Streetwise Hebrew Podcast

I dont know is one of the most important things you need to know how to say in any language. Guy explains how to say to someone that you dont have a clue in Hebrew, and even suggests what you should do with your shoulders and bottom lip while saying it.

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New Words and Expressions:

Ani lo yodea / yodaat I dont know /

Lo yodea, slicha Sorry, I dont know ,

Ani mamash lo yodea/yodaat I really dont know /

Ksheat omeret lo, le-ma at mitkavenet? When you say no, what do you actually mean?

Kshe-isha omeret lo, hi mitkavenet le-lo When a woman says no, she means no ,

Me-efo ani yodea How would I know? /

Me-efo li ladaat? How would I know?

Me-efo ani eda How would I know?

Ani yodea, ani? How do I know? ,

Ein li musag ma osim I dont have a clue what to do

Yesh lach/lecha ulay musag Do you have a clue

Ein li shemetz shel musag I dont have a shred of a clue

Ana aref? How do I know (Ar.)

Ana arfa I know (Ar., f.)

Playlist and Clips:

Ha-tarnegolim Ksheat omeret lo (lyrics)

Carolina Machmaot (lyrics)

Ha-dorbanim Yatsanu Lirkod (lyrics)

Tamer Hosny Yaani Khalas

Latifa Ana Arfa

Shalom Hanoch Lo Yodea Eich Lomar Lach (lyrics)

Today Guy talks about word eizé, “what a,” a word we frequently use in various contexts. How do we use it, and what happens when we add it to mashehu, “something,” or mishehu, “someone”?

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New Words and Expressions:

Eizo mis’ada – What a restaurant – איזו מסעדה

Eize mis’ada (coll.) / Ssssé mis’ada – What a restaurant – איזה מסעדה

Eize basa – What a bummer – איזה באסה

Eize ben adam – What a person – איזה בן אדם

Eize fashla – What a mess-up – איזה פשלה

Eize hagzamot! – Such exaggeration! – !איזה הגזמות

Eize hisachfut! – That’s so over-the-top! – !איזה היסחפות

Eize keta/kta’im –  How funny/What a surprise – איזה קטע/קטעים

Eize keif lishmo’a – So happy to hear (the news) – איזה כיף לשמוע

Eize yoffie – How great – איזה יופי

Eize nefila – What a flop – איזה נפילה

Eize fisfus – What a bummer – איזה פספוס

Wow, eize rishmiyut – Wow, such formality – וואו, איזה רשמיות

Eize hultsa lilbosh, zot o zot? – Which shirt should I wear, this one or that one? – איזה חולצה ללבוש, זאת או זאת

Eize rofe – Which doctor – איזה רופא

(Be-) eize yom? – On what day? – איזה יום

Chikiti eize sha’a – I waited for like an hour – חיכיתי איזה שעה

Tamlits li al eize sefer – Could you recommend a book for me? – תמליץ לי על איזה ספר

Haya sham eize mishehu – There was some guy there – היה שם איזה מישהו

Tavi eize mashehu – Get me something – תביא איזה משהו

Playlist and Clips:

Dudu Tassa – Eize Yom (lyrics)

Dalia Amihud – Eize Ben Adam (lyrics)

Ep. no. 51 about yofi

Ep. no. 108 about basa, bummer

Ep. no. 112 about rishmiyoot, formality

Ep. no. 115 about fisfoos, loss

Ep. no. 118 about nefila, flop

Ep. no. 132 about keta, gag

Ep. no. 137 about hagzamot, exaggerations

Ep. no. 143 about fashla, mess-up

Listen up! Today’s episode teaches you how to do something very useful on the Israeli streets – to stop someone who’s talking at you and tell them “listen!” Pay attention as Guy explores this gem of a root.

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New Words and Expressions:

Takshiv, takshivi, takshivu – Listen! (imperative) – תקשיב, תקשיבי, תקשיבו

“Im takshiv heytav” – If you listen well – אם תקשיב היטב

Takshiv li ve-takshiv li tov! – Listen to me and listen well – תקשיב לי ותקשיב לי טוב

Aval takshiv/takshivi rega – But listen for a sec – אבל תקשיב/תקשיבי רגע

Takshiv/takshivi/takshivu shniya – Listen for a sec. – תקשיב/תקשיבי/תקשיבו רגע

Hakshev, hakshivi, hakshivu – Listen! (Archaic imperative, not in use in colloquial language) – הקשב, הקשיבי, הקשיבו

Takshiv ma ta’ase, takshivi ma ta’asi, takshivu ma ta’asu – Listen to what you need to do – תקשיב מה תעשה, תקשיבי מה תעשי, תקשיבו מה תעשו

