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INTRODUCTION
John: Common Slang Question Expressions
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 6. In this lesson, you'll learn common slang question expressions.
John: These are very popular expressions, and you can hear people in Israel using them often. Use them when you want to get more information or an opinion about something.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Katja: מה הקטע של...? (ma haketa she...?)
Katja: מה הסיפור שלו? (ma ha'sipur shelo?)
Katja: מה נפל עליו? (ma nafal alav?)
Katja: מה נהיה? (ma nihiya?)
John: Katja, what's our first expression?
Katja: מה הקטע של...? (ma haketa she...?)
John: literally meaning "what's the thing of...?." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what's the thing with...?".
Katja: [SLOW] מה הקטע של...? [NORMAL] מה הקטע של...?
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Katja: מה הקטע של...?
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to get more information or an explanation, or hear someone else's opinion regarding a certain matter which is not entirely clear to you.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Katja: [NORMAL] מה הקטע של לגדל זקן? כולם עושים את זה עכשיו. [SLOW] מה הקטע של לגדל זקן? כולם עושים את זה עכשיו.
John: "What's the thing with growing a beard? Everyone is doing it now."
Katja: [NORMAL] מה הקטע של לגדל זקן? כולם עושים את זה עכשיו.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Katja: מה הסיפור שלו? (ma ha'sipur shelo?)
John: literally meaning "what's his story?". But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what's with him?".
Katja: [SLOW] מה הסיפור שלו? [NORMAL] מה הסיפור שלו?
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Katja: מה הסיפור שלו?
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to get more information about someone.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Katja: [NORMAL] למה הוא התעצבן עלייך? מה הסיפור שלו? [SLOW] למה הוא התעצבן עלייך? מה הסיפור שלו?
John: "Why did he get mad at you? What's with him?"
Katja: [NORMAL] למה הוא התעצבן עלייך? מה הסיפור שלו?
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Katja: מה נפל עליו? (ma nafal alav?)
John: literally meaning "what fell on him?". But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what hit him?".
Katja: [SLOW] מה נפל עליו? [NORMAL] מה נפל עליו?
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Katja: מה נפל עליו?
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone seems sad, upset, or remote and you want to find out what's the matter.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Katja: [NORMAL] מה נפל עליו? למה הוא יושב לבד בצד? [SLOW] מה נפל עליו? למה הוא יושב לבד בצד?
John: "What hit him? Why is he sitting alone on the sidelines?"
Katja: [NORMAL] מה נפל עליו? למה הוא יושב לבד בצד?
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Katja: מה נהיה? (ma nihiya?)
John: literally meaning "what's being?". But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what's happening?".
Katja: [SLOW] מה נהיה? [NORMAL] מה נהיה?
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Katja: מה נהיה?
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to find out what's happening.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Katja: [NORMAL] יאללה נו, מה נהיה? בואו נזוז! [SLOW] יאללה נו, מה נהיה? בואו נזוז!
John: "Come on, what's happening? Let's move!"
Katja: [NORMAL] יאללה נו, מה נהיה? בואו נזוז!
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 your friend enters the room like a storm and shuts the door strongly behind him, you can ask another friend of yours who’s also there…
[pause - 5 sec.]
Katja: מה הסיפור שלו?
John: "what's with him?"
John: If you see a bunch of people dancing in the street, although there is no music, you can ask...
[pause - 5 sec.]
Katja: מה הקטע של...?
John: "what's the thing with...?"
John: If you’re supposed to leave the house and your friend is still trying on clothes and can’t seem to decide what they want to wear, you can ask...
[pause - 5 sec.]
Katja: מה נהיה?
John: "what's happening?"
John: If your uncle, who’s usually very cheerful and friendly, sits alone at the party and doesn’t talk to anyone, you can ask...
[pause - 5 sec.]
Katja: מה נפל עליו?
John: "what hit him?"

Outro

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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