EPISODE · Feb 9, 2021 · 11 MIN
#321 Who Burned My Toast?
from Streetwise Hebrew
The Hebrew word שרוף means burnt, and its root takes us on an exciting semantic road trip. Guy covers everything from a burning sensation to diehard football fans, seared vegetables to wasting time and money. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ze soref li ba-einayim – My eyes are burning – זה שורף לי בעיניים Soref le-someone ba+body part – My X is burning – שורף למישהו משהו Koev li ha-rosh – I have a headache – כואב לי הראש Ze yisrof tipa – It will burn a bit – זה ישרוף טיפה Oi, ha-tost saruf – Oh, the toast is burnt – אוי, הטוסט שרוף Ani saruf aleha – I am crazy for her – אני שרוף עליה Maarits saruf – Diehard fan – מעריץ שרוף Ohed saruf – Big fan (football) – אוהד שרוף "Bibistim srufim" – Diehard Bibi supporters – ביביסטים שרופים Ata saruf etsli, at srufa etsli, atem srufim etsli – I'm finished with you – אתה שרוף אצלי, את שרופה אצלי, אתם שרופים אצלי Kabab al yerakot srufim – Kebab on a bed of seared vegetables – קבב על ירקות שרופים Liklot – To roast – לקלות Lisrof zman – To waste time – לשרוף זמן Stam lisrof kesef – To waste money for no good reason – סתם לשרוף כסף "Nnisrof ta-mo'adon' (nisrof et ha-mo'adon) – We'll burn down the football club – נשרוף ת'מועדון "Ha-toast nisraf" – The toast was burned – הטוסט נשרף Ha-toast saruf – The toast is burnt – הטוסט שרוף "Nisraf li ha-moach, kol hayom hayiti ba-machshev" – My brain is fried, I spent all day on the computer – נשרף לי המוח, כל היום הייתי במחשב "Ha-matara sheli hi she-ha-omelette lo yisaref li" – My aim is for the omelette not to burn – המטרה שלי היא שהאומלט לא יישרף לי Nif'al past: Nisraf, present: nisraf, future: yisaref – נשרף, נשרף, יישרף She-yisaref ha-olam – Even if the world is on fire, I will not do it – שיישרף העולם "Ani lo one, she-yisaref ha-olam" – I am not going to answer, the world can be on fire, for all I care – אני לא עונה, שיישרף העולם She-tisaref, she-tisarfi, she-tisarfu (halevai amen!) – May you burn in hell – שתישרף, שתישרפי, שתישרפו Lehisaref – To be burned – להישרף Srefa – Fire – שריפה Srefat shumanim – Burning fat – שריפת שומנים Srefat caloriot – Burning calories – שריפת קלוריות Playlist and Clips: Eden Ben-Zaken – Soref Li Ba-einaim Ani saruf aleha Yehuda Amar – Yerakot srufim Ha-Gashash Ha-Hiver – Anachnu nisrof ta'moadon Max Malkiel – She-lo yisaref Ira Dolphin – Srefat ha-shuman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HaGashash_HaHiver
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