“Sha…losh, it’s me, Guy, from Streetwise Hebrew.” Yes, you read right. Three years ago we aired our first episode of StreetWise Hebrew on TLV1 Radio. So this week, Guy talks about “shalosh” – three – and all its related words and phrases. We cover everything from basketball, to math, beer and music, plus we even get to hear some iconic Israeli poetry.

New words & expressions:

Shalosh arba ve… –  Ready, steady, go – …שלוש ארבע ו

Shalosh arba la-avoda – Yalla, let’s work – שלוש ארבע לעבודה

Shloshha hatulim – Three cats (masculine) – שלושה חתולים

Shlish – A third (1/3) – שליש

Efshar shlish me-ha-chavit? – Could I have a third of a liter of draft beer? – ?אפשר שליש מהחבית

Two thirds – Shney-shlish – שני שליש

Shlishi – Third (3rd) – שלישי

Yom shlishi – Tuesday – יום שלישי

Leshalesh – To triple – לשלש

Shlasha – Three-pointer (basketball) – שלשה

Ha-shilush ha-kadosh – The Holy Trinity – השילוש הקדוש

Ha-av, ha-ben ve-ru’ach ha-kodesh – The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit – האב, הבן, ורוח הקודש

Meshulash – Triangle – Muthalath (Arabic) – مثلث – משולש

Meshulash yeshar zavit – Right angle triangle – משולש ישר זווית

Meshulash shve shokayim – Isosceles triangle – משולש שווה שוקיים

More be-eize kfar ba-meshulash – A teacher in a village in the “Meshulash” – מורה באיזה כפר במשולש

Meshulash ahava, meshulash romanti – Love triangle – Muthalath al-hubb (Arabic) – مثلث الحب – משולש אהבה

Kfitsa meshuleshet – Triple jump – קפיצה משולשת

Shlishiya, shlishiyat – Trio, triplet, ménage à trois – שלישייה

Shilshom – The day before yesterday – שלשום

Ki-tmol shilshom – Just like yesterday – כתמול שלשום

Shirei sof ha-derech – Lea Goldberg:

למד את שפתותי ברכה ושיר הלל
בהתחדש זמנך עם בוקר ועם ליל
לבל יהיה יומי כתמול שלשום
לבל יהיה עלי יומי הרגל

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Playlist and clips:
Arik Einstein & Shem Tov Levy – Shalosh Arba La-Avoda (lyrics)
Ran Ve-Nama – Balada Al Shlosha Hatulim (lyrics)
Father Carlson
Meir Ariel – Shir Ke’ev (lyrics)
Egyptian couples therapist – Love triangle
Israel TV1 News bulletin – Triple jump
Advanced Techniques On Triangle (music)
Shalosh Trio – Jerusalem State Of Mind
Shlishiyat Gesher Ha-Yarkon (live concert)
Shem Tov Levy – Shirey Sof Ha-Derech (lyrics)

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