Is it possible to coordinate an appointment? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืชืื ืื ืชืืจ Teโum, teumim โ Coordination โ ืชืืืื Teโum bitchoni โ Security coordination โ ืชืืืื ืืืืื ื Lehatโim odem โ How to match lipstick โ ืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืื Matโim li โ It suits me โ ืืชืืื ืื Lo matโim shmoneh โ Eight is not good for me โ ืื ืืชืืื ืฉืืื ื Lo matโim lecha ha-tseva ha-zeh โ This color does not suit you โ ืื ืืชืืื ืื ืืฆืืข ืืื Ha-chultsa gdola midai, hi lo matโima lach โ This shirt is too big, it doesnโt suit you โ ืืืืืฆื ืืืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืชืืืื ืื Lo matโim achshav โ Not this now โ ืื ืืชืืื Eich matโim achshav knafeh โ Knafeh would really hit the spot right now โ ืืื ืืชืืื ืขืืฉืื ืื ืืคื Eich matโim achshav โ How fitting it would be now โ ืืื ืืชืืื ืขืืฉืื Mutโam ishit โ Tailor made โ ืืืชืื ืืืฉืืช Mutโamim le- โ Fitted for โ ืืืชืืืื ื Lehatโim mashehu le mishehu โ To fit something to someone โ ืืืชืืื ืืฉืื ืืืืฉืื Lehatโim chultsa le-michnasyiam โ To match a shirt to the pants โ ืืืชืืื ืืืืฆื ืืืื ืกืืื ย Playlist and Clips: TV10 โ Siamese twins Eich letaโem โ How to coordinate a meeting Ashley โ Eich lehatโim odemย Sharif โ Matโim Li (lyrics) Ep. 123 about likboโa tor, set an appointment
Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025
Why is it that some mistakes in a foreign language sound worse than others? Itโs unfair, but some things Hebrew learners say sound more cringy to the Israeli ear than others. Guy Sharett teaches us what mistakes make Israelis cringe so we can try to avoid them at all costs! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Kaโasher โ When (archaic) โ ืืืฉืจ Kโsheh โ When โย ืืฉ Kโshebati habaita โ When I came home โ ืืฉืืืชื ืืืืชื Kโshe-ha-lev bocheh โ When the heart is crying โ ืืฉืืื ืืืื Ima sheli โ My mom โ ืืื ืฉืื Lirot et haโor โ To see the light โ ืืจืืืช ืืช ืืืืจ Pagashti et Danny โ I met Danny โ ืคืืฉืชื ืืช ืื ื Ani ochel tapuโach โ I am eating an apple โ ืื ื ืืืื ืชืคืื Ani ochel et ha-tapuโach โ I am eating the apple โ ืื ื ืืืื ืืช ืืชืคืื โHayiti rotse lihyot melech shelachโ โ Iโd like to be your king โ ืืืืชื ืจืืฆื ืืืืืช ืืื ืฉืื Ani rotsa cappuccino bevakasha โ Iโd like a cappuccino โ ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืงืคืืฆโืื ื ืืืงืฉื Efshar kiseh? โ Could I please have a chair? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืกื Efshar ledaber im Alex? โ May I speak to Alex? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืขื ืืืืก Efshar yoter leโat? โ Could you go slower? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืชืจ ืืื Meโayin ata? โ Where are you from? (archaic) โ ืืืื ืืชื Meโefo ata? โ Where are you from? โ ืืืืคื ืืชื Be-bayit โ In a house โ ืืืืช Ba-bayit โ In the house / at home โ ืืืืช Ani holech le-bayit shel chaver โ I am going to a friendโs place โ ืื ื ืืืื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืจ Ani holech la-bayit shel Eyal โ I am going to Eyalโs house โ ืื ื ืืืื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืื โKshe-tagiโi la-bayit sheloโ โ When you get to his house โ ืืฉืชืืืขื ืืืืช ืฉืื Ani noseโa le-chofesh โ I am going on holiday โ ืื ื ื ืืกืข ืืืืคืฉ Sheva banot โ Seven girls โ ืฉืืข ืื ืืช Hamisha chatsilim โ Five eggplants โ ืืืืฉื ืืฆืืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Sarit Haddad โ Ksheโhalev Boche (Lyrics) Arik Einstein โ Ima Sheli (Lyrics) Efrat Gosh โ Lirโot Et Ha-Or (Lyrics) Yizhar Ashdot โ Melech Shelach (Lyrics) Harโel Skaat โ Kama Od Efshar (Lyrics) Shai Gabso โ Arim Roshi (Lyrics) Rita โ Yemei Ha-Tom (Lyrics) Shlomo Artzi โ Shisha (Lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025
Today we'll talk about the word ืืกืจ, missing, and its root. You don't want to miss it! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Haser โ Missing, lacking, deficient โ ืืกืจ "Ha-shir Ha-haser" โ The missing song โ ืืฉืืจ ืืืกืจ Ata haser li โ I miss you โ ืืชื ืืกืจ ืื At hasera li be-ramot โ I miss you terribly โ ืืช ืืกืจื ืื ืืจืืืช Hasar menoocha โ Restless โ ืืกืจ ืื ืืื Hoser menoocha โ Lack of rest โ ืืืกืจ ืื ืืื Hoser nimoos โ Lack of manners โ ืืืกืจ ื ืืืืก Hasar nimoos, hasrat nimoos, hasrei nimoos, hasrot nimoos โ Someone who lacks manners โ ืืกืจ ื ืืืืก, ืืกืจืช ื ืืืืก, ืืกืจื ื ืืืืก, ืืกืจืืช ื ืืืืก Hasar savlanut โ Impatient โ ืืกืจ ืกืืื ืืช Hasar bayit โ Homeless โ ืืกืจ ืืืช Hasar mooda'oot โ Unaware, oblivious โ ืืกืจ ืืืืขืืช Hasar mazal โ Unlucky โ ืืกืจ ืืื Hasar bitachon โ Lacking confidence โ ืืกืจ ืืืืืื Rak zeh haser li โ Just what I need right now (Ironically) โ ืจืง ืื ืืกืจ ืื Haser li barzel ba-dam โ I have low iron โ ืืกืจ ืื ืืจืื ืืื Haser lecha she-ata mesaper la โ Don't you dare tell her! โ ืืกืจ ืื ืฉืืชื ืืกืคืจ ืืย Haser lecha shelo titkasher / haser lach shelo titkashri / haser lachem shelo titkashroo โ You'd better call โ ืืกืจ ืื ืฉืื ืชืชืงืฉืจ / ืืกืจ ืื ืฉืื ืชืชืงืฉืจื / ืืกืจ ืืื ืฉืื ืชืชืงืฉืจื Tagid, haserot lecha be'ayot ba-hayim? โ Tell me, why look for trouble? โ ืชืืื, ืืกืจืืช ืื ืืขืืืช ืืืืื Ma haser lecha bahayim? Yesh lecha hakol โ What are you missing in life? You have everything โ ืื ืืกืจ ืื ืืืืื? ืืฉ ืื ืืื Hisaron, hesronot (pl.) โ Disadvantage โ ืืืกืจืื, ืืกืจืื ืืช Yitaron, yitronot (pl.) โ Advantage โ ืืชืจืื, ืืชืจืื ืืช Machsor be-morim โ Teacher shortage โ ืืืกืืจ ืืืืจืื "Haserim lanu morim le-matematika" โ We're short on math teachers โ ืืกืจืื ืื ื ืืืจืื ืืืชืืืืงื Yesh machsor be-halav โ There's a milk shortage โ ืืฉ ืืืกืืจ ืืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Shlomo Artzi โ Ha-shir Ha-hasser (lyrics) Ben-el Ben-Zion & Shiraz Avraham โ Hasera Li Be-ramotย Tal Gordon โ Masechot (lyrics) Dolis โ Ma Hasser Lecha (lyrics) Kan โ Machsor be-morim Ep. 115 about to miss
Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025
