Streetwise Hebrew

#240 How Embarrassing!


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"Eize bushot" (איזה בושות) is what we Israelis say when we witness an embarrassing event. Remember the time your mother commented on a Facebook photo of you? איזה בושות!

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New Words and Expressions:

Lama ani tsricha lehitbayesh? - Why should I feel ashamed? - למה אני צריכה להתבייש?

Ze lo busha lihyot atsuv - One shouldn't be ashamed for being sad - זה לא בושה להיות עצוב

BuSHA! - Shame on him/her/them - בושה!

Ha-israeli ha-mecho'ar - The ugly israeli - הישראלי המכוער

Ha-im la-orchim ha-ele ein tipat busha? - Don't these guests have a drop of shame? - האם לאורחים האלה אין טיפת בושה?

Hu asa li bushot - He embarrassed me - הוא עשה לי בושות

Al ta'ase/ta'asi/ta'asu li bushot - Don't embarrass me - אל תעשה/תעשי/תעשו לי בושות

Hityashavti la ba-makom - I (mistakenly) sat in her place - התיישבתי לה במקום

Eize bushot - How embarrassing - איזה בושות

Titbayesh lecha - Shame on you - תתבייש לך

Titbayshi lach - Shame on you (f.) - תתביישי לך

Titbayshu lachem - Shame on you (pl.) - תתביישו לכם

She-yitbayshu - May they be ashamed of themselves - שיתביישו

Ani be'emet smecha she-bat - I am very happy you came - אני באמת שמחה שבאת

Zo be'aya she-harbe nashim sovlot mimena - It's a problem many women suffer from - זו בעיה שהרבה נשים סובלות ממנה

Aval hen mitbayshot ledaber aleha - But they are ashamed to talk about it - אבל הן מתביישות לדבר על זה

Al titbayshu - Don't be shy - אל תתביישו

Lehitbayesh be-mashehu/be-mishehu - To be ashamed of someone of or something - להתבייש במישהו/במשהו

Biyush - Shaming - ביוש

La'asot shaming, levayesh mishehu - To shame someone - לעשות שיימינג, לבייש מישהו

Al tvayesh ah? - "Don't shame us, hey?' - אל תבייש, אה?

Bayshan, bayshanit - Shy - ביישן, ביישנית

Bayshanut - Shyness - ביישנות

Playlist and Clips:

Arik Einstein - Ze Lo Busha Lihyot Atsuv (lyrics)

Ha-israeli ha-mecho'ar (The Ugly Israeli), TV10

Eize bushot

Titbayesh lecha!

"She-yitbayshu!"

Harbe nashim mitbayshot

Biyush = Shaming

Arik Einstein & Shalom Hanoch - Tafasti Rosh al ha-bar (lyrics)

Mili Miran - Ho, marganit (lyrics)

Further listening: Ep. 143 fadiha

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