With the literally thousands of startups in Tel Aviv and throughout Israel, knowing how to “talk the talk” will only help you build a career in this field.
Here’s a handful of words and phrases to get you started:
1. שמונה מאתיים
Transliteration: shmoneh (8) m’tayim (200)
Meaning: 8200, the Israeli Defense Forces’ most prestigious intelligence unit, where many programmers and developers get their initial training
2. ממר”מניק/ית
Transliteration: mam’ram’nik (masculine) / mam’ram’nikit (feminine)
Meaning: a nickname for someone who graduates from the programming school Mamram, the IDF’s central computing system unit
3. יזם / יזמית
Transliteration: yah’zam (masculine) / yah’zam’it (feminine)
Meaning: entrepreneur
4. ?עשית אקזיט
Transliteration: ah’si’tah exit (when asking a male) / ah’sit exit (when asking a female)
Meaning: Did you make an exit? (Did you sell your company?)
5. נטוורקינג
Transliteration: networking (like the English word!)
Meaning: networking (can be used as a noun or a verb)
6. חפש/י אותי בלינקדאין
Transliteration: chah’pes (when speaking to a male) / chap’si (when speaking to a female) oh’ti beh’linkedin
Meaning: Look me up on LinkedIn.
7. ?מתי יש האפי האוואר
Transliteration: mah’tai yesh happy hour
Meaning: When is happy hour?
8. אין לנו משרדים, אנחנו יושבים באופן ספייס
Transliteration: ein lah’nu mis’rah’dim, anach’nu yosh’vim beh’open space
Meaning: We don’t have offices, we sit in an open space.
9. ?מה המודל העסקי שלכם
Transliteration: mah hah’model hah’es’ki shel’ah’chem
Meaning: What’s your business model?
10. סבב גיוסים
Transliteration: seh’gev gi’u’sim
Meaning: funding round (e.g. angle, seed, A, B)
11. ?אתם מקבלים תן ביס
Transliteration: ah’tem meh’kah’blim ten bis
Meaning: Do you all get 10bis? (meals paid for by the company)
12. ?את/ה מקבל/ת גם אופציות
Transliteration (male): ata meh’kah’bel gam op’tzi’ot
Transliteration (female): at meh’kah’belet gam op’tzi’ot
Meaning: Do you also get stock options?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Yarden Sela is the content marketing manager for Tel Aviv-based Elevation Academy, which offers the most up-to-date training courses for today’s most in-demand skills.
