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EPISODE · Nov 4, 2025 · 9 MIN

#443 Missing You, Missing Me

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Today we'll talk about the word חסר, missing, and its root. You don't want to miss it! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Haser – Missing, lacking, deficient – חסר "Ha-shir Ha-haser" – The missing song – השיר החסר Ata haser li – I miss you – אתה חסר לי At hasera li be-ramot – I miss you terribly – את חסרה לי ברמות Hasar menoocha – Restless – חסר מנוחה Hoser menoocha – Lack of rest – חוסר מנוחה Hoser nimoos – Lack of manners – חוסר נימוס Hasar nimoos, hasrat nimoos, hasrei nimoos, hasrot nimoos – Someone who lacks manners – חסר נימוס, חסרת נימוס, חסרי נימוס, חסרות נימוס Hasar savlanut – Impatient – חסר סבלנות Hasar bayit – Homeless – חסר בית Hasar mooda'oot – Unaware, oblivious – חסר מודעות Hasar mazal – Unlucky – חסר מזל Hasar bitachon – Lacking confidence – חסר ביטחון Rak zeh haser li – Just what I need right now (Ironically) – רק זה חסר לי Haser li barzel ba-dam – I have low iron – חסר לי ברזל בדם Haser lecha she-ata mesaper la – Don't you dare tell her! – חסר לך שאתה מספר לה  Haser lecha shelo titkasher / haser lach shelo titkashri / haser lachem shelo titkashroo – You'd better call – חסר לך שלא תתקשר / חסר לך שלא תתקשרי / חסר לכם שלא תתקשרו Tagid, haserot lecha be'ayot ba-hayim? – Tell me, why look for trouble? – תגיד, חסרות לך בעיות בחיים Ma haser lecha bahayim? Yesh lecha hakol – What are you missing in life? You have everything – מה חסר לך בחיים? יש לך הכל Hisaron, hesronot (pl.) – Disadvantage – חיסרון, חסרונות Yitaron, yitronot (pl.) – Advantage – יתרון, יתרונות Machsor be-morim – Teacher shortage – מחסור במורים "Haserim lanu morim le-matematika" – We're short on math teachers – חסרים לנו מורים למתמטיקה Yesh machsor be-halav – There's a milk shortage – יש מחסור בחלב   Playlist and Clips: Shlomo Artzi – Ha-shir Ha-hasser (lyrics) Ben-el Ben-Zion & Shiraz Avraham – Hasera Li Be-ramot  Tal Gordon – Masechot (lyrics) Dolis – Ma Hasser Lecha (lyrics) Kan – Machsor be-morim Ep. 115 about to miss

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