#268 No Thanks!

Sometimes people offer us things that we simply don't want. Telemarketing? No thanks. A leaflet about a new yoga studio around the corner? No thank you. What about an offering of a slice of cheesecake baked by your friend when you're on a diet? How do we decline an offer (politely or impolitely) in Hebrew? On this episode, Guy supplies you with a toolkit for those moments when you need to decline an offer. Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode New Words and Expressions: Alonim - Leaflets - עלונים Lo, toda - No, thanks - לא, תודה Toda, lo me'unyan/me'unyenet - Thanks, I am not interested - תודה, לא מעוניין/מעוניינת Sori, lo karega - Sorry, not right now - סורי, לא כרגע Slicha, lo! - Sorry, no! - !סליחה, לא Lo mat'im - Not 'fitting', not interested - לא מתאים Amarti she-ze lo mat'im - I said that I wasn't interested - אמרתי שזה לא מתאים Lo rotse, lo rotsa - I don't want - לא רוצה Slicha, ani be-pgisha - Sorry, I am in a meeting - סליחה, אני בפגישה Lo toda, shalom! - No thanks, shalom! - !לא תודה, שלום Lo toda, bye - No thanks, bye - לא תודה, ביי Lo me'unyan, lo me'uneyent - I am not interested - לא מעוניין, לא מעוניינת Lo mat'im li/lanu - Not interested - לא מתאים לי, לא מתאים לנו Slicha, ani be-emtsa mashehu - Sorry, I am in the middle of something - סליחה, אני באמצע משהו Ani mevakesh/mevakeshet lo lehitkasher elai yoter - I ask not to call me again - אני מבקש/ת לא להתקשר אליי יותר Lo toda, tihye bari/tihyi bri'a - No thanks, be well - לא תודה, תהיה בריא/תהיי בריאה Slicha, anachnu lo me'unyanim - Sorry, we're not interested - סליחה, אנחנו לא מעוניינים Slicha, dai - Sorry, that's enough - סליחה, די Nudnik - Someone who is a nuisance - נודניק Takrit - Incident - תקרית Mamash toda, aval ani lo ochel/ochelet mutsrei halav - Thanks so much, but I don't eat dairy products - ממש תודה, אבל אני לא אוכל/אוכלת מוצרי חלב Sori, ani tiv'oni - Sorry, I am vegan - סורי, אני טבעוני Ma-ze sori, ani shomer, toda raba - So sorry, I am keeping a diet - מה-זה סורי, אני שומר, תודה רבה Nu, haticha ktana - Come on, just a small piece - נו, חתיכה קטנה Asur li - I am not allowed, I must not - אסור לי Ze nir'e mehamem - It looks amazing - זה נראה מהמם Slicha, yesh li kvar mashehu - I already have something - סליחה, יש לי כבר משהו Ani lo yachol, slicha, mamash toda al ha-hazmana - I can't, sorry, but thank you so much for the invitation - אני לא יכול, סליחה, ממש תודה על ההזמנה Hayiti met lavo, aval an'lo yachol - I would die to be there, but I cannot make it - הייתי מת לבוא, אבל אנ'לא יכול Hayiti meta lavo, aval an'lo yechola - I would die to be there, but I cannot make it - הייתי מתה לבוא, אבל אנ'לא יכולה Inyan, interest, ep. #110 Tihye bari, ep. #3 Pachot, less, ep. #162 Playlist and Clips: Sarit Haddad - Lo Toda (lyrics) Arik Einstein - Nudnik (lyrics)

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