Streetwise Hebrew

I’ll Be Back in the Afternoon

In Hebrew, צוהריים means noon and אחר הצוהריים means afternoon. But the actual afternoon hours, the ones we Israelis think of as afternoon, may be completely different than your own. So what do we mean when we say, “call me in the afternoon”? Guy explains

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Politeness in Hebrew

People say that Israelis can come across as rude. Are we simply too direct? Contrary to popular belief, there are ways to be courteous in modern Hebrew.

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Mishpachot

What Hebrew language teachings can we pick up from the documentary TV series “Mishpachot”?

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Accent and Pronunciation

Today, I’ll give you a few tips: how to improve your accent and pronunciation in Hebrew. There are many things you can do on your own, at home

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סחבק – Sahbak

The word סחבק comes from Arabic and means “your friend.” So what’s its meaning when used in Hebrew? And what’s סחבקייה?

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Ata or At?

In Hebrew, the default form is the masculine form. But what happens when a navigation application speaks to women as if they were guys?

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Oh, Come on Already!

The word כבר, meaning “already,” has so many functions in modern Hebrew that we decided to dedicate an entire episode to it.

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