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INTRODUCTION
Sherah: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HebrewPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 25 - Do You Work for an Israeli Startup? Sherah here.
Amir: שלום I'm Amir.
Sherah: In this lesson, you’ll learn about creating nouns from verbs. The conversation takes place in town.
Amir: It's between Daniel and Ella.
Sherah: The speakers are friends, so they’ll use informal Hebrew. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.

Lesson conversation

דניאל: במה אח שלך עובד?
אלה: איזה? טל או יוגב?
דניאל: יוגב. הוא אמר משהו על איזה סטארט אפ.
אלה: אה, כן, הוא מהנדס מחשבים. חשבת פעם למה יש כל כך הרבה חברות סטארט אפ בארץ?
דניאל: אני חושב שזה בגלל הצבא. הקורסים בצבא מוסיפים להשכלה של הישראלים.
אלה: אפשר לראות את זה ככה. אבל אני חושבת שיש השפעות אחרות.
דניאל: מה למשל?
אלה: למשל, בישראל יש אנשים מכל העולם, כי אנשים עשו עלייה מהרבה מקומות. העולים הביאו איתם את הידע שקיבלו ממקומות אחרים.
דניאל: זה נכון, אבל אני לא חושב שזה משפיע עד כדי כך.
אלה: למה? ישראלים שהגיעו מרוסיה, למשל, בדרך כלל טובים מאוד במתמטיקה כי זה תחום שחשוב להם.
דניאל: בסדר, אבל היום, רוב העובדים של חברות הסטארט אפ נולדו בישראל.
אלה: כן, אבל חלקים מהתרבות ומהידע נשארו.
Sherah: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Daniel: What does you brother do?
Ella: Which one? Tal or Yogev?
Daniel: Yogev. He said something about some startup.
Ella: Oh, yes, he's a computer engineer. Have you ever thought about why there are so many startup companies in Israel?
Daniel: I think it's because of the army. The courses in the army add to the Israelis' education.
Ella: You could see it that way. But I think there are other influences.
Daniel: Like what?
Ella: For example, in Israel there are people from all over the world, because people immigrated from many places. The immigrants brought with them the knowledge they got from other places.
Daniel: This is true, but I think that doesn't affect it that much.
Ella: Why? Israelis who came from Russia, for example, are usually very good with maths because it's a very important field to them.
Daniel: Ok, but most of today's startup workers were born in Israel.
Ella: Yes, but some of the culture and knowledge stayed with them.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Sherah: Are there many startup companies in Israel?
Amir: Yeah, there are. Israel has been called the “Startup Nation” because of them.
Sherah: Really?
Amir: There are many hi-tech research and development companies. Israel is second in the world in relation to Gross Domestic Product.
Sherah: There must be many scientists and engineers in Israel then.
Amir: Yes, Israel has more scientists, engineers, and technicians per capita than anywhere else in the world.
Sherah: And they’re the people that start the startups.
Amir: The startups are quite varied, too. Some of them deal in innovative construction techniques, and others are in computer hardware and software.
Sherah: Are the companies successful?
Amir: A large number of them are bought out by big companies like Google.
Sherah: I’ll take that as a “yes” then!
Amir: I think it’s a good indication!
Sherah: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Sherah: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is..
Amir: איזשהו [natural native speed]
Sherah: some, some kind
Amir: איזשהו[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: איזשהו [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: מהנדס מחשבים [natural native speed]
Sherah: computer engineer
Amir: מהנדס מחשבים[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: מהנדס מחשבים [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: סטארט אפ [natural native speed]
Sherah: start up
Amir: סטארט אפ[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: סטארט אפ [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: צבא [natural native speed]
Sherah: military
Amir: צבא[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: צבא [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: להוסיף [natural native speed]
Sherah: to add
Amir: להוסיף[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: להוסיף [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: השכלה [natural native speed]
Sherah: education
Amir: השכלה[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: השכלה [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have...
Amir: השפעה [natural native speed]
Sherah: impact
Amir: השפעה[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: השפעה [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have...