“Lo hikshavtem li’ – You didn’t listen to me (I told you so) – לא הקשבתם לי

Hakshava – Listening carefully – הקשבה

Lehakshiv le-sipur – To listen to a story – להקשיב לסיפור

Ata chayav lehakshiv leze – You must listen to this – אתה חייב להקשיב לזה

Takshiv le-ze rega – Listen to this for a sec. – תקשיב לזה רגע

Kashuv – Attentive – קשוב

Keshev – Attentiveness – קשב

Hafra’at Keshev Ve-rikuz – Attention deficit disorder (ADD) – הפרעת קשב וריכוז

Kashav – Radio monitor – קשב

“Kashavenu Miki Gurdus” – Our monitor, Miki Gurdus – קשבנו מיקי גורדוס

Playlist and Clips:

Mati Caspi – Kolot Ha-sade (lyrics)

Maya Buskila – Takshivi Li (lyrics)

Gidi Gov & Rita – Haya’ich ve-hayai (lyrics)

Arik Einstein – Atur Mitschech (lyrics)

Yoni Rechter – Hakshava (lyrics)

Hafra’at Keshev Ve-rikuz (ADD)

Kashavenu Miki Gurdus – Yom Kippur War

Sarit Hadad – Kim’at Holechet (lyrics)

Michael Gurdus

Ep. 236 EN HEB

The word נעים means pleasant, or nice. Let’s learn all about pleasantness – Guy teaches us sentences with this word that has had a long and successful career, along with Hebrew names related to its root. Oh, and how do you greet someone who just got a haircut in Arabic?

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New Words and Expressions:

Naim – Pleasant, fine – נעים

Mezeg avir naim – Nice weather – מזג אוויר נעים

Naim meod – Nice meeting you – נעים מאוד

Na’im lehakir – Nice meeting you – נעים להכיר

Naim li me’od – Nice meeting you – נעים לי מאוד

Ze lo na’im li – I don’t like this (feeling) – זה לא נעים לי

Slicha, mamash lo na’im li, aval… – Sorry, I feel awful saying this, but… – סליחה, ממש לא נעים לי, אבל

Na’iman – An arabic blessing to a person who finished a shower or got a new haircut – נעימן – نعيماً

“Ani holem al Naomi” – I dream about Naomi – אני חולם על נעמי

Na’ama – Na’ama, a woman’s first name – נעמה

Noam – Pleasantness – נועם

“Ata lo yachol la’asot et ze yoter be-noam?” – Can’t you do it more pleasantly? – אתה לא יכול לעשות את זה יותר בנועם

Be-noam – Pleasantly – בנועם

Noam halichot – Peasant manners – נועם הליכות

Ne’ima musikalit – Musical tune – נעימה מוסיקלית

Biluy naim – Have a great time – בילוי נעים

Tisa ne’ima – Have a pleasant flight – טיסה נעימה

Playlist and Clips:

Ha-halonot Ha-gvohim – Kama Na’im (lyrics)

Jana Mekdad – Naiman (Arabic)

Yael Naim – New Soul

Hedva & David – Ani Holem Al Neomi (lyrics)

Hedva & David – Naomi No Yume (Japanese version)

Yael Levy – Tmuna (lyrics)

Ep. 58 about lo na’im li HEB

When and how do you properly use the Hebrew root בצע? And where might we hear the phrase, רוצה לשמוע על המבצעים שלנו?

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New Words and Expressions:

Mivtsa – Military operation – מבצע

Mivtsa be-hanuyot – Sale – מבצע בחנויות 

Ha-mivtsa shel ha-medina – The best sale in the country – המבצע של המדינה

Rotse lishmo’a al ha-mivtsaim shelanu?’ – Do you want to hear about our special sales? – רוצה לשמוע על המבצעים שלנו

Bitsoo’a – Implementation, execution, carrying out; performance – ביצוע

Yesh od bitsoo’a la-shir ha-ze – There is another version of this song sung by another singer – יש עוד ביצוע לשיר הזה

Ha-shir tov, ha-bitsoo’a pachot – The song is good, the execution, the performance, is less so – השיר טוב, הביצוע פחות

Ha-bitsoo’im shel ha-oved / ha-ovedet – Worker’s performance – הביצועים של העובד/ת

Levats’ea et ha-aavara – To conduct the money transfer – לבצע את ההעברה

Hi holechet levatse’a achshav targil mesubach – She is now going to perform a difficult routine, a difficult exercise – היא הולכת לבצע עכשיו תרגיל מסובך

Mevatse’a, mevatsaat, mevats’im – Performers – מבצע, מבצעת, מבצעים

Be-vitsoo’a ha-tizmoret haphilharomnit shel vina – Performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – בביצוע התזמורת הפילהרמונית של וינה

Bootsa – done – בוצע

Lehitbatsea – To be carried out, to be conducted – להתבצע

Bo ani asbir lecha, bo’i ani asbir lach, eich ze yitbatse’a – Let me explain to you how it will be performed – בוא/בואי אני אסביר לך איך זה יתבצע

Playlist and Clips:

Ha-mivtsa shel ha-medina

Yankale Rotblit – Mivtsa HaNesher

Ep. 148 about sales HEB

Ep. 334 about haavara, transfer HEB

Ep. 404 about war, milhama HEB