Lots of Hebrew learners find it hard to discern between โspeak,โ โtalk,โ and โtellโ when they talk with their Israeli friends, colleagues, classmates, and flatmates. Itโs time, once and for all, for Guy to imprint it on our memories. Donโt worry, itโs not difficult! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ledaber โ To speak โ ืืืืจ Medaber โ Speaking โ ืืืืจ โRatsiti ledaber itcha al hakolโ โ I wanted to talk to you about everything โ ืจืฆืืชื ืืืืจ ืืืชื ืขื ืืื Ani medaber im โ I am talking to โ ืื ื ืืืืจ ืขื Hu amar โ He said โ ืืื ืืืจ โAz ma ratsinoo lehagid beโetsemโ โ So what did we actually want to say? โ ืื ืื ืจืฆืื ื ืืืืื ืืขืฆื โTagid li eich laโatsor et ha-dmaโotโ โ Tell me how to stop the tears โ ืชืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืฆืืจ ืืช ืืืืขืืช Tagid / tagidi / tagidoo li โ Tell me (imperative) โ ืชืืื / ืชืืืื / ืชืืืื ืื Emor / imri / imroo โ Tell (archaic imperative) โ ืืืืจ, ืืืจื, ืืืจืย โSlicha, ata yachol lehagid li eifo ha orez?โ โ Excuse me, could you please tell me where the rice is? โ ืกืืืื, ืืชื ืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืคื ืืืืจื โRak al tagid she-โ โ Just donโt say thatโฆ โ ืจืง ืื ืชืืื ืฉ Hu diber romanit kshe-hu haya katan โ He spoke Romanian when he was little โ ืืื ืืืืจ ืจืืื ืืช ืืฉืืื ืืื ืงืื Hu diber im Eyal etmol โ He spoke to Eyal yesterday โ ืืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืืื ืืชืืื Hu amar โ He said, he told โ ืืื ืืืจ Mi amar lecha / lach? โ Who told you? โ ืื ืืืจ ืื Daber, daber โ You can talk โ ืืืจ, ืืืจ Efshar ledaber im Benny? โ May I speak to Benny? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืจ ืขื ืื ื Mi amar? โ Who said so? โ ืื ืืืจ Zot omeret โ This is to say โ ืืืช ืืืืจืช Ma zot omeret? โ What does it mean? โ ืื ืืืช ืืืืจืช ย Playlist and Clips: Nasreen Qadri โ Ratsiti Ledaber Itcha (lyrics) Shlomo Artsi โ Ma Ratsinoo Lehagid (lyrics) Ofra Haza โ Le-orech Ha-yam (lyrics) Maya Buskila โ Rak Al Tagid Li (lyrics) Ha-yehudim โ Kach Oti (lyrics) Roni Daloomi โ Mi Amar (lyrics) Dori Ben-Zeโev โ Radio, Daber Elai (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025
You can "miss" a lot of different things: a bus, a lesson, miss someone, miss the point, and much more. Hebrew does not use one verb for all of the above, and some acrobatics is needed. Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Ani mit-ga-ah-ge-ah elayich โ I miss you (m to f)ย โ ืื ื ืืชืืขืืข ืืืืื Ani mit-ga-ah-ge-ah elecha โ I miss you (m to m) โ ืื ื ืืชืืขืืข ืืืื Ani mit-ga-ah-ga-at elecha โ I miss you (f to m) โ ืื ื ืืชืืขืืขืช ืืืื Ani mit-ga-ah-ga-at elayich โ I miss you (f to f) โ ืื ื ืืชืืขืืขืช ืืืืื Pashut le-hit-ga-ah-ge-ah โ Just to long for โ ืคืฉืื ืืืชืืขืืข Hitgaโgati az bati โ I was nostalgic, so I came by โ ืืชืืขืืขืชื ืื ืืืชื Hitgaโaganu elayich โ We missed you โ ืืชืืขืืขื ื ืืืืื Techsar lanu, techsari lanu, techsaru lanu โ Weโll miss you โ ืชืืกืจ ืื ื, ืชืืกืจื ืื ื, ืชืืกืจื ืื ื Ata chaser li โ I miss you โ ืืชื ืืกืจ ืื At chasera lanu, atem chaserim lanu, aten chaserot lanu โ I miss you โ ืืช ืืกืจื ืื ื, ืืชื ืืกืจืื ืื ื, ืืชื ืืกืจืืช ืื ื Lehachsir shiโoorim โ To miss lessons โ ืืืืกืืจ ืฉืืขืืจืื Hichsarta harbeh shiโurim โ You missed a lot of lessons โ ืืืกืจืช ืืจืื ืฉืืขืืจืื Yesh lecha harbeh chisurim โ You have lots of absences โ ืืฉ ืื ืืจืื ืืืกืืจืื Fisfasti et ha-otobus โ I missed the bus โ ืคืกืคืกืชื ืืช ืืืืืืืืก Fisfasta/fisfast โ You missed out โ ืคืกืคืกืช Fisfasnu echad et hasheni โ We missed each other โ ืคืกืคืกื ื ืืื ืืช ืืฉื ื Hitfasfasnu โ We missed each other โ ืืชืคืกืคืกื ื Mashehu hitfasfes โ Something went wrong โ ืืฉืื ืืชืคืกืคืก Eizeh fisfoos โ What a miss/bummer! โ ืืืื ืคืกืคืืก Fisfasti et ha-hofaโah โ I missed the show โ ืคืกืคืกืชื ืืช ืืืืคืขื Eizeh hachmatsa! โ What a miss! โ ืืืื ืืืืฆื Asur lehachmitz / al tachmitsu / lo lefasfes โ You canโt miss it โ ืืกืืจ ืืืืืืฅ /ย ืื ืชืืืืฆื / ืื ืืคืกืคืก Ata mefasfes et ha-nekuda โ Youโre missing the point โ ืืชื ืืคืกืคืก ืืช ืื ืงืืื โAni mevateret al ha-chagigaโ โ I am skipping the party โ ืื ื ืืืืชืจืช ืขื ืืืืืื Nirโeh li she-ani mevater โ I think Iโll skip it โ ื ืจืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืชืจ Kimโat ve-nifga โ Near miss โ ืืืขื ืื ืคืืข Lo hifsadeta harbeh โ You didnโt miss much โ ืื ืืคืกืืช ืืจืื Lehafsid โ To lose โ ืืืคืกืื Hifsadtem! โ You guys missed it โ ืืคืกืืชื ย Playlist and Clips: Shlomo Artzi โ Ha-ahava ha-yeshana (lyrics) Ha-chaverim shel Natasha โ Achshav Ani (lyrics) Miri Masika โ Baโah Eleychem (lyrics) Nurit Galron โ Ata Po Chaser Li (lyrics) Tutorial for teachers โ absence, hisurim Gazoz โ Cafรฉ ba-tachtit (lyrics) Boaz Banai โ Paris ba-choref (lyrics) Dana Berger โ Ba ve-holech (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2025
This week weโre celebrating half a million downloads of our podcast, so Guy decided to dedicate this episode to ืืฆื โ โhalfโ in Hebrew. From telling the time, to sports, to fashion, โhetsiโ gets everywhere. But when do we say โhetsiโ and when โhatsiโ? Listen to find out. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Hatsi/hetsi, hatsaโeem โ Half, halves โ ืืฆื, ืืฆืืื โOmrim li she-ani hatsi benadam ve-hi hatsi meshugaโatโ โ They tell me I am half a person, and sheโs half crazy โ ืืืืจืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืฆื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืฆื ืืฉืืืขืช โHatsi olam soneh hatsiโ โ Half the world hates the other half โ ืืฆื ืขืืื ืฉืื ื ืืฆื โTsarat rabim hatsi nechamaโ- Misery loves company โ ืฆืจืช ืจืืื ืืฆื ื ืืื Matsati li heder va-hetsi โ I found myself a one-and-a-half-room apartment โ ืืฆืืชื ืื ืืืจ ืืืฆื Hamesh va-hetsi โ Half past five โ ืืืฉ ืืืฆืย Hatsi daka โ Half a minute, just a moment โ ืืฆื ืืงื Ten li hatsi daka โ Give me a moment โ ืชื ืื ืืฆื ืืงื Hatsi gmar โ Semifinals โ ืืฆื ืืืจ Mahatsit โ Half โ ืืืฆืืช Ba-machatsit ha-rishona โ In the first half โ ืืืืฆืืช ืืจืืฉืื ื Hatsi ee โ Peninsula โ ืืฆื ืื Hetzi koโach โ โHalf powerโ, so-so โ ืืฆื ืืื โEich lahafoch simla le-hatsaitโ โ How to turn a dress into a skirt โ ืืื ืืืคืื ืฉืืื ืืืฆืืืช Hatsot โ Midnight โ ืืฆืืช Kvar aharey hatsot โ Itโs already after midnight โ ืืืจ ืืืจื ืืฆืืช Maโavar hatsaya โ Pedestrian crossing โ ืืขืืจ ืืฆืืื Hatsiyat kavim โ Crossing the line โ ืืฆืืช ืงืืืื Nechtsa โ Was split into two, crossed โ ื ืืฆื Hetsi-hetsi โ Fifty-fifty (when splitting the bill into two) โ ืืฆื-ืืฆื ย Playlist and Clips: Nimrod Lev & Orly Perl โ Ze Kol Ha-kesem (lyrics)ย Shlomo Artzi โ Tachat Shmey Yam Ha-tichon (lyrics) Yehuda Poliker โ Halon La-yam Ha-tichon (lyrics) Ha-paitan reality show โ Hatsi ha-gmar (Semi final) Style Guru Studio โ How to turn a dress into a skirt Ilanit โ Acharey Hatsot (lyrics) Iluf kelev, dog training TV12 โ MK Shelly Yehimovich on hatsiyat kavim Sadyle โ Hetsi-Hetsi (lyrics) Ep. no. 302 about Nehama, consolation HEB Ep. no. 305 HEB
Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025
