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  • Streetwise Hebrew

    #111 It's All in the Game

    2026-05-12 | 9 min.
    The word ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ can mean so many things in Hebrew – from a game, a match, or a toy, to acting in a movie or a play. Guy explains this root, Ś©ÖčŚ—Ś§, and teaches us how to thank a good friend who brought coffee to our office desk without even being asked.
    Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
     
    New Words and Expressions:
    Lesachek – To play a game, to play with a toy, to play in a movie – ŚœŚ©Ś—Ś§
    "Lo lesachek im lev shel gever" – Don't play with a guy's heart – ڜڐ ŚœŚ©Ś—Ś§ ŚąŚ ŚœŚ‘ کڜ Ś’Ś‘Śš
    Mesachek be-esh – Playing with fire – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ ڑڐک
    Hu mesachek tafkid – He's playing a role – ڔڕڐ ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ ŚȘڀڧڙړ
    Hu tamid mesachek et ha-rasha – He always plays the villain – ڔڕڐ ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś“ ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ ڐŚȘ Ś”ŚšŚ©Śą
    Sichakta / sichakt / sichaktem ota be'emet – You've really played it – کڙڗڧŚȘ ڐڕŚȘŚ” Ś‘ŚŚžŚȘ
    "Sichakta ota im ha-espresso ha-ze" – You really outdid yourself with this espresso – کڙڗڧŚȘ ڐڕŚȘŚ” ŚąŚ Ś”ŚŚĄŚ€ŚšŚĄŚ• ڔږڔ
    Lesachek ota metumtam – To play it dumb – ŚœŚ©Ś—Ś§ ڐڕŚȘŚ” ŚžŚ˜Ś•ŚžŚ˜Ś
    Eize sichuk – What a play – ڐڙږڔ کڙڗڕڧ
    "Ze ha-kol rak mischak shel dma'ot" – It's all a game of tears – Ś–Ś” Ś”Ś›Śœ ŚšŚ§ ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ کڜ Ś“ŚžŚąŚ•ŚȘ
    Mischak – Toy, game, play, match, acting – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§
    "Amru lo she-hachayim ze lo mischak" – They told him that life is not a game – ŚŚžŚšŚ• ŚœŚ• Ś©Ś”Ś—Ś™Ś™Ś Ś–Ś” ڜڐ ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§
    Mischak kaduregel – Football game – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ Ś›Ś“Ś•ŚšŚ’Śœ
    Mischak klafim – Card game – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ Ś§ŚœŚ€Ś™Ś
    Mischakei ha-kes – Game of Thrones – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§Ś™ Ś”Ś›ŚĄ
    Mischak mesukan – Dangerous game – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ ŚžŚĄŚ•Ś›ŚŸ
    Mischak machur – Fixed game – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ ŚžŚ›Ś•Śš
    Mischakiya – Playroom – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§Ś™Ś™Ś”
    Sachkan – Actor, player – Ś©Ś—Ś§ŚŸ
    Sachkanit – Actress, player – کڗڧڠڙŚȘ
    Ha-seret mesuchak lo tov – The movie is not well acted – Ś”ŚĄŚšŚ˜ ŚžŚ©Ś•Ś—Ś§ ڜڐ Ś˜Ś•Ś‘
    Ha-mischak lo mashehu – The acting is not great – Ś”ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§ ڜڐ ŚžŚ©Ś”Ś•
    Ramai – Cheater – ŚšŚžŚŚ™
    Shakran – Liar – Ś©Ś§ŚšŚŸ
    Idiot, debil, mefager, metumtam, dafuk – Jerk – ŚŚ™Ś“Ś™Ś•Ś˜, Ś“Ś‘Ś™Śœ, ŚžŚ€Ś’Śš, ŚžŚ˜Ś•ŚžŚ˜Ś, ړڀڕڧ
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Eyal Golan – Lev shel Gever (lyrics)
    Arik Einstein – Sus Etz (lyrics)
    Nikmat Ha-tractor – Mischak shel Dma'ot (lyrics)
    Arik Einstein – Amru Lo (lyrics)
    Adriano Celentano – Azzurro
    Ep. no. 172 about dafuk
    Ep. no. 248 about shakran (liar) HEB
    Ep. no. 338 about lehatsli'ach (succeed) HEB
  • Streetwise Hebrew

    #106 Learning Hebrew? Kol Ha-Kavod!

