What’s the Hebrew language connection between the following: a book chapter, devouring an entire pizza, and the Soviet Union’s breakup? Guy explains it all on this episode of Streetwise Hebrew.

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New Words and Expressions:

Perek, prakim – Episode, chapter – פרק

Liftoah perek hadash – To start a new chapter – לפתוח פרק חדש

Ba-prakim ha-baim – On the next episodes – בפרקים הבאים

At Poreket kartonim – You are unloading cardboards – את פורקת קרטונים

Lifrok – To unload – לפרוק

Porkim mecholot me-oniya – Unloading containers from a ship – פורקים מכולות מאונייה

Pakach, ani porek s’hora – Dear inspector, I am unloading merchandise – פקח, אני פורק סחורה

Lifrok regashot/ka’as/lahats – Unload emotions/anger/stress – לפרוק רגשות/כעס/לחץ

Prika – Unloading – פריקה

Lefarek – To disassemble, to dismantle – לפרק

Aanahnu mefarkim ta’arucha – We dismantle an exhibition – אנחנו מפרקים תערוכה

Lefarek mishehu be-makot – To beat up someone – לפרק מישהו במכות

Lefarek of – To devour a chicken – לפרק עוף

Pirakti achshav pizza – I just downed a pizza – פירקתי עכשיו פיצה

Lefarek et ha-havila – To break up – לפרק את החבילה

Peruk – Dismantling – פירוק

Hevra be-peruk – A company in liquidation – חברה בפירוק

The Liquidator – Ha-mefarek – המפרק

Meforak – Dismantled, taken apart – מפורק

Kabab meforak – “Deconstructed kebab” – קבב מפורק

Ani meforak me-ayefut – I am dead tired – אני מפורק מעייפות

Ha-kol hitparek mi-bifnim – Everything fell apart from within – הכל התפרק מבפנים

Hitparkut brit ha-moatsot – Dissolution of the Soviet Union – התפרקות ברית המועצות

Lehitparek be-mishak kaduregel – Release tension by playing a football game – להתפרק במשחק כדורגל

Mitparek – Collapsible – מתפרק

Sori she-ze mitparek ktsat – Sorry it’s coming apart a bit (cake) – סורי שזה מתפרק קצת

Playlist and Clips:

Ba-perek ha-ba

Tuna & Nechi-Nech – Olam Meshuga (lyrics)

Assi Cohen & Guri Alfi – Pakach ani porek s’hora (lyrics)

Lefarek he ha-havila

Kabab Meforak – Chef Assaf Granit

Asaf Erlich – Emtsa Ha-haim (lyrics)

Dudu Aharon – Kshe-elech (lyrics)

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