אלטע זאכןalte zachen meaning in Hebrew
the junk man — the guy with the pickup truck who collects old furniture and appliances off the street · noun (masculine, treated as singular; from Yiddish)
Also spelled in English: alte sachen
A loudspeaker two streets away, distorted past the point of language, and then the pickup rolls into view with a mattress and three dead washing machines roped to the back.
אל תזרוק את המקרר הישן, תשאיר אותו בחוץ והאלטע זאכן ייקח אותו מחר.
“Don't throw out the old fridge, leave it outside and the alte zachen will take it tomorrow.”
What is the last thing you put out on the street for the alte zachen?
Hebrew words for everyday life in IsraelHebrew words that came from Yiddish