Streetwise Hebrew

We suddenly felt we don’t speak enough about food on our podcast. We learned ‘ta’im’ -- tasty -- but its root, tet-ayin-mem, makes up a whole family of culinary terms aching to be used.   Looking for the full Hebrew version of this episode? You'll find it on Patreon.   New words and expressions: Ta'im lecha, ta'im lach, ta'im lachem – Is it tasty (for you)? – טעים לךָ? טעים לךְ? טעים לכם? Ta’im she-ein dvarim ka-ele – So delicious that there are no things like it – טעים שאין דברים כאלה Ta'am, pl. Te’amim - Taste, flavor, sense, reason - טעם, טעמים Al ta’am ve-al re-ach ein lehitvake’ach - There’s no right or wrong when it comes to taste - על טעם ועל ריח אין להתווכח Ani yoda'at she-yesh be-ze ta'am – I know there's sense in it - אני יודעת שיש בזה טעם Ein ta’am la’asot mashehu - There’s no point to do something - אין טעם לעשות משהו Kshe-at lo iti, ein ta’am kim’at - When you’re not with me, there’s hardly any point (to life) - כשאת לא איתי, אין טעם כמעט Ein ta’am she-evke / Ein ta’am livkot) - There’s no point