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2025-02-18

  U-Turns and Public Inquiries

The Hebrew word פרסס is what you’d use in a sentence to ask a driver to make a U-turn. But what does it mean in slang? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Pniya, pniyot – Turn, turns – פנייה, פניות Pniya ya...
2025-02-11

  #15 Holocaust (Rerun)

The word שואה, holocaust, used to be a sacred word. Not anymore. Like many loaded words, we used and reused it. Now you can hear people using Sho’a in totally different contexts. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Shoah...
2025-02-04

  Do Not Contact Me

The Hebrew word לפנות means to turn, like to turn right or left. But we use לפנות for other things as well, like when we need to contact our municipality or to tell someone to stop texting us. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expr...
2025-01-28

  #47 What’s the First Hebrew Word You Learned? (Rerun)

Shalom means ‘peace,’ ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ – it’s one of the most popular words in Hebrew, and the first one everybody learns. But there are other words, all derived from the root sh.l.m, that are very active in our language. Let’s meet the family! He...
2025-01-21

  #19 The X Factor in Hebrew (Rerun)

Yes, you can learn Hebrew from pop culture. This time we decided to check out reality show Hebrew: We took one episode of The X Factor Israel and wrote down all the adjectives used there. Which ones made it to the top? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Pa...
2025-01-14

  #40 What’s the ‘Biggest’ Word in Hebrew? (Rerun)

The Hebrew word גדול, ‘big,’ and its root, g.d.l, have made a huge career in written and spoken Hebrew. Let’s meet the family today; from mustaches and fast food chains, to towers and plastic surgery. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words ...
2025-01-07

  #33 The Evil Eye (Rerun)

The Hebrew word עין means eye. How do we say it in plural? What is עין הרע? And how do we say ‘The apple of my eye’ in Hebrew? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Ayin – Eye – עין Einayim – Eyes – עיניים “Al tich’asi ein...
2024-12-24

  #61 Addicted to Acronyms (Rerun)

We love using ראשי תיבות - acronyms - in modern Hebrew. We take the initials and between the last two letters we add inverted commas (two apostrophes) to show that it's an acronym rather than an ordinary word. Guy explains that the transformation from ...
2024-12-17

  #41 Atsor! (Rerun)

Sometimes you need to ask a driver, or anyone really, “Could you stop here, please?” Today we’ll learn how to say it in Hebrew, and we’ll also find out what it has to do with bowel movements. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expre...
2024-12-10

  #43 How to Dump Someone in Hebrew (Rerun)

Lizrok means ‘to throw’ in Hebrew, but how is it used in relationship lingo? Oh, and who is the most famous ‘Varda’ in Israel? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: “Ve-chamesh shanim itach zarakti la-pach” – And five year...