#230 Oh, You Poor Thing!

What do we say to a friend who's in bed with high fever? And to someone who got a minor scratch? And to that one person who keeps on complaining but has no right to complain? Oy misken! Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode New Words and Expressions: Misken Juanito - Poor Juanito - מסכן חואניטו Misken Jerry, shamat ma kara lo? - Poor Jerry, did you hear what happened to him? - מסכן ג'רי, שמעת מה קרה לו? Oy misken/miskena/miskenim/miskenot - You poor thing - אוי מסכן, מסכנה, מסכנים, מסכנות Oy miskenon/miskenonet sheli - Oh my poor little thing - אוי מסכנון/מסכנונת שלי Oy, miskenonet sheli, lehavi lach marak? - Oh you poor little thing, shall I get you some soup? - אוי מסכנונת שלי, להביא לך מרק? Miskenchik, miskenon, miskeni, miskenoni - Poor thing (m.) - מסכנצ'יק, מסכנון, מסכני, מסכנוני Miskenonet - Poor thing (f.) - מסכנונת Miskenoni ktana - Poor thing (f.) - מסכנוני קטנה Ba li lihyot miskenoni ve-lo lalechet machar la-avoda - I feel like being miskenoni and not go to work tomorrow - בא לי להיות מסכנוני ולא ללכת מחר לעבודה Oof miskenoni sheli - Oh no, my poor thing - אוף מסכנוני שלי Oi miskenoni - You poor thing (sarcastically) - אוי מסכנוני Se'adia ha-misken - Poor se'adia - סעדיה המסכן Hitstanen ha-misken - The poor (rabbit) got a cold - הצטנן המסכן Miskenoot - Poorness - מסכנות Tacharut miskenoot - Poorness competition - תחרות מסכנות Lehitmasken - To pretend to be miserable - להתמסכן Nu dai lehitmasken - Come on, stop complaining - נו, די להתמסכן Hitmaskenoot - Pretending to be a poor thing - התמסכנות Maskin/a (Arabic) - Poor (Arabic) - מסכין, מסכינה Playlist and Clips: David Broza - Ha-isha she-iti (lyrics) Joan Manuel Serrat - La mujer que yo quiero Miskenchik Shlomo Makoa - S'eadia Ha-misken Ha-shafan Ha-katan - Children song (lyrics) Matsav Ha-uma TV show - Miskenoot Jane Bordeaux - Rotza Livkot (lyrics below clip on youtube) Maskina - Abd el Aziz Louis Arik Einstein - Sa Le'at (lyrics)

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