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EPISODE · Dec 15, 2015 · 9 MIN

#111 It's All in the Game

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The word משחק can mean so many things in Hebrew – from a game, a match, or a toy, to acting in a movie or a play. Guy explains this root, שֹחק, and teaches us how to thank a good friend who brought coffee to our office desk without even being asked. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Lesachek – To play a game, to play with a toy, to play in a movie – לשחק "Lo lesachek im lev shel gever" – Don't play with a guy's heart – לא לשחק עם לב של גבר Mesachek be-esh – Playing with fire – משחק באש Hu mesachek tafkid – He's playing a role – הוא משחק תפקיד Hu tamid mesachek et ha-rasha – He always plays the villain – הוא תמיד משחק את הרשע Sichakta / sichakt / sichaktem ota be'emet – You've really played it – שיחקת אותה באמת "Sichakta ota im ha-espresso ha-ze" – You really outdid yourself with this espresso – שיחקת אותה עם האספרסו הזה Lesachek ota metumtam – To play it dumb – לשחק אותה מטומטם Eize sichuk – What a play – איזה שיחוק "Ze ha-kol rak mischak shel dma'ot" – It's all a game of tears – זה הכל רק משחק של דמעות Mischak – Toy, game, play, match, acting – משחק "Amru lo she-hachayim ze lo mischak" – They told him that life is not a game – אמרו לו שהחיים זה לא משחק Mischak kaduregel – Football game – משחק כדורגל Mischak klafim – Card game – משחק קלפים Mischakei ha-kes – Game of Thrones – משחקי הכס Mischak mesukan – Dangerous game – משחק מסוכן Mischak machur – Fixed game – משחק מכור Mischakiya – Playroom – משחקייה Sachkan – Actor, player – שחקן Sachkanit – Actress, player – שחקנית Ha-seret mesuchak lo tov – The movie is not well acted – הסרט משוחק לא טוב Ha-mischak lo mashehu – The acting is not great – המשחק לא משהו Ramai – Cheater – רמאי Shakran – Liar – שקרן Idiot, debil, mefager, metumtam, dafuk – Jerk – אידיוט, דביל, מפגר, מטומטם, דפוק   Playlist and Clips: Eyal Golan – Lev shel Gever (lyrics) Arik Einstein – Sus Etz (lyrics) Nikmat Ha-tractor – Mischak shel Dma'ot (lyrics) Arik Einstein – Amru Lo (lyrics) Adriano Celentano – Azzurro Ep. no. 172 about dafuk Ep. no. 248 about shakran (liar) HEB Ep. no. 338 about lehatsli'ach (succeed) HEB

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