language

This is Literally Slang

‘Ashkara’ could mean โ€˜totallyโ€™ or โ€˜literallyโ€™ in American slang. Letโ€™s work on examples that will teach you how to use this word in modern Hebrew slang.

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Hit the Road

Everybody is going somewhere for the high holidays here in Israel! This is a good time to talk about trips, passengers, driving, and other key words.

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ืกื˜ืจื™ื˜ื•ื•ื™ื™ื– ื”ื™ื‘ืจื• ืคืœื•ืก: ืœื ืกื•ืข

ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื—ื’ื™ื, ืื– ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช, ืื• ืฉืžืžืฉ ื—ื–ืจื• ืžื ืกื™ืขื”, ืื• ืฉื”ื ืœืงืจืืช ื ืกื™ืขื”. ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืจืฉ ื”ื–ื”, ื .ืก.ืข, ื ืœืžื“ ื›ืžื” ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื, ื•ื ืฉืžืข ื›ืžื” ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืžืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช.

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ืขื•ืœื ืžื•ื–ืจ

ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืชืงืœื™ื ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ืื• ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ื˜ื™ืคื” ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื, ืœื ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ื™ื. ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ื?

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Stranger Than Fiction

Life in Israel is always exciting! Often we meet weird people and encounter strange situations. How do we talk about these things?

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ื‘ื•ืื• ืœื ื ื™ืกื—ืฃ

ื”ืคื•ืขืœ ‘ืœื‘ื•ื’ ื”ื•ื ืคื•ืขืœ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช. ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ื•ื‘ืื™ื ืœืื ืฉื”ื• ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ. ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ื›ืฉืžื•ืกื™ืคื™ื ืœื• ืคื•ืขืœ, ื›ืžื• “ื‘ื•ื ื ื’ื™ื“”?

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Letโ€™s Not Get Carried Away

How do we say, โ€œletโ€™s say…โ€ or, โ€œyouโ€™re getting carried awayโ€? Bonus: What do you say to someone who is mansplaining to you?

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ืคื™ืคื™ ื•ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ

ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื›ืฉื”ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืœื›ืช ืœืฉื ื™ื™ื” ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื? ื•ืœืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื “ืคื™ืคื™” ื›ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื ื•ืจื ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜? ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืœืžื“. ื”ืคืจืง ืœื ืžืชืื™ื ืœืžืื–ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื‘ืขื™ื” ืขื ื”ื ื•ืฉื.

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When Nature Calls

Warning: we’re talking about body fluids. Hey, itโ€™s important to know how to say โ€˜to hold it,โ€™ and to say politely that you have an urgent need.

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ืกื™ื•ื˜

ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื, ื›ืžื• ื›ื•ืœื, ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืชืœื•ื ืŸ. “ืกื™ื•ื˜” ื”ื•ื ื—ืœื•ื ืจืข, ืื‘ืœ ืืคืฉืจ ื’ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืืจ ืชื•ืจ ื ื•ืจืื™ ื‘ืกื ื™ืฃ ื”ื“ื•ืืจ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™. ื‘ืื™ืœื• ืขื•ื“ ืžื™ืœื™ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ? ื‘ื•ืื• ืœื”ืชืœื•ื ืŸ ืื™ืชื ื•.

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