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#397 Only the Finest Goods

Jun 20, 202310 minEp. 397
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Episode description

The Hebrew word סחורה means merchandise. When sellers in the fruit and vegetable markets shout סחורה אלף-אלף, what are they saying? And how do we say drug trafficking and drug dealers in the language of the Bible?

Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon

 

New Words and Expressions:

Socher – Trader, merchant, dealer – סוחר

Socher rahitim – Furniture merchant – סוחר רהיטים

Diamond dealer – Socher yahalomim – סוחר יהלומים

Socher cocaine gadol – A big cocaine dealer – סוחר קוקאין גדול

Socher samim, socharei samim (pl.) – Drug dealers – סוחר סמים, סוחרי סמים

Sachar – Commerce, trade – סחר

Sachar be-samim – Drug trafficking – סחר בסמים

Hu sachar – He traded – הוא סחר

Sachar hogen – Fair trade – סחר הוגן

Kashrut musarit – Moral kashrut – כשרות מוסרית

Sachar chuts – Foreign trade – סחר חוץ

Mischar – Trade – מסחר

Ha-sachar/Ha-mischar ben ha-medinot – The trade between the countries – הסחר/המסחר בין המדינות

The trading day – Yom ha-mischar – יום המסחר

Ha-mischar ba-bursa be-NY nisgar be-aliyot she’arim – Trading on the New York Stock Exchange closed with positive gains – המסחר בבורסה בניו-יורק נסגר בעליות שערים

Mischari – Commercial – מסחרי

Ha-merkaz ha-mischari – The commercial center – המרכז המסחרי

Kanyon – Shopping mall – קניון

Pakach, ani porek s’chora – Dear inspector, I am unloading merchandise – פקח, אני פורק סחורה

“Schora alef alef” – A1 merchandise, great stuff – סחורה אלף-אלף

Hevi/sipek et ha-schora – He delivered the goods – הביא/סיפק את הסחורה

Ha-ona ha-hadasha shel ha-sidra sipka et ha-schora – The new season of this series delivered the goods – העונה החדשה של הסדרה סיפקה את הסחורה

S’chorot – Goods, commodities – סחורות

Ha-dolar nischar etmol… – The dollar was traded yesterday… – הדולר נסחר אתמול

 

Playlist and Clips:

Socher cocaine gadol

Drug dealing – Sachar be-samim

Fair Trade – Sachar Hogen

Rami Kleinstein – Huts mimech kloom (lyrics)

Assi Cohen & Guri Alfi – Pakach Ani Porek S’chora (lyrics)

Shuk ha-carmel (avira, atmosphere)

 

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