Streetwise Hebrew

In Hebrew, צד is side. And what about its plural צדדים, sides? It's a bit of a mouthful. Today Guy explains the different sides of צד, as well as useful expressions like, “fine by me” and “there are two sides to every story.”

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New Words and Expressions:

Tsad, tsdadim - Side, sides - צד, צדדים

Le-shnei ha-tsdadim - To both sides - לשני הצדדים

“Birds-dadim” > (bir)ds-dadim > tsdadim

Hatsida - Towards the side - הצידה

Mi-tsad el/le tsad - From one side to the other - מצד אל צד, מצד לצד

Mi-tsad ehad… Mi-tsad sheni - On one hand, on the other hand - מצד אחד, מצד שני

Le-chol matbe’a yesh shnei tsdadim - There are two sides to every story - לכל מטבע יש שני צדדים

Le-tsidech - On your (f.) side - לצידך

Al tefani li makom le-tsidech - Don’t make room for me by your side - אל תפני לי מקום לצידך

Ze lo yafe mi-tsidech - It’s not a nice thing to do by you - זה לא יפה מצידך

Mamash lo yafe mi-tisdo/mi-tsida - It’s not a nice thing to do from his/her side - ממש לא יפה מצידו/מצידה

Zo hutzpah mi-tsido - It’s a hutzpah thing to do on his part - זו חוצפה מצידו

Mi-tsidi she-haproyekt ha-ze lo yihye - For me, this project can be cancelled - מצידי, שהפרוייקט זה לא יהיה

Mi-tsidi ein be’aya - On my part, no problem - מצידי אין בעיה

Mi-tsidi sababa - From me it’s ok - מצידי סבבה

Tsad gimel - Third party - צד ג

Ba-tsad shel ha-tovim - On the side of the good guys - בצד של הטובים

Avoda tsdadit - Side gig - עבודה צדדית

Had tsdadi - One sided - חד-צדדי

Hachlata had tsdadit - One sided decision - החלטה חד-צדדית

Playlist and Clips:

Yishai Levy - Mi-tsad le-tsad (lyrics)

Imun sport

Ha-haverim shel Natasha - Yesh Zman (lyrics)

Matityahu Rozen - Mi-tsad Ehad, Mi-tsad Sheni (lyrics on YouTube)

Dor Daniel - Makom le-tsidech (lyrics)

Sheygets - Ha-milim hachi yafot (lyrics)

Ron Hulda’i, mayor of Tel Aviv

Tsad Gimel

Rona Keinan - Ba-tsad shel ha-tovim (lyrics)

Hachlata had tsdadit - TV2