    2026-05-05 | 8 min.
    The Middle East is a place where people swear "on the honor of their mom" without thinking too much. Guy teaches us all the uses of the Hebrew word ڛڑڕړ – "honor" – right from the Prime Minister's official title to what you jot on the front of an envelope.
    Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
     
    New Words and Expressions:
    Kavod – Respect, honor – ڛڑڕړ
    Kol ha-kavod – Well done – Ś›Śœ ڔڛڑڕړ
    Kol ha-kavod lecha/lach – Kudos to you – Ś›Śœ ڔڛڑڕړ ڜښ
    "Kvodo shachach levarech" – You (formal) forgot to say the prayer – ڛڑڕړڕ کڛڗ ŚœŚ‘ŚšŚš
    "Ze kavod gadol she-" – It's a great honor that
 – Ś–Ś” ڛڑڕړ Ś’Ś“Ś•Śœ Ś©
    Ani mitkabed lehazmin – I am honored to invite – ڐڠڙ ŚžŚȘڛڑړ ŚœŚ”Ś–ŚžŚ™ŚŸ
    "Ha-rishon she-hevin et godel ha-eru'a" – The first to understand the magnitude of what happened – Ś”ŚšŚŚ©Ś•ŚŸ Ś©Ś”Ś‘Ś™ŚŸ ڐŚȘ Ś’Ś•Ś“Śœ Ś”ŚŚ™ŚšŚ•Śą
    Kvod Rosh memshelet Israel – His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Israel – ڛڑڕړ ŚšŚŚ© ŚžŚžŚ©ŚœŚȘ Ś™Ś©ŚšŚŚœ
    Kvod ha-shofetet – Your Honor (to a female judge) – ڛڑڕړ Ś”Ś©Ś•Ś€Ś˜ŚȘ
    Kvod nesi ha-medina – His Excellency the President – ڛڑڕړ ڠکڙڐ Ś”ŚžŚ“Ś™Ś Ś”
    Titkabed, titkabdi, titkabdu – Help yourself – ŚȘŚȘڛڑړ, ŚȘŚȘڛڑړڙ, ŚȘŚȘڛڑړڕ
    Kibood – Refreshment – ڛڙڑڕړ
    Mis'hakei kavod – Ego games – ŚžŚ©Ś—Ś§Ś™ ڛڑڕړ
    Ani nishba ba-kavod sheli – I swear on my honor – ڐڠڙ Ś Ś©Ś‘Śą ڑڛڑڕړ Ś©ŚœŚ™
    Sharaf (Arabic) – Honor – Ś©ŚšŚ€ – ŰŽÙŽŰ±ÙÙÙŽ
    Be-kha-vod – I'd be honored, Gladly – ڑڛڑڕړ
    Likhvod – For (formal) – ŚœŚ›Ś‘Ś•Ś“
    Likhvodekh – For you (formal) – ŚœŚ›Ś‘Ś•Ś“Śš
    Nikiti et ha-bayit likhvodkha – I cleaned the house for you – ڠڙڧڙŚȘŚ™ ڐŚȘ ڔڑڙŚȘ ŚœŚ›Ś‘Ś•Ś“Śš
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Yehoram Ga'on – Kol Ha-kavod (lyrics)
    David Broza – Tio Alberto (lyrics)
    Hagiga Ba-snooker
    Netanyahu – Ceremony 
    Ariel Israelov & Idan Baranes – Mishakim shel Kavod
    Avi Biter – Ba-kavod sheli (lyrics)
    Roulla Saad – Bisharafak 
    Gazoz – Likhvod ha-kayits (lyrics)
    Shlishiyat Gesher Ha-Yarkon – Likhvodekh (lyrics)
  • Streetwise Hebrew

    #104 Streetwise Support: Ease the Heavy Burden of Learning Hebrew

    2026-04-28 | 7 min.
    The word for "support" – ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś” – is used widely in Hebrew, mainly in the context of tech support. The verb is ڜŚȘŚžŚ•Śš. Guy has a special message at the end of the show related to this. Curious? Have a listen and click below.
    Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
     
