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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 7 hours 8 minutes
#89 We're All Going on a Summer Hofesh (Rerun)
It’s summertime and everybody is going somewhere for hofesh, holiday. That being the case, let’s talk about flights, package deals and checking-in –Hebrew style. New Words and Expressions: Hofesh – Holiday –חופש...
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? New Words and Expressions: Zehut – Identity – זהות “Zehut...
episode 417: Procrastinating in Hebrew
It happens to all of us: we have a task to accomplish and we promise ourselves to do it right after this one last thing. So how did an entire week pass by so quickly and yet we’re staring at an even longer to-do list? Let’s talk about...
#68 The Choice Is Yours (Rerun)
We recently had our local elections here in Israel, and we're still talking about the results. A b’chira is a 'choice.' Guy Sharett teaches us how to choose, elect, and select in Hebrew. New Words and Expressions: Bchirot – Elections,...
#21 Saying It Twice (Rerun)
Why do we sometimes repeat the same word twice in Hebrew? Mashu-mashu, gever-gever, for example. Today we’ll talk about reduplication in Hebrew and… about Belize. New Words and Expressions: Le’at le’at – Slowly – לאט-לאט...
episode 416: I'm Finally Settling In
The Hebrew words להתיישב and לשבת are both translated as ‘to sit down’, but they are not used in the same manner. And how are these words related to the West Bank? Guy explains. New Words and Expressions: “Bo maher, hayeshiva...
episode 415: What Are You Sitting On?
The word לשבת means to sit, and there’s a plethora of uses for this verb in Hebrew. We’ll be talking about jails and cafes, dog trainers, Ottoman Jews, and restaurant hosts, all in the same episode! New Words and Expressions: Yoshev...
episode 414: Are You in the Country?
The Hebrew word ארץ means land/country. But it changes when we add prepositions to it. It’s also an important word if you are training your dog to lie on the floor. Guy explains. New Words and Expressions: Eretz – Land, country –...
#384 The Deal of a Lifetime (Rerun)
There is a lot of talk in Israel about a new עסקת חטופים, hostage exchange. Let's refresh our understanding of the #Hebrew root עסק. So on this rerun episode, Guy discusses the root עסק and introduces us to other nouns we need to...
#68 The Choice Is Yours (Rerun)
Everyone in Israel is talking about the local elections on Feb. 27th. So we are reruning an episode about b’chirot – ‘elections.’ A b’chira is a ‘choice.’ Guy Sharett teaches us how to choose, elect, and select in Hebrew,...