Streetwise Hebrew

#339 That Date Was Somewhat Successful


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The Hebrew dictionary says that מוצלח means "successful, accomplished." But as Guy explains, מוצלח has some interesting nuanced uses that you really should discover.

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New Words and Expressions:

"Yossi, yeled sheli mutslach" – Yossi, my perfect boy – יוסי, ילד שלי מוצלח

Lehatsliach (Hif'il) – To succeed – להצליח

Mutslach – Good, excellent, perfect, successful – מוצלח

"Eich legadel yeladim mutslachim yoter" – How to raise outstanding children – איך לגדל ילדים מוצלחים יותר

"Ha-achayot ha-mutslachot sheli" – My perfect sisters – האחיות המוצלחות שלי

Hinne shuv achalti yoter midai – Here again, I ate too much – הנה שוב אכלתי יותר מדיי

Im lo hayiti kacha, ulai hayiti mutslachat – If I wasn't like that, I might have been a better person – אם לא הייתי ככה, אולי הייתי מוצלחת

Ha-date haya mamash mutslach – The date was really great – הדייט היה ממש מוצלח

Ha-date lo haya mutslach – The date was not great – הדייט לא היה מוצלח

Ha-yeshiva hayta mutslachat – The meeting was great – הישיבה הייתה מוצלחת

Ha-yeshiva lo hayta mutslachat – The meeting was not great – הישיבה לא הייתה מוצלחת

Ze lo seret mutslach – This movie is not great – זה לא סרט מוצלח

Zot taarucha lo mutslachat – This exhibition is not great – זאת לא תערוכה מוצלחת

Ze lo haya raayon kaze mutslach – It wasn't such an amazing idea – זה לא היה רעיון כזה מוצלח

Ze atar pachot mutslach – This website is not great – זה אתר פחות מוצלח

"Lihyot be-tik-tok ze lo omer she-hacheshbon mutslach" – To be on Tik-Tok doesn't mean that the account is successful – להיות בטיקטוק זה לא אומר שהחשבון מוצלח

Maavar mutslach! – Have a good move! – מעבר מוצלח

Misada mutslachat meod – A great restaurant – מסעדה מוצלחת מאוד

"Lo tsalachti et ha-perek ha-rishon" – I didn't get through watching the first episode – לא צלחתי את הפרק הראשון

Lo tsalachti et ha-sefer – I didn't get through this book – לא צלחתי את הספר

Playlist and Clips:

Ha-tarnegolim – Yossi, Yeled Sheli Mutslach (lyrics)

Yeladim mutslachim yoter

Ha-achayot ha-mutslachot sheli – trailer

Aya Korem – Hinne Shuv (lyrics)

Ep. 151 – Intensifiers and superlatives

Ep. 223 – Eich

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