Gadol, ‘big,’ and its root, g.d.l, have made a huge career in written and spoken Hebrew. Let’s meet the family today; from mustaches and fast food chains, to towers and plastic surgery.
New Words and Expressions:
Kshe-eheye gadol – When I’ll grow up – כשאהיה גדול
Gadol! – Amazing, awesome – גדול
Haya gadol – It was great – היה גדול
“Ani yoda’at elohim, ata Gadol me-ha-chayim” – I know God, you are larger than life – אני יודעת אלוהים, אתה גדול מהחיים
Gdolim – Big, pl., m – גדולים
“Ha-tsara itcha she-yesh lecha einayim gdolot” – The problem with you is that you’ve got ‘big eyes’, you bite more than you can chew – הצרה איתך שיש לך עיניים גדולות
“Yesh anashim she-bonim migdalim” – There are people who build towers – יש אנשים שבונים מגדלים
Migdal Pisa – The Pisa Tower – מגדל פיזה
Gadalti be-shana – I am a year older – גדלתי בשנה
Legadel – To grow – לגדל
Legadel yeladim, klavim, hashish, zakan, safam – To grow kids, dogs, pot, beard, moustache – לגדל ילדים, כלבים, חשיש, זקן, שפם
Lehagdil – To enlarge, to expand – להגדיל
Ata rotse lehagdil? At rotsa lehagdil? – Do you want to supersize for extra? – אתה, את, רוצה להגדיל
Hagdala – Enlargement – הגדלה
Nitu’ach hagdalat shadayim – Breast augmentation operation – ניתוח הגדלת שדיים
Playlist and Clips:
Ha-keves ha-shisha asar – Kshe-eheye Gadol (lyrics)
Sarit Hadad – Rak she-teda et ha-emet (lyrics)
Arik Einstein – Einayim Gdolot (lyrics)
Arik Einstein – Ohev Lihyot Ba-bayit (lyrics)
Nitu’ach le-hagdalat shadayim – Breast Augmentation Operation