    New Words and Expressions:
    Hu tamach – He supported – ڔڕڐ ŚȘŚžŚš
    Litmoch be-mishehu/be-mashehu – To support someone or something – ڜŚȘŚžŚ•Śš Ś‘ŚžŚ™Ś©Ś”Ś•/Ś‘ŚžŚ©Ś”Ś•
    "Hu dei tamach ba-proyekt" – He kinda supported the project – ڔڕڐ ړڙ ŚȘŚžŚš Ś‘Ś€ŚšŚ•Ś™Ś™Ś§Ś˜
    "Be'otam mikrim she-hadafdefan lo tomech be JavaScript" – In those cases where the browser does not support JavaScript – ڑڐڕŚȘŚ ŚžŚ§ŚšŚ™Ś Ś©Ś”Ś“Ś€Ś“Ś€ŚŸ ڜڐ ŚȘŚ•ŚžŚš ڑڒ'ڐڕڕڔ ŚĄŚ§ŚšŚ™Ś€Ś˜
    Ha-tomech – The support person – Ś”ŚȘŚ•ŚžŚš
    Tmicha – Support – ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś”
    Hem natu lo tmicha – They supported him – Ś”Ś Ś ŚȘŚ Ś• ŚœŚ• ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś”
    "Tmicha mishpachtit" (Archaic) – Family support/allowance – ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś” ŚžŚ©Ś€Ś—ŚȘŚ™ŚȘ
    Titkasher la-tmicha – Call support – ŚȘŚȘŚ§Ś©Śš ڜŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś”
    Tmicha kaspit – Financial support – ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś” Ś›ŚĄŚ€Ś™ŚȘ
    Tmicha me-rachok – Remote support – ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś” ŚžŚšŚ—Ś•Ś§
    Tmicha nafshit – Mental support – ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś” ڠڀکڙŚȘ
    Tmicha rigshit – Emotional support – ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś” ŚšŚ’Ś©Ś™ŚȘ
    Kvutsat tmicha – A support group – Ś§Ś‘Ś•ŚŠŚȘ ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś”
    "Plus tmicha" – Plus support – Ś€ŚœŚ•ŚĄ ŚȘŚžŚ™Ś›Ś”
    Nitmach – Supported – Ś ŚȘŚžŚš
    Lehitamech – To be supported – ŚœŚ”Ś™ŚȘŚžŚš
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Corinne Alal – Ha-taasiya Ha-abirit (lyrics) 
    Tomech be-Java Script
    Lahakat Ha-nachal – Dina Barzilai (lyrics)
    Ep. no. 94HEB about Tmicha technit, technical support
  • Streetwise Hebrew

    #448 You the Landlord or the Tenant?

    2026-04-14 | 10 min.
    Oftentimes, Israelis mix up the Hebrew words ŚžŚ©Ś›Ś™Śš and Ś©Ś•Ś›Śš. It's the difference between "renting" an apartment and "renting out" an apartment. It's a common mistake that you don't have to make! Guy explains.
    Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
     
    New Words and Expressions:
    Liskor dira – To rent an apartment – ŚœŚ©Ś›Ś•Śš
    Baal/ba'alat ha-bayit – Landlord, landlady – Ś‘ŚąŚœ / Ś‘ŚąŚœŚȘ ڔڑڙŚȘ
    Ani socher / socheret dira – I rent an apartment – ڐڠڙ Ś©Ś•Ś›Śš / Ś©Ś•Ś›ŚšŚȘ Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ”
    Ha-socher / ha-socheret – The tenant, the renter – Ś”Ś©Ś•Ś›Śš / Ś”Ś©Ś•Ś›ŚšŚȘ
    S'char dira – The rent – Ś©Ś›Śš Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ”, کڛ"Ś“
    Schar dira gavoha / schar dira namooch – High rent, low rent – Ś©Ś›Śš Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ” ڒڑڕڔ, Ś©Ś›Śš Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ” Ś ŚžŚ•Śš
    Hi gara be-dira schoora – She lives in a rental apartment – ڔڙڐ Ś’ŚšŚ” Ś‘Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ” Ś©Ś›Ś•ŚšŚ”
    Rechev sachoor – Rented car – ŚšŚ›Ś‘ Ś©Ś›Ś•Śš
    Hi gara be-schiroot / hu gar be-schiroot – They live in a rented place – ڔڙڐ Ś’ŚšŚ” Ś‘Ś©Ś›Ś™ŚšŚ•ŚȘ /ڔڕڐ Ś’Śš Ś‘Ś©Ś›Ś™ŚšŚ•ŚȘ
    Lehaskir – To rent out – ŚœŚ”Ś©Ś›Ś™Śš
    Hu maskir dira – He rents out an apartment – ڔڕڐ ŚžŚ©Ś›Ś™Śš Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ”
    Hi maskira dira – She rents out an apartment – ڔڙڐ ŚžŚ©Ś›Ś™ŚšŚ” Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ”
    Dira Lehaskir – An apartment to let – Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ” ŚœŚ”Ś©Ś›Ś™Śš
    Dirot le-haskara – Apartments for rent – Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ•ŚȘ ŚœŚ”Ś©Ś›ŚšŚ”
    Zeh le-haskara? – Is it for rent? – Ś–Ś” ŚœŚ”Ś©Ś›ŚšŚ”
    Haskarat dirot – Leasing of apartments – Ś”Ś©Ś›ŚšŚȘ Ś“Ś™ŚšŚ•ŚȘ
    Haskarat rechev – Car rental – Ś”Ś©Ś›ŚšŚȘ ŚšŚ›Ś‘
    Hevra le-haskarat rechev – Car rental company – Ś—Ś‘ŚšŚ” ŚœŚ”Ś©Ś›ŚšŚȘ ŚšŚ›Ś‘
    Ha-maskir – The lessor – Ś”ŚžŚ©Ś›Ś™Śš
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Peer Tasi – Derech Ha-shalom (lyrics)
    Leah Goldberg – Dira Lehaskir
    Yad-2 commercial – Dirot le-haskara
    Yad-2 commercial
    Ep. no. 425 HEB about real estate agents
  • Streetwise Hebrew

