In Hebrew, “Nim’as li kvar” means I just can’t take it anymore, I am so fed up. The root, mem-alef-samech, is an interesting one and can be used in all sorts of ways, like in the translated sentence, “Are you fed up with ’butterflies’?” What does that even mean?! Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Nim’as li – I am fed up with something – נמאס לי
Nimas le-someone from something
Dai, nim’as li mi-shkarim – I am fed up with lies – די, נמאס לי משקרים
Nim’asta kvar alai – I am already fed up with you – נמאסת כבר עליי
Nimas conjugated + al someone
Hu nim’as alai – I am fed up with him – הוא נמאס עליי
Hi nim’asa aleha – She’s fed up with her – היא נמאסה עליה
Nim’asti al atsmi – I got fed up with myself – נמאסתי על עצמי
Dai nim’asta – Enough already, I am fed up with you – די, נמאסת
Ts, dai nim’as – Enough already – טסס, די, נמאס
Nim’as lachem she-melachlechim lachem et ha-shati’ach? – Are you fed up when people dirty up your carpet? – נמאס לכם שמלכלכים לכם את השטיח?
Nim’as lach mi-parparim – Are you fed up with ’butterflies’? – נמאס לך מ’פרפרים’?
Parpar – Butterfly, Don juan, womanizer – פרפר, רודף שמלות
Tagidu, lo nim’as lachem le’echol ota? – Tell me, aren’t you sick and tired of being suckers? – תגידו, לא נמאס לכם לאכול אותה?
Mush’chatim nim’astem! – You the corrupted, we’re fed up with you! – מושחתים נמאסתם!
Ani a’ase et ha-kol al menat leham’is alehem et ha-shehut ba-aretz – I will do everything in order to make their stay in Israel miserable – אני אעשה את הכל על מנת להמאיס עליהם את השהות בארץ
Leham’is shir hadash – To overplay a song – להמאיס שיר חדש
Leham’is ochel al mishehu – To make someone tired of eating the same thing – להמאיס אוכל על מישהו
Ma ze nim’as li mimenu – I am so fed up with him – מה-זה נמאס לי ממנו
Lo yima’es lecha/lach mi-ze ahrey yom-yomayim? – Won’t you be fed up with it after a day or two? – לא יימאס לך מזה אחרי יום-יומיים?
Nim’asa alay kvar ha-avoda hazoti – I am really fed up with this job – נמאסה עליי כבר העבודה הזאתי
Playlist and Clips:
Ofer Levy – Dai nim’as li (lyrics)
Margalit Tsan’ani – Al Tagid Li Bye (lyrics)
Matti Caspi – Zemer Mapuhit (lyrics)
Mazi Cohen & Yoel Lerner – Dai (lyrics)
Eli Yishai about Sudanese in Israel
Noa Kirel, Stephane Legar & Arisa (lyrics)
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