Yes, you can learn Hebrew from pop culture. This time we decided to check out reality show Hebrew: We took one episode of The X Factor Israel and wrote down all the adjectives used there. Which ones made it to the top?
Watch the entire X Factor episode
Ze tov, ze tov, by Shokolad, Menta, Mastik
New Words and Expressions:
Tov – Good – ืืื
Metoraf – Crazy – ืืืืจืฃ
โYesh la yecholot metorafotโ – She has crazy abilities – ืืฉ ืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืจืคืืช
โZe she-higati ad kan ze metoraf bishviliiโ – The fact I made it up to here is crazy for me – ืื ืฉืืืขืชื ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืืจืฃ ืืฉืืืื
โAsiti po tahalich metorafโ – I went through a crazy process here – ืขืฉืืชื ืคื ืชืืืื ืืืืจืฃ
โAni meusheret be-ramot metorafotโ – I am happy at crazy levels – ืื ื ืืืืฉืจืช ืืจืืืช ืืืืจืคืืช
Teruf – Craziness – ืืืจืืฃ
โZe teruf latstet me-ha-bayit be-kor kaze – It’s insane to leave home in this cold – ืื ืืืจืืฃ ืืฆืืช ืืืืืช ืืงืืจ ืืื
Gadol – Big, awesome – ืืืื
Kashe – Hard, difficult – ืงืฉื
Madhim – Amazing – ืืืืื
Meโule – Excellent – ืืขืืื
Lahats – Stress, pressure – ืืืฅ
Lahuts, lehutsa – Stressed – ืืืืฅ, ืืืืฆื
โHayiti kol kach lechutsa etmolโ – I was so stressed yesterday – ืืืืชื ืื ืื ืืืืฆื ืืชืืื
โAni lechutsa eshโ – I am so stressed – ืื ื ืืืืฆื ืืฉ
Taโim esh – Itโs tasty as hell – ืืขืื ืืฉ
Playlist and Clips:
Shokolad, menta, mastic – Ze Tov, Ze Tov (lyrics)
Ep. no. 102 about different synonyms for crazy
Ep. no. 228 about lachats, stress HEB
Ep. no. 349 about good HEB
