Streetwise Hebrew

The Hebrew word יד means hand, but also so much more. Let's find out its other meanings, idioms, and expressions Israelis often use. And what's yad2?  Guy gives us a hand with the lesson. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Yad, yadayim – Hand, hands – יד, ידיים Ten / tni li yad – Give me a hand – תן לי יד Ani lo rotse latet le-zeh yad – I don't want to collaborate with this – אני לא רוצה לתת לזה יד Bishvilech ha-yare'ach etslo ba-yadayim – For you the moon is in his hands – בשבילך הירח אצלו בידיים Ani yad rishona – I am the first owner of the car – אני יד ראשונה Eize yad ha-oto? – What ownership is the car? – איזה יד האוטו Oto yad rishona – First hand car – יד ראשונה Oto yad shniya – Second hand car – יד שנייה Al yedey – By – על ידי Al yedey mi? – By whom? – על ידי מי Al yedey David – By David – על ידי דויד Al yedey ha-yeled – By the child – על ידי הילד Leyad / Al yad – Near – ליד / על יד Ba-bayit leyad ha-mesila – At the house near the railroad tracks – בבית ליד המסילה  Rechev yadani – Manual car – רכב ידני Teivat hiloochim yadanit – Manual gearbox – תיבת הילוכים Suzuki swift yadanit – Manual Suzuki Swift – סוזוקי סוויפט ידנית Yadit, yadiyot – Handle, handles – ידית, ידיות Yadit ha-delet – The door handle – ידית הדלת Avodat yad – Handmade / handicraft – עבודת יד Lalechet Yad be yad – To walk hand in hand – ללכת יד ביד lilchots yadayim – To shake hands – ללחוץ ידיים Lechitsat yad – Handshake – לחיצת יד Lakachat et atsmecha bayadaim – Pull yourself together – לקחת את עצמך בידיים Leharim yadayim – Put your hands up – להרים ידיים Lo leharim yadayim – Don't give up – לא להרים ידיים Lishloach yadayim – To grope – לשלוח ידיים Im yad al halev – With hand on heart – עם יד על הלב   Playlist and Clips: The Idan Raichel Project – Bo'ee (lyrics) Lea Shabbat – Yare'ach Ba-shamaiym (lyrics) Yad2 Campaign Rivka Zohar – Ha-bayit leyad ha-mesila (lyrics) Teivat hiloochim yadanit – Manual gear Yadiyot – Handles Avodat Yad – Handmade Ofra Haza – Yad Be-Yad (lyrics) Ninet Tayeb – Be-sof Ha-olem (lyrics) Yehudit Ravits – Lakachta et Yadi be-Yadcha (lyrics)

You can't be in the Start-up Nation and not know how to talk tech in Hebrew. Guy teaches us how to say "attachment," "text message," and "chat" in Hebrew, and how to conjugate the verb לסמס. Things are about to get geeky! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Telefon nayad, telefon cellulari – Cellphone – טלפון נייד, טלפון סלולרי Titkasher elay la-nayad – Call me on my cellphone – תתקשר אליי לנייד Pelephone – Cellphone – פלאפון "Talpeni, talepni" – Call (Imp. fem) – טלפני, טלפני "Mitkasher elayich at lo ona" – I am calling you, you don't answer – מתקשר אלייך את לא עונה Telefon Kavi – Home phone, landline – טלפון קווי Titkasheri elay rega lakavi – Call me on my landline for a sec. – תתקשרי אליי רגע לקווי Mekoovan – Online – מקוון Sheroot mekoovan – Online service – שירות מקוון "Ba-boker kibalti email katsar ve-nechmad" – In the morning I got a short and nice email – בבוקר קיבלתי אימייל קצר ונחמד Imeylim, meilim – Emails – אימיילים, מיילים Doar electroni (doel) – Email – דואר אלקטרוני, דואל "Lo sholchim misron bi-nhiga" – You don't send a message while driving – לא שולחים מסרון בנהיגה Misron – SMS, message – מסרון "Ata shloe'ach hoda'ah" – You're sending a message – אתה שולח הודעה Lesames le-mishehu – To send an sms to someone – לסמס למישהו Lehistames – To sms one another – להסתמס Histamasnoo kama sha'ot – We chatted via sms for a few hours – הסתמסנו כמה שעות Lishloach hoda'ah – To send a message – לשלוח הודעה Shalachti lo hoda'ah – I sent him a message – שלחתי לו הודעה Yisoom, yisoomon, aplikatsya – Cell phone application – יישום, יישומון, אפליקציה Yisoomonim le-telefonim chachamim – Smart phone applications – יישומון לטלפונים חכמים Leyasem – To implement – ליישם Eich lehorid shirim – How to download songs – איך להוריד שירים Patschan – Hacker – פצחן Lefatse'ach – To crack – לפצח Tsroofa – Attachement – צרופה Mirshetet – Internet – מרשתת Blog – Yoman reshet – בלוג Lechotet – To chat – לצ'וטט   Playlist and Clips: Shlomo Artzi – Talpeni, talpeni (lyrics) Doda – Erev Avood (lyrics) HOT TV – Commercial Miri Messika – Af Ahat (lyrics) Misron – Sms Sarit Hadad – Hoshevet Alecha (lyrics) Eich lehorid shirim Ep. no. 155 about lehorid, to download Ep. No. 208 about limsor, to pass HEB

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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)