Streetwise Hebrew
#90 Safety, Security, and a Bit of Self-Confidence
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:08:47
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Synopsis
In Hebrew, בטח or בטוח – “sure” or “for sure” – are words we hear a lot on the Israeli streets, so we need to know how to use them properly. Guy does some excavation work so we can see where this root, בטח comes from. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: “Israel betach be-elokim” – People of Israel have faith in God – ישראל בטח באלוקים Livto’ach be-mishehu – To trust in someone – לבטוח במישהו Batu’ach – Safe, secure – בטוח Ani margish batu’ach – I feel safe – אני מרגיש בטוח Batu’ach – For sure, sure thing – בטוח Betach she-agi’a – Sure I’ll come – בטח שאגיע Bitu’ach – Insurance – ביטוח Levate’ach – To insure – לבטח Polisat bitu’ach – Insurance policy – פוליסת ביטוח Bitu’ach leumi – Social security – ביטוח לאומי “Bi-mdinat Israel kol talmid mevutach be-polisa shenikret polisat talmidim” – In the state of Israel every student is insured with a policy called student insurance policy – במדינת ישראל כל תלמיד מבוטח בפוליסה שנקראת פוליסת תלמידים “Hivtachtem yona, aleh shel zayit, hivta