#454 Can You Comprehend What I'm About to Tell You?
In Hebrew, ?אתה קולט, means "You won't believe what I'm about to tell you", and it's very dramatic. This root, קלט, has some other interesti...
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A bite-sized podcast that discusses Modern Hebrew language gems. From slang to etymology, textual graffiti, Biblical idioms that are still around, influences from other languages, and other...
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#136 Streetwise Hebrew Gets Double Negative
Today we're getting negative. Double negative, in fact. After some Hebrew words like כלום ("nothing") or אף פעם ("never") we also have to us...
#453 All Together Now
The Hebrew word יחד means together. This root has many useful words you should know: singular, unique, individual and more. Hear the All-Heb...
#133 "A Glorious Failure is Better Than Dreams in the Drawer"
In a country where everybody tells you what to do, how to do it and when, it's only natural that the word עדיף – "it's preferable" – is one...
#130 Streetwise Hebrew in Seventh Heaven
Streetwise Hebrew surpassed 700,000 downloads, and Guy thinks this is a great reason to talk about the root of number seven in Hebrew – שבע...
#126 Use Your Imagination
"You guys look so alike, it's crazy!" The Israeli street is all about exclamations, including strangers telling you how much you resemble so...
#452 Once and for All
The Hebrew word אחד means one, a word we Israelis use all the time. From its root we also get the words for homogeneous and unity. Oh, and y...
#125 Bills, Bills, Bills
Asking for the bill is one of the most important things to learn in any language. But חשבון, in Hebrew, is about much more than just settlin...
#124 Are You Playing By The Rules?
Are you playing by the כללים? A כלל is a rule or regulation, and it's a great Hebrew root to tackle together. Guy takes us through all the r...
#123 Streetwise Hebrew Tomorrow At Nine? Kavanu.
In Hebrew we like to set meetings, rendezvous, and appointments too. Today Guy talks about how we use likb'oa, the verb to set, for these ac...
#451 We're United
The Hebrew word איחוד means a union. Guy explains other words from the root אחד, which mean "association", "reunion", and "getting back toge...
#122 Waiter Talk…. Is Everything Ok?
We have already spoken about what you say in a restaurant or at a café, but what would a waiter say to you? Guy prepares us with the lines t...
#120 Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The Hebrew word שאר, the rest, is our week's theme. From the same root we have להשאיר, to leave, להישאר, to stay, and other useful verbs, no...
#121 How to "Finish" in Hebrew… While Keeping it Clean
The Hebrew word לגמור means to finish, but also to reach orgasm. So this episode might not be for everybody! Guy explains how to use the roo...
#450 Trust Me
So how many times have you heard the sentence, "סמוך עליי, trust me, everything will be okay"? Guy explains the סמוך culture. Hear the All-H...
#117 Ya Habibi! Streetwise Hebrew Gets Affectionate
The root חבב, which gives us the word חביבי, is all about affection. Guy explains what it's got to do with gay Tel Avivi speech and Ashdod i...
#118 How to Fall for Your Hebrew Teacher
The root נפל is all about falling – ליפול means "to fall." It's used in so many different expressions it can be easy to forget where it came...
#449 Air It Out
The Hebrew word for air is אוויר, while אווירה is atmosphere/ambience. There are other interesting words taken from אוויר, like fluffy or ce...
#106 Learning Hebrew? Kol Ha-Kavod!
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 Hebr...
#104 Streetwise Support: Ease the Heavy Burden of Learning Hebrew
The word for "support" – תמיכה – is used widely in Hebrew, mainly in the context of tech support. The verb is לתמוך. Guy has a special messa...