“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,ย Guy talksย about “shalosh” – three – and allย itsย 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 veโฆ โ ย Ready, steady, go โ …ืฉืืืฉ ืืจืืข ื
Shalosh arba la-avoda โ Yalla, let’s work โ ืฉืืืฉ ืืจืืข ืืขืืืื
Shloshha hatulim โ Three cats (masculine) โ ืฉืืืฉื ืืชืืืื
Shlish โ A third (1/3) โ ืฉืืืฉ
Efshar shlish me-ha-chavit? โ Could I have a third of a liter of draft beer? โ ?ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืืืฉ ืืืืืืช
Two thirds โ Shney-shlish โ ืฉื ื ืฉืืืฉ
Shlishi โ Third (3rd) โ ืฉืืืฉื
Yom shlishi โ Tuesday โ ืืื ืฉืืืฉื
Leshalesh โ To triple โ ืืฉืืฉ
Shlasha โ Three-pointer (basketball) โ ืฉืืฉื
Ha-shilush ha-kadosh โ The Holy Trinity โ ืืฉืืืืฉ ืืงืืืฉ
Ha-av, ha-ben ve-ru’ach ha-kodesh โ The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit โ ืืื, ืืื, ืืจืื ืืงืืืฉ
Meshulash โ Triangle โ Muthalath (Arabic) โ ู ุซูุซ โ ืืฉืืืฉ
Meshulash yeshar zavit โ Right angle triangle โ ืืฉืืืฉ ืืฉืจ ืืืืืช
Meshulash shve shokayim โ Isosceles triangle โ ืืฉืืืฉ ืฉืืื ืฉืืงืืื
More be-eize kfar ba-meshulash โ A teacher in a village in the “Meshulash” โ ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืคืจ ืืืฉืืืฉ
Meshulash ahava, meshulash romanti – Love triangle โ Muthalath al-hubb (Arabic) โ ู ุซูุซ ุงูุญุจ โ ืืฉืืืฉ ืืืื
Kfitsa meshuleshet โ Triple jump โ ืงืคืืฆื ืืฉืืืฉืช
Shlishiya, shlishiyat โ Trio, triplet, mรฉnage ร trois โ ืฉืืืฉืืื
Shilshom โ The day before yesterday โ ืฉืืฉืื
Ki-tmol shilshom โ Just like yesterday โ ืืชืืื ืฉืืฉืื
Shirei sof ha-derech โ Lea Goldberg:
ืืื ืืช ืฉืคืชืืชื ืืจืื ืืฉืืจ ืืื
ืืืชืืืฉ ืืื ื ืขื ืืืงืจ ืืขื ืืื
ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืื ืฉืืฉืื
ืืื ืืืื ืขืื ืืืื ืืจืื
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Playlist and clips:
Arik Einstein & Shem Tov Levy โ Shalosh Arba La-Avoda (lyrics)
Ran Ve-Nama –ย Balada Al Shlosha Hatulim (lyrics)
Father Carlson
Meir Ariel – Shir Ke’evย (lyrics)
Egyptian couples therapist โ Love triangle
Israel TV1 News bulletin โ Triple jump
Advanced Techniques On Triangle (music)
Shalosh Trio โ Jerusalem State Of Mind
Shlishiyat Gesher Ha-Yarkonย (live concert)
Shem Tov Levy โ Shirey Sof Ha-Derech (lyrics)
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