You Can’t Google This Stuff
In this day and age, techie terms like “link,” “upload” and “search” are crucial to know.
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Streetwise Hebrew
Throw Out Those Old Answers to ‘Eich Haya’
Now that the holidays are behind us, you will likely get asked ‘eich haya,’ or ‘how was it?’
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StreetWise Hebrew Unpacks Sukkot
TLV1’s Guy Sharett unpacks the root of the words ‘sukkot’, ‘sukkah,’ and ‘schach’ – that stuff that goes on top of one’s sukkah.
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Master of Slang You Will ‘Become’
How do we say ‘become’ in Hebrew? Guy explains the forms of ‘nihya,’ which is the passive usage of ‘lihyot,’ or ‘to be.’
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Don’t Fear the Fashla: How to Mess Up in Hebrew, Perfectly
‘Fashla’ and ‘fadiha’ are originally Arabic words and we Israelis use them to talk about embarrassing or awkward moments.
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Meet the Patrons Part 2: The Politically Correct Plumbers of Tel Aviv
We’re airing pieces of the Skype chat host Guy Sharett had with some of our StreetWise Hebrew Patrons in August.
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Meet the Patrons Part 1: My Big Fat Jewish Wedding
Over the next two weeks we’ll be airing pieces of the Skype chat host Guy Sharett had with some of our Patrons in August.
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WhatsApp With Your Hebrew!?
If you’re communicating with Israelis, the chances are at some point you’ll have to write in Hebrew in a WhatsApp group. Don’t panic!
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The Unusual Case of the Israeli “Resh”
How did Israelis come to pronounce the letter “r” like this, how do we produce the sound, and is it the “resh” our forefathers had in mind?
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“Kacha”: The Perfect Answer to Difficult Questions
When you keep on asking “lama?” – why?” – eventually you can expect the answer “kacha” – “just because.”
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