We are going through some yamim meshugaim – “crazy days” – in Israel at the moment, so let’s talk about how we drive someone crazy in Hebrew (something we cook to perfection!). Host Guy Sharett promises a special sanity episode once things get back to normal.
New words & expressions:
Yamim meshugaim – Crazy days – ימים משוגעים
Meshuga – Crazy – משוגע
Pgu’a nefesh – Mentally ill – פגוע נפש
Leshage’a – To drive someone crazy – לשגע
Ze ha-erev ha-ze ha-meshge’a – It’s this terrific evening – זה הערב הזה המשגע
Meshgea – Wonderful, terrific, smashing – משגע
Hu meshage’a et kulan – He drives everybody (f. pl.) crazy – הוא משגע את כולן
Al teshag’i oti – Don’t drive me crazy – אל תשגעי אותי
Shige’a – He drove crazy – שיגע
Ha-bachura shelcha, hi rak shig’ah otcha – Your girl, she only drove you crazy – הבחורה שלך, היא רק שיגעה אותך
Ba’al ha-bayit hishtag’ea – The owner lost his mind – בעל הבית השתגע
Yesh tipot shel shiga’on beinenu – There are drops of insanity between us – יש טיפות של שיגעון בינינו
Shiga’on – Craziness/groovy – שיגעון
Shaga’at, Tarefet – Craziness – שגעת, טרפת
Kor’im leze shaga’at, kor’im le-ze tarefet – One calls it craziness, one calls it insanity – קוראים לזה שגעת, קוראים לזה טרפת
Metoraf – Crazy – מטורף
Meshuge (Yiddish) – Crazy – משוגע
Shaja-a (Arabic) – He encouraged – שג’ע – شجع
Tashji’a (Arabic) – Encouragement – תשג’יע – تشجيع
Playlist and clips:
Matti Caspi – Zemer Mapuhit (Lyrics)
Yoni Yosef – Meshage’a et Kulan (Lyrics)
Zohar Argov – Al Teshag’i Oti (Lyrics)
Avihau Shabbat & Michal Amdursky – Yalla
(Lyrics)
Omer Adam – Wai Li (Lyrics)
La’uf al ha-milion TV show – promo
Rami Fortis & Barry Saharoff – Chalom Kachol (Lyrics)
Benny Bashan – Achla Chamuda
(Lyrics)
Lior Narkis – Shagaat/Tarefet (Lyrics)
Trio Carpion – Push the Button (Lyrics in Yiddish & English in the Youtube clip description)
Nancy Ajarm & Cheb Khaled – Shaja Hilmak
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