Learn Slang Expressions to Describe How You Feel
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Expressions to Describe How You Feel |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HebrewPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Katja: And I'm Katja! |
| John: This is Must-Know Hebrew Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 11. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions to describe how you feel. |
| John: With these slang expressions, you can express an unpleasant feeling. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Katja: לא לדעת איפה לקבור את עצמך (lo la'da-at eifo likbor et atsmekha) |
| Katja: למות מבושה (lamut mi'busha) |
| Katja: למות מפחד (lamut mi'pakhad) |
| Katja: למות מעייפות (lamut me'ayefut) |
| John: Katja, what's our first expression? |
| Katja: לא לדעת איפה לקבור את עצמך (lo la'da-at eifo likbor et atsmekha) |
| John: literally meaning "not to know where to bury yourself." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be very embarrassed." |
| Katja: [SLOW] לא לדעת איפה לקבור את עצמך [NORMAL] לא לדעת איפה לקבור את עצמך |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: לא לדעת איפה לקבור את עצמך |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to describe a situation where you were embarrassed to the extent of just wanting to disappear. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] כל כך התביישתי! לא ידעתי איפה לקבור את עצמי. [SLOW] כל כך התביישתי! לא ידעתי איפה לקבור את עצמי. |
| John: "I was so ashamed! I didn't know where to bury myself." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] כל כך התביישתי! לא ידעתי איפה לקבור את עצמי. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Katja: למות מבושה (lamut mi'busha) |
| John: literally meaning "to die of shame." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be really embarrassed." |
| Katja: [SLOW] למות מבושה [NORMAL] למות מבושה |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: למות מבושה |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express how tremendously embarrassed you feel. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] הוא שמע את כל מה שאמרתי עליו, בא לי למות מבושה. [SLOW] הוא שמע את כל מה שאמרתי עליו, בא לי למות מבושה. |
| John: "He heard everything I said about him, I want to die of shame." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] הוא שמע את כל מה שאמרתי עליו, בא לי למות מבושה. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Katja: למות מפחד (lamut mi'pakhad) |
| John: literally meaning "to die of fright." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be really frightened of." |
| Katja: [SLOW] למות מפחד [NORMAL] למות מפחד |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: למות מפחד |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express a great fear you have of something. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] היום נתקעתי במעלית, מתתי מפחד! [SLOW] היום נתקעתי במעלית, מתתי מפחד! |
| John: "Today I got stuck in the elevator, I died of fear!" |
| Katja: [NORMAL] היום נתקעתי במעלית, מתתי מפחד! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Katja: למות מעייפות (lamut me'ayefut) |
| John: literally meaning "to die of tiredness." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be really sleepy." |
| Katja: [SLOW] למות מעייפות [NORMAL] למות מעייפות |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: למות מעייפות |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express how tremendously tired or exhausted you are. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] היה יום עמוס בעבודה, אני מת מעייפות. [SLOW] היה יום עמוס בעבודה, אני מת מעייפות. |
| John: "It was a busy day at work, I'm so tired." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] היה יום עמוס בעבודה, אני מת מעייפות. |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: If you just had dinner at a restaurant and, as you ask for the bill, you realize that you don’t have your wallet with you, you feel... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: למות מבושה |
| John: "to be really embarrassed" |
| John: If you’re riding the bus with your little son, and the boy suddenly points his finger at a stranger and asks you: "Dad, why is that man so scary?", you might feel... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: לא לדעת איפה לקבור את עצמך |
| John: "to be very embarrassed " |
| John: After a 20-hour long flight, you must be... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: למות מעייפות |
| John: "to be really sleepy" |
| John: If you start to shake and sweat when you see a scorpion, it means that you are… |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: למות מפחד |
| John: "to be really frightened of." |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Hebrew Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at HebrewPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Katja: lehitraot להתראות . |
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