Streetwise Hebrew

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

You can’t be in the Start-up Nation and not talk the talk. Guy teaches key words/phrases & the conjugation of לסמס. Things are about to get geeky!

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

The Hebrew word יד means hand, but also so much more. Let’s find out its other meanings, idioms, and expressions Israelis often use.

It’s election day in Israel, so we’ll talk about voting in Hebrew and learn how it’s connected to the word for finger, ‘etsba.’

Lior Peleg, our beloved editor and technical producer, is leaving us. As a tribute to him, we’ll explore his full name and especially about Or, light.

We might not be as polite as the Brits, but here’s how to chat about the weather with that really nice old lady with the red coat and funny hat on the bus.

Lots of Hebrew learners find it hard to discern between the Hebrew words for ‘speak,’ ‘talk,’ and ‘tell’ when they talk with their Israeli friends. Guy explains.

‘Matsav’ means situation, state, or condition, but it can be used in lots of different idioms; Guy Sharett takes us through them all.