In Hebrew, צד is side. And what about its plural צדדים, sides? It's a bit of a mouthful. Today Guy explains the different sides of צד, as well as useful expressions like, "fine by me" and "there are two sides to every story."
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Tsad, tsdadim - Side, sides - צד, צדדים
Le-shnei ha-tsdadim - To both sides - לשני הצדדים
"Birds-dadim" > (bir)ds-dadim > tsdadim
Hatsida - Towards the side - הצידה
Mi-tsad el/le tsad - From one side to the other - מצד אל צד, מצד לצד
Mi-tsad ehad… Mi-tsad sheni - On one hand, on the other hand - מצד אחד, מצד שני
Le-chol matbe'a yesh shnei tsdadim - There are two sides to every story - לכל מטבע יש שני צדדים
Le-tsidech - On your (f.) side - לצידך
Al tefani li makom le-tsidech - Don't make room for me by your side - אל תפני לי מקום לצידך
Ze lo yafe mi-tsidech - It's not a nice thing to do by you - זה לא יפה מצידך
Mamash lo yafe mi-tisdo/mi-tsida - It's not a nice thing to do from his/her side - ממש לא יפה מצידו/מצידה
Zo hutzpah mi-tsido - It's a hutzpah thing to do on his part - זו חוצפה מצידו
Mi-tsidi she-haproyekt ha-ze lo yihye - For me, this project can be cancelled - מצידי, שהפרוייקט זה לא יהיה
Mi-tsidi ein be'aya - On my part, no problem - מצידי אין בעיה
Mi-tsidi sababa - From me it's ok - מצידי סבבה
Tsad gimel - Third party - צד ג
Ba-tsad shel ha-tovim - On the side of the good guys - בצד של הטובים
Avoda tsdadit - Side gig - עבודה צדדית
Had tsdadi - One sided - חד-צדדי
Hachlata had tsdadit - One sided decision - החלטה חד-צדדית
Playlist and Clips:
Yishai Levy - Mi-tsad le-tsad (lyrics)
Ha-haverim shel Natasha - Yesh Zman (lyrics)
Matityahu Rozen - Mi-tsad Ehad, Mi-tsad Sheni (lyrics on YouTube)
Dor Daniel - Makom le-tsidech (lyrics)
Sheygets - Ha-milim hachi yafot (lyrics)
Ron Hulda'i, mayor of Tel Aviv