#414 Are You in the Country?

Streetwise Hebrew - A podcast by TLV1 Studios - Tuesdays

The Hebrew word ארץ means land/country. But it changes when we add prepositions to it. It’s also an important word if you are training your dog to lie on the floor. Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Eretz – Land, country – ארץ Eretz Israel – The land of israel – ארץ ישראל Be-khol ha-aretz – All over the country – בכל הארץ Kadur ha-aretz – The earth, the globe – כדור הארץ, כדה”א Shatu’ah – Flat – שטוחַ Boor ve-am ha-aretz – Ignorant – בור ועם הארץ Melah ha-aretz – Salt of the earth – מלח הארץ La-aretz – To Israel – לארץ Izru lahem lachzor la-aretz – Help them to get back to Israel – עִזרו להם לחזור לארץ Lachzor la-aretz – Return to Israel – לחזור לארץ Linso’a lechul – Going abroad – לנסוע לחו”ל Tagid, ata bechul? Lo, ani ba-aretz! – Are you abroad? No, I am in Israel – תגיד, אתה בחו”ל? לא, אני בארץ Alisa be-erets ha-pla’ot – Alice in Wonderland – עליסה בארץ הפלאות Aratsot – Countries – ארָצות Artsot ha-chom – The warm countries – ארצות החום Artsot ha-brit – The United States – ארצות הברית, ארה”ב Artsot arav – Arab countries – ארצות ערב Artsa – To Israel – ארצה Anu banu artsa livnot u-lehibanot ba – We came to the land of Israel to build and to be built – אנו באנו ארצה לבנות ולהיבנות בה Matai at tasa artsa/la-arets? – When do you go to Israel? – מתי את טסה לארץ Hu tas artsa/la-arets machar – He is flying to Israel tomorrow – הוא טס ארצה/לארץ מחר Anachnu rotsim linsoa artsa/la-arets ba-kaiyts – We want to go to Israel in the summer – אנחנו רוצים לנסוע ארצה/לארץ בקיץ Artsa! – Down boy! (to a dog) – ארצה   Playlist and Clips: Ilanit – Eretz (lyrics) Ze’ev Revach – Ach Ya Rab (lyrics) Be-khol ha-aretz Kadur Ha-aretz (earth, globe) Ravid Plotnik – Bur Ve-am Ha-aretz Lachzor la-arets Ruhama Raz – Sheleg Al Iri (lyrics) Artsot Ha-brit Ha-Gevatron – Anu Banu Artsa (lyrics) Artsa! Shlomo Artzi – Eretz Hadasha (lyrics)   Salah Shabati Ep. no. 166 about חו”ל  Ep. no. 355 about livnot

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