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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2023 · 12 MIN

#402 Animal Sounds in Hebrew

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If you didn't grow up as a child in Israel, chances are you don't know the sounds animals make in Hebrew, nor the verbs we use to describe them. Guy to the rescue. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Miao – Meow – מיאו Leyalel – To wail, to complain – ליילל Dai leyalel! – Stop complaining – די ליילל Klavlav – Small dog (kelev katan) – כלבלב Hav-hav – Woof-woof – הב-הב Kelev nove'ah – Dog barking – כלב נובח Ha-klavim novchim ve-ha-shayara overet – The dogs bark but the caravan goes on – הכלבים נובחים והשיירה עוברת Tsif-tsif/tsvits-tsvits – Chirp-chirp – ציף-ציף/צוויץ-צוויץ Tsiporim metsaytsot – Birds chirping – ציפורים מצייצות  Letsayets – To chirp/tweet – לצייץ Tarnegol – Rooster – תרנגול Cookoorikoo – Cookadoodledoo – קוקוריקו Ha-tarnegol kore – The rooster crows – התרנגול קורא Kri'at ha-tarnegol – The rooster crow – קריאת התרנגול Tsfarde'ah mekarkeret – Frog croaking – צפרדע מקרקרת Mekarkeret li ha-beten – My stomach is grumbling – מקרקרת לי הבטן Kirkur – Croaking – קרקור Dvorim mezamzemot – Bees buzzing – דבורים מזמזמות Lezamzem – To buzz – לזמזם Zimzum – Buzz – זמזום Zimzum shel matos kal – A buzz of a light airplane – זמזום של מטוס קל Zamzam – Buzzer – זמזם Lin'or – To hee-haw – לנעור Ha-hamor no'er – The donkey hea-haws – החמור נוער Ha-kvasim po'ot – The sheep bleat – הכבשים פועות Lif'ot – To bleat – לפעות Ha-kivsa poah – The sheep bleat (sg.) – הכבשה פועה Ha-para go'ah – The cow moos – הפרה גועה Ha-para osa moo – The cow moos – הפרה עושה מו Tsartsar metsartser – Cricket chirping – צרצר מצרצר   Playlist and Clips: Yoni Rechter & Ha-keves Ha-shisha-asar – Pnina Mati Caspi – Klavlav, ho bidi bambam (lyrics) Hava Alberstein – Mak'hela Aliza (lyrics) Ilan Peled – Kookoorikoo Hatuna  Kaveret – Tango Tsfardaim (lyrics) Zoom Zoom Zoom Hava Alberstein – Ha-hamor Ha-katan (lyrics) Danny Sanderson – Shir Ro'im (lyrics) Miki Kam – Tango Kfar Saba (lyrics) Yoni Rechter & Yehudit Ravits – Laila Tov (lyrics)

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