Streetwise Hebrew

Asking for the bill is one of the most important things to learn in any language. But חשבון, in Hebrew, is about much more than just settling the account.
Guy explains how Israelis do self-reflection, how they break even… and how they don't give a damn.
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New Words and Expressions:
Heshbon, heshbonot (m.) – Bill, bills – חשבון, חשבונות
Heshbon bank – Bank account – חשבון בנק
Heshbon hotsa'ot – Expense account – חשבון הוצאות
Heshbon nefesh – Self examination – חשבון נפש
Lehavi / Lakachat be-heshbon – To take into consideration – להביא / לקחת בחשבון
Kach / K'chi / K'choo be-heshbon she- – Take into consideration that… (Imp.) – קח / קחי / קחו בחשבון
K'chi be-heshbon she-kar – Take into consideration that it's cold – קחי בחשבון שקר
Kach be-heshbon she-yakar sham – Take into consideration that it's expensive there – קח בחשבון שיקר שם
Lo ba be-heshbon – It's out of the question – לא בא בחשבון
"Panim she-lo osot heshbon" – A face that does not give a damn – פנים שלא עושות חשבון
Hu lo dofek heshbon – He doesn't give a damn – הוא לא דופק חשבון
Ma, ata dofek heshbon le-mishehu? – Do you care about others? – מה, אתה דופק חשבון למישהו
Hi sogeret heshbonot – She's clearing the table – היא סוגרת חשבונות
Hisool heshbonot – Score settling – חיסול חשבונות
Zeh al heshboncha? – Is it at your expense – זה על חשבונך
Al heshbon ha-bayit – On the house – על חשבון הבית
Zeh al heshbonenu – This is on our account – זה על חשבוננו
Heshbon aroch – A long-standing score – חשבון ארוך
Yesh li heshbon aroch ito – I have a long-standing score to settle with him – יש לי חשבון ארוך איתו
Be-heshbon pashut – In simple arithmetic – בחשבון פשוט
Ro'eh heshbon – Accountant – רואה חשבון
Heshbona'ut / Re'iyat heshbon – Accounting – חשבונאות / ראיית חשבון
Hanhalat heshbonot – Bookkeeping – הנהלת חשבונות
Menahel / menahelet heshbonot – Bookkeeper – מנהל / מנהלת חשבונות
Tavi'i cheshbonit – Bring an invoice (imp. f.) – תביאי חשבונית
Heshbonit mas – Tax invoice – חשבונית מס
Lehashben le-mishehu – To care too much about something – לחשבן למישהו
Lehitchashben – To settle accounts with someone – להתחשבן
Bo nitchashben ba-sof – Let's do the math at the end – בוא נתחשבן בסוף
Ma, ata mitchashben iti al cafe? – Forget it, it's just a coffee, my treat! – מה, אתה מתחשבן איתי על קפה
Hitchashbenut – Settling an account – התחשבנות 
 
Playlist and Clips:
Ariel Zilber – Holech Batel (lyrics)
Ofra Haza – Shir Ha-frecha (lyrics)
Rami Kleinstein & Ha-mo'atsa – Ha-boker At Holechet (lyrics)
Tea Packs & Alma Zak – Perech Ha-shchunot (lyrics)
Ep. 172 about to knock
Ep. 440 about receipt and invoice HEB

Are you playing by the כללים? A כלל is a rule or regulation, and it's a great Hebrew root to tackle together. Guy takes us through all the rules, regulations, generalizations, and exceptions.
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New Words and Expressions:
Klal, klalim – Rule, rules – כלל, כללים
Klalim le-chatsiyat kvish – Rules for crossing the street – כללים לחציית כביש
"Ve-ha-ikar, lo lefahed klal" – And the main thing is not to be afraid at all – והעיקר, לא לפחד כלל
Be-derekh klal – Usually, in general – בדרך כלל, בד"כ
Yotseh min ha-klal – Extraordinary, exceptional – יוצא מן הכלל
Bli yotse min ha-klal – Without exception – בלי יוצא מן הכלל
Hu kalal – He included – הוא כלל
Likhlol – To include – לכלול
"Heskem gerushin tsarich likhlol" – A divorce agreement should include – הסכם גירושין צריך לכלול
"Ha-mechir eino kolel sherut" – The price does not include a service charge – המחיר אינו כולל שירות
Ma ze kolel? – What does it include? – מה זה כולל
"Ma ata bikhlal yode'a al ahava?" – What do you know about love at all? – מה אתה בכלל יודע על אהבה
Ha-kol kalul – All inclusive – הכל כלול
Zeh nichlal – It is included – זה נכלל
Lehakhlil – To generalize – להכליל
Hakhlala, hakhlalot – Generalization, generalizations – הכללה, הכללות
Yeda klali – General knowledge – ידע כללי
Bchirot klaliyot – General elections – בחירות כלליות
Mancal (Menahel klali) – General Manager, CEO – מנכ"ל, מנהל כללי
"Hu diber be-klaliyoot" – He spoke generally – הוא דיבר בכלליות
Ba-klali – Generally speaking – בכללי
Ba-klali ha-kol sababa – All in all everything is great – בכללי, הכל סבבה
Mikhlala – College – מכללה
Mikhlol – Entirety, ensemble – מכלול
Mikhlol ha-gormim – The totality of factors – מכלול הגורמים
 
