Streetwise Hebrew

Hebrew has this interesting structure: Verb “haya” (past tense of “to be”) plus a conjugated verb in the present, like “hayiti holech.” It can mean several different things, and host Guy Sharett teaches us all of them, including some conditional phrases. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: “Hayita bone li kirot, hayita matkin menorot, sheyihye li or” – You would build walls for me, you’d install lamps, so that I’d have light – היית בונה לי קירות, היית מתקין מנורות, שיהיה לי אור “Lu hayiti shnei alim ba-stav, hayiti nosheret alecha achshav” – If I were two leaves in the fall, I’d fall on you right now – לו הייתי שני עלים בסתיו, הייתי נושרת עליך עכשיו Ma atem hayitem osim? – What would you do? – מה אתם הייתם עושים Hayiti ochel pizza achshav – I could have a pizza now – הייתי אוכל פיצה עכשיו “Ani zocher be-leilot shel yare’ach male, hayit ba’a elay” – I remember on full moon nights, you used to come to me – אני זוכר בלילות של ירח מלא, היית באה אליי “Hayit sholachat yad ve-okeret e