The word “miss” has many meanings in English: You can miss a bus, a lesson, miss someone, miss the point, and much more. Hebrew does not use one verb for all of the above, and some acrobatics is needed. Host Guy Sharett explains.

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New words & expressions:

I miss you – Ani mitga’a’gea eleycha/elayich – אני מתגעגע אלייך

Pashut lehitga’ge’a – Just to miss, to long for – פשוט להתגעגע

Hitga’gati az bati – I had a longing, so I came by – התגעגעתי אז באתי

Hitga’aganu elayich – We missed you (f.) – התגעגענו אלייך

Techsar lanu, techsari lanu, techsaru lanu – We’ll miss you – תחסר לנו/תחסרי לנו/תחסרו לנו

Chaser – Missing – חסר

Ata po chaser li – You’re missed by me here – אתה פה חסר לי

Lehachsir shi’urim – To miss lessons – להחסיר שיעורים

Hichsarta harbe shi’urim – You missed many lessons – החסרת הרבה שיעורים

Chisur/im – Absence/s – חיסור/ים

Yesh lecha harbe chisurim – You’ve got many absences – יש לך הרבה חיסורים

Fisfasta et ha-otobus – You missed the bus – פספסת את האוטובוס

Fisfasta – You missed out – פספסת

Fisfasnu echad et hasheni/Hiftasfasnnu – We missed each other – פספסנו אחד את השני / התפספסנו

Eize fisfus – What a bummer (too bad this opportunity was missed) – איזה פספוס

Mashehu hitfasfes – Something went wrong – משהו התפספס

Hichmatsti, lehachmits – I missed/To miss (an event) – החמצתי, להחמיץ

Hachmatsa – A missed opportunity – החמצה

Ata mefasfes et ha-nekuda – You’re missing the point – אתה מפספס את הנקודה

Asur lehachmitz, al tachmitsu, lo lefasfes – You can’t miss it – אסור להחמיץ, אל תחמיצו, לא לפספס

Ani mevateret al ha-chagiga – I am giving the party a miss – אני מוותרת על החגיגה

Nire’e li she-ani mevater – I think I am going to give it a miss – נראה לי שאני מוותר

Kimat ve-nifga – A near miss – כמעט ונפגע

Lo hifsadta harbe – You didn’t miss much – לא הפסדת הרבה

Hifsadtem! – You guys missed out! – !הפסדתם

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Playlist and clips:
Shlomo Artzi – Ha-ahava Ha-yeshana (Lyrics)
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Nurit Galron – Ata Po Chaser Li (Lyrics)
Gazoz – Café Ba-tachtit (Lyrics)
Boaz Banai – Paris Ba-choref (Lyrics)
Dana Berger – Ba Ve-holech (Lyrics)

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