The word ืืงืืจื can take us from a relaxing acupuncture treatment to the newsy mayhem of a stabbing attack. Guy explains the full gamut of uses provided to us by the root ืืงืจ. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Piguโah โ Terror attack โ ืคืืืืข Dkira โ Stabbing โ ืืงืืจื โBo nikach dkira ktanaโ โ Letโs take a little sting/prick โ ืืื ื ืืงื ืืงืืจื ืงืื ื โMashehu mukar et libi dakarโ โ Something familiar stung my heart โ ืืฉืื ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืื ืืงืจ Lidkor โ To stab โ ืืืงืืจ Zeh doker โ It prickles, it stings โ ืื ืืืงืจ Dakru oti be-machat โ They pricked/stung me with a needle โ ืืงืจื ืืืชื ืืืื Zo rak dkira ktana โ Itโs just a little prick โ ืื ืจืง ืืงืืจื ืงืื ื โMabata ha-chai haya doker oti la-bechiโ โ Her living stair used to pierce me to tears โ ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืงืจ ืืืชื ืืืื Be-afula emesh nidkar chayal โ A soldier was stabbed in Afula yesterday evening โ ืืขืคืืื ืืืฉ ื ืืงืจ ืืืื Lehidaker โ To be stabbed โ ืืืืืงืจ Eich efshar lekalef, leโechol sabres bli lehidaker โ How one can peel, eat cactus fruits without getting pricked โ ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืงืืฃ, ืืืืื ืกืืจืก ืืื ืืืืืงืจ Dikur โ Acupuncture โ ืืืงืืจ Ledaker โ To perform acupuncture โ ืืืงืจ Yesh li dikur hayom โ Iโve got an acupuncture session today โ ืืฉ ืื ืืืงืืจ ืืืื Dikur sini โ Chinese acupuncture โ ืืืงืืจ ืกืื ื Dikur yapani โ Japanese acupuncture โ ืืืงืืจ ืืคื ื โMedukarโ โ An acupuncture patient โ ืืืืงืจ Medaker โ Acupuncturist โ ืืืงืจ Dokranim โ Spike strips โ ืืืงืจื ืื Ke-madkerot cherev โ โLike a dagger in the heartโ โ ืืืืงืจืืช ืืจื Zeh hirgish kmo dkira ba-lev โ It felt like a sting in your heart โ ืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืืงืืจื ืืื ย Guyโs parting monologue: ืื ืคืฉืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื, ืชืืืฉื ืงืฉื ืฉื ืืืืืื, ืฉื ืืืกืจ ืชืงืืื, ืืืืืืช. ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืขืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืชืจ ืขื ืืืืืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืฉื ืื ืฉืื ืคืจืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืขืจืืื, ืฉืื ืจืืฆืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืื, ืื ืืฉื ื ืื ืืืื. ืืกืืฃ ืืฉืืืข ืืื ืืกืืง ืืืชืื ืืฉืืชืฃ ืืขืจืืื ืืืืืืื ืืฆืคืื ืืืจืฅ. ืืื ืืคืื ืืช ืืฉืืชืคืืช ืฉืงืจืื ืืฉืืื ืืืจืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืื ืขืจืืื ืืืืืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืกืคืจ ืืฉืืชืคืื, ืืืืืขืื ืขืืจืืช ืืขืจืืืช. ืื ืืฉ ืชืงืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Tofaโat Dopler โ Lipol al Gan Eden (lyrics) Riki Gal โ Tokyo Gdola (lyrics) Corinne Alal โ Teโuna (lyrics) Meir Ariel โ Shir Keโev (lyrics) Eich leโechol sabres bli lehidaker Dikur bayit Ehud Banai โ Al Tifchad (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025
In Hebrew, ืืื or ืืืื โ โsureโ or โfor sureโ โ are words we hear a lot on the Israeli streets, so we need to know how to use them properly. Guy does some excavation work so we can see where this root, ืืื comes from. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: โIsrael betach be-elokimโ โ People of Israel have faith in God โ ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืืืืงืื Livtoโach be-mishehu โ To trust in someone โ ืืืืื ืืืืฉืื Batuโach โ Safe, secure โ ืืืื Ani margish batuโach โ I feel safe โ ืื ื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืื Batuโach โ For sure, sure thing โ ืืืื Betach she-agiโa โ Sure Iโll come โ ืืื ืฉืืืืข Bituโach โ Insurance โ ืืืืื Levateโach โ To insure โ ืืืื Polisat bituโach โ Insurance policy โ ืคืืืืกืช ืืืืื Bituโach leumi โ Social security โ ืืืืื ืืืืื โBi-mdinat Israel kol talmid mevutach be-polisa shenikret polisat talmidimโ โ In the state of Israel every student is insured with a policy called student insurance policy โ ืืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื ืื ืชืืืื ืืืืื ืืคืืืืกื ืฉื ืงืจืืช ืคืืืืกืช ืชืืืืืื โHivtachtem yona, aleh shel zayit, hivtachtem shalom ba-bayitโ โ You promised a dove, an olive leaf, you promised peace at home โ ืืืืืชื ืืื ื, ืขืื ืฉื ืืืช, ืืืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืืืช Lehavtiโach โ To promise โ ืืืืืื Havtachot tsarich lekayem โ One needs to keep promises โ ืืืืืืช ืฆืจืื ืืงืืื Bitachon โ Security โ ืืืืืื Ish bitachon โ Security person โ ืืืฉ ืืืืืื Bitachon atsmi โ Self confidence โ ืืืืืื ืขืฆืื โEich lechazek et ha-bitachon ha-atzmiโ โ How to strengthen self confidence โ ืืื ืืืืง ืืช ืืืืืืื ืืขืฆืื Misrad habitachon โ Ministry of defence โ ืืฉืจื ืืืืืืื Sherut ha-bitachon ha-klali โ The Israeli internal security service โ ืฉืืจืืช ืืืืืืื ืืืืื, ืฉืโื Betichoot โ Safety โ ืืืืืืช Daf hanchayot ha-betichoot โ The safety information card โ ืืฃ ืื ืืืืช ืืืืืืืช Betichoot ba-drachim โ Road safety โ ืืืืืืช ืืืจืืื Hagorat betichoot โ Safety belt โ ืืืืจืช ืืืืืืช ย Playlist and Clips: Kobi Peretz & Of Simches โ Israel (lyrics) Regev Hod โ Margish Batuโach (lyrics) Mosh Ben-Ari โ Betach She-Avo (lyrics) Insurance ad Bituach talmidim โ Students insurance Lahakat Hel Hinuch โ Horef 73 (lyrics) Bitachon atsmi โ Self confidence Up airline โ Safety instructions clip
Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2025
The verbs of the Hebrew root kbl are everywhere: To get, to receive, to be hired, plus things which are just not done and are considered unacceptable. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Lekabel โ To receive โ ืืงืื Kibalti hoda'ah โ I received a message โ ืงืืืืชื ืืืืขื "Ba-boker kibalit email katsar ve-nechmad" โ In the morning I got a short and nice email โ ืืืืงืจ ืงืืืืชื ืืืืืื ืงืฆืจ ืื ืืื Kibalta/kibalt et hahodaa sheli? Ken, kibalti. โ Did you get my message? Yes, I did โ ืงืืืืช ืืช ืืืืืขื ืฉืื? ืื, ืงืืืืชื Tagidu, kibaltem kvar heshbon hashmal? โ Say, did you guys already get the electricity bill? โ ืชืืืื, ืงืืืืชื ืืืจ ืืฉืืื ืืฉืื Kibalti โ "Roger that" โ ืงืืืืชื Kibalti machzor โ I got my period โ ืงืืืืชื ืืืืืจ "Afilu kos mayim lo kibalti'" โ I didn't even get a glass of water โ ืืคืืื ืืืก ืืื ืื ืงืืืืชื "Slicha, atem mekablim kartisei ashrai?" โ Excuse me, do you take credit cards? โ ืกืืืื, ืืชื ืืงืืืื ืืจืืืกื ืืฉืจืืย Kibalti/hatafi shock โ I was shocked โ ืงืืืืชื/ืืืคืชื ืฉืืง Hu kibel/hataf makot โ He was beaten up โ ืืื ืงืืื/ืืืฃ ืืืืช Dvarim she-mekubal la'asot โ Things which are 'done' โ ืืืจืื ืฉืืงืืื ืืขืฉืืช Ze lo mekubal โ It's not done โ ืื ืื ืืงืืื "Be-eropa lo mekubal lalechet lelevaya im t-shirt ve-shorts" โ In Europe it's unacceptable to go to a funeral in t-shirt and shorts โ ืืืืจืืคื ืื ืืงืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืขื ืืืฉืืจื ืืฉืืจืืก "Ze lo mekubal alay" โ It's unacceptable to me โ ืื ืื ืืงืืื ืขืืื Ha-mekubalim" โ The popular kids at school โ ืืืงืืืืื Ha-hoda'ah hitkabla โ The message was received โ ืืืืืขื ืืชืงืืื Ha-kesef hitkabel โ The money was received โ ืืืกืฃ ืืชืงืื Lehitkabel la-avoda โ To get a job, to be hired โ ืืืชืงืื ืืขืืืื "Eich lehitkabel lemisra ba-t'hoom hachi nechshak ve-rivchi hayom bameshek" โ How to get accepted for a job in the most desirable and profitable field in the economy today โ ืืื ืืืชืงืื ืืืฉืจื ืืชืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืง ืืจืืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืง Lehitkabel la-universta โ To get into university โ ืืืชืงืื ืืืื ืืืจืกืืื Eich lehitkabel le-mishpatim โ How to get accepted to law school โ ืืื ืืืชืงืื ืืืฉืคืืื "Hitkablta" โ You're hired โ ืืชืงืืืช ย Playlist and Clips: Miri Massika โ Af Ahat (lyrics) How to get a hi-tech job Shlomo Artzi โ Yoter Mi-ze Anachnu Lo Tsrichim (lyrics) Ep. no. 4 about Ima Polaniya HEB Ep. no. 210 about lahtof, to snatch HEB Ep. no. 440 about kabala, reception HEB
Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2025
The Hebrew word ืืืื, which means โcuteโ or โsweet,โ could be used in several ways, depending on the context and intonation. But just like in English, calling someone โsweetieโ in Hebrew isnโt always a good thing! Listen to Guyโs explanation on how โhamudโ can be either endearing or angry. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Hamood โ Cute, sweet โ ืืืื Lahmod โ To covet โ ืืืืื Alhamdullila โ Praise be to God โ ืืืืืืืืืื โShe-yihyu lecha male yeladim hamudimโ โ May you have a lot of cute kids โ ืฉืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื Hamuuud, todah! โ Sweet, thanks! โ ืืืื, ืชืืืย Ma kara lach, hamuda? โ What happened to you, sweetie? โ ืื ืงืจื ืื, ืืืืื โAl tikreโI li hamudaโ โ Donโt call me โdarlingโ โ ืื ืชืงืจืื ืื ืืืืื โHamudi, bo henaโ โ Sweetie, come here โ ืืืืื, ืืื ืื ื โOmrim li she-ani hamudโ โ Everybody tells me I am cute โ ืืืืจืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืื Yeled hamud ba-kita โ Cute boy in the class โ ืืื ืืืื ืืืืชื Eize hamud โ How cute โ ืืืื ืืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Opick feat. Amanda โ Alhamdulillah Efrat Gosh โ She-yihye Lecha Tov (lyrics) Rami Kleinstein โ Tapuhim u-tmarim (lyrics) Majid Al Muhandas โ Hamudi
Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2025
An ืขืืืจ is an โassistant,โ but it could also mean โheโs helpingโ โ a verb in the present tense. How are you supposed to know which one it is? Guy teaches us how to work it out from the context, and he explains what initials religious people jot on every piece of paper they write on. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Shalom, efshar laazor- Hello, may I help? โ ืฉืืื, ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืืืจ Ata/at yachol/yechola laazor li bevakasha? โ Could you help me please? โ ืืชื/ืืช ืืืื/ื ืืขืืืจ ืื ืืืงืฉื Ulai at yechola laโazor liโฆ โ Maybe you could help meโฆ โ ืืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืขืืืจ ืื Eich ani yachol/yechola laazor lecha โ How can I help you? โ ืืื ืื ื ืืืื/ื ืืขืืืจ ืื Ze mamash azar li โ This really helped me โ ืื ืืืฉ ืขืืจ ืืย Ze lo azar โย It didnโt help โ ืื ืื ืขืืจ ืื โHayiti be-esrim tipulim, shum davar lo azarโ โ I had 20 sessions, nothing helped โ ืืืืชื ื-20 ืืืคืืืื, ืฉืื ืืืจ ืื ืขืืจ Lo yaโazor bet din โ Even a court wonโt help โ ืื ืืขืืืจ ืืืช ืืื Lo yaโazor klum โ Nothing can help โ ืื ืืขืืืจ ืืืื Ozer/et bayit โ House cleaner โ ืขืืืจ/ืช ืืืช Ha-natsim ve-ozreyhem โ The nazis and their helpers โ ืื ืืฆืื ืืขืืืจืืื Ezra โ Help โ ืขืืจื Ezra โ A male first name or surname โ ืขืืจื Ezra rishona โ First aid โ ืขืืจื ืจืืฉืื ื Likro leโezra โ To call for help โ ืืงืจืื ืืขืืจื โYafa sheli, at chayevet lilmod levakesh ezraโ โ Sweetie, you must learn how to ask for help โ ืืคื ืฉืื, ืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืงืฉ ืขืืจื Levakesh ezra mi-mishehu โ To ask for help from someone โ ืืืงืฉ ืขืืจื ืืืืฉืื Ha-mishtara mevakeshet et ezrat ha-tsibur โ The Police are requesting the publicโs help โ ืืืฉืืจื ืืืงืฉืช ืืช ืขืืจืช ืืฆืืืืจ Beโezrat ha-shem โ With Godโs help โ ืืขืืจืช ืืฉื Basad (Beโsiata dishmaya) โ With the help of Heaven โ ืืกโื, ืืกืืขืชื ืืฉืืื Ani neโezer be-milon kedei likro ivrit โ I am using a dictionary to help me read Hebrew โ ืื ื ื ืขืืจ ืืืืืื ืืื ืืงืจืื ืขืืจืืช Leheโazer be- To be helped by โ ืืืืขืืจ ื Galgalei ezer โ Training wheels โ ืืืืื ืขืืจ ย Playlist and Clips: Noy Alooshe โ Shalom, Efshar Laโazor Shโchuna โ Vicky lomedet levakesh ezra Rona Kenan โ Kshe-hakotsim hayu kotsim (lyrics) Sarit Hadad โ Beโezrat ha-shem (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2025
The Hebrew word ืืืจืืฉ means expulsion and deportation, but the most commonly used word we get from this root is entirely different. Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Legaresh โ To expel, to deport โ ืืืจืฉ Gerush โ Expulsion, deportation โ ืืืจืืฉ "Mishpacha she-higiah le-loov achrei gerush sfarad" โ A family which arrived to Lybia after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain โ ืืฉืคืื ืฉืืืืขื ืืืื ืืืจื ืืืจืืฉ ืกืคืจื Gerush sfarad โ The expulsion of the Jews from Spain โ ืืืจืืฉ ืกืคืจื Gerush shedim โ Exorcism โ ืืืจืืฉ ืฉืืื "Gershu et ha-mishpacha sheli" โ My family was expelled โ ืืืจืฉื ืืช ืืืฉืคืื ืฉืื "Shir megaresh et ha-hoshech ba-laila" โ A song expels the darkness at night โ ืฉืืจ ืืืจืฉ ืืช ืืืืฉื ืืืืื "Le-yehudim she-hem tse'etsa'im shel megorshei sfarad, kal yachasit lehotsi oto" โ For Jews who are descendants of the deportees from Spain, it's relatively easy to issue it โ ืืืืืืื ืฉืื ืฆืืฆืืื ืฉื ืืืืจืฉื ืกืคืจื, ืงื ืืืกืืช ืืืืฆืื ืืืชื Megorash โ Deportee โ ืืืืจืฉ Megorshei sfarad โ The Jews expelled from Spain โ ืืืืจืฉื ืกืคืจื "Ha-horim sheli hitgarshu" โ My parents got divorced โ ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืชืืจืฉื Lehitgaresh โ To get divorced โ ืืืชืืจืฉ Gerooshin/gerooshim โ A divorce โ ืืืจืืฉืื, ืืืจืืฉืื "Ha-im haredim mitgarshim? โ Do the ultra orthodox get divorced? โ ืืื ืืจืืื ืืชืืจืฉืื Horim grooshim โ Divorced parents โ ืืืจืื ืืจืืฉืื Yeladim lehorim grooshim โ Kids of divorced parents โ ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืจืืฉืื ย Playlist and Clips: Gerush Sfarad Hava Alberstein โ Shir Megaresh et Ha-hoshech (lyrics) Ha-horim sheli hitgarshu
Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025
Itโs not always easy to be โdifferentโ โ ืฉืื ื โ but Guy tackles this word and its offshoots head-on. He explains how we get โchangeโ and โstrangeโ from the same root, and how to say โitโs all the same to me.โ Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Shoneh โ Different โ ืฉืื ื Ze shoneh be-ze sheโฆ โ Itโs different in thatโฆ โ ืื ืฉืื ื ืืื ืฉ Be-ma ata shone mimenu โ How do you differ from him? โ ืืื ืืชื ืฉืื ื ืืื ื โEtmol hayit shonaโ โ Yesterday you were different โ ืืชืืื ืืืืช ืฉืื ื โAt ha-yom shonaโ โ Today youโre different (f.) โ ืืช ืืืื ืฉืื ื Shinooy, shinooyim โ Change, changes โ ืฉืื ืื, ืฉืื ืืืื Shinooyey mezeg ha-avir โ The weather changes โ ืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืืจ Ata yachol lehagid li she-ze lo meshaneh โ You can tell me that it doesnโt make a difference โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืื ืืฉื ื Leshanot โ To change โ ืืฉื ืืช Lo meshaneh โ It doesnโt make a difference โ ืื ืืฉื ื Lo mshane li (โlo mโshanehโ) โ Itโs ok for me either way โ ืื ืืฉื ื ืื Hu kol ha-zman meshaneh et daโato โ He keeps changing his mind โ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืช ืืขืชื Hi kol ha-zman meshana et ha-taarich shel ha-tisa shela โ She keeps changing the date of her flight โ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืช