Show Notes
The Hebrew word משקל means both weight and the device we use to measure weight, a scale. Whoa! That complicates things. How do we utilize this word in all its possible uses? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
New Words and Expressions: Mishkal – Weight, scale – משקל Shomrei mishkal – Weight Watchers – שומרי משקל Odef mishkal / mishkal yeter – Excess weight, overweight – עודף משקל / משקל יתר Mishkal odef – Overweight (suitcase) – משקל עודף Horadat mishkal / yerida ba-mishkal – Weight loss – הורדת משקל, ירידה במשקל Laredet ba-mishkal – To lose weight – לרדת במשקל Yaradti ba-mishkal – I lost weight – ירדתי במשקל Lehaalot / laalot ba-mishkal – To gain weight – להעלות/לעלות במשקל Mishkal naki – Net weight – משקל נקי Mishkal beiti – Home scale – משקל ביתי Mishkal mitbach – Kitchen scale – משקל מטבח Mishkal neged – Counterweight – משקל נגד Shivooy mishkal – Equilibrium, balance – שיווי משקל "Ve-en lach rega shel shivuy mishkal" – And you don't have a moment of balance – ואין לך רגע של שיווי משקל Hi ibda et shivooy ha-mishkal ve-nafla – She lost her balance and fell – היא איבדה את שיווי המשקל ונפלה "Ata noten / at notenet le-ze yoter midai mishkal" – You are giving this too much weight – אתה נותן / את נותנת לזה יותר מדיי משקל Mishkal notsa – Featherweight – משקל נוצה Mishkal kaved – Heavyweight – משקל כבד Mishkal – Noun pattern (grammar) – משקל Imoon mishkolot – Weights exercise – אימון משקולות
Playlist and Clips: Shomrei mishkal Yerida ba-mishkal Astar Shamir – Rega shel Shivooy mishkal (lyrics) Imoon mishkolot – Weights exercise
Ep. no. 133 about odef, adif Ep. no. 155 about yarad, going down Ep. no. 296 about exercise, targil. HEB
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