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Straighten Those Split Ends

The root חל”ק has many meanings involving separation, borders and partitions — but can also come up at the hair stylist, in a stadium or even on a banana peel.

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Got Chutzpah

Chutzpah — when is it positive and when is it negative? And what’s “hutzpah israelit”?

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So, Then…

English has ‘like’ and ‘kinda’. What do Hebrew speakers use as fillers? And what did we borrow from Arabic?

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Ummm . . . Uhhh . . . Errr . . .

Guy talks about fillers like ‘Eh’ in Hebrew and about other things we say when we try to think and talk at the same time.

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Something Like That

How do you say “about 30 people” in Hebrew? How about “around the 7th or the 8th” of the month? Or perhaps “he’s about 50-60 year old?” Guy discusses the Hebrew words for around, about, and those other tentative things.

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You Don’t Own Me

Gay marriage is new to the world, and Hebrew, a gender-based language, has to face the music and find new ways to talk about it.

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Meet The Patrons: Wildfires & Podcasts

Guy’s recent Skype chat with Patrons covered, among other things, California’s wildfires and Hebrew podcasts produced by the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation.

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All Things Being Equal

The word ‘shavé’ means ‘equal,’ but in slang it also means ‘worth it’, and sometimes ‘cool,’ ‘amazing,’ or ‘good looking.’

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A Bundle of ‘Enjoy’

You’ll hear it all the time — when you’re handed a music show ticket, getting the menu, or receiving your shopping bag from the cashier: ‘tehenu’ means ‘enjoy.’ Guy explains how to use this word and its root.

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