Israelis are obsessed with their head, rosh, in Hebrew. There are so many words and expressions with rosh, and today we talk about a few of them. Have a listen and find out what 'rosh gadol' and 'rosh katan' mean.
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New Words and Expressions:
"Al tefached lihyot rosh gadol" – Don't be afraid to be "rosh gadol" – אל תפחד להיות ראש גדול
"Rosh gadol ze davar she-matzil chayim, rosh katan ze davar she-mesaken chaim". – Rosh gadol is something that saves lives, rosh katan is something that risks lives – ראש גדול זה דבר שמציל חיים, ראש קטן זה דבר שמְסכן חיים
Lesaken – To risk, endanger – לסכן
Lehagdil rosh – To be rosh gadol – להגדיל ראש
Lehaktin rosh – To be rosh katan – להקטין ראש
Rosh ha-shana – Jewish New Year – ראש השנה
Rashi – Main – ראשי
Rehov rashi – Main street – רחוב ראשי
Reshit – Beginning – ראשית
Be-reshit – In the beginning – בראשית
Be-reshit bara elohim et ha-shamayim ve et ha-aretz – And in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth – בראשית ברא אלוהים את השמיים ואת הארץ
Rishon – First – ראשון
Rishoni – Initial, basic – ראשוני
Rosh ha-memshala – Prime minister (M.) – ראש הממשלה
Roshat ha-memshala – Prime minister (F.) – רֹאשת הממשלה
Rosh/Roshat ha-ir – Mayor – ראש/ראשת העיר
Lo ba-rosh sheli – I don't feel like doing it – לא בראש שלי
Ba-rosh'kha lir'ot seret? – Do you feel like watching a movie? – בראש'ך לראות סרט
Ein li rosh le-ze achshav – I don't feel like doing it right now – אין לי ראש לזה עכשיו
Yesh lo rosh – He's smart – יש לו ראש
Yesh la rosh – She's smart – יש לה ראש
Indo ras (Ar.) – He's smart – ענדו ראס, عنده راس
Ind'ha ras (Ar.) – She's smart – ענדהא ראס, عندها راس
Playlist and Clips:
Rosh Gadol TV Series
Bereshit – Bible
Radio Interview with Golda Meir
Roshat Ha-memshala
Arik Einstein – Ze Ba-rosh Shelach (lyrics)
