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Many things "happen" here in the Holy Land, which is why the root "kara" – ק.ר.ה – with all its derivatives, is so popular. Guy Sharett explains how it's related to murder, earthquakes, and soy milk, and finishes with an anecdote (in Hebrew) about a lady called Carmela. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Karah – Happened – קרה "Ma kara la-yeled" – What happened to the child – מה קרה לילד Ma kara, ma kara? – What on earth? – מה קרה, מה קרה Ma koreh achi? – What's going on, dude? – מה קורה אחי Az ma od koreh itach – So what else is happening with you? – אז מה עוד קורה איתך Ma koreh im… – What's happening with… – מה קורה עם Ma kara im – What happened to… – מה קרה עם Tagidi ma kore itach? – Tell me, what's happening with you – תגידי מה קורה איתך Ma koreh itach? – What on earth is going on with you? – מה קורה איתך Ma leazazel koreh itcha? – What the hell is going on with you? – מה לעזאזל קורה איתך Ze ma she-kara – This is what happened – זה מה שקרה Ze lo kore li – It's not happening to me – זה לא קורה לי Ze lo yikre shuv – It won't happen again – זה לא יקרה שוב Kara mashehu? – Did something happen? – קרה משהו Nu ve-kara mashehu? – So did something happen? – נו, וקרה משהו Mikreh, mikrim – Case, cases – מקרה, מקרים   "Ani gam kacha mikreh avud" – Anyway I am a lost cause – אני גם ככה מקרה אבוד Mikre katseh – Edge case – מקרה קצה Mikre cherum – Emergency – מקרה חירום Be-mikre cherum ata yachol tamid lehitkasher elai – In case of an emergency you can always call me – במקרה חירום אתה יכול תמיד להתקשר אליי Mikrey retsach – Murder cases – מקרי רצח "Ani rotseh lifgosh ota pit'om be-mikreh – I want to meet her suddenly, by chance – אני רוצה לפגוש אותה פתאום במקרה Be-mikreh – Accidentally – במקרה Ze kara be-mikreh – It happened accidentally – זה קרה במקרה Yesh lachem be-mikreh chalav soya? – Do you happen to have soy milk by any chance? – יש לכם במקרה חלב סויה Le-mikreh she – In case you need me, here is my number – למקרה שתצטרך אותי, הנה המספר שלי Be-mikreh shel re'idat adama – In case of an earthquake – במקרה של רעידת אדמה Bechol pgisha mikrit – At every random meeting – בכל פגישה מקרית Mikri – Random – מקרי Mikriyoot – Coincidence – מקריות   Playlist and Clips: Matti Caspi – Yemei Binyamina (lyrics) Moshe Peretz – Ma Kore Itach (lyrics)  Ozi Zoltak – Afilu Lo At (lyrics) Meir Ariel – Pluga Ba-kav (lyrics) Arik Lavie – Haya o lo haya (lyrics)   Ep. no. 16  Cursing Drivers in Hebrew HEB Ep. no. 79 about the flow of conversation HEB

From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root דלפ is an interesting one, and from which we get the Hebrew word for whistleblower. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Ha-mazgan dolef – The air conditioning unit is leaking – המזגן דולף Tsinor dolef – Leaking pipe – צינור דולף Dlifa – Leaking – דליפה "Yesh lanoo dlifa ba-mazgan" – We have a leak in our AC unit – יש לנו דליפה במזגן "Yesh lanoo dlifa me-hatikra'" – We have a leak from our ceiling – יש לנו דליפה מהתקרה Dlifat gaz – Gas leak – דליפת גז Dlifot neft – Oil spills – דליפות נפט Dalaf tik mismachim – A dossier was leaked – דלף תיק מסמכים Ha-meida dalaf – The information leaked – המידע דלף Eich dalaf ha-meida? – How did the information leak? – איך דלף המידע Dlifat meida – Information leak – דליפת מידע Mi hidlif et ha-meida? – Who leaked the info? – מי הדליף את המידע Hu hidlif mismachim – He leaked documents – הוא הדליף מסמכים Hi hidlifa mismachim – She leaked documents – היא הדליפה מסמכים Hadlafat meida – Information leak – הדלפת מידע Madlif – Leaker, whistleblower – מדליף, מדליפה Mi ha-madlif/a? – Who is the leaker? – מי המדליף Ha-sirton hudlaf – The video was leaked – הסרטון הודלף Ha-sirton ha-mudlaf – The leaked video – הסרטון המודלף Ha-pratim ha-mudlafim – The leaked details – הפרטים המודלף   Playlist and Clips: Danny Litani – Shalechet (lyrics) Midrag – Dlifat gaz Dlifat neft – Fuel leak Calcalist – Neft, politika ve-goofot Hidlifa Nurit Galron – Shalechet (lyrics)

