This week we’re celebrating 1 million downloads – can you believe it? Let’s celebrate together! In Hebrew of course, and talk about the root ‘hagag,’ ืืื, and how we use it. By the way, the cake tasted amazing.
Words and expressions discussed:
Anachnu hogegim โ We are celebrating โ ืื ืื ื ืืืืืื
Lahgog mashehu โ To celebrate something โ ืืืืื ืืฉืื
Hogegim yomuledet le-mishehu โ Celebrating birthday for someone โ ืืืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืฉืื
Hagiga โ Celebration, party โ ืืืืื
Hagagnu ad or ha-boker โ We celebrated until dawn โ ืืืื ื ืขื ืืืจ ืืืืงืจ
Hagiga Ba-snooker โ Party at the snooker โ ืืืืื ืืกื ืืงืจ
Hag โ Holiday โ ืื
Hag sameach โ Happy holiday โ ืื ืฉืื
Hajj (Arabic) โ ุญุฌ โ ืื’
Nira li mishu hogeg li al ha-kartis โ I think that someone is “feasting” on my credit card โ ื ืจืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืืจืืืก
Ani hoshev she-mishehu hogeg li al ha-pelefon โ I think that someone is “feasting” on my phone โ ืื ื ืืืฉื ืฉืืืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืคืืืคืื
Bonโa, ata hogeg/at hogeget/atem hogegim โ Dude, you live the life โ ืืื’ื ื, ืืชื ืืืื/ืืช ืืืืืช/ืืชื ืืืืืื
Hagiga la-einayim โ Site for sore eyes โ ืืืืื ืืขืื ืืื
Music:
Sarit Hadad โ Hagiga (lyrics)
Hagiga Ba-snooker (cult movie) โ ืืืืื ืืกื ืืงืจ
Explaining the Hajj โ CNN
Daniel Ben Haim โ Hagiga La-einayim (lyrics)
Ha-lahaka โ Shir Ha-lahaka (lyrics)
Nurit Galron โ Hagiga Ba-tsameret (lyrics)
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