โThis Hebrew language podcast is hands-down the best of any language podcast and perhaps the most entertaining of all the Podcasts with which I'm familiar. Guy is the consummate teacher and storyteller.โ
โ JS
โThere is really no place to learn the nuances and slang of modern hebrew better than this podcast. Not even your best friend could explain better than streetwise with his amazing cultural references from music and tv. Anyone curious and certainly for all Olim this should be required curriculum.โ
โ Bmiron
โGuy really understands how people actually learn languages. His podcast is always a highlight of my week. It really makes me feel like I'm part of a community of people all over the world learning this beautiful, intriguing, difficult language.โ
โ AL
Recent Episodes
This Corner Store is Da Bomb
The Hebrew word ืคืืฆืืฅ (pitsuts) means explosion but is also used in the same fashion as the English phrase, โa blast,โ meaning incredible or highly entertaining. And did you know that our neighborhood corner store is called a ืคืืฆืืฆืืื (pitsutsiya)?
Put out the Fire
What does an Israeli judo champion mean when she says, ืืืฉ ืืืชื ืืืืจื? In Hebrew, ืืืืืช means to extinguish and to turn off. So please turn off all cell phones and listen as Guy explains all things ื.ื.ื.
About the Host
Guy Sharett
Guy Sharett, originally from Ashdod, Israel, has always loved languages. Today he teaches Hebrew in the Shanghai International Studies University in Shanghai, China. He has a B.A in Hebrew Language from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an M.A in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of London. Guy speaks seven languages, including Arabic, Thai, Indonesian and Italian, loves travelling, aviation and singing.
Sick? Get Well Soon!
Hebrew provides plenty of ways to wish someone well, and they all depend on the severity of the illness. So what should we say to someone with a cold? How about the flu? Pneumonia? This winter, Guy provides a linguistic toolkit for all you well-wishers to use in almost any circumstance.