How do we say darling or honey in Hebrew? And can we use kapara and motek to both male and female? Listen to our lovey dovey episode.

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New Words and Expressions:

"K'chi taxi habaita kapara, lifney she-yihye me'uchar" – Take a taxi home, darling, before it's going to get late – קחי טקסי הביתה, כפרה, לפני שיהיה מאוחר

Kapara – Atonement, forgiveness – כפרה

Kapara sheli – My darling – כפרה שלי

KaPAra al X – It's nothing, don't worry about it (X being a broken glass) – כפרה על משהו

Kapara alecha – You're a darling – כפרה עליך

"Lo at lo ashema ma pitom, neshama" – No, you're not guilty, not at all my darling – לא, את לא אשמה, מה פתאום, נשמה

Neshama – Soul – נשמה

"Ken, neshama shel aba?" – Yes, my darling? – ?כן, נשמה של אבא

"Hu bachur neshama – He's a really good guy – הוא בחור נשמה

Mami (m., f.) – Darling – מאמי

Neshamami – Neshama+mami – נשמאמי

"Motek, at gdola, motek at yafa" – Honey, you're great, honey, you're pretty – מותק, את גדולה, מותק, את יפה

"Motek, at safek yalda safek isha" – Honey, you're half a girl half a woman – מותק, את ספק-ילדה, ספק-אישה

Motek (m., f.) – Sweetness, darling – מותק

Matok – Sweet – מתוק

Kadosh – Holy – קדוש

Kodesh – Holiness – קודש

"Hey motek, efo ata/at?" – Hey darling, where are you? – ?היי מותק, איפה אתה/את

Yakiri, yakirati – My dear – יקיר, יקירתי

Playlist and Clips:

Tomer Yosef – Kapara (lyrics)

Miri Masika – Mami (lyrics)

Dafna Armoni – Safek Yalda, Safek Isha (lyrics)