Playlist and Clips:
Tsemed Re'im - Gesher Tsar Me'od (lyrics)
Kaveret - Yo-Ya (lyrics)
Ma tsarich likhlol heskem gerushin?
Gidi Gov - Ma Ata Bikhlal Yod'ea al Ahava? (lyrics)
Cellcom TV - Ha-kol Kalul
Ep. no. 384 about iska, deal HEB

In Hebrew we like to set meetings, rendezvous, and appointments too. Today Guy talks about how we use likb'oa, the verb to set, for these actions, plus some interesting nouns coming from this family, ק.ב.ע.
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New Words and Expressions:
Eich kov'im ma yihye godel taktsiv ha-medina? – How do they determine the state budget? – איך קובעים מה יהיה גודל תקציב המדינה
Likbo'a – To set, to determine, to fix – לקבוע
Likbo'a pgisha – To set an appointment – לקבוע פגישה
Likbo'a tor – To set a doctor appointment – לקבוע תור
"Az kavanu leyom hamishi" – So we scheduled for Thursday – אז קבענו ליום חמישי
Kavati la'asot mashehu im mishehu – I set to do something with someone – קבעתי לעשות משהו עם מישהו 
Kavati lir'ot seret im haver – I made plans with a friend to watch a movie – קבעתי לראות סרט עם חבר
Kavati kvar mashehu – I already set something – כבר קבעתי משהו
Yesh li kvar mashehu – I've already got something – יש לי כבר משהו
Kavati ito le-shmone – I have a rendezvous with him for eight – קבעתי איתו לשמונה
Kavati lecha pgisha im… – I set up a meeting for you with… – קבעתי לך פגישה עם 
Az ma kavanu ba-sof? – So what did we decide on in the end? – אז מה קבענו בסוף
Az eifo kavanu, tazkir li? – Remind me, where did we say we'd meet? – אז איפה קבענו, תזכיר לי
Az ma kov'im? – So what's the plan? – אז מה קובעים
Bo / Bo'i / Bo'u nikba le-hamesh – Let's set a meeting for five – בוא / בואי /בואו נקבע לחמש
Kavoo'a – Fixed, steady, set – קבוע
Avoda kvoo'ah – Steady job – עבודה קבועה
Haver kavoo'a – Steady boyfriend – חבר קבוע
Ipoor kavoo'a – Permanent makeup – איפור קבוע
"Yesh li trick kavoo'a" – I have a regular trick – יש לי טריק קבוע
"Ani me-ha-kvoo'im po" – I am one of the regulars here – אני מהקבועים
Be-ofen kavu'a – Regularly – באופן קבוע
Ha-pgisha nikb'ea le-yom hamishi – The meeting was set to Thursday – הפגישה נקבעה ליום חמישי
Lekabe'a – To fix broken bones – לקבע
Kibu'a – Splinting – קיבוע
Mekuba – Splinted, rigid – מקובע
Haver shel keva – Permanent member – חבר של קבע
Tsva keva – Standing army – צבא קבע
Sheroot hova – Mandatory service – שירות חובה
Sheroot keva – Professional army service – שירות קבע
Yeshoovey keva – Permanent communities – ישובי קבע
Yeshoovim ara'iyim – Temporary settlements – ישובים ארעיים
Kib'aon – Fixation – קיבעון
Kvi'oot – Tenure – קביעות
 
Playlist and Clips:
Eich kov'im et godel taktsiv ha-medina?
Dana International - Love Boy (lyrics)
Yehudit Ravitz & Yoni Rechter - Be-ofen Kavu'a ve-had pe'ami (lyrics)
Kibu'a marpek
Ariel Zilber - Ba-hevra Le-haganat Ha-teva (lyrics)
Ep. 74 about lehazkir, to remind HEB

