#439 It Ain't Cheap

The word זול means cheap and is used in spoken Hebrew in all kinds of interesting ways. For example, what's זיל הזול? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Zol – Cheap – זול Periferia – Periphery, places outside the big cities – פריפריה Yoker ha-mihya – Cost of living – יוקר המחיה "Ad achshav ha-amira hayta ke'ilu, lechu la-periferia, ba-periferia zol, az hine halachnu laperiferia, ve-pitom po anachnu magi'im lemehirim shel tel aviv." – Until now everybody said 'go to the periphery, it's cheap there. So we went there, and suddenly we get to Tel Aviv prices' – עד עכשיו האמירה הייתה כאילו, לכו לפריפריה, בפריפריה זול. אז הנה הלכנו לפריפריה ופתאום פה אנחנו מגיעים למחירים של תל אביב Mehirim zolim – Cheap prices – מחירים זולים Shuk ha-carmel – Tel Aviv's ha-carmel market – שוק הכרמל Be-zol – For cheap – בזול Liknot mashehu be-zol – To buy something for cheap – לקנות משהו בזול Rak ha-yom – Today only – רק היום Zil ha-zol – Cheaply, on sale – זיל הזול Hazol hu ha-yakar – The cheap is the expensive – הזול הוא היקר Tisot zolot midai – Overly cheap flights – טיסות זולות מדיי Hatsi mechir – Half price – חצי מחיר Stalbet – Chill – סתלבט "Ha-shir asa lanu achla shel shivuk aval hafuch" – The song did us great marketing, but in the wrong way – השיר עשה לנו אחלה של שיווק אבל הפוך "Lo zol po. Shelo ledaber al ze she-en diyur." – It's not cheap here. Not to mention the fact that there is no available housing – לא זול פה, שלא לדבר על זה שאין פה דיור Zol – Common, vulgar, unrefined – זול Ze margish zol – It feels cheap – זה מרגיש זול Lehozil – To lower the price – להוזיל Hozala – Price reduction – הוזלה Mivtsaei hozalot – Sales – מבצעי הוזלות Mechirim muzalim – Reduced prices – מחירים מוזלים Playlist and Clips: KAN TV – Ba-periferia zol? Hadashot 13 – Shuk Ha-carmel celebrates 100 years Natan Cohen – Zil Ha-zol (lyrics) Full Trunk – Stalbet ba-kibbutz (lyrics) Ep. no. 135 about yatsata be-zol Ep. no. 148 about sales Ep. no. 438 about deals

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#439 It Ain't Cheap is an episode from StreetWise Hebrew by TLV1 Studios.

This episode is 08:57 long.

This episode was published on Jun 17, 2025.

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