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 176: Would You Like Cheese With That Whine?
A teenager in central Tel Aviv said something to his friend on the phone that made Guy think: How do we say 'whiner' and 'to whine' in Hebrew? Today's episode is about the word 'bachyan' and its variations.
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Words and expressions discussed:
Hu bacha – He cried – הוא בכה
Livkot – To cry – לבכות
Bachiti – I cried – בכיתי
Eineni tinok bachyan – I am not a whining baby – אינני תינוק בכיין
Bachyan – Whiner – בכיין
Bachyanut – Whining (noun) – בכיין
Hu stam mitbachyen – He’s just whining – הוא סתם מתבכיין
Lehitbachyen – To whine, to complain while feeling sorry for oneself – להתבכיין
Mitbachyen – Whining – מתבכיין
Dai, ya mitbachyen – Enough already, you whiner – די, יא מתבכיין
Hitbachyenut – Whining – התבכיינות
Music:
Aviv Geffen – Livkot Lecha (lyrics)
Dudu Tassa – Bachiti
Ahuva Tsadok – Dani Gibor (lyrics)
Teapacks – Hora Nadlanim (lyrics)
The Knesset TV Channel
MK Shelly Yachimovich – TV2 interview
Idan Raichel’s Project – Min’i Kolech Mi-bechi
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