Amir: ידע [natural native speed]
Sherah: knowledge
Amir: ידע[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: ידע [natural native speed]
Sherah: Next we have..
Amir: להשפיע [natural native speed]
Sherah: to affect
Amir: להשפיע[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: להשפיע [natural native speed]
Sherah: And last..
Amir: תרבות [natural native speed]
Sherah: culture
Amir: תרבות[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Amir: תרבות [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Sherah: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is..
Amir: להוסיף
Sherah: meaning "to add." What can you tell us about this?
Amir: This can mean “to add something extra” or “to add something to something.”
Sherah: Can it be used for addition, like in math?
Amir: Yes. You can use it for adding numbers too. It can also be used to say that a further remark was added.
Sherah: It has many uses! Is there anything else?
Amir: It can be used in a literary sense, to mean “continue.”
Sherah: Can you give us an example using this word?
Amir: Sure. For example, you can say.. תוסיף מלח למרק.
Sherah: ..which means "Add salt to the soup." Okay, what's the next word?
Amir: ידע
Sherah: meaning "knowledge." What can you tell us about this?
Amir: This is a noun and means the whole collective of information and skills someone has.
Sherah: Are there any particular verbs that are often used with it?
Amir: Yes, we often use לרכוש, which means “to purchase” or “to acquire.”
Sherah: Can this noun be conjugated for possession, like most Hebrew nouns can?
Amir: No, it can’t. You can’t add a suffix to say “my knowledge,” for example.
Sherah: Can you give us an example using this word?
Amir: Sure. For example, you can say.. ידע הוא כוח.
Sherah: .. which means "Knowledge is power." Okay, what's the next word?
Amir: איזשהו
Sherah: meaning "some,” or “some kind." What can you tell us about this?
Amir: This is used for an unspecified subject, which is one of several of its kind.
Sherah: So it’s similar to “some.”
Amir: It is a conjugation of the words איזה, meaning "which"; with the conjunction ש meaning "that" and the pronoun הוא, meaning "he" or "it."
Sherah: Can you give us an example using this word?
Amir: Sure. For example, you can say.. היה ביניהם איזשהו ויכוח.
Sherah: .. which means "They had some kind of argument." Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Sherah: In this lesson, you'll learn about creating nouns from verbs.
Amir: Verbs in the Hebrew present tense can be active or passive. Some active verbs can also function as adjectives, and some can be nouns or professions.
Sherah: Professions? As in jobs?
Amir: That’s right.
Sherah: Okay. English does something similar, as you can use some verbs, such as “to charm” to make an adjective, like “charming.”
Amir: Right. Most of the verbs that do this in Hebrew are in the Hif’il or Pi’el stem.
Sherah: Why is that?
Amir: It’s because most of these verbs are causative.
Sherah: Can you give us some examples?
Amir: The adjective “gorgeous” is משגע and it comes from the verb לשגע.
Sherah: The verb means “to drive someone crazy.” How about nouns?
Amir: Again, you can do this in English too, for example “to publish” and “publisher.”
Sherah: Right, there are many verbs that become nouns by adding “-er.” Is there a suffix that does this in Hebrew?
Amir: Unfortunately not this time!
Sherah: Can you give us an example using “buyer”?
Amir: Sure. הוא קונה can mean “he is buying” or “he is a buyer.” However, הוא הקונה means “he is the buyer.”
Sherah: It’s a noun instead of a verb. Now, how about those professions?
Amir: Some of the “-er” nouns in English are also jobs.
Sherah: That’s right. How do we use verbs to make professions in Hebrew?
Amir: We use verbs in present tense. For example, the sentence אני שומר means “I’m guarding,” but can also mean “I’m a guard.”
Sherah: So it’s literally the present tense verb, with no conjugation?
Amir: Yes. You can tell if the verb or noun is meant by the context of the conversation.
Sherah: Do you have another example?
Amir: הוא מהנדס מחשבים.
Sherah: This can mean either “He is engineering computers” or “He’s a computer engineer.”

Outro

Sherah: Okay, that’s all for this lesson and for this series. If you have any questions or comments, please leave us a message at HebrewPod101.com. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you in another series! Bye!
Amir: להתראות

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