This episode is all about “mazal tov.” How do we congratulate friends who have a newborn baby? And what do you say when you’re not sure if it’s a boy or a girl, in a gender-based language like Hebrew? Guy has all the answers.
New Words and Expressions:
Mazal tov – Congratulations – ืืื ืืื
She-yihie be-mazal tov – Congratulations – ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืื
Mazal tov al ha-herayon – Congrats for the pregnancy – ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืจืืื
Mazal tov al ha-dira – Congrats for the apartment – ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืืืจื
Magi’a lecha/lach mazal tov, lo? – You deserve a mazal tov, right? – ืืืืข ืื ืืื ืืื, ืื
Brachot – Blessings, greetings – ืืจืืืช
Ani me’achelet lecha/lach she- – I wish you that – ืื ื ืืืืืช ืื ืฉ
Eize kef lishmoโah – So happy to hear this – ืืืื ืืืฃ ืืฉืืืข
Eize yoffie – How great- ืืืื ืืืคื
Be-shaโah tova – Congratulations – ืืฉืขื ืืืื
Be’emet be-shaa tova – Congratulations – ืืืืช ืืฉืขื ืืืื
Bekarov etslecha/etslech/etslachem – May we celebrate the same thing for you soon – ืืงืจืื ืืฆืื/ืืฆืืื
Samachti lishmoโa – I was so happy to hear this – ืฉืืืชื ืืฉืืืข
Wow, ma-ze samachti lishmo’a she- – I was happy to hear that – ืืืื, ืื-ืื ืฉืืืชื ืืฉืืืข ืฉ
Ratsiti lehagid mazal tov – I wanted to say congratulations – ืจืฆืืชื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื
Ratsinu lehagid mazal tov – We wanted to say congratulations – ืจืฆืื ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Elad Shodler – Mazal Tov (lyrics)
Eric Berman – Beinonimi (lyrics)
Sarit Haddad – Ani Me’achelet Lech (lyrics)
Yehuda Sa’ado – Be-tsel Dmuta (lyrics)
