How do you tell someone not to do something in Hebrew? Use ‘al’ (that’s A-L), which means ‘don’t.’ On this episode, Guy explains how to use this little word, and how to say ‘just don’t.’
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Words and expressions discussed:
Al tid’agu li โ Don’t worry about me โ ืื ืชืืืื ืื
Rak al tagid li โ Just don’t tell me โ ืจืง ืื ืชืืื ืื
Ata al tagid li ma laasot โ You (m.) don’t tell me what to do โ ืืชื ืื ืชืืื ืื ืื ืืขืฉืืช
At al tagidi li ma laasot โ You (f.) donโt tell me what to do โ ืืช ืื ืชืืืื ืื ืื ืืขืฉืืช
Al tivke โ Don’t cry โ ืื ืชืืื
Al na tivki argentina โ Please donโt cry Argentina โ ืื ื ื ืชืืื ืืจืื ืืื ื
Al na tomar li shalom โ Don’t say to me โshalomโ, say just โlehitraotโ โ ืื ื ื ืชืืืจ ืื ืฉืืื, ืืืืจ ืจืง ืืืชืจืืืช
Lo, al tevatri โ No, don’t give up โ ืื, ืื ืชืืืชืจื
Al tishkechi โ Don’t forget (f.) โ ืื ืชืฉืืื
Al tishkach โ Donโt forget (m.) โ ืื ืชืฉืื
Al tishkechu โ Donโt forget (pl.) โ ืื ืชืฉืืื
Al tbalbel ta’moach โ Don’t drive me crazy / Donโt waste my time โ ืื ืชืืืื ืชโืืื
Al teshage’a oti โ Don’t drive me crazy โ ืื ืชืฉืืข ืืืชื
Al taase / taasi tovot โ Donโt do me any favors โ ืื ืชืขืฉื / ืชืขืฉื ืืืืืช
Al taase shtuyot โ Don’t do anything foolish โ ืื ืชืขืฉื ืฉืืืืืช
Al taase mi-ze inyan โ Don’t make such a big deal out of it โ ืื ืชืขืฉื ืืื ืขื ืืื
Al tagzim, al tagzimi โ Don’t get carried away โ ืื ืชืืืื / ืชืืืืื
Pashut al! / Az al! โ Just don’t! โ ืคืฉืื ืื / ืื ืื
Music:
Ehud Banai โ Kmo Tsipor Ve-shara (lyrics)
Incognito โ Don’t You Worry About a Thing
Maya Buskila โ Rak Al Tagid Li (lyrics)
Gali Atari โ Mekits el Halom (lyrics)
Omer Adam โ Al Tivki (lyrics)
Arik Einstein โ Al Tivki Yalda (lyrics)
Riki Gal โ Al Na Tivki Argentina
Yaffa Yarkoni โ Al Na Tomar Li Shalom (lyrics)
Eyal Golan โ Tslil Meitar (lyrics)
Yizhar Ashdot โ Yesh Lach Oti (lyrics)
Sarit Hadad โ Al Tohav Oti (lyrics)
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