Streetwise Hebrew

The Hebrew word בידוד, quarantine, will likely be the word of the year. So it's appropriate that Guy discusses its root, ב.ד.ד, and covers some of the Hebrew words derived from it, like isolation, insulation and solitude. Ruben's Pronunciation Course: https://tlv1.fm/happy6 Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode New Words and Expressions: Ani be-bidud ba-bayit - I am in quarantine at home in Shanghai - אני בבידוד בבית Hesger - Quarantine - הסגר “Ne’elatsim lehikanes le-bidud” - We have to get into quarantine - נאלצים להיכנס לבידוד “Ve-im kvar bidud, az she-yihye be-style” - If it’s already quarantine, it should be with style - ואם כבר בידוד, אז שיהיה בסטייל “Anachnu mevudadim me-ha-olam” - We’re isolated from the world - אנחנו מבודדים מהעולם “Aval yesh lanu et ha-teva shelanu” - But we have our piece of nature - אבל יש לנו את הטבע שלנו “Mevudadim” - People who are in quarantine - מבודדים Bayit mevudad - Isolated house - בית מבודד Levoded - To isolate - לבודד Bidud - Isolation, quarantine, insulation