The Hebrew word איחוד means a union. Guy explains other words from the root אחד, which mean "association", "reunion", and "getting back together."
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New Words and Expressions:
Ichood – Union – איחוד
Ha-ichood ha-eropi – The European Union – האיחוד האירופי
Le'ached – To unite – לאחד
Gorem me'ached – A unifying factor – גורם מאחד
Me'oochad – United – מאוחד
Kupat holim Meoochedet – The United Health Fund – קופת חולים מאוחדת
Lehit'ached – To unite, to reunite – להתאחד
Hem mit'achdim – They are getting back together – הם מתאחדים
Ein yom shelo sho'alim oti 'atem holchim lehitached?' – There isn't a single day where people don't ask me, 'Are you going to get back together?' – אין יום שלא שואלים אותי אתם הולכים להתאחד
Ha-lahaka hitparka – The band split up – הלהקה התפרקה
Ha-lahaka mit'achedet – The band is getting back together – הלהקה מתאחדת
Hit'achdoot – Association – התאחדות
Ha-hit'achdoot le-kadooregel be-israel – The Israel Football Association – ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל
 
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-ichood ha-eropi – The European Union
Kupat holim me'oochedet
Kaveret mit'achedet
Ha-hit'achdoot le-kadooregel be-israel
Kaveret – Hi Kol Kach Yafa (lyrics)
Ep. no. 212 HEB about lehitparek, to split up
Ep. no. 430 HEB about asefa, assembly

We have already spoken about what you say in a restaurant or at a café, but what would a waiter say to you? Guy prepares us with the lines that will grace our ears as we sit down for a meal or a quick Tel Avivi bite.
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New Words and Expressions:
Bifnim o ba-huts – Inside or outside – בפנים או בחוץ
Lashevet o lakachat? – For here or to go? – לשבת או לקחת
Tafrit – Menu – תפריט
Muchanim? – Ready? – מוכנים
Muchanim lehazmin? – Are you guys ready to order? – מוכנים להזמין
Atem yod'im ma atem rotsim? – Do you know what you'd like? – אתם יודעים מה אתם רוצים
Ani rotseh / rotsa – I'd like – אני רוצה
Ma lishtot? – What would you like to drink? – מה לשתות
Eich tirtsu et ha-steak? – How would you like your steak? – איך תרצו את הסטייק
Tirtsu ha-kol be-yahad? – Would you like everything at once? – תרצו הכל ביחד
Ma she-yotseh – Whatever comes out – מה שיוצא
Miyad – Immediately – מייד
Techef – In a moment – תיכף
Ha-salat ba-derech – The salad is on its way – הסלט בדרך
Ha-salat kvar magi'ah – The salad is just coming now – הסלט כבר מגיע
Od rega – Just a minute – עוד רגע
Sagur – You got it – סגור
Zehirut, ze ham – Be careful, it's hot – זהירות, זה חם
Ha-kol beseder? – Is everything ok? – הכל בסדר
Ta'im lachem? – Do you like it? – טעים לכם
Slicha, lo ta'im li – Sorry, I don't find it tasty – סליחה, לא טעים לי
Be-kef – Don't mention it – בכיף
Ein be'aya – No problem – אין בעיה
"Metookim hem soog shel nechama" – Sweet stuff is a kind of comfort – מתוקים הם סוג של נחמה
Mashehu matok? – Something sweet? – משהו מתוק
Kinu'ach – Dessert – קינוח
Rotsim lishmo'a al ha-metookim shelanu? – Do you guys want to hear about our desserts? – רוצים לשמוע על המתוקים שלנו
 
Playlist and Clips:
Micha Shitrit – Ha-kol Basar (lyrics)
Arik Einstein – Pesek Zman (lyrics)
Etnix – Tootim (lyrics)
Arik Einstein – Lishrok Ba-hoshech (lyrics)
Rona Kenan – Ba-derech ha-baita (lyrics)
Josie Katz – Etsli Ha-kol Beseder (lyrics)
Corinne Alal – Shir Be-kef (lyrics)
Sarit Haddad – Ba-hom shel Tel Aviv (lyrics)
Ep. no. 10 about politeness HEB
Ep. no. 37 about coffee culture HEB 
Ep. no. 302 about nechama, comfort HEB