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#401 Animals


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We have many expressions with animals in Hebrew. Like, איזה חמור הייתי. Which ones can you use day-to-day and which ones can get you in trouble? Guy explains.

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New Words and Expressions:

Ein haya kazot – No such thing – אין חיה כזאת

Eize hamor ani – I am so stupid – איזה חמור אני

Eize hamor hayiti – How stupid I was – איזה חמור הייתי

"Naavod kmo hamorim" – We'll work like donkeys – נעבוד כמו חמורים

Ani oved kol yom kmo hamor – I work everyday like a dog – אני עובד כל יום כמו חמור

Ya kelev – You dog – Ya Kalb (Ar.) – יא כלב

Ya kelev, ata nose'a shuv le-hul? – You're going abroad again, you dog? – יא כלב, אתה נוסע שוב לחו"ל

Kalba – Bitch – כלבה

Lihyot chilbot – To be enemies – להיות צ'ילבות

Ma, aten chilbot achshav, lo medabrot achat im ha-shniya? – So are you enemies right now, you're not talking to each other anymore? – מה, אתן צ'ילבות עכשיו,לא מדברות אחת עם השנייה

Kor klavim – Freezing cold – קור כלבים

Hayei kelev – Dog's life – חיי כלב

Po kavoor ha-kelev – This is the crux of the matter – פה קבור הכלב

Hatul shachor – Black cat – חתול שחור

Hu kmo hatul, tamid nochet al ha-raglayim – He's like a cat, always landing on his feet – הוא כמו חתול, תמיד נוחת על הרגליים

Tizaher mimenu, hu shu'al – Be careful of him, he's a fox – תיזהר ממנו, הוא שועל

Hu nachash – He's a snake – הוא נחש

Hu soos – He's a horse – הוא סוס

Soos avoda – Work horse – סוס עבודה

Ya shafan – You coward – יא שפן

Lehishtafen – To chicken out – להשתפן

Ma, hishtafanta? – What happened, you chickened out? – מה, השתפנת

Hazir – pig – חזיר

Haziroot – Piggery – חזירות

Hitchazarti – I pigged out – התחזרתי

Etmol mamash hitchazarnu, hayom dieta – Yesterday we really pigged out. Today we're going to start a diet. – אתמול ממש התחזרנו, היום – דיאטה

Hitchazrut – Pigging out – התחזרות

Namer – Leopard/tiger – נמר

Hu kam kol boker kmo namer – He wakes up every morning like a tiger – הוא קם כל בוקר כמו נמר

Ma ani, ez? – What about me?! – מה אני, עז

Lo tsarich laasot mi-zvoov pil – No need to make an elephant out of a fly – לא צריך לעשות מזבוב פיל

Adam le-adam ze'ev – Dog-eat-dog – אדם לאדם זאב

Playlist and Clips:

Omer Adam – Sof Ha-olam (lyrics)

Kaveret – Po Kavur Ha-kelev (lyrics)

Ilan Peled – Hatula Sh'chora (lyrics)

Ravid Plotnik – Kol Ha-zman Ha-ze (lyrics)

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