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#87 We've had enough!

#87 We've had enough!

FromStreetwise Hebrew


#87 We've had enough!

FromStreetwise Hebrew

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jun 9, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Enough is enough! Guy Sharett introduces us to the word 'maspik' - 'enough.' We'll also listen to some songs so we can check out how 'maspik' deals with the adjectives, adverbs, and verbs it meets on the way.
 
New words & expressions:
Ze maspik? - Is it enough? - ?זה מספיק
Ze lo maspik – It’s not enough – זה לא מספיק
Metsuyan – Excellent – מצויין
Tov meod – Very good – טוב מאוד
Kim’at tov me’od – Almost very good – כמעט טוב מאוד
Kim’at tov – Almost good – כמעט טוב
Maspik – Sufficient, just about – מספיק
Maspik be koshi – Hardly sufficient – מספיק בקושי
Bilti maspik – Not sufficient – בלתי מספיק
Bilti nisbal – Unbearable – בלתי נסבל
Ha-state dipartment natan le-Israel tsiyun bilti maspik be-sovlanoot datit – The State Department gave Israel an 'F' in religious tolerance - משרד החוץ האמריקני נתן לישראל ציון בלתי מספיק בסובלנות דתית
Bilti maspik be-matematika, be-historia – בלתי מספיק במתמטיקה, בהסטוריה - Below standard/'F' in mathematics, in history
Maspik im – enough with – מספיק עם
Maspik im ze ve-dai - enough with it already – מספיק עם זה ודי
Maspik le-mishehu – Enough for someone – מספיק למישהו
Ze maspik lach? - Is it enough for you? - ?מספיק לך
Maspik chacham – Clever enough – מספיק חכם
Ve-zo siba maspik tova – And this is a good enough reason – וזו סיבה מספיק טובה
Ha-anashim she-amru li she-ani lo shava maspik – Those people who told me I was not good enough - האנשים שאמרו לי שאני לא שווה מספיק
Maspik she-shlosha arbaa mikrim yikru – It’s enough that three or four cases will happen – מספיק ששלושה ארבעה מקרים יקרו
Kol ha-medina tedaber aleyhem – The whole country will talk about them – כל המדינה תדבר עליהם
Lo maspik she… – It’s not enough that… – ...לא מספיק ש
Maspik ledaber achshav – Enough with the talking now – מספיק לדבר עכשיו
Ani chayav lehaspik – I must do it on time – אני חייב להספיק
Lehaspik – To succeed in doing something on time – להספיק
Maspik, maspika, maspikim, maspikot – מספיק, מספיקה, מספיקים, מספיקות
Ani lo maspik/aspik le’hagia hayom – I won’t make it today – אני לא מספיק/אספיק להגיע היום
Ha-ochel ha-ze tsarich lehaspik le-shlosha yamim – This food should suffice for three days – האוכל הזה צריך להספיק לשלושה ימים
Sapak internet – Internet provider – ספק אינטרנט
Sipuk – satisfaction – סיפוק
Aspaka – provision – אספקה
Shataknu maspik – We were silent enough – שתקנו מספיק
Maspik le-hayom – That’s enough for today – מספיק להיום
 
Playlist and clips used
Ha-dag nachash – Lo Maspik (Lyrics)
Religious tolerance in Israel – TV10
Jacky Mekayten – Ha-me’antezet (Lyrics)
Monika Sex – Maspik Benadam (Lyrics)
Yitzhak Klepter – Tslil Mechuvan (Lyrics)
TV2 – Behavior in the Knesset
Dudu Tassa – Ani Ratz (Lyrics)
 
Released:
Jun 9, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.