Like Nothing Else: Intensifiers and Superlatives

Fans cheer during a concert in Tel Aviv. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90

So you just saw the coolest concert, and then your friend made you the best soup you’ve ever tasted. The next day you saw the most wonderful film. It’s all so fantastic that you want to yell, this is f****** amazing! But how do you do it in Hebrew? For starters, check out Guy’s toolkit of ‘intensifiers.’

New Words and Expressions:

Haverimot (Haverim+haverot) โ€“ Friends (m+f) โ€“ ื—ื‘ืจื™ืžื•ืช

Ein dvarim ka-ele โ€“ Amazing (Lit: There are no things like it) โ€“ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืืœื”

Ein yoter yafa mimech โ€“ Thereโ€™s no one prettier than you โ€“ ืื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื™ืคื” ืžืžืš

Ein dvarim ka-ele ba-olam โ€“ There are no things like it in the whole world โ€“ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืืœื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื

Taโ€™im she-ein dvarim ka-ele โ€“ So delicious that there are no things like it โ€“ ื˜ืขื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืืœื”

Eich at matrifa โ€“ How terrific you are โ€“ ืื™ืš ืืช ืžื˜ืจื™ืคื”

Metoraf โ€“ Crazy โ€“ ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ

Lehatrif mishehu โ€“ To drive someone crazy โ€“ ืœื”ื˜ืจื™ืฃ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•

Hamud be-teruf โ€“ Crazy cute โ€“ ื—ืžื•ื“ ื‘ื˜ื™ืจื•ืฃ

Ani machur elaich โ€“ I am addicted to you โ€“ ืื ื™ ืžื›ื•ืจ ืืœื™ืš

Ba-ramot hachi kashot โ€“ So much (Lit: In the most severe levels) โ€“ื‘ืจืžื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืงืฉื•ืช

Be-ramot โ€“ Really, so much (Lit: In levels) โ€“ ื‘ืจืžื•ืช

Taโ€™im be-ramot โ€“ So tasty โ€“ ื˜ืขื™ื ื‘ืจืžื•ืช

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Taโ€™im be-ramot acherot โ€“ Itโ€™s so tasty (Lit: It’s tasty in other levels) โ€“ ื˜ืขื™ื ื‘ืจืžื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช

Hi mehamemet be-ramot acheort โ€“ Sheโ€™s on a whole โ€˜nother level (Lit: Sheโ€™s amazing in other levels) โ€“ ื”ื™ื ืžื”ืžืžืช ื‘ืจืžื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช

Madhim, ata lo mevin โ€“ Amazing, you don’t realize โ€“ ืžื“ื”ื™ื, ืืชื” ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืŸ

Seret madhim she-ata lo mevin โ€“ You cannot realize how amazing it is (Lit: Such a great movie you don’t understand) โ€“ ืกืจื˜ ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืฉืืชื” ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืŸ

Ata lo maโ€™amin โ€“ You donโ€™t believe โ€“ ืืชื” ืœื ืžืืžื™ืŸ

Taโ€™im she-ata lo mevin โ€“ It’s so delicious that you cannot believe it โ€“ ื˜ืขื™ื ืฉืืชื” ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืŸ

Sof ha-derech โ€“ Amazing (Lit: End of the road) โ€“ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื“ืจืš

Eich ha-marak? โ€“ How’s the soup? โ€“ ?ืื™ืš ื”ืžืจืง

Sof! โ€“ Great (Lit: End) โ€“ !ืกื•ืฃ

Haval al ha-zman โ€“ Amazing (Lit: It’s a pity about the time) โ€“ ื—ื‘ืœ ืขืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ

Playlist and Clips:

Nir ve-Gali โ€“ Ein Dvarim Ka-ele

Avihu Shabat โ€“ At Kol Kach Yafa (lyrics)

Ron Shoval โ€“ Ze Lo Normali ย (lyrics)

Mofa Ha-arnavot shel Dr. Kasper โ€“ Be-simla Aduma (lyrics)

Aya Korem โ€“ Sheker (lyrics)

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