How do you say “buzz off” or “beat it” in Hebrew? And how might it relate to paying off your mortgage? Guy explains.
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New Words and Expressions:
Lesalek – To remove, get rid of, expel – לסלק
Lesalek et kol ha-regashot ha-meyutarim – To remove all unnecessary feelings – לסלק את כל הרגשות המיותרים
Lesalek metachim – To get rid of tension – לסלק מתחים
Lesalek chatulim – To kick cats out – לסלק חתולים
Siluk – Removing, clearing – סילוק
Siluk re’alim me-ha-guf – Clearing toxins from the body – סילוק רעלים מהגוף
Siluk ayin ha-ra – Removing the evil eye – סילוק עין הרע
Siluk yonim – Removing pigeons – סילוק יונים
Siluk ptsatsot – Removing bombs – סילוק פצצות
Siluk mashkanta – Mortgage clearing – סילוק משכנתא
Hadas mesuleket ad le-hoda’a hadasha – Hadas is dismissed from school until further notice – הדס מסולקת עד להודעה חדשה
Mi she-silku oto – The one who was kicked out – מי שסילקו אותו
Mesulak – Expelled – מסולק
Hem mesalkim oto, hu mesulak – They kick him out, he is expelled – הם מסלקים אותו, הוא מסולק
Ha-chov sulak – The debt was cleared – החוב סולק
Lehistalek – To leave, to go away – להסתלק
Tistalek mi-po, ‘Stalek mi-po – Buzz off, beat it – תסתלק מפה, ‘סתלק מפה
‘Stalek mi-po o she-ani mitkasher la-mishtara – Beat it or I’ll call the police – סתלק מפה או שאני מתקשר למשטרה
Slik, slikim – Hidden storage place for weapons that were used illegally under British rule – סליק, סליקים
Lehaslik – To stash – להסליק
Haslaka – Stashing – הסלקה
Hu hislik et ha-samim be-hafisat shokolad – He stashed the drugs in a chocolate bar – הוא הסליק את הסמים בחפיסת שוקולד
Histalek min ha-olam – Died – הסתלק מן העולם
Selek – Beetroot – סלק
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Mesuleket ad le-hoda’a hadasha
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Great show; very informative and entertaining. [Do you have a sample of your translations of each show, I.e. reserved for for patrons. ] Btw what is the difference between az and Azai [then] Stay well !!
Sorry for the late reply.
Thanks for your kind words, David.
You can see a sample of a Hebrew episode here:
https://tlv1.fm/streetwise-hebrew/2017/08/15/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A8-%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%9F-%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%9A/
Azai is very archaic, we stick to az. See here:
https://www.morfix.co.il/%D7%90%D7%96%D7%99