The word ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ can mean so many things in Hebrew â from a game, a match, or a toy, to acting in a movie or a play. Guy explains this root, Ś©Ö茌§, and teaches us how to thank a good friend who brought coffee to our office desk without even being asked.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lesachek â To play a game, to play with a toy, to play in a movie â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§
"Lo lesachek im lev shel gever" â Don't play with a guy's heart â ŚŚ ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚąŚ ŚŚ Ś©Ś ŚŚŚš
Mesachek be-esh â Playing with fire â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚŚŚ©
Hu mesachek tafkid â He's playing a role â ŚŚŚ ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚȘŚ€Ś§ŚŚ
Hu tamid mesachek et ha-rasha â He always plays the villain â ŚŚŚ ŚȘŚŚŚ ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚŚȘ ŚŚšŚ©Śą
Sichakta / sichakt / sichaktem ota be'emet â You've really played it â Ś©ŚŚŚ§ŚȘ ŚŚŚȘŚ ŚŚŚŚȘ
"Sichakta ota im ha-espresso ha-ze" â You really outdid yourself with this espresso â Ś©ŚŚŚ§ŚȘ ŚŚŚȘŚ ŚąŚ ŚŚŚĄŚ€ŚšŚĄŚ ŚŚŚ
Lesachek ota metumtam â To play it dumb â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚŚŚȘŚ ŚŚŚŚŚŚ
Eize sichuk â What a play â ŚŚŚŚ Ś©ŚŚŚŚ§
"Ze ha-kol rak mischak shel dma'ot" â It's all a game of tears â ŚŚ ŚŚŚ ŚšŚ§ ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ Ś©Ś ŚŚŚąŚŚȘ
Mischak â Toy, game, play, match, acting â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§
"Amru lo she-hachayim ze lo mischak" â They told him that life is not a game â ŚŚŚšŚ ŚŚ Ś©ŚŚŚŚŚ ŚŚ ŚŚ ŚŚ©ŚŚ§
Mischak kaduregel â Football game â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚŚŚŚšŚŚ
Mischak klafim â Card game â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ Ś§ŚŚ€ŚŚ
Mischakei ha-kes â Game of Thrones â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§Ś ŚŚŚĄ
Mischak mesukan â Dangerous game â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚŚĄŚŚŚ
Mischak machur â Fixed game â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚŚŚŚš
Mischakiya â Playroom â ŚŚ©ŚŚ§ŚŚŚ
Sachkan â Actor, player â Ś©ŚŚ§Ś
Sachkanit â Actress, player â Ś©ŚŚ§Ś ŚŚȘ
Ha-seret mesuchak lo tov â The movie is not well acted â ŚŚĄŚšŚ ŚŚ©ŚŚŚ§ ŚŚ ŚŚŚ
Ha-mischak lo mashehu â The acting is not great â ŚŚŚ©ŚŚ§ ŚŚ ŚŚ©ŚŚ
Ramai â Cheater â ŚšŚŚŚ
Shakran â Liar â Ś©Ś§ŚšŚ
Idiot, debil, mefager, metumtam, dafuk â Jerk â ŚŚŚŚŚŚ, ŚŚŚŚ, ŚŚ€ŚŚš, ŚŚŚŚŚŚ, ŚŚ€ŚŚ§
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Playlist and Clips:
Eyal Golan â Lev shel Gever (lyrics)
Arik Einstein â Sus Etz (lyrics)
Nikmat Ha-tractor â Mischak shel Dma'ot (lyrics)
Arik Einstein â Amru Lo (lyrics)
Adriano Celentano â Azzurro
Ep. no. 172 about dafuk
Ep. no. 248 about shakran (liar) HEB
Ep. no. 338 about lehatsli'ach (succeed) HEB