#38 Don’t Lose Your Head

Israelis are obsessed with their head, rosh, in Hebrew. There are so many words and expressions with rosh, and today we talk about a few of them. Have a listen and find out what ‘rosh gadol’ and ‘rosh katan’ mean. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: “Al tefached lihyot rosh gadol” – Don’t be afraid to be “rosh gadol” – אל תפחד להיות ראש גדול “Rosh gadol ze davar she-matzil chayim, rosh katan ze davar she-mesaken chaim”. – Rosh gadol is something that saves lives, rosh katan is something that risks lives – ראש גדול זה דבר שמציל חיים, ראש קטן זה דבר שמְסכן חיים  Lesaken – To risk, endanger – לסכן Lehagdil rosh – To be rosh gadol – להגדיל ראש Lehaktin rosh – To be rosh katan – להקטין ראש Rosh ha-shana – Jewish New Year – ראש השנה Rashi – Main – ראשי Rehov rashi – Main street – רחוב ראשי Reshit – Beginning – ראשית Be-reshit – In the beginning – בראשית Be-reshit bara elohim et ha-shamayim ve et ha-aretz – And in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth – בראשית ברא אלוהים את השמיים ואת הארץ Rishon – First – ראשון Rishoni – Initial, basic – ראשוני Rosh ha-memshala – Prime minister (M.) – ראש הממשלה Roshat ha-memshala – Prime minister (F.) – רֹאשת הממשלה Rosh/Roshat ha-ir – Mayor – ראש/ראשת העיר Lo ba-rosh sheli – I don’t feel like doing it – לא בראש שלי Ba-rosh’kha lir’ot seret? – Do you feel like watching a movie? – בראש’ך לראות סרט Ein li rosh le-ze achshav – I don’t feel like doing it right now – אין לי ראש לזה עכשיו Yesh lo rosh – He’s smart – יש לו ראש Yesh la rosh – She’s smart – יש לה ראש Indo ras (Ar.) – He’s smart – ענדו ראס, عنده راس Ind’ha ras (Ar.) – She’s smart – ענדהא ראס, عندها راس   Playlist and Clips: Rosh Gadol TV Series Bereshit – Bible Radio Interview with Golda Meir Roshat Ha-memshala Arik Einstein – Ze Ba-rosh Shelach (lyrics)