Streetwise Hebrew

It's been exactly a year since we had Gadi (Grego) in the TLV1 studio for a short conversation. He's made aliyah since t... Read more

Many podcast listeners have written to ask, “How can I improve my Hebrew?” Some live in Israel. Others, abroad. But each... Read more

Everybody is going somewhere for the high holidays here in Israel! This is a good opportunity to talk about trips, passe... Read more

הפועל 'לבוא' הוא פועל חשוב בעברית. כולנו הולכים ובאים לאנשהו כל הזמן. מה קורה כשמוסיפים לו פועל, כמו "בוא נגיד", ומה קור... Read more

What’s happened to Hebrew-speaking romantics in these days of Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter? How do they convey their f... Read more

This is our 100th podcast episode, and it’s time to say, "toda raba," thanks so much for your support. This is a good op... Read more

Even advanced learners have difficulties with the pagash-nifgash verb forms, both meaning 'he met.' Host Guy Sharett exp... Read more

You’ll hear it all the time — when you’re handed a music show ticket, getting the menu, or receiving your shopping bag f... Read more

The word סתם can mean many things in Hebrew: ‘for no particular reason,’ ‘just kidding,’ and it also has many more lingu... Read more

Omed, "stands," and omed le-, "is about to," are two different things. Host Guy Sharett teaches us the important words i... Read more

How come some mistakes in a foreign language sound worse than others? It’s unfair, but some things Hebrew learners say s... Read more

When an Israeli tells you “al tid’ag,” or “don’t worry,” that’s when you should probably start to worry. Guy Sharett tea... Read more

How do we say "I told you so" in Hebrew? And "Who said?" or "You don't say!" In this episode, host Guy Sharett teaches t... Read more

‘Haver,’ the Hebrew word for ‘friend,’ has had quite an amazing comeback to modern Israeli lingo. How do we use it in th... Read more

Israelis love to indulge in the circular "how-are-you-how's-it-going-what’s-new" conversation chain, so it’s part of the... Read more

Imagine this… you’re riding on a bus in Tel Aviv. Next to you is someone talking on their cellphone much too loud. How s... Read more

The word ‘shavé’ means ‘equal,’ but in slang it also means ‘worth it’, and sometimes ‘cool,’ ‘amazing,’ or ‘good looking... Read more

So you're in Israel. You're chatting away with someone, and then they stop you mid-sentence. Surprise, surprise. How do ... Read more

‘Ashkara’ could mean ‘totally’ or ‘literally’ in American slang. Let’s work on examples that will teach you how to use t... Read more

We love using rashey teivot - acronyms - in modern Hebrew. We take the initials and between the last two letters we add ... Read more