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#71 Fine-tune your Hebrew with "be'etsem"

#71 Fine-tune your Hebrew with "be'etsem"

FromStreetwise Hebrew


#71 Fine-tune your Hebrew with "be'etsem"

FromStreetwise Hebrew

ratings:
Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Be’etsem, which means 'actually,' is comprised of preposition 'be' -בְּ plus the word etsem, which is an 'object,' 'essence,' or 'gist'… but also a 'bone.' What? Guy Sharett explains all.
And what is, be'etsem, the difference between small talk and networking?
 
Words and expressions discussed:
Etsem, atsamim – עֶצֶם, עֲצָמִים
Zehu etsem ha’inyan – זֶהוּ עֶצֶם הָעִנְיָין
Lo, ze ha-etsem shel ha-kelev – לֹא, זֶה הָעֶצֶם שֶׁל הַכֶּלֶב
Ve-himshichu lichyot be-osher va-osher ad etsem ha-yom ha-ze – וְהִמְשִׁיכוּ לִחְיוֹת בְּאוֹשֶׁר וָעוֹשֶׁר עָד עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
Etsem Bilti Mezuhe (Abam, abamim) – עֶצֶם בִּלְתִּי מְזוּהֶה, עַבָּ"ם, עַבָּ"מִים
Shem etsem, shmot etsem – שֵׁם עֶצֶם, שְׁמוֹת עֶצֶם
Atsmi, atsmecha, atsmech, atsmo, atsma, atsmenu, atsemechem, atsmam – עַצְמִי, עַצְמֵךּ, עַצְמֵךְ, עַצְמוֹ, עַצְמָה, עַצְמֵנוּ, עַצְמֶכֶם, עַצְמָם
Chaim mi-shel atsmi – חָיִים מִשֶׁל עַצְמִי
Be-etsem – בְּעֶצֶם
Ein be-etsem zman – אֵין בְּעֶצֶם זְמָן
Shikarti kshe-amarti she-hakol kol kach nifla, ki shum davar be-etsem lo haya nachon – שִׁיקַרְתִּי כְּשֶאָמַרְתִּי שֶׁהַכֹּל כֹּל כָּךְ נִפְלָא, כִּי שׁוּם דָּבָר בְּעֶצֶם לֹא הָיָה נָכוֹן
Ma ze be-etsem small talk – מָה זֶה בְּעֶצֶם סְמוֹל טוֹק
 
Playlist:
Kaveret - Po Kavur Ha-kelev
Hanasich ve-hanesicha, A Modern Fairytale
Morning Show, TV2 (Reshet), about abamim, UFOs
Ben Artzi – Hayim Mi-shel Atzmi
Jirafot – Ein Be’etsem Zman
Mashina – Az Lama Li Politika Achshav
Ma ze be’etsem networking? Consultants talk about small talk & networking
Released:
Jan 27, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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A bite-size podcast showcasing modern Hebrew and its slang. Host Guy Sharett explains what we can learn about Israeli psyche, society, and culture through the Hebrew language.