ืชืืจืื ืืืืกื ืฉืื Leshanot (to change) conjugated in the past: Shiniti, shinita, shinit, shina, shinta, shininu, shinitem, shinu โ ืฉืื ืืชื, ืฉืื ืืช, ืฉืื ืืช, ืฉืื ื, ืฉืื ืชื, ืฉืื ืื ื, ืฉืื ืืชื, ืฉืื ื Tagid, yeshaneh lecha im zeh yihye etsli? โ Say, would it make a difference if we met at my place? โ ืชืืื, ืืฉื ื ืื ืื ืื ืืืื ืืฆืื Meshuneh, Meshuna, meshunim, meshunot โ Strange, weird โ ืืฉืื ื, ืืฉืื ื, ืืฉืื ืื, ืืฉืื ืืช Yesh lo drachim meshunot โ Heโs got funny ways โ ืืฉ ืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืื ืืช Yesh od zman lehishtanot โ Thereโs still time to change oneself โ ืืฉ ืขืื ืืื ืืืฉืชื ืืช Min ha-katseh el ha-katseh โ From one extreme to the other โ ืื ืืงืฆื ืื ืืงืฆื Lehishtanot โ To be changed, to go through a change โ ืืืฉืชื ืืช Hu mamash hishtana โ He has really changed โ ืืื ืืืฉ ืืฉืชื ื Ha-ir hishtanta โ The city has changed โ ืืขืืจ ืืฉืชื ืชื Ha-chayim hishtanu โ Life has changed โ ืืืืื ืืฉืชื ื ย Playlist and Clips: Shimi Tavori โ Etmol Hayit Shona (lyrics) Gabi Shushan โ Yalda Ktana (lyrics) Shlomo Artzi โ Shinuyey Mezeg Ha-avir (lyrics) Dana International โ Ani Lo Yechola Bilโadecha (lyrics) Shlomo Artzi โ Af Paโam Lo Tedโi (lyrics) Shlomo Artzi โ Gever Holech Le-ibud (lyrics) Gidi Gov โ Inyan shel Zman (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2025
Sometimes weโre just โin basaโ โ in a state of annoyance, not really angry, but just bummed. Guy teaches us verbs derived from โbasa,โ plus more nouns like โhitbaโasut,โ which could be translated as โthe process of getting bummed out.โ Who said Hebrew isnโt a rich language? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Bassa โ Bummer โ ืืืกื Eize bassa โ What a bummer โ ืืืื ืืืกื Eize basa ze sheโฆ โ Itโs so annoying whenโฆ โ ืืืื ืืืกื ืื ืฉ Ani be-basa โ I am depressed โ ืื ื ืืืืกื Kuli be-basa โ I am so bummed out โ ืืืื ืืืืกื Ani al ha-panim โ I am not doing well at all โ ืื ื ืขื ืืคื ืื Mevaโes, mโvaโes โ Itโs bumming me out โ ืืืืก Ze ma ze mโvaโes โ Thatโs so annoying โ ืื ืื-ืื ืืืืก Mvaโes ta-tachat โ Itโs so annyoing โ ืืืืก ืชโืชืืช Mevoโas โ Annoyed โ ืืืืืก โZe lo meshane she-chavera shelcha mevoโesetโ โ It doesnโt matter that your girlfriend is bummed out โ ืื ืื ืืฉื ื ืฉืืืจื ืฉืื ืืืืืกืช Mevoโeset mi- Bummed out because of something โ ืืืืืกืช ื โAni merutse meโod, kamuvan hitbaโasti she-lo kibalti telefonโ โ I am very satisfied. Of course I am bummed out because I didnโt get a phone call โ ืื ื ืืจืืฆื ืืืื, ืืืืื ืืชืืืกืชื ืฉืื ืงืืืืชื ืืืคืื Hitbaโast she-lo hitkasharti? โ Were you bummed out I didnโt call? โ ืืชืืืกืช ืฉืื ืืชืงืฉืจืชื Hitbaโasoot โ Becoming upset โ ืืชืืืกืืช Nirshema hitbaโasut โ โAn annoyance was registeredโ โ ื ืจืฉืื ืืชืืืกืืช Meโootsban โ Pissed off โ ืืขืืฆืื ย Playlist and Clips: Cohen & Mushon โ Basa (lyrics) Comedy bar, standup comedy, eize basa Ha-dag Nachash โ Lazuz (lyrics) Hitbaโasti Ep. no. 68 about nivcheret HEB Ep. no. 254 about meโootsban HEB
Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2025
Letโs face it; you donโt want to watch that movie your friends are going to see. So how do you say so without a blunt โnoโ? The word ืคืืืช in Hebrew means โlessโ, โminusโ and a few other things. Guy explains how to use ืคืืืช in conversations when you want to let someone down easily. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Pahot โ Less โ ืคืืืช Pahot aval od Koev โ Less, but it still hurts โ ืคืืืช ืืื ืขืื ืืืื Shneinu shavim, pahot o yoter โ Weโre both equal, more or less โ ืฉื ืื ื ืฉืืืื, ืคืืืช ืื ืืืชืจ Teshalmu pahot al sal ha-kniyot โ Youโll pay less for your shopping basket โ ืชืฉืืื ืคืืืช ืขื ืกื ืืงื ืืืช Ani pahot koโes โ I am less angry โ ืื ื ืคืืืช ืืืขืก Pahot mi-shaโa โ Less than an hour โ ืคืืืช ืืฉืขื โSlicha, aval pahot matโim li karegaโ โ Sorry, itโs less convenient right now โ ืกืืืื, ืืื ืคืืืช ืืชืืื ืื ืืจืืข โBa lecha seret? Pahotโ โ Do you feel like watching a movie? Less โ ืื ืื ืกืจื? ืคืืืช Pahot hitchabarti โ I didnโt really connect to it โ ืคืืืช ืืชืืืจืชื Hamesh pahot shalosh โ Five minus three โ ืืืฉ ืคืืืช ืฉืืืฉ ย Playlist and Clips: Yehuda Poliker โ Pahot Aval Koโev (lyrics) Aviv Geffen โ Shneinu Shavim (lyrics) Misrad Haโotsar (Ministry of Finance) โ Pay less this Passover Evyatar Banai โ Yesh Li Sikui (lyrics) Raheli Bar โ Nail Artist Rona Keinan โ Mabul (lyrics) Ep. no. 65 about lidโog, to worry HEBย Ep. no. 190 about shaveh, equal HEB
Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2025
The Hebrew word ืงืืื has many meanings and uses, from receipts to acceptance. Guy explains how to use ืงืืื in its many forms and its plural. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Kabala โ Receiving โ ืงืืื Sh'ot kabala โ Office hours โ ืฉืขืืช ืงืืื Kabala โ Receipt โ ืงืืื Heshbonit โ Invoice โ ืืฉืืื ืืช Efshar kabala? โ Could I have a receipt? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืงืืื Hu oved bli kabalot โ He works with no receipts โ ืืื ืขืืื ืืื ืงืืืืช Yesh lo/la kabalot โ They are experienced โ ืืฉ ืื/ืื ืงืืืืช Hu bachur/hi bachura im kabalot โ They have proven achievements โ ืืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืงืืืืช / ืืื ืืืืจื ืขื ืงืืืืช "Hi lo stam architektit, yesh la kabalot" โ She's not just another architect, she has successfully completed many projects โ ืืื ืื ืกืชื ืืจืืืืงืืืช, ืืฉ ืื ืงืืืืช "Ani mechapesh musachnik, aval mishehu im kabalot" โ I'm looking for a car guy, but someone with experience โ ืื ื ืืืคืฉ ืืืกืื ืืง, ืืื ืืืฉืื ืขื ืงืืืืช Kabala be-malon โ Hotel reception โ ืงืืื ืืืืื Pkid kabala โ Receptionist โ ืคืงืื ืงืืื Hochmat ha-kabbalah โ The wisdom of the Kabbalah โ ืืืืืช ืืงืืื Kabalat panim โ Reception (party) โ ืงืืืช ืคื ืื Kabalat shabbat โ Religious/secular ceremony before the shabbat โ ืงืืืช ืฉืืช Tna'ei kabala โ Admission requirements โ ืชื ืื ืงืืื Ma tna'ei hakabala laavoda? โ What are the job admission requirements? โ ืื ืชื ืื ืืงืืื ืืขืืืื Kabalat hachlatot โ Decision making โ ืงืืืช ืืืืืืช Kabala atsmit โ Self acceptance โ ืงืืื ืขืฆืืืช ย Playlist and Clips: Sh'ot kabala โ Office hours Kabala, receipt Kabala ba-malon Kabbalah Kabalat Hachlatot โ Decision making Pkid Kabala Blues โ Itamar Bek Ve-Pkidey HaKabala Ep. no. 125 about heshbon, bill Ep. no. 346 about tax evaders HEB
Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025
