Hebrew provides plenty of ways to wish someone well, and they all depend on the severity of the illness. So what should we say to someone with a cold? How about the flu? Pneumonia?
This winter, Guy provides a linguistic toolkit for all you well-wishers to use in almost any circumstance.
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Tihye Bari ep. 3
Polish Mother ep. 4
New Words and Expressions:
Hachlaka al ha-kerach – Ice skating – החלקה על הקרח
Paam rishona ba-chayim – For the first time in my life – פעם ראשונה בחיים
Tihye bari / tihyi bri’a – May you be healthy – תהיה בריא / תהיי בריאה
“Refu’a shlema” -Full recovery – רפואה שלמה
Hachlama mehira – Speedy recovery – החלמה מהירה
Lehachlim – To recover – להחלים
Nu, hichlamta? Hivreta? – So, did you recover? (m.) – נו, החלמת? הבראת?
Hichlamt, hivret – Did you recover? (f.) – החלמת? הבראת?
Ani machlim karega – I recover these days – אני מחלים כרגע
Hu machlim mi-shapa’at – He’s recovering from the flu – הוא מחלים משפעת
Zo hachlama aruka – It’s a long recovery – זו החלמה מהירה
Targish / Targishi / Targishu tov – Feel well (imp.) – תרגיש/תרגישי/תרגישו טוב
Wai, targish tov, yo’w – Oh no, be well, wow – וואי, תרגיש טוב, יואו
She-ya’avor maher – May it pass quickly – שיעבור מהר
She-ya’avor maher, ma ani agid lecha – May it pass quickly, what can I tell you – שיעבור מהר, מה אני אגיד לך
Shmor al atsmecha / Tishmeri al atsmech / Tishmeru al atsmechem – Take good care of yourself/yourselves – שמור על עצמך / תשמרי על עצמך / תשמרו על עצמכם
“Rak bri’ut” – Wishing you nothing but health – רק בריאות!
Ha-ikar ha-bri’ut – The most important thing is health – העיקר הבריאות
Playlist and Clips:
Yaakov Shwekey & Baruch Levin – Refu’ah
Arik Einstein & Shalom Hanoch – Shmor Al Atsmecha (lyrics)
Harel Skaat & Yehuda Poliker – Gibor (lyrics)
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