{"id":208,"date":"2012-04-11T22:30:17","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T02:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=208"},"modified":"2012-04-13T08:58:13","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T12:58:13","slug":"hebrew-slang-and-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-slang-and-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Slang and Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning a language does not always mean you have to stick with what the books tell you. You may also want to sound a little more native and street smart by using some sa-ba-ba<\/em><\/strong> slang and idioms. This listing I have below are just a few things you may hear and can use yourself. On some of them, be careful who you say them to or how you say it – you may end up losing a friend, or in a fight.<\/p>\n

You may also notice that I haven’t put in the nikud in the Hebrew listings. This is because for the most part you’ll be speaking these phrases and if or when you see them written, nikud may not be present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
What’s up?
\nHow’s it going?<\/td>\n		ma ko-re?<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ma nish-ma?<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e9\u05de\u05e2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ma ha-ma-tsav?<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05de\u05e6\u05d1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dear god!<\/td>\ne-lo-him a-di-rim<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d3\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Good heaven!<\/td>\nsho-mu sha-ma-‘im<\/td>\n\u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05d5 \u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geek<\/td>\nlaf-laf, kh-nun<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05e4\u05dc\u05e3, \u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05df<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cool (he\/she’s cool)<\/td>\nsa-ba-ba<\/td>\n\u05e1\u05d1\u05d1\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cool (that’s cool)<\/td>\nsa-ba-ba<\/td>\n\u05e1\u05d1\u05d1\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Really?<\/td>\nbe-‘e-met?<\/td>\n\u05d1\u05d0\u05de\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oh no!<\/td>\noy lo!<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05d5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
damn!<\/td>\nLa-‘az-az-el!<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05e2\u05d6\u05d0\u05d6\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enough! \/ stop!<\/td>\nday (rhymes with ‘die’<\/em>)<\/td>\n\u05d3\u05d9\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kha-las<\/td>\n\u05d7\u05dc\u05d0\u05e1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idiot\/moron (it)<\/td>\ntem-bel<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d1\u05dc \u05d9\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idiot\/moron (m)<\/td>\na-ha-bal<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05d4\u05d1\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idiot\/moron (f)<\/td>\na-ha-bla<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05d4\u05d1\u05dc\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No kidding\/really<\/td>\nwa-lla<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finally!<\/td>\nsof (kol) sof<\/td>\n\u05e1\u05d5\u05e3 (\u05db\u05dc) \u05e1\u05d5\u05e3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A groan of frustration or annoyance<\/td>\nuf<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05d5\u05e3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Go to hell (to a man)<\/td>\nlekh la-‘az-az-el<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05da \u05dc\u05e2\u05d6\u05d0\u05d6\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Go to hell (to a woman)<\/td>\nlekh-i la-‘az-az-el<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05db\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e2\u05d6\u05d0\u05d6\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What’s the point?<\/td>\nma ha-ta-‘am?<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d8\u05e2\u05dd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Well..?<\/td>\nnu<\/td>\n\u05e0\u05d5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Come on \/ get a move on<\/td>\nyal-la<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Someone who nags<\/td>\nnud-nik<\/td>\n\u05e0\u05d5\u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05e7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ouch!<\/td>\nai (sounds like ‘eye’<\/em>)<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05d9\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Too bad\/a shame..<\/td>\nkha-val<\/td>\n\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cool<\/td>\nmag-niv<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d2\u05e0\u05d9\u05d1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floosy<\/td>\nfre-kha<\/td>\n\u05e4\u05e8\u05d7\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filth\/Goo\/icky stuff<\/td>\nji-fa<\/td>\n\u05d2’\u05d9\u05e4\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What’s the rush?<\/td>\nma ha-la-khatz<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05dc\u05d7\u05e5?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You wish! (m)<\/td>\nha-‘i-ta met<\/td>\n\u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05ea!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You wish! (f)<\/td>\nha-‘it me-ta<\/td>\n\u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05ea\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I’m dead tired<\/td>\na-ni met<\/td>\n\u05d4 \u05de\u05e2\u05d9\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a me-‘aye-fut<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a-ni sha-fukh<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e4\u05d5\u05da<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I’m fed up!<\/td>\nni-m’as li<\/td>\n\u05e0\u05de\u05d0\u05e1 \u05dc\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I don’t feel like it<\/td>\nen li khe-shek<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d7\u05e9\u05e7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lo mit-kha-shek li<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05e9\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lo ba li<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I don’t care<\/td>\nlo i-khpat li<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05db\u05e4\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I don’t mind<\/td>\nlo ma-fri-‘ah li<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e2 \u05dc\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
lo me-sha-ne li<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bite me (to man)<\/td>\nkfotz li<\/td>\n\u05e7\u05e4\u05d5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kfetzi li<\/td>\n\u05e7\u05e4\u05e6\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How should I know?<\/td>\nme-‘ey-fo li la-da-‘at<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d0\u05d9\u05e4\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You drive me crazy! (to m)<\/td>\na-ta me-sha-ge-‘ah li et ha-se-khel<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05de\u05e9\u05d2\u05e2 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e9\u05db\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You drive me crazy! (to f)<\/td>\nat me-sha-ga-‘at li et ha-se-khel<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05d2\u05e2\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e9\u05db\u05dc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learning a language does not always mean you have to stick with what the books tell you. You may also want to sound a little more native and street smart by using some sa-ba-ba slang and idioms. This listing I have below are just a few things you may hear and can use yourself. On…<\/p>\n

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