"Don't forget (feminine)!" Credit: Zipa Kempinsky

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€“ ืืœ ืชื“ืื’ื• ืœื™

Rak al tagid li โ€“ Just don’t tell me โ€“ ืจืง ืืœ ืชื’ื™ื“ ืœื™

Ata al tagid li ma laasot โ€“ You (m.) don’t tell me what to do โ€“ ืืชื” ืืœ ืชื’ื™ื“ ืœื™ ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช

At al tagidi li ma laasot โ€“ You (f.) donโ€™t tell me what to do โ€“ ืืช ืืœ ืชื’ื™ื“ื™ ืœื™ ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช

Al tivke โ€“ Don’t cry โ€“ ืืœ ืชื‘ื›ื”

Al na tivki argentina โ€“ Please donโ€™t cry Argentina โ€“ ืืœ ื ื ืชื‘ื›ื™ ืืจื’ื ื˜ื™ื ื”

Al na tomar li shalom โ€“ Don’t say to me โ€œshalomโ€, say just โ€œlehitraotโ€ โ€“ ืืœ ื ื ืชืืžืจ ืœื™ ืฉืœื•ื, ืืžื•ืจ ืจืง ืœื”ืชืจืื•ืช

Lo, al tevatri โ€“ No, don’t give up โ€“ ืœื, ืืœ ืชื•ื•ืชืจื™

Al tishkechi โ€“ Don’t forget (f.) โ€“ ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื—ื™

Al tishkach โ€“ Donโ€™t forget (m.) โ€“ ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื—

Al tishkechu โ€“ Donโ€™t forget (pl.) โ€“ ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื—ื•

Al tbalbel ta’moach โ€“ Don’t drive me crazy / Donโ€™t waste my time โ€“ ืืœ ืชื‘ืœื‘ืœ ืชโ€™ืžื•ื—

Al teshage’a oti โ€“ Don’t drive me crazy โ€“ ืืœ ืชืฉื’ืข ืื•ืชื™

Al taase / taasi tovot โ€“ Donโ€™t do me any favors โ€“ ืืœ ืชืขืฉื” / ืชืขืฉื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช

Al taase shtuyot โ€“ Don’t do anything foolish โ€“ ืืœ ืชืขืฉื” ืฉื˜ื•ื™ื•ืช

Al taase mi-ze inyan โ€“ Don’t make such a big deal out of it โ€“ ืืœ ืชืขืฉื” ืžื–ื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ

Al tagzim, al tagzimi โ€“ Don’t get carried away โ€“ ืืœ ืชื’ื–ื™ื / ืชื’ื–ื™ืžื™

Pashut al! / Az al! โ€“ Just don’t! โ€“ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืืœ / ืื– ืืœ

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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