Streetwise Texting: The Hebrew Booty Call
What’s happened to Hebrew-speaking romantics in these days of Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter? How do they convey their feelings in 140 characters?
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Land of the Setting Sun
On this episode, we explore the root of the word ערב, which means evening, and explain what it’s got to do with Western movies. Plus, why wasn’t Miley Cyrus willing to say the name of a famous Israeli TV show host?
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Beauty Kings and Queens
Yaffe means ‘beautiful,’ but the noun yofi – ‘beauty’ – is used in Modern Hebrew to mean ‘Great!’
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How a Peruvian Interpreter Goes About Learning Hebrew
Guy Sharett is joined in the studio by Grego Villalobos, an interpreter for the European Institutions in Brussels, and an avid Streetwise Hebrew listener
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Sorry Isn’t the Hardest Word
We Israelis may not be the most polite people in the world, but from time to time even we say “I’m sorry” and “excuse me.” How do you say it in Hebrew?
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Sex Words 2: Zayin
Guy teaches us more naughty words and reveals the unlikely connection between ‘friends with benefits’ and the Austrian composer Franz Schubert.
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How to Talk ‘Ceasefire’ in Hebrew
Everyone’s talking about הפסקת אש, ceasefire. Let’s get to know the word הפסקה (break) and other words in its family which come from the root פסק
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What’s the First Hebrew Word You Learned?
Shalom means ‘peace,’ ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ – it’s one of the most popular words in Hebrew, and the first one everybody learns
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Our Missile-Protected Room Is Called מָמָ”ד. What Does It Stand For?
מָמָ”ד is a protected room we Israelis got intimately familiar with during the operation in Gaza. What does it stand for? And we analyze the Hamas Hebrew propaganda song!
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‘It’s Not You, It’s Me’: Non-committal Hebrew
Guy Sharett takes us through how to say in Hebrew those non-committal phrases we all rely on from time to time
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