So you just saw the coolest concert, and then your friend made you the best soup you’ve ever tasted. The next day you saw the most wonderful film. It’s all so fantastic that you want to yell, this is f****** amazing! But how do you do it in Hebrew? For starters, check out Guy’s toolkit of ‘intensifiers.’
New Words and Expressions:
Haverimot (Haverim+haverot) โ Friends (m+f) โ ืืืจืืืืช
Ein dvarim ka-ele โ Amazing (Lit: There are no things like it) โ ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื
Ein yoter yafa mimech โ Thereโs no one prettier than you โ ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืคื ืืื
Ein dvarim ka-ele ba-olam โ There are no things like it in the whole world โ ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ืืขืืื
Taโim she-ein dvarim ka-ele โ So delicious that there are no things like it โ ืืขืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื
Eich at matrifa โ How terrific you are โ ืืื ืืช ืืืจืืคื
Metoraf โ Crazy โ ืืืืจืฃ
Lehatrif mishehu โ To drive someone crazy โ ืืืืจืืฃ ืืืฉืื
Hamud be-teruf โ Crazy cute โ ืืืื ืืืืจืืฃ
Ani machur elaich โ I am addicted to you โ ืื ื ืืืืจ ืืืื
Ba-ramot hachi kashot โ So much (Lit: In the most severe levels) โืืจืืืช ืืื ืงืฉืืช
Be-ramot โ Really, so much (Lit: In levels) โ ืืจืืืช
Taโim be-ramot โ So tasty โ ืืขืื ืืจืืืช
Taโim be-ramot acherot โ Itโs so tasty (Lit: It’s tasty in other levels) โ ืืขืื ืืจืืืช ืืืจืืช
Hi mehamemet be-ramot acheort โ Sheโs on a whole โnother level (Lit: Sheโs amazing in other levels) โ ืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืืืช ืืืจืืช
Madhim, ata lo mevin โ Amazing, you don’t realize โ ืืืืื, ืืชื ืื ืืืื
Seret madhim she-ata lo mevin โ You cannot realize how amazing it is (Lit: Such a great movie you don’t understand) โ ืกืจื ืืืืื ืฉืืชื ืื ืืืื
Ata lo maโamin โ You donโt believe โ ืืชื ืื ืืืืื
Taโim she-ata lo mevin โ It’s so delicious that you cannot believe it โ ืืขืื ืฉืืชื ืื ืืืื
Sof ha-derech โ Amazing (Lit: End of the road) โ ืกืืฃ ืืืจื
Eich ha-marak? โ How’s the soup? โ ?ืืื ืืืจืง
Sof! โ Great (Lit: End) โ !ืกืืฃ
Haval al ha-zman โ Amazing (Lit: It’s a pity about the time) โ ืืื ืขื ืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Nir ve-Gali โ Ein Dvarim Ka-ele
Avihu Shabat โ At Kol Kach Yafa (lyrics)
Ron Shoval โ Ze Lo Normali ย (lyrics)
Mofa Ha-arnavot shel Dr. Kasper โ Be-simla Aduma (lyrics)
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