Laughing Out Loud in Hebrew
There are so many ways to say, โYouโve gotta be kidding me,โ in Hebrew. Weโll learn a few of them and learn how to write LOL in Hebrew
Read MoreThere are so many ways to say, โYouโve gotta be kidding me,โ in Hebrew. Weโll learn a few of them and learn how to write LOL in Hebrew
Read MoreThe Hebrew word ืฆืืืง means laughter. We combine ืฆืืืง with different verbs and prepositions to express how hard we laughed at something or just how funny something is. But as is often the case with Hebrew slang, when used in the right context, and with the appropriate intonation and word-pairing, the word ืฆืืืง can be no laughing matter.
Read MoreThe word ืฉืจืืฃ means burnt, and its root takes us on an exciting semantic road trip, everything from a burning sensation to diehard football fans, seared vegetables to wasting time and money.
Read MoreThe Hebrew word ืงืื looks small but its root holds a large number of slang expressions and verbs. Here’s an example: what does ืงืื ืขืืื, literally โsmall on me,โ mean in slang?
Read MoreSometimes we just gotta be honest with ourselves and say, โืื ื ืื ืกืืื ืืืชืโ (I canโt stand him). Guy explains the Hebrew root ืกืื, which means suffering or misery, and how it is linked to muscular endurance, horrible traffic jams and passive verbs.
Read MoreIs it okay to save an open parking spot for someone, shooing away other drivers? Well, that’s what many Tel-Avivim do. It’s called ืืฉืืืจ ืื ืื, and Guy explains the phenomenon.
Read MoreThe Hebrew words ืฉืืืจ, ืืฉืืจืช, ืฉืืืจื, ืืฉืืจ, all come from the same shoresh, ืฉืืจ. On this episode, Guy continues where he left off in the previous episode with the shoresh ืฉืืจ
Read MoreThe Hebrew word ืฉืืืืจ (shimur) is an interesting one. We use ืฉืืืืจ to say canned goods, the preservation of historic buildings, and even customer retention. Guy explains.
Read MoreIn Hebrew, ืฉืืจื means singing. It can also be used to mean poetry. It depends on the context. On this episode, Guy reviews the words that stem from the root ืฉ/ื/ืจ and several well-known phrases that make use of them
Read MoreWhat do courage, poor acting, and pet adoption have to do with one other? They have the same Hebrew root ืืืฆ. On this episode, Guy explains the word ืืืืฅ, courage, and its root
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