Streetwise Hebrew

#101 Don't mess with my shnatz!

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How do we sleep in Hebrew? What about snoozes and power naps? Host Guy Sharett talks about our sacred shnatz, and introduces us to some very sleepy words. New words & expressions: Hu yashen – He’s asleep/sleeping – הוא ישן Yashen, ra’ev, ayef, same’ach – Sleeping, hungry, tired, happy – ישן, רעב, עייף, שמח Yeshena, yeshenim, yeshenot – Sleeping (f., sing.), sleeping (m., pl.), sleeping (f., pl.) – ישנה, ישנים, ישנות Lishon – To sleep – לישון Shoel "gam at yashant?" – I am asking "were you (f.) sleeping as well?" – "שואל "גם את ישנת Yashnuni – Sleepy – ישנוני Sheina – Sleep (noun) – שינה Shnatz, shnat tsohorayim – Afternoon nap – שנ"צ, שנת צהריים Ha-amuta le-kidum tarbut ha-shnatz be-israel – The association for promoting the culture of the shnatz in Israel – העמותה לקידום תרבות השנ"צ בישראל Nedudei sheina – Insomnia – נדודי שינה Nedudim – Wandering, travels – נדודים Ha-koshi leheradem – The difficulty of falling asleep – הקושי להירדם Arba lifnot boker lo nirdemet – 4am, I am not falling asleep – ארבע לפנו