#139 Charge up your Hebrew right here

"Hu ta'an" means "he loaded" or "charged," like charging a phone. But it can also mean "he claimed" or "complained." If you want to avoid panic-inducing low battery when you're in Israel, you'd better learn how to talk about charging your phone in Hebrew. Host Guy Sharett takes us through the root - .ט.ע.נ - from which we also get baggage, loaded questions and much more. Exclusive content for Patrons   New words & expressions: Rak te'anot ve-drishot – Only complaints and demands – רק טענות ודרישות Ein li te'anot – I don't have any complaints – אין לי טענות Lit'on – To claim, charge, load – לטעון Hu to'en le-aflaya – He claims it is discrimination – הוא טוען לאפליה To'en (verb) – Load, charge – טוען Mat'en – Charger – מטען Yesh lachem be-mikra mat'en le-iphone hamesh? – Do you happen to have an iPhone 5 charger? – ?יש לכם במקרה מטען לאייפון חמש Mit'an – Baggage, luggage – מטען Ta mit'an – Trunk (car) – תא מטען Te'ina (pa'al) – Loading, charging – טעינה Hat'ana (hif'il) – Loading, charging – הטענה Ani tsarich lit'on et ha-kartis – I need to charge the card – אני צריך לטעון את הכרטיס Eich lehita'en be-energia – How to be charged with energy – איך להיטען באנרגיה Ani ekdach ta'un ga'aguim – I am a pistol loaded with longing – אני אקדח טעון געגועים Ha-telefon ta'un, kach oto – The mobile is charged, take it – הטלפון טעון, קח אותו Ha-telefon nit'an achshav – The mobile is being charged now – הטלפון נטען עכשיו Hu nit'an – It is/was charged – הוא נטען She'ela te'una – Loaded question – שאלה טעונה Nosé ta'un – Loaded subject – נושא טעון Ze ta'un – It's a loaded matter – זה טעון Ta'un shipur – Needs improvement – טעון שיפור Hit'in – Charged, loaded – הטעין Ani tsarich lehat'in et ha-pelefon – I need to charge the mobile – אני צריך להטעין את הפלאפון   Looking for the monologue text? It's available to our patrons at patreon.com/streetwisehebrew.   Playlist and clips: Muki – Medabrim Al Shalom (lyrics) Dudu Tassa – Ani Gitara (lyrics) MK Ahmed Tibi to'en (claims) Eich lehita'en be-energia (How to be charged with energy) Shlomo Artzi – Sadot Shel Irusim (lyrics) Itzhak Klepter - Lokeakh Et HaZman (lyrics)