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EPISODE · Sep 5, 2023 · 9 MIN

#401 Animals

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We have many expressions with animals in Hebrew. Like, איזה חמור הייתי. Which ones can you use day-to-day and which ones can get you in trouble? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Ein haya kazot – No such thing – אין חיה כזאת Eize hamor ani – I am so stupid – איזה חמור אני Eize hamor hayiti – How stupid I was – איזה חמור הייתי "Naavod kmo hamorim" – We'll work like donkeys – נעבוד כמו חמורים Ani oved kol yom kmo hamor – I work everyday like a dog – אני עובד כל יום כמו חמור Ya kelev – You dog – Ya Kalb (Ar.) – יא כלב Ya kelev, ata nose'a shuv le-hul? – You're going abroad again, you dog? – יא כלב, אתה נוסע שוב לחו"ל Kalba – Bitch – כלבה Lihyot chilbot – To be enemies – להיות צ'ילבות Ma, aten chilbot achshav, lo medabrot achat im ha-shniya? – So are you enemies right now, you're not talking to each other anymore? – מה, אתן צ'ילבות עכשיו,לא מדברות אחת עם השנייה Kor klavim – Freezing cold – קור כלבים  Hayei kelev – Dog's life – חיי כלב Po kavoor ha-kelev – This is the crux of the matter – פה קבור הכלב Hatul shachor – Black cat – חתול שחור Hu kmo hatul, tamid nochet al ha-raglayim – He's like a cat, always landing on his feet – הוא כמו חתול, תמיד נוחת על הרגליים Tizaher mimenu, hu shu'al – Be careful of him, he's a fox – תיזהר ממנו, הוא שועל Hu nachash – He's a snake – הוא נחש Hu soos – He's a horse – הוא סוס Soos avoda – Work horse – סוס עבודה Ya shafan – You coward – יא שפן Lehishtafen – To chicken out – להשתפן Ma, hishtafanta? – What happened, you chickened out? – מה, השתפנת Hazir – pig – חזיר Haziroot – Piggery – חזירות Hitchazarti – I pigged out – התחזרתי Etmol mamash hitchazarnu, hayom dieta – Yesterday we really pigged out. Today we're going to start a diet. – אתמול ממש התחזרנו, היום – דיאטה  Hitchazrut – Pigging out – התחזרות Namer – Leopard/tiger – נמר Hu kam kol boker kmo namer – He wakes up every morning like a tiger – הוא קם כל בוקר כמו נמר Ma ani, ez? – What about me?! – מה אני, עז Lo tsarich laasot mi-zvoov pil – No need to make an elephant out of a fly – לא צריך לעשות מזבוב פיל Adam le-adam ze'ev – Dog-eat-dog – אדם לאדם זאב   Playlist and Clips: Omer Adam – Sof Ha-olam (lyrics) Kaveret – Po Kavur Ha-kelev (lyrics) Ilan Peled – Hatula Sh'chora (lyrics) Ravid Plotnik – Kol Ha-zman Ha-ze (lyrics) Ep. #13 about kombina Ep. no. 349 about tov

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