Streetwise Hebrew

It is Memorial Day in Israel. So today we discuss the ins and outs of זיכרון, the Hebrew word for memory. What’s the difference between לזכור and להיזכר, if both of them mean ‘to remember’? And what does a secretary have to do with it? Guy helps jog our memory. Listen to the All Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Hu zachar – He remembered – הוא זכר Ani zocher ota – I remember her – אני זוכר אותה Hu achal – He ate – הוא אכל Hu katav – He wrote – הוא כתב Hu Halach – He went – הוא הלך Hu zocher mashehu/mishehu – He remembers something/someone – הוא זוכר משהו/מישהו Zachur li – I remember (“it’s remembered to me”) – זכור לי “Im tizkeri oti, Sivan” – “If you remember me, Sivan” – אם תזכרי אותי, סיוון Tizkor! – Remember this, you owe me one – תזכור Tizkor, ah? – Remember that, okay? – ?תזכור, אה Tizkor she- – Remember that – תזכור ש Lech tizkor – Go remember – לך תזכור Wow, lech tizkor akhshav – Wow, try to remember now – וואו, לך תזכור עכשיו Mi zocher? – Who can remember these things? – ?מי זוכר