This episode is all about "mazal tov." How do we congratulate friends who have a newborn baby? And what do you say when you're not sure if it's a boy or a girl, in a gender-based language like Hebrew? Guy has all the answers.

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New Words and Expressions:

Mazal tov – Congratulations – מזל טוב

She-yihie be-mazal tov – Congratulations – שיהיה במזל טוב

Mazal tov al ha-herayon – Congrats for the pregnancy – מזל טוב על ההריון

Mazal tov al ha-dira – Congrats for the apartment – מזל טוב על הדירה

Magi’a lecha/lach mazal tov, lo? – You deserve a mazal tov, right? – מגיע לך מזל טוב, לא

Brachot – Blessings, greetings – ברכות

Ani me’achelet lecha/lach she- – I wish you that – אני מאחלת לך ש

Eize kef lishmo’ah – So happy to hear this – איזה כיף לשמוע

Eize yoffie – How great- איזה יופי

Be-sha’ah tova – Congratulations – בשעה טובה

Be’emet be-shaa tova – Congratulations – באמת בשעה טובה

Bekarov etslecha/etslech/etslachem – May we celebrate the same thing for you soon – בקרוב אצלך/אצלכם

Samachti lishmo’a – I was so happy to hear this – שמחתי לשמוע

Wow, ma-ze samachti lishmo’a she- – I was happy to hear that – וואו, מה-זה שמחתי לשמוע ש

Ratsiti lehagid mazal tov – I wanted to say congratulations – רציתי להגיד מזל טוב

Ratsinu lehagid mazal tov – We wanted to say congratulations – רצינו להגיד מזל טוב

 

Playlist and Clips:

Elad Shodler – Mazal Tov (lyrics)

Eric Berman – Beinonimi (lyrics)

Sarit Haddad – Ani Me’achelet Lech (lyrics)

Yehuda Sa’ado – Be-tsel Dmuta (lyrics)

Tzipi Shavit – Mazal Tov

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