Eich (איך), Hebrew for “how”, is a tiny word used very often in spoken Hebrew and in many different contexts. On this episode, Guy explains these uses through several examples from everyday life in Israel.

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New Words and Expressions:

Eich – How – איך

Eich shir nolad – How is a song born? – איך שיר נולד

Eich haya? – How was it? – איך היה?

Eich sham? – How is it there? – איך שם?

Eich? – How are you? (sl.) – איך?

Tagid eich ata / Tagidi, eich at – How are YOU doing? – תגיד, איך אתה / תגידי, איך את

Eich omrim la she-hakol nigmar – How does one tell her that it’s all over – איך אומרים לה שהכל נגמר

Eich omrim be-ivrit to go? Lalechet – How do you say in Hebrew ‘to go’? lalechet – איך אומרים בעברית ‘טו גו’? ללכת

Eich omrim… (+ expression) – As one says – איך אומרים + ביטוי

Eich kor’im la-hi/la-hu – What was the name of that girl/guy? – איך קוראים להיא/להוא?

Eich she-pagashti ota, yadati – The moment I met her, I knew – איך שפגשתי אותה, ידעתי

Eich she-nichnasti, raiti oto – The moment I got in, I saw him – איך שנכנסתי, ראיתי אותו

Eich she-at yafa – How pretty you are – איך שאת יפה

Kama (she) at yafa – How pretty you are – כמה (ש)את יפה

Eich ta’im – It’s so tasty – איך טעים

Eich ze she-kochav echad levad me’ez – How come one lonely star dares? – איך זה שכוכב אחד לבד מעז

Eich ze she… – How come…? – איך זה ש…?

Eich ze she-ein lecha havera? Bachur kamocha, kaze nechmad – How come you don’t have a girlfriend? A guy like you, so nice – איך זה שאין לך חברה? בחור כמוך, נחמד

Eich ze she-bachura kamoch, chachama, yafa, levad? – How come a girl like you, clever, pretty, is alone? – איך זה שבחורה כמוך, חכמה, יפה, לבד?

Eich she-ata rotse/she-at rotsa – As you wish – איך שאתה רוצה/שאת רוצה

Eich she-ba lecha – Whatever you feel like – איך שבא לך

Eich ose kelev – How does a dog go? – איך עושה כלב?

Playlist and Clips:

Ha-keves ha-shisha-asar – Eich Shir Nolad (lyrics)

Matti Caspi & Shlomi Shabbat – Eich Omrim La (lyrics)

Moshe Peretz – Eich She-at Yafa (lyrics)

Matti Caspi – Eich Ze she-Kochav (lyrics)

Eich ose kelev

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