A bite-size podcast showcasing modern Hebrew and its slang. Host Guy Sharett explains what we can learn about Israeli psyche, society, and culture through the Hebrew language.
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episode 418: Is Someone Stealing Your Identity?
The Hebrew word זהות means identity. It’s a word we Israelis use many times throughout the day, like any time we call customer service in Israel. Any guesses as to why?
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New Words and Expressions:
Zehut – Identity – זהות
“Zehut achat la-boker, achat la-laila” – One identity for the morning, one for the night – זהות אחת לבוקר, אחת ללילה
Teudat zehut – ID – תעודת זהות, ת.ז
Teudat zehut biometrit hachama – A smart biometric identity card – תעודת זהות ביומטרית חכמה
Ha-meginim al zehutenu – Which protect our identity – המגינים על זהותנו
Mispar zehut – ID number – מספר זהות
Yitachen she-mishehu gonev lachem et ha-zehoot – Maybe someone is stealing your identity – ייתכן שמישהו גונב לכם את הזהות
Ganvu lo et ha-zehut – Someone stole his identity – גנבו לו את הזהות
“Ten li rak le’amet et ha-zehut shelcha” – Let me just verify your identity – תן לי רק לאמת את הזהות שלך
“Ana zahu oti be-ezrat hakol sheli” – Please identify me with the help of my voice – אנא זהו אותי בעזרת הקול שלי
Politikat ha-zehuyot – Identity politics – פוליטיקת הזהויות
Zehut migdarit – Gender identity – זהות מגדרית
Teomim zehim – Identical twins – תאומים זהים
Zehe, zeha, zehim, zehot – Identical – זהה, זהה, זהים, זהות
Playlist and Clips:
Mercedes Band – Zehut (lyrics)
Hava Alberstein – Sharaliya (lyrics)
Tehudat Zehut – ID Card
Mishehu gonev lachem et ha-zehoot
Danny Robas – Ze Lo Ani (lyrics)
Politikat Ha-zehuyot
What’s zehut migdarit?
Ynet – Identical twins – Teomim zehim
Stephane Legar – Lifnei, Achrei (lyrics)
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