"Od, od, od!" – we're always wanting more. How do we ask for more milk, for an encore or for another goal in a football game? You guessed it, we use "od." Guy Sharett tells us more… Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Od – More, else, still – עוד Ken, od tipa – Yes, a tiny bit more – כן, עוד טיפה Efshar od chalav? – May I have a bit more milk? – אפשר עוד חלב "Ma od bikasht?" – What else did you ask for? – מה עוד ביקשת Ma od vaksha? – What else would you like? – מה עוד בבקשה Od mashehu? – Anything else? – עוד משהו Ma od, ata rotseh gam café? – What else, do you want a cup of coffee as well? – מה עוד, אתה רוצה גם קפה Mi od ba? – Who else is coming? – מי עוד בא Tagidi li od paam – Tell me one more time – תגידי לי עוד פעם "Od ha-paam" – One more time – עוד הפעם "Ata od tegaleh et ha-olam" – You'll still discover the world – אתה עוד תגלה את העולם Yesh adayin zman, yesh od zman – There's still time – יש עוד זמן, יש עדיין זמן Daber iti be-od yomayim – Talk to me in two days – דבר איתי בעוד יומיים Od me'at – In a bit – עוד מעט Kol od – As long as – כל עוד "Kol od oleh ha-boker" – As long as the sun is rising – כל עוד עולה הבוקר Kol od hu medaber kacha, ani lo adaber ito – As long as he talks like this, I won't talk to him – כל עוד הוא מדבר ככה, אני לא אדבר איתו "Od lo tamu kol pla'ayich" – Your wonders are not over yet – עוד לא תמו כל פלאייך Od lo achalti – I haven't eaten yet – עוד לא אכלתי "Eich eda ve-odeni yeled" – How will I know, when I am still a child? – איך אדע ועודני ילד   Playlist and Clips: Erik Berman – Ma Od Bikasht? (lyrics) Pablo Rosenberg – Tagidi Li Od Pa'am (lyrics) Gidi Gov – Inyan shel Zman (lyrics) Yoni Rechter & Eli Mohar – Kol Od (lyrics) Rami Kleinstein – Od Lo Tamu Kol Pla'ayich (lyrics) Ha-kol Over Habibi – Odeni yeled (lyrics)

Lior Peleg, our beloved editor and technical producer, is leaving us. As a tribute to him, we'll explore his full name and learn some cool stuff about it, especially about Or, light. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Peleg, plagim – Brook, stream – פלג, פלגים "Ve-haya ke-ets shatul al palgei mayim" (Psalms 1:3) – "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water" – והיה כעץ שתול על פלגי מים Ha-peleg ha-matoon – The moderate stream – הפלג המתון Or, orot – Light – אור, אורות "Ha-or shelcha me'ir, adayin zoher" – Your light, me'ir, is still shining- האור שלך, מאיר, עדיין זוהר Ha-ner shelcha, Meir, adayin bo'er- Your candle, Meir, is still burning – הנר שלך, מאיר, עדיין זוהר Le'ha'ir – To light – להאיר "Et chadar ha-ambatia, moomlatz le'hair be-menorat tikra" – "It is advisable to illuminate the bathroom with a ceiling lamp." – את חדר האמבטיה מומלץ להאיר במנורת תקרה "Chalon echad haya mu'ar" – One window was lit – חלון אחד היה מואר Hu choshev she-hu mu'ar – He thinks he's enlightened – הוא חושב שהוא מואר Lehadlik et ha-or – To turn on the light – להדליק את האור Ata yachol lehadlik et ha'or? – Could you turn on the light? – אתה יכול להדליק את האור Tadlik, tadliki, tadliku – Turn on the light (imperative) – תדליק, תדליקי, תדליקו את האור Lechabot et ha-or – To turn off the light – לכבות את האור Techabeh, techabi, techabu et ha-or – Turn off the light (imperative) – תכבה, תכבי, תכבו את האור Hu mechabe et ha-or – He turns off the light – הוא מכבה את האור Lekabel or yarok – To get the green light – לקבל אור ירוק Hotsaa la'or – Publishing house – הוצאה לאור Lehotsi la'or sefer – To publish a book – להוציא לאור ספר Motsi la-or – Publisher – מוציא לאור Oru einav – His eyes lit up, he was glad – אורו עיניו   Playlist and Clips: Diane Kaplan – Al Palgei Mayim King James Bible – Psalm 1 Psalm 1 – Automated machine reading (Italian) Ehud Banai – Blues Kna'ani (lyrics) Leha'ir – To light Shlomo Artsi – Leyad Ha-bayit she-garti bo (lyrics) Sarit Haddad – Shir Eres (lyrics) Aviv Geffen – Or Ha-yare'ach (lyrics)