How do we say the words contagious and infect in Hebrew, and how are they related to the Hebrew word for glue?
Bonus: We’ll learn how to say sticky rice!
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New Words and Expressions:
Devek – Glue – דבק
Hu nidbak be-Corona – He was infected with Corona – הוא נדבק בקורונה
Yesh sham nidbakim – There are infected people there – יש שם נדבקים
Ha-im nitan lehidabek me-havilot she-magi’ot mi-sin? – Could we get infected from packages that arrive from China? – ?האם ניתן להידבק מחבילות שמגיעות מסין
Lehidabek be-Corona me-havilot – To get Corona from packages – להידבק בקורונה מחבילות
Lehidabek be-X mi-Y – To get X from Y – להידבק במשהו ממישהו
Tizaher/tizahari lo lehidabek – Be careful as to not get infected – תיזהר/תיזהרי לא להידבק
Ani lo rotse/rotsa lehidabek – I don’t want to be infected – אני לא רוצה להידבק
Lehibadek – To be tested – להיבדק
Hadbaka – Contagion – הדבקה
Hayu mikrim shel hadbakot – There were cases of contagion – היו מקרים של הדבקות
Otsrim et sharsheret ha-hadbaka – Putting an end to the chain of contagion – עוצרים את שרשרת ההדבקה
Mikrei hadbaka – Infection cases – מקרי הדבקה
Lehadbik mishehu be-Corona – To infect someone with Corona – להדביק מישהו בקורונה
Ba’alei hayim yecholim lehadbik otanu be-Corona? – Could pets infect us with Corona? – בעלי חיים יכולים להדביק אותנו בקורונה
“Im ha-devek she-shamarti li ba-megera” – With the glue I kept in my drawer – עם הדבק ששמרתי לי במגירה
“Et kol ha-halakim sheli hidbakti hazara” – I glued together all my (broken) pieces – את כל החלקים שלי הדבקתי חזרה
Ha’atek hadbek – Copy and paste – העתק הדבק
Hedbek – Collage – הדבק
Nasa’im – Carriers (virus) – נשאים
Ani nose – I carry – אני נושא
Laset – To carry – לשאת
Davik – sticky – דביק
Orez davik – Sticky rice – אורז דביק
Madbeka – Sticker – מדבקה
Lihyot davuk le-mishehu – To be stuck to someone’s back – להיות דבוק למישהו
Dai lehidabek elai – Stop sticking to my back – די להידבק אליי
Hu nidbak elai – He’s sticking to me – הוא נדבק אליי
Ze ts’hok midabek – Infectious laugh – צחוק מידבק
Machala midabeket (Coll. medabeket) – Contagious disease – מחלה מידבקת
Playlist and Clips:
Lehidabek be-X mi-Y – To get infected with X from Y
Sharsheret ha-hadbaka – The contagion chain
Sharsheret ha-hadbaka – The contagion chain (Arabic)
Sharsheret ha-hadbaka – The contagion chain (Russian)
Jane Bordeau – Kviyot (lyrics)
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Hi! What is the Jane bordeaux song sampled in this episode?
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