This episode is all about "mazal tov." How do we congratulate friends who have a newborn baby? And what do you say when you're not sure if it's a boy or a girl, in a gender-based language like Hebrew? Guy has all the answers. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Mazal tov โ Congratulations โ ืืื ืืื She-yihie be-mazal tov โ Congratulations โ ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืื Mazal tov al ha-herayon โ Congrats for the pregnancy โ ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืจืืื Mazal tov al ha-dira โ Congrats for the apartment โ ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืืจื Magiโa lecha/lach mazal tov, lo? โ You deserve a mazal tov, right? โ ืืืืข ืื ืืื ืืื, ืื Brachot โ Blessings, greetings โ ืืจืืืช Ani meโachelet lecha/lach she- โ I wish you that โ ืื ื ืืืืืช ืื ืฉ Eize kef lishmoโah โ So happy to hear this โ ืืืื ืืืฃ ืืฉืืืข Eize yoffie โ How great- ืืืื ืืืคื Be-shaโah tova โ Congratulations โ ืืฉืขื ืืืื Beโemet be-shaa tova โ Congratulations โ ืืืืช ืืฉืขื ืืืื Bekarov etslecha/etslech/etslachem โ May we celebrate the same thing for you soon โ ืืงืจืื ืืฆืื/ืืฆืืื Samachti lishmoโa โ I was so happy to hear this โ ืฉืืืชื ืืฉืืืข Wow, ma-ze samachti lishmoโa she- โ I was happy to hear that โ ืืืื, ืื-ืื ืฉืืืชื ืืฉืืืข ืฉ Ratsiti lehagid mazal tov โ I wanted to say congratulations โ ืจืฆืืชื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื Ratsinu lehagid mazal tov โ We wanted to say congratulations โ ืจืฆืื ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Elad Shodler โ Mazal Tov (lyrics) Eric Berman โ Beinonimi (lyrics) Sarit Haddad โ Ani Meโachelet Lech (lyrics) Yehuda Saโado โ Be-tsel Dmuta (lyrics) Tzipi Shavit โ Mazal Tov Ep. no. 51 about yoffi HEB Episode no. 96 about wishing HEB Episode no. 350 about evil eye HEB
Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025
One of the first things we learn to say in a foreign language is โhow much does it cost?โ But what if weโre the ones who are selling? We have to know how to โchargeโ as well. Guy helps us get our heads around all these money matters, including how to tell a shopkeeper that we were mistakenly charged for something. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Kama ze ole lanu? โ How much does it cost us? โ ืืื ืื ืขืืื ืื ื Kama ze ole li ba-shura ha-tachtona? โ How much does it cost me, bottom line โ ืืื ืื ืขืืื ืื ืืฉืืจื ืืชืืชืื ื Kama ze ala lecha/lach/lachem? โ How much did it cost you? โ ืืื ืื ืขืื ืื/ืืื Kama alta ha-arucha? โ How much did the meal cost? โ ืืื ืขืืชื ืืืจืืื Kama ola ha-arucha? โ How much does it cost? โ ืืื ืขืืื ืืืจืืื Kama olot ha-naalayim? โ How much do the shoes cost? โ ืืื ืขืืืืช ืื ืขืืืื โKama ola ahava avuda?โ โ How much does a lost love cost? โ ืืื ืขืืื ืืืื ืืืืื Kama ze yaโale li? โ How much will it cost me? โ ืืื ืื ืืขืื ืื Kama taโale li ha-mesiba? โ How much will the party cost me? โ ืืื ืชืขืื ืื ืืืกืืื Kama yaโalu li ha-naalayim? โ How much will the shoes cost me? โ ืืื ืืขืื ืื ืื ืขืืืื Kama ole shiโur/seshen? โ How much is a lesson/session? โ ืืื ืขืืื ืฉืืขืืจ/ืกืฉื Kama ze shiโur โ How much is a lesson? โ ืืื ืื ืฉืืขืืจ Kama ata lokeโach al shiur? โ How much do you (m.) take for a lesson? โ ืืื ืืชื ืืืงื ืขื ืฉืืขืืจ Kama at lokachat al shiur? โ How much do you (f.) take for a lesson? โ ืืื ืืช ืืืงืืช ืขื ืฉืืขืืจ Kama ani chayav/Chayevet? โ How much do I owe you? โ ืืื ืื ื ืืืื/ืืืืืช Kama anachnu hayavim lecha? โ How much do we owe you? โ ืืื ืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืื Chiyuv โ A charge โ ืืืื Ha-chiyuv shel februar โ The February charge โ ืืืืื ืฉื ืคืืจืืืจ Hatava โ Perk, bonus โ ืืืื Ba-chiyuv haba โ In the next charge โ ืืืืื ืืื Hiyavtem oti be-200 shekel be-taโut โ You charged me with 200 shekel by mistake โ ืืืืืชื ืืืชื ื-200 ืฉืงื ืืืขืืช Lechayev โ To charge โ ืืืืื Hitchayvut โ Obligation, duty โ ืืชืืืืืืช Taโanoog โ Pleasure โ ืชืขื ืื Kama (oleh/yaaleh li) ha-taโanoog? โ How much is the pleasure? โ ืืื ืืชืขื ืื ย Playlist and Clips: Shlomo Artzi โ Tachat Shmei Yam Tichon (lyrics) Yehuda Poliker โ Romantika Zola (lyrics) Dudu Tassa โ Ani Rats (lyrics) Meir Ariel & David Broza โ Be-tsohorey Hayom (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025
Everyoneโs talking about ืืคืกืงืช ืืฉ, ceasefire. Letโs get to know the word ืืคืกืงื (break) and other words in its family which come from the root ืคืกืง. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Hafsakat-esh โ Ceasefire โ ืืคืกืงืช ืืฉ Hafsaka โ Break, stop, halting โ ืืคืกืงื โMagaโim intensiviyim lehafsakat esh, ach ha-esh lo poseketโ โ There are intensive talks for a ceasefire, but the fire wonโt stop โ ืืืขืื ืืื ืื ืกืืืืื ืืืคืกืงืช ืืฉ, ืื ืืืฉ ืื ืคืืกืงืช Hafsakat esh humanitarit โ Humanitarian ceasefire โ ืืคืกืงืช ืืฉ ืืืื ืืืจืืช Ha-hafsaka ha-gdola โ โThe big breakโ โ ืืืคืกืงื ืืืืืื Hifsakti lenasot โ I stopped trying โ ืืคืกืงืชื ืื ืกืืช Hifsakti leโashen lifeni shavua โ I stopped smoking a week ago โ ืืคืกืงืชื ืืขืฉื ืืคื ื ืฉืืืข โChoshev lehasik leโashen? Eize yofiโ โ Do you think of stopping smoking? Thatโs great โ ืืืฉื ืืืคืกืืง ืืขืฉื? ืืืื ืืืคื โKsheโat nogaโat bi, ani mafsik lachshovโ โ When you touch me I stop thinking โ ืืฉืืช ื ืืืขืช ืื, ืื ื ืืคืกืืง ืืืฉืื Lo tafsiki lekavot โ You will not stop hoping โ ืื ืชืคืกืืงื ืืงืืืช Hufsak โ Halted, stopped โ ืืืคืกืง Ha-sherut hufsak โ The service was discontinued โ ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืคืกืง Piska โ Paragraph โ ืคืกืงื Psik โ Comma โ ืคืกืืง Pisuk โ Punctuation โ ืคืืกืืง Pisuk raglayim โ Spreading the legs โ ืคืืกืืง ืจืืืืื Pasuk โ Biblical verse โ ืคืกืืง Pesek zman โ Time off / Name of a chocolate snack โ ืคืกืง ืืื Kach pesek zman โ Take some time off โ ืงื ืคืกืง ืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Roy Tal โ Hifsakti Lenasot Boaz Sharabi -Kshe-at Nogaat Bi (lyrics) Gali Atari โ Ha-shir she-yavi lach Ahava (lyrics) Arik Einstein โ Pesek Zman (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025
The word ืืื means cheap and is used in spoken Hebrew in all kinds of interesting ways. For example, what's ืืื ืืืื? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Zol โ Cheap โ ืืื Periferia โ Periphery, places outside the big cities โ ืคืจืืคืจืื Yoker ha-mihya โ Cost of living โ ืืืงืจ ืืืืื "Ad achshav ha-amira hayta ke'ilu, lechu la-periferia, ba-periferia zol, az hine halachnu laperiferia, ve-pitom po anachnu magi'im lemehirim shel tel aviv." โ Until now everybody said 'go to the periphery, it's cheap there. So we went there, and suddenly we get to Tel Aviv prices' โ ืขื ืขืืฉืื ืืืืืจื ืืืืชื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืคืจืืคืจืื, ืืคืจืืคืจืื ืืื. ืื ืื ื ืืืื ื ืืคืจืืคืจืื ืืคืชืืื ืคื ืื ืื ื ืืืืขืื ืืืืืจืื ืฉื ืชื ืืืื Mehirim zolim โ Cheap prices โ ืืืืจืื ืืืืื Shuk ha-carmel โ Tel Aviv's ha-carmel market โ ืฉืืง ืืืจืื Be-zol โ For cheap โ ืืืื Liknot mashehu be-zol โ To buy something for cheap โ ืืงื ืืช ืืฉืื ืืืื Rak ha-yom โ Today only โ ืจืง ืืืื Zil ha-zol โ Cheaply, on sale โ ืืื ืืืื Hazol hu ha-yakar โ The cheap is the expensive โ ืืืื ืืื ืืืงืจ Tisot zolot midai โ Overly cheap flights โ ืืืกืืช ืืืืืช ืืืื Hatsi mechir โ Half price โ ืืฆื ืืืืจ Stalbet โ Chill โ ืกืชืืื "Ha-shir asa lanu achla shel shivuk aval hafuch" โ The song did us great marketing, but in the wrong way โ ืืฉืืจ ืขืฉื ืื ื ืืืื ืฉื ืฉืืืืง ืืื ืืคืื "Lo zol po. Shelo ledaber al ze she-en diyur." โ It's not cheap here. Not to mention the fact that there is no available housing โ ืื ืืื ืคื, ืฉืื ืืืืจ ืขื ืื ืฉืืื ืคื ืืืืจ Zol โ Common, vulgar, unrefined โ ืืื Ze margish zol โ It feels cheap โ ืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืื Lehozil โ To lower the price โ ืืืืืื Hozala โ Price reduction โ ืืืืื Mivtsaei hozalot โ Sales โ ืืืฆืขื ืืืืืืช Mechirim muzalim โ Reduced prices โ ืืืืจืื ืืืืืื ย Playlist and Clips: KAN TV โ Ba-periferia zol? Hadashot 13 โ Shuk Ha-carmel celebrates 100 years Natan Cohen โ Zil Ha-zol (lyrics) Full Trunk โ Stalbet ba-kibbutz (lyrics) ย Ep. no. 135 about yatsata be-zol Ep. no. 148 about sales Ep. no. 438 about deals
Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025
โI donโt knowโ is one of the most important things you need to know how to say in any language. Guy explains how to say to someone that you donโt have a clue in Hebrew, and even suggests what you should do with your shoulders and bottom lip while saying it. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Ani lo yodeโa / yodaโat โ I donโt know โ ืื ื ืื ืืืืข / ืื ื ืื ืืืืขืช โLo yodeโa, slichaโ โ Sorry, I donโt know โ ืื ืืืืข, ืกืืืื Ani mamash lo yodeโa/yodaโat โ I really donโt know โ ืื ื ืืืฉ ืื ืืืืข/ืืืืขืช Ksheโat omeret lo, le-ma at mitkavenet? โ When you say no, what do you actually mean? โ ืืฉืืช ืืืืจืช ืื ืืื ืืช ืืชืืืื ืช โKshe-isha omeret lo, hi mitkavenet le-loโ โ When a woman says โnoโ, she means no โ ืืฉืืืฉื ืืืืจืช ืื, ืืื ืืชืืืื ืช ืืื Me-efo ani yodea โ How would I know? โ ืืืืคื ืื ื ืืืืข/ืช Me-efo li ladaโat? โ How would I know? โ ืืืืคื ืื ืืืขืช Me-efo ani eda โ How would I know? โ ืืืืคื ืื ื ืืืข Ani yodeโa, ani? โ How do I know? โ ืื ื ืืืืข, ืื ื Ein li musag ma osim โ I donโt have a clue what to do โ ืืื ืื ืืืฉื ืื ืขืืฉืื Yesh lach/lecha ulay musagโฆ โ Do you have a clueโฆ โ ืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืืืฉื Ein li shemetz shel musag โ I donโt have a shred of a clue โ ืืื ืื ืฉืืฅ ืฉื ืืืฉื Ana aref? โ How do I know (Ar.) โ ืื ื ืขืืจืฃ Ana arfa โ I know (Ar., f.) โ ืื ื ืขืืจืคื ย Playlist and Clips: Ha-tarnegolim โ Ksheโat omeret lo (lyrics) Carolina โ Machmaโot (lyrics) Ha-dorbanim โ Yatsanu Lirkod (lyrics) Tamer Hosny โ Yaโani Khalasย Latifa โ Ana Arfa Shalom Hanoch โ Lo Yodeโa Eich Lomar Lach (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025
Today Guy talks about word eizรฉ, โwhat a,โ a word we frequently use in various contexts. How do we use it, and what happens when we add it to mashehu, โsomething,โ or mishehu, โsomeoneโ? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Eizo misโada โ What a restaurant โ ืืืื ืืกืขืื Eize misโada (coll.) / Ssssรฉ misโada โ What a restaurant โ ืืืื ืืกืขืื Eize basa โ What a bummer โ ืืืื ืืืกื Eize ben adam โ What a person โ ืืืื ืื ืืื Eize fashla โ What a mess-up โ ืืืื ืคืฉืื Eize hagzamot! โ Such exaggeration! โ !ืืืื ืืืืืืช Eize hisachfut! โ Thatโs so over-the-top! โ !ืืืื ืืืกืืคืืช Eize keta/ktaโim โย How funny/What a surprise โ ืืืื ืงืืข/ืงืืขืื Eize keif lishmoโa โ So happy to hear (the news) โ ืืืื ืืืฃ ืืฉืืืข Eize yoffie โ How great โ ืืืื ืืืคื Eize nefila โ What a flop โ ืืืื ื ืคืืื Eize fisfus โ What a bummer โ ืืืื ืคืกืคืืก Wow, eize rishmiyut โ Wow, such formality โ ืืืื, ืืืื ืจืฉืืืืช Eize hultsa lilbosh, zot o zot? โ Which shirt should I wear, this one or that one? โ ืืืื ืืืืฆื ืืืืืฉ, ืืืช ืื ืืืช Eize rofe โ Which doctor โ ืืืื ืจืืคื (Be-) eize yom? โ On what day? โ ืืืื ืืื Chikiti eize shaโa โ I waited for like an hour โ ืืืืืชื ืืืื ืฉืขื Tamlits li al eize sefer โ Could you recommend a book for me? โ ืชืืืืฅ ืื ืขื ืืืื ืกืคืจ Haya sham eize mishehu โ There was some guy there โ ืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืฉืื Tavi eize mashehu โ Get me something โ ืชืืื ืืืื ืืฉืื ย Playlist and Clips: Dudu Tassa โ Eize Yom (lyrics) Dalia Amihud โ Eize Ben Adam (lyrics) Ep. no. 51 about yofi Ep. no. 108 about basa, bummer Ep. no. 112 about rishmiyoot, formality Ep. no. 115 about fisfoos, loss Ep. no. 118 about nefila, flop Ep. no. 132 about keta, gag Ep. no. 137 about hagzamot, exaggerations Ep. no. 143 about fashla, mess-up
Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025
Listen up! Todayโs episode teaches you how to do something very useful on the Israeli streets โ to stop someone whoโs talking at you and tell them โlisten!โ Pay attention as Guy explores this gem of a root. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Takshiv, takshivi, takshivu โ Listen! (imperative) โ ืชืงืฉืื, ืชืงืฉืืื, ืชืงืฉืืื โIm takshiv heytavโ โ If you listen well โ ืื ืชืงืฉืื ืืืื Takshiv li ve-takshiv li tov! โ Listen to me and listen well โ ืชืงืฉืื ืื ืืชืงืฉืื ืื ืืื Aval takshiv/takshivi rega โ But listen for a sec โ ืืื ืชืงืฉืื/ืชืงืฉืืื ืจืืข Takshiv/takshivi/takshivu shniya โ Listen for a sec. โ ืชืงืฉืื/ืชืงืฉืืื/ืชืงืฉืืื ืจืืข Hakshev, hakshivi, hakshivu โ Listen! (Archaic imperative, not in use in colloquial language) โ ืืงืฉื, ืืงืฉืืื, ืืงืฉืืื Takshiv ma taโase, takshivi ma taโasi, takshivu ma taโasu โ Listen to what you need to do โ ืชืงืฉืื ืื ืชืขืฉื, ืชืงืฉืืื ืื ืชืขืฉื, ืชืงืฉืืื ืื ืชืขืฉื โLo hikshavtem liโ โ You didnโt listen to me (I told you so) โ ืื ืืงืฉืืชื ืื Hakshava โ Listening carefully โ ืืงืฉืื Lehakshiv le-sipur โ To listen to a story โ ืืืงืฉืื ืืกืืคืืจ Ata chayav lehakshiv leze โ You must listen to this โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืงืฉืื ืืื Takshiv le-ze rega โ Listen to this for a sec. โ ืชืงืฉืื ืืื ืจืืข Kashuv โ Attentive โ ืงืฉืื Keshev โ Attentiveness โ ืงืฉื Hafraโat Keshev Ve-rikuz โ Attention deficit disorder (ADD) โ ืืคืจืขืช ืงืฉื ืืจืืืื Kashav โ Radio monitor โ ืงืฉื โKashavenu Miki Gurdusโ โ Our monitor, Miki Gurdus โ ืงืฉืื ื ืืืงื ืืืจืืืก ย Playlist and Clips: Mati Caspi โ Kolot Ha-sade (lyrics) Maya Buskila โ Takshivi Li (lyrics) Gidi Gov & Rita โ Hayaโich ve-hayai (lyrics) Arik Einstein โ Atur Mitschech (lyrics) Yoni Rechter โ Hakshava (lyrics) Hafraโat Keshev Ve-rikuz (ADD) Kashavenu Miki Gurdus โ Yom Kippur War Sarit Hadad โ Kimโat Holechet (lyrics) Michael Gurdus Ep. 236 EN HEB
Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025
