#200 Giving Two Hundred Percent

To mark the 200th episode of Streetwise Hebrew, learn to say matayim, two hundred in Hebrew, and to talk about this special suffix for pairs, 'ayim'. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New words and expressions: Perek matayim - Episode number 200 - פרק 200 Me'a, meot - Hundred, century/centuries - מאה, מאות Matayim - Two hundred - מאתיים Alpayim - Two thousand - אלפיים Elef - One thousand - אלף Anachnu achshav be-alpayim u-shmone-esre - We're now in 2018 - אנחנו עכשיו באלפיים וּשמונֶה-עשרֶה Alpayim ve-shmona-esre (coll.) - 2018 - אלפיים וְשמונָה-עשרה Yad, Yadaim - Hand, hands - יד, ידיים Yadaim lemala - Hands up - ידיים למעלה Einayim yafot - Beautiful eyes - עיניים יפות Lehayaim smukot - Blushing cheeks - לחיים סמוקות Sfatayim adumot - Red lips - שפתיים אדומות Oznayim gdolot - Big ears - אוזניים גדולות Raglayim se'irot - Hairy legs - רגליים שעירות Naalayim - Shoes - נעליים Garbayim - Socks - גרביים Magafayim - Boots - מגפיים Michnasayim - Pants - מכנסיים Tsarich Letsaltsel Pa'a'mayim - You need to ring twice - צריך לצלצל פעמיים Pa'am - Once (one time) - פעם Pa'amayim - Twice - פעמיים Shalosh pe'amim - Three times - שלוש פעמים Yomayim - Two days - יומיים Yom-yomayim - A a day or two - יום-יומיים Ten/tni li yom yomayim - Give me a day or two - תן/תני לי יום-יומיים Ve-ani achzor elaich - And I'll get back to you (f.) - ואני אחזור אליך Shvua'im - Two weeks - שבועיים Shavua - A week - שבוע Hodesh - A month - חודש Hodshayim – Two months - חודשיים Shnatayim - Two years - שנתיים Shana - Year - שנה Shana-shnatayim - A year or two - שנה-שנתיים Le-kama zman at nosa'at? - How long are you (f.) going for? - לכמה זמן את נוסעת? Ofanayim (pl. m.) - Bicycle - אופניים Mishkafayim (pl. m.) - Glasses - משקפיים Mishkafey-shemesh yafim - Nice sunglasses -משקפי שמש יפים Wow, eize mishkafayim yafot (coll.) - Wow, beautiful glasses - וואו, איזה משקפיים יפות Shahar, shaharein (Ar.) - Month, two months - שהר, שהרין - شهر, شهرين Bas yomein (Ar.) - Only two days - بس يومين - באס יומין Playlist and clips: Sexta – Noladti La-shalom (lyrics) Knessiyat Ha-sechel – Yadaim Lemala (lyrics) Kaveret – Ha-magafayim shel Baruch (lyrics) Shoshana Damari – Tsarich Letsaltsel Pa'a'mayim (lyrics) Riki Gal – Yeled Ra (lyrics) Sivan Shavit – Kartis Tisa (lyrics) Lior Yainy – Bo'i le-Eilat (lyrics) David Broza – Yihye Tov (lyrics) Tsvika Pik – Ahava be-Sof ha-Kaiyts (lyrics) Sarit Hadad – Ba-hom shel Tel Aviv (lyrics) A-WA – Habib Galbi Qasem Al-Sultan – Bas Yomein

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