#70 Satisfying your Hebrew needs since c. 2013

Today Guy Sharett teaches us all things tsarich – 'need.' This root, צרכ, comes in many shapes and sizes: Need, necessity, consumption, consumer, and much more.

Guy also tells us about a new word he found in the dictionary – kids, don't try this at home!

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New Words and Expressions:

Tsarich – One needs – צריך

Kvar tsarich lehit'orer – One already needs to wake up – כבר צריך להתעורר

Tsarich lehit'akesh – You need to be persistent – צריך להתעקש

Tsarich le'ehov – You need to love – צריך לאהוב

Lo tsarich lehagzim – No need to exaggerate – לא צריך להגזים

Ma tsarich lakachat – What do we need to take – מה צריך לקחת

Lo tsarich lehilachetz – No need to get stressed – לא צריך להילחץ

Kol ma shetsarich ladaat al… – Everything you need to know about… – כל מה שצריך לדעת על

Ata tsarich ahava chadasha – You need a new love – אתה צריך אהבה חדשה

Mi tsarich otcha bichlal? – Who needs you anyway? – מי צריך אותך בכלל

"Kafe turki, bediyuk ma sh'eata tsarich" – Turkish coffee, exactly what you need – קפה טורקי, בדיוק מה שאתה צריך

Ani yod'ea ma atem tsrichim – I know what you guys need – אני יודע מה אתם צריכים

Mi tsarich et ze – who needs this? – מי צריך את זה

Ma ata tsarich? – what do you need? – מה אתה צריך

Bachayim tamid tsarich mazal – In life you always need luck – בחיים תמיד צריך מזל

Lo tsarich – No need – לא צריך

Lo rotse, lo tsarich – If you don't want it, no need – לא רוצה, לא צריך

Lo tsarich tovot – I don't need favours – לא צריך טובות

Yoter mize anachnu lo tsrichim – More than this we don't need – יותר מזה אנחנו לא צריכים

Tsrichim ovdim – We're hiring – צריכים עובדים

Tsorech – Need – צורך

Ein tsorech – No need – אין צורך

Tsrachim – Needs – צרכים

Mitsrach – Necessity – מצרך

Mitsrachim – Consumer goods – מצרכים

Litsroch – To consume – לצרוך

Tsricha – Consumption – צריכה

Tsarchan – Consumer – צרכן

Tsrichatni (Archaic) – I need – צריכתני

Tsarich letsaltsel paamayim – You need to ring twice – צריך לצלצל פעמיים

Playlist and Clips:

Gazoz – Shir Avoda (lyrics)

Matti Caspi – Ho Ma Yihye (lyrics)

Asaf Amdursky – Ahava Chadasha (lyrics)

Alona Daniel – Tizaher Mi-nesichot (lyrics)

Coffee commercial

Margalit Tsan'ani – Ba-hayim Tsarich Mazal

Tamuz – Holech Batel (lyrics)

Shlomo Artzi – Anachnu Lo Tsrichim (lyrics)

Shoshana Damari – Tsarich Letsaltsel Pa'amayim (lyrics)