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Especially these days, itโ€™s important to keep on smiling and to try and stay optimistic. Guy explains how to smile in Hebrew.

New Words and Expressions:

Hiuyooch male shinayim – A smile full of teeth – ื—ื™ื•ืš ืžืœื ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื

Hiyoochim mezuyafim – Fake smiles – ื—ื™ื•ื›ื™ื ืžื–ื•ื™ื™ืคื™ื

Raper/it – Rapper – ืจืืคืจ/ื™ืช

โ€œToda, heโ€™eleta hiyooch al panaiโ€ – You brought a smile to my face – ื”ืขืœื™ืช ื—ื™ื•ืš ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื™

Lehaalot hiyooch al pnei mishehu – To bring a smile to someoneโ€™s face – ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ื—ื™ื•ืš ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•

โ€œMefazeret hiyoochimโ€ – She spreads smiles – ืžืคื–ืจืช ื—ื™ื•ื›ื™ื

Dofek hiyoochim – Flash smiles – ื“ื•ืคืง ื—ื™ื•ื›ื™ื

โ€œHu amar et ze be-hiyoochโ€ – He said it smilingly – ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื•ืš

Lehayech – To smile – ืœื—ื™ื™ืš

Hiyachti el mishehu/mishehi – I smiled at someone – ื—ื™ื™ื›ืชื™ ืืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื•/ืžื™ืฉื”ื™

Hayech/techayech, haychi/techaychi, haychu/techaychu – Smile (imp.) – ื—ื™ื™ืš/ืชื—ื™ื™ืš, ื—ื™ื™ื›ื™/ืชื—ื™ื™ื›ื™, ื—ื™ื™ื›ื•/ืชื—ื™ื™ื›ื•

โ€œHu yatsa mechuyach me-ha-pgishaโ€ – He came out smiling from the meeting – ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆื ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ืš ืžื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื”

Haychan – Someone who smiles a lot – ื—ื™ื™ื›ืŸ

Yeled haychan / yalda haychanit – A smiley child – ื™ืœื“ ื—ื™ื™ื›ืŸ, ื™ืœื“ื” ื—ื™ื™ื›ื ื™ืช

Playlist and Clips:

Eden Hasson – Eich At Ohevet

Adi Agai & Maor Ashkenazi – Hiyuchim Mezuyafim 

Nasrin Kadri – Afa Alav

Yitzhak Klepter – Yoshev Al Ha-gader (lyrics)

Ep. no. 53 about how to say smiley

Ep. no. 172 about dofek, knocks

Ep. no. 183 about pipi

Ep. no. 285 about hilarious

Ep. no. 322 about laughter 

Ep. no. 323 about to laugh

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2 comments on “Keep On Smiling”

  1. Carla Bronsgeest says:

    Thank you so much for the nice way you bring the hebrew to me, dear Guy, today you brought a smile to my face!
    Love from Holland!

    1. Guy Sharett says:

      Toda raba, Carla!

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