streetwise hebrew
A Spiritual Journey Through ‘Ru’ach’
Ru’ach means wind or breeze, so you’ll hear it a lot on the weather forecast at this time of year. But it also means spirit, soul, or even ghost
Read MoreDon’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing!
When an Israeli tells you, “al tid’ag,” or “don’t worry,” you should probably start to worry
Read MoreKe’Ilu: You Really Can Use It, Like, Anywhere!
‘Ke’ilu’ is one of the words you hear most on the streets of Tel Aviv. It means ‘as if,’ but it’s used it in the same way as ‘kinda’ or ‘like’ in English.
Read MoreThe Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
‘Truth,’ emet, and its derivatives are found in all shapes and sizes in Hebrew. Host Guy Sharett teaches us some words and expressions with the alef-mem-tav root… we mean it! Be’emet!
Read MoreLearning Hebrew? It’s ‘Davka’ Easy!
The Hebrew word דווקא does not have a direct English translation. Sometimes it means “actually”, at other times it means “particularly.” So what does the saying לעשות דווקא (to do a דווקא) mean?
Read MoreAddicted to Acronyms
We love using ראשי תיבות (acronyms) in modern Hebrew. Sometimes the transformation from word to acronym is so extreme that some words even end up changing their gender!
Read MoreHebrew Is to Die For
The Hebrew word מת means dying and the word למות means to die. Today, Guy teaches us to use these words to mean ‘cool’ and ‘happy’
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