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EPISODE · May 2, 2023 · 12 MIN

#393 Aim High

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To aim, to tune, to intend, to really mean something. The Hebrew equivalent of these verbs all come from the root כ.ו.נ, a root which has many interesting uses in our spoken language. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Mi mechaven et ha-tnu'ah – Who is directing the traffic – מי מכוון את התנועה Lechaven ekdah le-ever mishehu – To aim a gun at someone – לכוון אקדח לעבר מישהו Az ani akhaven le-shmone kazé – I'll aim to get there at eightish – אז אני אכוון לשמונה כזה Eich Lechaven gitara – How to tune a guitar – איך לכוון גיטרה Lama ata mekhaven namuch? – Why are you aiming low? – למה אתה מכוון נמוך Oh wow, hem mekhavnim gavoha – They are aiming high – הם מכוונים גבוה Mekhuvan – Tuned, deliberate, aimed – מכוון Tslil mechuvan – "Tuned tone" – צליל מכוון Psanter lo mechuvan – An out of tune piano – פסנתר לא מכוון Ekdach mekhuvan le'ever mishehu – Pistol aimed at someone – אקדח מכוון לעבר מישהו "Atem yod'im le-mi ze haya mechuvan" – You know who it was aimed at – אתם יודעים למי זה היה מכוון Mekhuvan matara – Goal-oriented – מכוון מטרה Bi-mechuvan, be-ofen mechuvan – Deliberately – במכוון, באופן מכוון "Kshe-at omeret lo lema at mitkavenet?" – What do you mean when you say 'no'? – כשאת אומרת לא למה את מתכוונת Lo hevanti, le-ma ata mitkaven, le-ma at mitkavenet? – Wait, what do you mean? – לא הבנתי, למה אתה מתכוון, למה את מתכוונת Hitkavanti kshe-amarti – I really meant what I said – התכוונתי כשאמרתי Slicha, lo hitkavanti – Sorry, I didn't mean it – סליחה, לא התכוונתי Bli kavana, lo be-khavana – Unintentionally – בלי כוונה, לא בכוונה Slicha, bli kavana amarti etmol mashehu she-lo hayiti tsarich lehagid –  Sorry, yesterday, without really meaning it, I said something I shouldn't have said. – סליחה, בלי כוונה אמרתי אתמול משהו שלא הייתי צריך להגיד  Ze lo haya be-khavana – I didn't mean it – זה לא היה בכוונה "Ha-kol be-kavanot tovot" – Everything is done with good intentions – הכל בכוונת טובות Yesh lo kavanot tovot/raot – He's got good/bad intentions – יש לו כוונות טובות/רעות Aval ha-kavanot shelo tovot – But his intentions are good – אבל הכוונות שלו טובות Hayta lo kavana tova – His intention was good – הייתה לו כוונה טובה Ata roe'eh she-ze lo be-khavana – You can see it's not intentional – אתה רואה שזה לא בכוונה Kavenet telescopit – Telescopic sight (of a gun) – כוונת טלסקופית "Se'u einayim be-tikva, lo derekh kavanot" – Raise your eyes in hope, not through the sight of a gun – שאו עיניים בתקווה, לא דרך כוונות   Playlist and Clips: Shotei Ha-nevu'ah – Yediah (lyrics) Eich lekhaven gitara Yitshak Klepter – Tslil Mechuvan (lyrics) Ha-tarnegolim – Kshe'at Omeret Lo (lyrics) Jonathan Mergui & Marina Maximilian Blumin – Sagol Bahir (lyrics) Yirmi Kaplan – Kavanot Tovot (lyrics) Lahakat Ha-nachal – Shir La-shalom (lyrics) Ep. no. 45 about non-committal Hebrew Ep. no. 109 about 'I don't know'  The promised podcast about Shir La-shalom

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