Streetwise Hebrew

Omed, "stands," and omed le-, "is about to," are two different things. Guy teaches us the important words in this shorseh("root"), ע.מ.ד, one of which is also a sexual term. At the end of the episode, Guy explains how you can learn Hebrew from reading tombstones at an old Tel Aviv cemetery. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: La'amod – To stand – לעמוד "Ha-kol omed bamakom" – Everything stands still – הכל עומד במקום Hu omed – He is standing – הוא עומד Hu omed lalechet – He's about to go – הוא עומד ללכת Hi amda linsoa le-chul – She was about to go abroad – היא עמדה לנסוע לחו"ל Aval ba-sof hi lo nas'aa – But she didn't go in the end – אבל בסוף היא לא נסעה Ani rotse lada'at eifo ani omed ba'avoda – I want to know where I am standing at work – אני רוצה לדעת איפה אני עומד בעבודה Omed lo – He's got an erection – עומד לו Ha-lev sheli lo omed be-ze yoter – My heart cannot stand this anymore – הלב שלי לא עומד בזה יותר Ani lo omed be-ze – I can't deal with it – אני לא עומד בזה Ani omed a