How do you say I’m tired, beat, drained, knackered, and the like in colloquial Hebrew? And what do you say when you crash on a Tel Avivi couch?
Words and expressions discussed: Ayef, Ayefa – עָיֵף, עֲיֵפָהAyefoot - עֲיֵפוּתMi-ma ata ayef - מִמָּה אַתָּה עָיֵף?Ani ayef me-avoda - אֲנִי עָיֵף מֵעֲבוֹדָהAni shafuch - אֲנִי שָׁפוּךNishpachti al ha-sapa - נִשְפַּכְתִּי עַל הַסַּפָּהAni ma’uch tilim - אֲנִי מָעוּך טִילִיםKamti hafuch - קַמְתִּי הָפוּךGamur - גָּמוּרKaru’a me-ayefoot - קָרוּעַ מֵעֲיֵפוּתMootash - מוּתָשLenaker - לְנַקֵּר
Music: Hanichi Li – Rami KletinsteinShir ha-debil – Yossi ElephantHafuch – Rami Fortis & Berry Sakharof
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