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
episode 198: Pick Up After Your Dog With ‘Tarimu’
The Tel Aviv municipality launched a new campaign to encourage people to pick up after their dogs. ‘Tarimu’ means ‘pick up’, imperative, plural. But it has another meaning in the Tel Avivi gay lingo. What does it mean? New words and...
episode 197: Straighten Those Split Ends
The root חל”ק has so many meanings. It has to do with separation, borders and partitions, so you can imagine how popular it is here in the Middle East. But it has more meanings, for example at the hair stylist, in a stadium or even on a banana...
episode 196: Got Chutzpah
Almost everybody knows the word chutzpah, audacity, brash behaviour. When is it positive and when is it negative? And what’s hutzpah israelit? New words and expressions: Hatichat hatsuf - You cheeky bastard - חתיכת חצוף Limhok - to erase -...
episode 195: So, Then...
English has ‘like’ and ‘kinda’. What do Hebrew speakers use as fillers? And what did we borrow from Arabic? Guy explains. Looking to support the show? Learn how on . Words and expressions discussed: Em - Umm - אֶם Achshav ani margish - Now...
episode 194: Ummm... Uhhh... Errr...
Today, um, Guy talks, um, about fillers like ‘Eh’ in Hebrew and about other things we say when we try to think and talk at the same time. Learn why this is important, especially for people who want to improve their Hebrew. New words and...
episode 193: Bored to Death
We were all kids once, and at least in Israel, during the summer holiday, we used to tell our parents, mesha’amem li, I am bored. Answers varied, as you can imagine, but let’s talk for a sec about boredom-bored-boring in Hebrew. Words and...
episode 192: Something Like That
How do you say ‘about 30 people’ in Hebrew? How about ‘around the 7th or the 8th’? He’s about 50-60 year old? Today Guy talks about "around", "about", "8-ish" and more. Words and expressions discussed: Haya od or, hamesh be’erech – It...
episode 191: You Don't Own Me
Gay marriage is new to the world, and Hebrew, a gender-based language, has to face the music and find new ways to talk about it. On this episode, Guy talks about an email from a married gay listener. Looking for the Hebrew versions of our episodes or...
Meet the Patrons: Wildfires & Podcasts
Guy's recent Skype chat with Patrons covered, among other things, California's wildfires and Hebrew podcasts produced by the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation. Want to join our Skype chat next month? Visit and become a patron.
episode 190: All Things Being Equal
The word ‘shavé’ means ‘equal,’ but in slang it also means ‘worth it’, and sometimes ‘cool,’ ‘amazing,’ or ‘good looking.’ How do we ask, ‘Is it worth it?’ in Hebrew, and why is there a bleep censor in this episode?...