Streetwise Hebrew

Yeled, Who Are You Kidding?

‘Yeled’ – ‘child’ – comes from the root ‘y.l.d’ – י.ל.ד – which has made a huge career for itself in Semitic languages.

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We’ve Had Enough!

Had enough of struggling through dull Hebrew classes and heavy textbooks? We have the antidote.

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This Show’s Getting More and More ‘Od’

How do we ask for more milk, for an encore or for another goal in a football game? You guessed it, we use “od.”

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It’s About Time!

Do you have “zman” – time? This root, “z.m.n,” is used in so many words in Hebrew, it definitely merits an episode to itself

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Give the People What They Want

The Hebrew word לתת means to give. But in some structures it could mean something else entirely. And what is לתת בראש – ‘to give in the head’?

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Is It Worth It?

Israelis love tips and recommendations in order to speed up their decision making. So it’s no surprise that the word כדאי – ‘it’s worth it’ – is so popular in everyday use

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You’re Suddenly Learning Hebrew? No Way!

Pit’om, suddenly, is a popular Hebrew word. What happens when we add the word ma before it? And how do you say sudden?

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High-Tech Hebrew

You can’t be in the Start-up Nation and not talk the talk. Guy Sharett teaches key words/phrases & the conjugation of lesames. StreetWise Hebrew gets geeky!

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Conversing ‘Au Naturel’

Making your Hebrew sound truly conversational is an important but tricky skill. How do you start a new topic, for instance?

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