Whatโs happened to Hebrew-speaking romantics in these days of Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter? How do they convey their feelings in 140 characters?
Guy Sharett analyzes a unique song called โSmiley,โ whose lyrics are a collection of one-liners, sometimes just one word long, taken from real online chats between Israeli couples.
And, most importantly, which Hebrew word is used by Israelis to text their ex-partners at 3am?
New Words and Expressions:
Er/Era – Are you up (awake)? – ืขืจ/ืขืจื
Daber/dabri iti – Talk to me – ืืืจ/ืืืจื ืืืชื
Hitโorart? – Did you get up? – ืืชืขืืจืจืช
Lehitโorer – To wake up – ืืืชืขืืจืจ
Tachzor/Tachzeri elai – Get back to me – ืชืืืจื ืืืื
Halo? Yachas! – Hey, can I get some attention here? – ืืื? ืืืก
Yachas – Treatment, attitude, attention – ืืืก
Yechasim – Relations – ืืืกืื
Kara mashehu – Did something happen? – ืงืจื ืืฉืื
Likrot – To happen – ืืงืจืืช
Eifo at? – Where are you? – ืืืคื ืืช
Bi-fgisha (be-pgisha) – In a meeting – ืืคืืืฉื
Bensiโa โ In the car – ืื ืกืืขื
Be-bayit – In a home – ืึฐึผืืืช
Ba-bayit – At home – ืึทึผืืืช
Techef โ In a sec. – ืชืืืฃ
Mi ze โ who is it? – ืื ืื
Mitkasher me-chasum โ I am calling from a blocked number – ืืชืงืฉืจ ืึตืืกืื
Tafsiki lesanen โ Stop screening – ืชืคืกืืงื ืืกื ื
Mesanenet – Strainer – ืืกื ื ืช
Ma nish (Ma nishma) – How are you? – ืื ื ืืฉ?
Daber elay โ Talk to me – ืืืจ ืืืื
Lo chashuv โ It doesn’t matter – ืื ืืฉืื
Izvi (azvi) – Let it go – ืขืืื
Smiley boche โ Crying face emoji – ืกืืืืื ืืืื
Smiley korets โ Winking face emoji – ืกืืืืื ืงืืจืฅ
Smiley tsochek โ Smiley – ืกืืืืื ืฆืืืง
Ch ch ch โ LOL – ืืื
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