Learn Hebrew Words - Israeli Sayings
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חֲבָל עַל הַזְמַן |
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Chavâl al ha’zman |
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Excellent in the extreme (years ago it meant the opposite) |
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מַה פִּתְאוֹם?! |
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Ma pit’ôm?! |
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Are you kidding?! |
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בָּא לִי |
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Ba li |
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I feel like it |
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לֹא בָּא לִי |
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Lo ba li |
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I don't feel like it |
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סַבָּבָּה |
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Sababa |
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Fun! / Fine with me |
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יִהְיֶה בְּסֵדֶר. |
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Yi'heye be'seder. |
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It will be ok. |
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זֶה כָּתוּב שָׁחוֹר עַל גַבֵּי לָבָן. |
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Ze katuv shachor al gabei lavân. |
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It is written black on white. |
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לֹא לְצִיטוּט |
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Lo le’tsitût |
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not for quoting / off the record |
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לָלֶכֶת עִם הַזֶרֶם |
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La'lechet im ha'zerem |
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go with the flow |
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מַצָב בִּטְחוֹנִי |
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Matsâv bitchoni |
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security situation |
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עַל הַפָּנִים |
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Al ha'panim |
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feel awful |
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קְצָת סַבְלָנוּת |
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Ktsat savlanût |
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a little patience |
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רֹאשׁ גָדוֹל |
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Rosh gadôl |
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proactive thinker (big head) |
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רֹאשׁ קָטָן |
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Rosh katân |
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passive thinker (small head) |
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אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרוֹן חָבִיב |
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Acharôn acharôn chaviv |
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last but not least |
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אַל תִּדְאֲגִי |
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Al tid’agi |
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do not worry (to f) |
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אַל תִּדְאַג |
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Al tid’ag |
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do not worry (to m) |
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תִּשְׁכְּחִי מִזֶה |
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Tish’kechi mi’ze |
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forget it (to f) |
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תִּשְׁכַּח מִזֶה |
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Tish’kach mi’ze |
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forget it (to m) |
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הַלְוַאי |
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Ha’le’vai |
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if only |
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