The word ื ืขืื means pleasant, or nice. Letโs learn all about pleasantness โ Guy teaches us sentences with this word that has had a long and successful career, along with Hebrew names related to its root. Oh, and how do you greet someone who just got a haircut in Arabic? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Naim โ Pleasant, fine โ ื ืขืื Mezeg avir naim โ Nice weather โ ืืื ืืืืืจ ื ืขืื Naim meod โ Nice meeting you โ ื ืขืื ืืืื Naโim lehakir โ Nice meeting you โ ื ืขืื ืืืืืจ Naim li meโod โ Nice meeting you โ ื ืขืื ืื ืืืื Ze lo naโim li โ I donโt like this (feeling) โ ืื ืื ื ืขืื ืื Slicha, mamash lo naโim li, avalโฆ โ Sorry, I feel awful saying this, butโฆ โ ืกืืืื, ืืืฉ ืื ื ืขืื ืื, ืืื Naโiman โ An arabic blessing to a person who finished a shower or got a new haircut โ ื ืขืืื โ ูุนูู ุงู โAni holem al Naomiโ โ I dream about Naomi โ ืื ื ืืืื ืขื ื ืขืื Naโama โ Naโama, a womanโs first name โ ื ืขืื Noam โ Pleasantness โ ื ืืขื โAta lo yachol laโasot et ze yoter be-noam?โ โ Canโt you do it more pleasantly? โ ืืชื ืื ืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืื ืืืชืจ ืื ืืขื Be-noam โ Pleasantly โ ืื ืืขื Noam halichot โ Peasant manners โ ื ืืขื ืืืืืืช Neโima musikalit โ Musical tune โ ื ืขืืื ืืืกืืงืืืช Biluy naim โ Have a great time โ ืืืืื ื ืขืื Tisa neโima โ Have a pleasant flight โ ืืืกื ื ืขืืื ย Playlist and Clips: Ha-halonot Ha-gvohim โ Kama Naโim (lyrics) Jana Mekdad โ Naiman (Arabic) Yael Naim โ New Soul Hedva & David โ Ani Holem Al Neomi (lyrics) Hedva & David โ Naomi No Yume (Japanese version) Yael Levy โ Tmuna (lyrics) Ep. 58 about lo naโim li HEB
Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2025
When and how do you properly use the Hebrew root ืืฆืข? And where might we hear the phrase, ืจืืฆื ืืฉืืืข ืขื ืืืืฆืขืื ืฉืื ื? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Mivtsa โ Military operation โ ืืืฆืข Mivtsa be-hanuyot โ Sale โ ืืืฆืข ืืื ืืืืชย Ha-mivtsa shel ha-medina โ The best sale in the country โ ืืืืฆืข ืฉื ืืืืื ื Rotse lishmo'a al ha-mivtsaim shelanu?' โ Do you want to hear about our special sales? โ ืจืืฆื ืืฉืืืข ืขื ืืืืฆืขืื ืฉืื ื Bitsoo'a โ Implementation, execution, carrying out; performance โ ืืืฆืืข Yesh od bitsoo'a la-shir ha-ze โ There is another version of this song sung by another singer โ ืืฉ ืขืื ืืืฆืืข ืืฉืืจ ืืื Ha-shir tov, ha-bitsoo'a pachot โ The song is good, the execution, the performance, is less so โ ืืฉืืจ ืืื, ืืืืฆืืข ืคืืืช Ha-bitsoo'im shel ha-oved / ha-ovedet โ Worker's performance โ ืืืืฆืืขืื ืฉื ืืขืืื/ืช Levats'ea et ha-aavara โ To conduct the money transfer โ ืืืฆืข ืืช ืืืขืืจื Hi holechet levatse'a achshav targil mesubach โ She is now going to perform a difficult routine, a difficult exercise โ ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืฆืข ืขืืฉืื ืชืจืืื ืืกืืื Mevatse'a, mevatsaat, mevats'im โ Performers โ ืืืฆืข, ืืืฆืขืช, ืืืฆืขืื Be-vitsoo'a ha-tizmoret haphilharomnit shel vina โ Performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra โ ืืืืฆืืข ืืชืืืืจืช ืืคืืืืจืืื ืืช ืฉื ืืื ื Bootsa โ done โ ืืืฆืข Lehitbatsea โ To be carried out, to be conducted โ ืืืชืืฆืข Bo ani asbir lecha, bo'i ani asbir lach, eich ze yitbatse'a โ Let me explain to you how it will be performed โ ืืื/ืืืื ืื ื ืืกืืืจ ืื ืืื ืื ืืชืืฆืข ย Playlist and Clips: Ha-mivtsa shel ha-medina Yankale Rotblit โ Mivtsa HaNesher Ep. 148 about sales HEB Ep. 334 about haavara, transfer HEB Ep. 404 about war, milhama HEB
Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025
Kacha ze, ein ma laโasot, โThis is the way it is, thereโs nothing you can do about itโ, is something you hear a lot in Israel. Today we learn how to use it, andย other expressions usingย the verb laโasot, to do. Make sure you listen well! The episode is short and sweet. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Ma Laโasot โ What can you do? โ ืื ืืขืฉืืช Ein ma laโasot, kacha ze โ This is the way it is, thatโs life โ ืืื ืื ืืขืฉืืช, ืืื ืื Ein li ma laโasot im ze โ Iโve got nothing to do with it โ ืืื ืื ืื ืืขืฉืืช ืขื ืื Ein li ma laโasot im mechonat ha-kvisa ha-yeshana โ Iโve got nothing to do with the old washing machine โ ืืื ืื ืื ืืขืฉืืช ืขื ืืืื ืช ืืืืืกื ืืืฉื ื โMitstaโarim, ein lanu mamash ma laโasot im zeโ โ We donโt really have anything we could do with this โ ืืฆืืขืจืื, ืืื ืื ื ืืืฉ ืื ืืขืฉืืช ืขื ืื Ma osim im โ What does one do withโฆ? โ ืื ืขืืฉืื ืขื Ma osim im kilo agasim? โ What does one do/what do we do with one kilogram of pears? โ ืื ืขืืฉืื ืขื ืงืืื ืืืกืื Ma osim im kol ze? โ What do you do with all this? โ ืื ืขืืฉืื ืขื ืื ืื Ma osim kshe-? โ What does one do whenโฆ? โ ืื ืขืืฉืื ืืฉ Eich osim pie agasim โ How do you make a pear pie? โ ืืื ืขืืฉืื ืคืื ืืืกืื Az ma osim โ So what are we going to do? โ ืื ืื ืขืืฉืื Eich osa para? โ How does a cow go? โ ืืื ืขืืฉื ืคืจื Laโasot mishehu o mishehi โ To do someone โ ืืขืฉืืช ืืืฉืื/ืืืฉืื Mi osรฉ ma โ Whoโs doing what โ ืื ืขืืฉื ืื ย Playlist and Clips: Dana International โ Ma Laโasot (lyrics) Maor Cohen โ Ein Ma Laโasot (lyrics) Ha-dorbanim โ Yatsanu Lirkod (lyrics) Mosh Ben-Ari โ Ma Osim (lyrics) Ep. no 140 about kacha HEB
Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025
The Hebrew word ืืช means dying and the word ืืืืช means to die. Today, Guy teaches us to use these words to mean 'cool' and 'happy.' As usual, prepositions must rear their ugly head. But donโt worry, weโre stronger! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Lamoot โ To die โ ืืืืช โAta chayav lamoot alaiโ โ You must go crazy about me โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืืืช ืขืืื โAni meta aleyhemโ โ I am crazy about them โ ืื ื ืืชื ืขืืืื Ani meta al shokolad โ I am crazy about chocolate โ ืื ื ืืชื ืขื ืฉืืงืืื Hu met mi-sartan โ He died of cancer โ ืืื ืืช ืืกืจืื โHayom kvar lo metim me-ahavaโ โ Today people donโt die over love โ ืืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืชืื ืืืืื Lamoot mi-tschok โ To die of laughter โ ืืืืช ืืฆืืืง Lamoot mi-shiamoom โ To die of boredom โ ืืืืช ืืฉืขืืื Hu met mi-pachad โ Heโs really scared โ ืืื ืืช ืืคืื Ani met me-raav โ I am really hungry โ ืื ื ืืช ืืจืขื Ani raev met โ Iโm dead hungry โ ืื ื ืจืขื ืืช Ani ayef met โ I am really tired โ ืื ื ืขืืืฃ ืืช Ani holรฉ met โ I am really sick โ ืื ื ืืืื ืืช Ani meta mi-ze โ I cannot stand it โ ืื ื ืืชื ืืื Ani meta le-croissant โ I am dying for a croissant right now โ ืื ื ืืชื ืืงืจืืืกืื โAni met lirot ota ha-lailaโ โ I am dying to see her tonight โ ืื ื ืืช ืืจืืืช ืืืชื ืืืืื Hi meta al shokolad โ Sheโs crazy about chocolate โ ืืื ืืชื ืขื ืฉืืงืืื Hi meta mi-shokolad โ She died of too much chocolate โ ืืื ืืชื ืืฉืืงืืื Hi meta le-shokolad โ Sheโs got this urge to have some chocolate โ ืืื ืืชื ืืฉืืงืืื Hi meta leโechol shokolad โ She really feels like eating chocolate โ ืืื ืืชื ืืืืื ืฉืืงืืื โMateti le-shokoladโ โ I was dying for chocolate โ ืืชืชื ืืฉืืงืืื Hayita met โ You wish โ ืืืืช ืืช Ani met/meta โ I cannot believe it โ ืื ื ืืช/ืืชื Taโim mavet โ Hysterically delicious โ ืืขืื ืืืืช Yafรฉ mavet โ Amazingly handsome โ ืืคื ืืืืช ย Playlist and Clips: Chamsa โ Hayav Lamoot Alay (lyrics) Boaz Sharabi โ Etsli Ha-kol Beseder (lyrics) Arik Einstein โ Ha-or Ba-katse (lyrics) Lahakat Pikud Ha-darom โ Ani Met (lyrics) Subliminal โ Eize Seret (lyrics)
Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025
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