    #102 Crazy Hebrew for Crazy Days

    2026-03-31 | 8 min.
    We are going through some Ś™ŚžŚ™Ś ŚžŚ©Ś•Ś’ŚąŚ™Ś – "crazy days" – in Israel at the moment, so let's talk about how we drive someone crazy in Hebrew. Guy promises a special sanity episode once things get back to normal.
    Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
     
    New Words and Expressions:
    Yamim meshugaim – Crazy days – Ś™ŚžŚ™Ś ŚžŚ©Ś•Ś’ŚąŚ™Ś
    Meshuga – Crazy – ŚžŚ©Ś•Ś’Śą
    Pgu'a nefesh – Suffering from mental illness – Ś€Ś’Ś•Śą ڠڀک
    Leshage'ah –  To drive someone crazy – ŚœŚ©Ś’Śą
    "Zeh ha-erev ha-ze ha-meshge'ah" – It's this amazing evening – Ś–Ś” Ś”ŚąŚšŚ‘ ڔږڔ Ś”ŚžŚ©Ś’Śą
    "Hu meshage'ah et kulan" – He drives all the girls crazy – ڔڕڐ ŚžŚ©Ś’Śą ڐŚȘ Ś›Ś•ŚœŚŸ
    Al teshage'ah oti (al chage'ah oti) – Don't drive me crazy – ڐڜ ŚȘŚ©Ś’Śą ڐڕŚȘŚ™
    "Ha-bachura shelcha, hi rak shig'ah otcha" – Your girl, she only drove you crazy – Ś”Ś‘Ś—Ś•ŚšŚ” کڜښ, ڔڙڐ ŚšŚ§ Ś©Ś™Ś’ŚąŚ” ڐڕŚȘښ
    Ba'al ha-bayit hishtage'ah – The landlord lost his mind – Ś‘ŚąŚœ ڔڑڙŚȘ ڔکŚȘŚ’Śą
    Hishtagata? hishtagat? Hishtagatem? – Have you lost your mind? – ڔکŚȘŚ’ŚąŚȘ / ڔکŚȘŚ’ŚąŚȘ / ڔکŚȘŚ’ŚąŚȘŚ
    "Yesh tipot shel shiga'on beinenu" – There are drops of insanity between us – ڙک Ś˜Ś™Ś€Ś•ŚȘ کڜ Ś©Ś™Ś’ŚąŚ•ŚŸ ڑڙڠڙڠڕ
    Shaga'at – Craziness – Ś©Ś’ŚąŚȘ
    "Kor'im leze shaga'at, kor'im leze tarefet" – They call it insanity, they call it craziness – Ś§Ś•ŚšŚŚ™Ś ŚœŚ–Ś” Ś©Ś’ŚąŚȘ, Ś§Ś•ŚšŚŚ™Ś ŚœŚ–Ś” Ś˜ŚšŚ€ŚȘ
    Metoraf – Crazy – ŚžŚ˜Ś•ŚšŚŁ
    Meshugene tiranen – Crazy tyrants – ŚžŚ©Ś•Ś’ŚąŚ Śą Ś˜Ś™ŚšŚÖ·Ś ŚąŚŸ
    Shaja3 hilmak (Ar.) – Follow your dream – کڒ'Śą Ś—ŚœŚžŚ› – ŰŽŰŹŰč Ű­Ù„Ù…Ùƒ
    Tashji'a (Ar.) – Encouragement, cheering – ŚȘکڒ'Ś™Śą – ŰȘÙŽŰŽÙ’ŰŹÙÙŠŰč
    Mushaja'in (Ar.) – Fans, supporters – ŚžŚ•Ś©Ś’'ŚąŚ™ŚŸ – Ù…ŰŽŰŹŰčين
     
    Playlist and Clips:
    Matti Caspi – Zemer Mapuhit (lyrics)
    Yoni Yosef – Meshage'ah et Kulan (lyrics)
    Zohar Argov – Al Teshag'I Oti (lyrics)
    Avihu Shabbat & Michal Amdursky – Yalla (lyrics)
    Omer Adam – Wai Li (lyrics)
    Rami Fortis & Barry Saharoff – Halom Kachol (lyrics)
    Benny Bashan – Achla Hamuda (lyrics)
    Lior Narkis – Shaga'at/Tarefet (lyrics)
    Trio Carpion – Push the Button (lyrics)
    Nancy Ajarm & Cheb Khaled – Shaja Hilmak
    Ep. no. 151 about intensifiers and superlatives HEB
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