How would we say, “you really scared me,” in Hebrew? How about a horror film? A coward?
This week, Guy doesn’t share his deepest fears but rather explains the Hebrew root פחד and its many words and phrases.
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New Words and Expressions:
Mafchid – Scary – מפחיד
Ze ma-ze mafchid – It’s really scary – זה מה-זה מפחיד
Ze haya ma-ze mafchid – It was really scary – זה היה מה-זה מפחיד
Seret mafchid – Scary movie – סרט מפחיד
Seret eima – Horror film – סרט אימה
Ha-eima – The horror – האימה
Ta’am mafchid – The taste is “scary” – טעם מפחיד
Hifchadta/hifchadet oti – Oh, you scared me! – הפחדת אותי
Ma-ze hifchadta/hifchadet oti, at/a lo normali/t – You really scared me, you’re insane – מה זה הפחדת אותי, את/ה לא נורמלי/ת
Mi-ma at mefachedet? – What are you scared of? – ?ממה את מפחדת
Lefached mi-mashehu – To be afraid of something – לפחד ממשהו
Mi-ma atem mefachdim? – What are you guys afraid of? – ?ממה אתם מפחדים
Pachad – Fear – פחד
Eize pachad – How scary – איזה פחד
Nahagti Berechev Be-Italia, yow eize pachad – I drove a car in Italy, wow, that was so scary – נהגתי ברכב באיטליה, יואו איזה פחד
P’chadim – Fears – פחדים
Leshakshek – To shake – לשקשק
Meshakshekim? – Are you guys shaking? – ?משקשקים
Shikshaknu merov she-ze ta’im – We were shaking as it was so delicious – שקשקנו מרוב שזה טעים
Behala – Panic – בהלה
Lehav’hil mishehu – Lehafchid oto – To scare someone – להבהיל מישהו, להפחיד אותו
Pachdan – Coward – פחדן
Ya pachdan! – You coward! – !יא פחדן
Playlist and Clips:
Idan Raichel’s Project – Halomot shel Acherim (lyrics)
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