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#93 Sometimes the Best Things Come in Pairs

#93 Sometimes the Best Things Come in Pairs

Update: 2025-11-18
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תאומים are twins, from the root תאמ which is used in Hebrew for anything to do with matching, suiting, fitting, and coordinating. Let's learn how to use this family of words in our everyday life. Mat'im lachem?

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New Words and Expressions:

Te'om, te'omim – Twin, twins – תאום, תאומים

Zug te'omot siamyot – A pair of siamese twins (f.) – זוג תאומות סיאמיות

Migdaley ha-teomim – The twin towers – מגדלי התאומים

"Zeh lo ta'am et ha-tsipiyot" – It did not match the expectations – זה לא תאם את הציפיות

"Eich lifgosh ben zug to'em – How to meet a matching partner – איך לפגוש בן זוג תואם

Eich efshar letaem pgisha merubat mishtatfim – How can one coordinate a multi-participant meeting – איך אפשר לתאם פגישה מרובת משתתפים

Te'amti lecha tor – I've coordinated an appointment for you – תיאמתי לך תור

Meto'emet lecha/lach pgisha – A meeting is coordinated for you – מתואמת לך פגישה

Efshar leta'em li tor? – Is it possible to coordinate an appointment? – אפשר לתאם לי תור

Te'um, teumim – Coordination – תיאום

Te'um bitchoni – Security coordination – תיאום בטחוני

Lehat'im odem – How to match lipstick – איך להתאים אודם

Mat'im li – It suits me – מתאים לי

Lo mat'im shmoneh – Eight is not good for me – לא מתאים שמונה

Lo mat'im lecha ha-tseva ha-zeh – This color does not suit you – לא מתאים לך הצבע הזה

Ha-chultsa gdola midai, hi lo mat'ima lach – This shirt is too big, it doesn't suit you – החולצה גדולה מדיי, היא לא מתאימה לך

Lo mat'im achshav – Not this now – לא מתאים

Eich mat'im achshav knafeh – Knafeh would really hit the spot right now – איך מתאים עכשיו כנאפה

Eich mat'im achshav – How fitting it would be now – איך מתאים עכשיו

Mut'am ishit – Tailor made – מותאם אישית

Mut'amim le- – Fitted for – מותאמים ל

Lehat'im mashehu le mishehu – To fit something to someone – להתאים משהו למישהו

Lehat'im chultsa le-michnasyiam – To match a shirt to the pants – להתאים חולצה למכנסיים

 

Playlist and Clips:

TV10 – Siamese twins

Eich leta'em – How to coordinate a meeting

Ashley – Eich lehat'im odem 

Sharif – Mat'im Li (lyrics)

Ep. 123 about likbo'a tor, set an appointment

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#93 Sometimes the Best Things Come in Pairs

#93 Sometimes the Best Things Come in Pairs