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Darling

January 7, 2014 00:06:58

How do we say darling or honey in Hebrew? And can we use kapara and motek for both male and female? Listen to our lovey dovey podcast.

Saying It Twice

December 31, 2013 0:05:08

Why do we sometimes repeat the same word twice in Hebrew? Mashu-mashu, gever-gever, for example. Today we’ll talk about reduplication in Hebrew and… about Belize

The level of service in Israel can change from day to day, hour to hour. It depends on many factors, like the mood of the serving staff, life in the city, and other seemingly random factors. Guy explains.

The X Factor in Hebrew

December 17, 2013 0:05:25

Yes, you can learn Hebrew from pop culture. StreetWise Hebrew looks at the language of Israeli reality TV

Zazim

December 10, 2013 00:07:37

In Hebrew, זזים (we’re making a move), זזנו (we made a move), and נזוז (we’ll make a move) are all used in the same way to say, “yalla, let’s go.” Guy explains.

Baali

December 3, 2013 00:08:15

The Hebrew word for husband is בעל, which also means owner. It’s no wonder, then, that so many Israeli women dislike its use. So what can we say instead?

Cursing Drivers

November 26, 2013 00:07:53

Cursing drivers is a national sport in Israel. Here are a few words and phrases you can use the next time someone cuts you off.

Sho’a (Holocaust)

November 19, 2013 0:05:23

The word שואה, holocaust, used to be a sacred word. Not anymore. Like many loaded words, we used and reused it. Now you can hear people using Sho’a in totally different contexts

Kombina

November 5, 2013 0:05:17

Some Israelis say we are a ‘Medinat Kombina’, a ‘kombina’ state. So how do you use this word, and how can you even turn it into a verb?

I’ll Be Back in the Afternoon

October 29, 2013 00:05:53

In Hebrew, צוהריים means noon and אחר הצוהריים means afternoon. But the actual afternoon hours, the ones we Israelis think of as afternoon, may be completely different than your own. So what do we mean when we say, “call me in the afternoon”? Guy explains