#347 “I Didn’t Do Nothing!”

Does it make sense to dedicate an entire podcast episode to… nothing? Yes, yes it does! The word כלום, which means “nothing,” often comes in the form of a double negative. Guy explains. As part of our podcast’s 8th birthday celebrations, we are giving all Streetwise Hebrew podcast listeners $50 USD towards Ruben Adery’s full Hebrew pronunciation course. The course consists of 4 modules, 31 high-definition videos, and a bonus vowel audio course with 400+ common daily practice words. Check out the course material and have the $50 discount applied automatically at to tlv1.fm/happy8 Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Kloom lo noge’a bi – Nothing touches me – כלום לא נוגע בי Kloom lo kore li – Nothing happens to me – כלום לא קורה לי Kloom lo over oti – Nothing goes through me – כלום לא עובר אותי Kloom lo ta’im me-az she-hu azav – Nothing tastes good since he left – כלום לא טעים מאז שהוא עזב Ein li chuts mimech kloom – I have nothing but you – אין לי חוץ ממך כלום Yesh ochel ba-bayit? Ein kloom – Is there any food at home? There’s nothing – יש אוכל בבית? אין כלום At lo omeret kloom – You say nothing – את לא אומרת כלום Amarta mashehu? Lo, kloom – Did you say anything? no, nothing – אמרת משהו? לא, כלום Ma ratsita kodem? Kloom – What did you want before? Nothing – מה רצית קודם? כלום Ani lo poched kvar mi-kloom – I am not afraid of anything anymore – אני לא פוחד כבר מכלום Lifhod/lefahed mi-mashehu – To be afraid of something – לפחוד/לפחד ממשהו Asiti aruchat erev mi-kloom – I made dinner out of nothing – עשיתי ארוחת ערב מכלום At mitsa’eret al mashehu? – Do you regret anything? – את מצטערת על משהו Lo, ani lo mitstaeret al kloom – No, I don’t regret anything – לא, אני לא מצטערת על כלום Kloomnik, kloomnikit – A nobody, a loser – כלומניק, כלומניקית   Playlist and Clips: Efrat Gosh – Kmo She-ze Haya (lyrics) Keren Peles – kloom Lo Ta’im (lyrics) Rami Kleinstein – Huts Mimech kloom (lyrics) Dana Berger – At Lo Omeret kloom (lyrics) Shlomo Gronich & Danny Robas – An’lo Poched Kvar Mi-kloom (lyrics) Kibbutznikim – Kloomnik Arik Einstein – Biglalech (lyrics) Ep. 136 – Double negative