Streetwise Hebrew

Did You Just Cancel on Me?

For the first time in its history, the Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled, all because the Coronavirus. How do we say “to cancel” in Hebrew, in the present? How about in the past? And what army radio comm talk breached the divide and made its way to civilian slang?

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300th Episode Special! Hebrew Bloopers From Around the World

Join us in celebrating our 300th episode with the best פספוסים, bloopers, by Hebrew learners around the world.

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Workers Needed!

When job hunting, the Hebrew word דרושים, wanted, is what you’ll find written on job ads. Guy also talks about a slang term that, well, doesn’t hold anything back. A real hitter, one could say.

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We’ve All Got Our Limits

The word גבול means border, boundary and limit. Its root provides us words like restrictions, limitations, and disabilities. So how would we say, “this offer is available for a limited time only”? Guy explains.

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Pronouns in Hebrew

Using pronouns in conversation is easy when speaking our mother tongue. But in Hebrew, it might be more difficult. Guy explains the mechanism of Hebrew pronouns which, in turn, will help you sound more natural and casual.

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Practice Those Exercises

In Hebrew, תרגיל means an exercise. This episode includes many תרגילים, of all kinds. Guy also explains the difference between לְ and לַ

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Getting Personal with Hebrew’s Impersonal

‘Eich omrim’ means ‘how do you say.’ Today Guy explains the impersonal in Hebrew. What linguistic tools do we have to say generic things about everybody and anyone?

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A Gazillion Stuffed Eggplants

This is the second episode on the Hebrew word מלא. Derived from it is the slang word מלאנתלפים (malantalafim). What does it mean and how do we say “a stuffed eggplant”?

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Sorry, We’re Fully Booked

In Hebrew, מלא means full, like how we feel after eating too many fries. So what does the phrase מודה בפה מלא mean? Guy discusses the root מ.ל.א

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Have Any Plans for the Weekend?

What are your plans for the weekend? What are your plans for next year? Planning anything? Was this planned? Guy explains the Hebrew root ת.כ.נ and how to say that something was unplanned.

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