How do we congratulate a friend who closed on a new house? How about someone who just landed a new job? New partner? Today Guy explains תתחדש (titchadesh).

New Words and Expressions:

Lehitchadesh – To be renewed; to be resumed – להתחדש

“Acharei ha-chagim yitchadesh ha-kol” – After the holidays everything will resume – אחרי החגים יתחדש הכל

“Yitchadshu ve-yashuvu yemei ha-hol” – The regular weekdays will also return” – יתחדשו וישובו ימי החול

“Gam ata titchadesh” – You too will return renewed – גם אתה תתחדש

Hitchadshut ironit – Urban renewal, urban regeneration – התחדשות עירונית

Energia mitchadeshet – Renewable energy – אנרגיה מתחדשת

Misrad ha-energia – Ministry of Energy – משרד האנרגיה

Energiot mitchadshot – Renewable energies – אנרגיות מתחדשות

Ha-energiot ha-mitchadshot – The renewable energies – האנרגיות המתחדשות

Mitchadesh ha-masa u-matan – The negotiations have resumed – מתחדש המו”מ

Mitchadshim ha-maga’im ben ha-medinot – The talks between the countries have resumed – מתחדשים המגעים בין המדינות

Mitchadeshet ha-srefa – The fire has resumed – מתחדשת השריפה

Ha-tnu’a hitchadsha – Traffic has resumed – התנועה התחדשה

Titchadesh, titchadshi, titchadshu – Enjoy your new X – תתחדש, תתחדשי, תתחדשו

Mishlochim be-natanya – Deliveries in the city of Netanya – משלוחים בנתניה

Titchadesh al ha-oto – Congrats on the car – תתחדש על האוטו

Titchadshi al ha-dira – Congrats on your new apartment – תתחדשי על הדירה

Titchadshu al ha-bayit – Congrats on the house – תתחדשו על הבית

“Titchadshu al she-hichnastem et bar ha-mayim” – Congratulations for starting to use the new water bar – תתחדשו על שהכנסתם את בר המים

“Titchadshu al ha-tammy-arba” – Congrats on the Tammy-4 – תתחדשו על התמי-4

Mabrouq al ha-dira ha-chadasha – Congrats on the new apartment – מברוק על הדירה החדשה

Shamati she-yesh lecha haver hadash, titchadesh! – I heard you have a new boyfriend, congrats! – שמעתי שיש לך חבר חדש, תתחדש

Hitchadashnu be-mechonit chadasha – We got ourselves a new car – התחדשנו במכונית חדשה

“Nireh she-ze ha-shavu’a shel Goldberg” – It seems that it’s Goldberg’s week – נראה שזה השבוע של גולדברג

“She-rak shilshom hitchadesh be-havera chadasha” – Who only a day before yesterday got himself a new girlfriend – שרק שלשום התחדש בחברה חדשה

Kshé-ba lachem lehitchadesh – When you feel like getting new stuff for yourselves – כשבא לכם להתחדש

Playlist and Clips:

Lahakat Ha-nachal – Hitchadshut (lyrics)

Energia Mitchadeshet 

Titchadshu!

Titchadshu al X

Ikea

Yael Nussbaum – Titchadshi

Ep. no 96 about mabrouk

Ep. no. 128 about “Mazal tov al ha-job ha-chadash”, congrats on landing the new job

Ep. no. 257 about ir and hitchadshut ironit

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