Cursing* drivers is a national sport in Israel. Here are a few words and phrases you can use the next time someone cuts you off.
* Streetwise Hebrew will not be responsible or liable for any misuse of idioms, words, verbs or adjectives mentioned in this show.
New Words and Expressions:
Hel’at ha-min ha-enoshi – Scum of the human race – חלאת המין האנושי
Evil mashrish – Stupid person – אוויל משריש
Ben zona – Son of a bitch – בן זונה
Bat zona – Daughter of a bitch – בת זונה
Mashu ben zona – A helluva thing – משו בנזונה
Maniak – Bastard – מניאק
“Haiyti manyak ve-lo yadati she-ani manyak” – I was really a bastard, and I didn’t know that I was a bastard – הייתי מניאק ולא ידעתי שאני מניאק
Ya Tamer – Hey Tamer – יא תאמר
Ya maniak – You bastard – יא מניאק
Ya ben zona – You son of a bitch – יא בן זונה
Chatichat, chatchat – A piece of… – חתיכת, חת’כת
Chat’chat efes (chatichat efes) – You piece of nobody – חת’כת אפס, חתיכת אפס
Ima’shcha (Ima shelcha) – Your mother – אמאש’ך, אמא שלך
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-tayarim – Imash’cha (lyrics)
