Yes, you can learn Hebrew from pop culture. This time we decided to check out reality show Hebrew: We took one episode of The X Factor Israel and wrote down all the adjectives used there. Which ones made it to the top?

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Ze tov, ze tov, by Shokolad, Menta, Mastik

 

New Words and Expressions:

 Tov – Good – טוב

Metoraf – Crazy – מטורף

“Yesh la yecholot metorafot” – She has crazy abilities – יש לה יכולות מטורפות

“Ze she-higati ad kan ze metoraf bishvilii” – The fact I made it up to here is crazy for me – זה שהגעתי עד כאן זה מטורף בשבילי

“Asiti po tahalich metoraf” – I went through a crazy process here – עשיתי פה תהליך מטורף

“Ani meusheret be-ramot metorafot” – I am happy at crazy levels – אני מאושרת ברמות מטורפות

Teruf – Craziness – טירוף

“Ze teruf latstet me-ha-bayit be-kor kaze – It’s insane to leave home in this cold – זה טירוף לצאת מהבית בקור כזה

Gadol – Big, awesome – גדול

Kashe – Hard, difficult – קשה

Madhim – Amazing – מדהים

Me’ule – Excellent – מעולה

Lahats – Stress, pressure – לחץ

Lahuts, lehutsa – Stressed – לחוץ, לחוצה

“Hayiti kol kach lechutsa etmol” – I was so stressed yesterday – הייתי כל כך לחוצה אתמול

“Ani lechutsa esh” – I am so stressed – אני לחוצה אש

Ta’im esh – It’s tasty as hell – טעים אש

 

Playlist and Clips:

Shokolad, menta, mastic – Ze Tov, Ze Tov (lyrics)

The X Factor Israel ep. 14

Ep. no. 102 about different synonyms for crazy

Ep. no. 228 about lachats, stress HEB

Ep. no. 349 about good HEB