‘Zayin’ (dick) is a word we hear a lot in Hebrew since it is included in many slang terms – many of which are not necessarily related to sex. Today we learn a few of these sayings and find out the connection between the term ‘friends with benefits’ and Austrian composer Franz Schubert.
Words and expressions discussed:
Zayin โ ืึทืึดื
Koos โ ืึผืึผืก
Ha-aretz mitpatachat kmo ha-zayin sheli โ ืึธืึทืจึถืฅ ืึดืชึฐืคึผึทืชึทึผืึทืช ืึผึฐืืึน ืึทืึทึผืึดื ืฉึถืึดื
Yezizoot – ืึฐืึดืืืึผืช
Yadid > yaziz โ ืึธืึดืื > ืึธืึดืื
Eize zayin โ ืึตืืึถื ืึทืึดื
Eize zayin hu โืืึผื ืึตืืึถื ืึทืึดื
Ani sam zayin โ ืึฒื ึดื ืฉึธืื ืึทืึดื
Lasim zayin โ ืึธืฉืึดืื ืึทืึดื
Ani lo sam alav zayin โ ืึฒื ึดื ืึนื ืฉืึธื ืขึธืึธืื ืึทืึดื
Al hazayin sheli โ ืขึทื ืึทืึทึผืึดื ืฉึถืึดื
Music:
Alef-bet โ Naomi Shemer, lyrics
Franz Schubert – Gretchen am Spinnrade; Singer: Jessye Norman
Rami Kleinstein โ Chutz mimech klum,ย lyrics
Johnny Blaze ft. Meli One & K7NG โ Yedidim o yezizim
Yafti โ Dvarim Muzari, lyrics
Ha-yehudim โ Im kvar, lyricsย
Hagar Dadon โ Al ha-zayin sheli, lyrics
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Photo byย Zipa Kempinsky.
