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#361 It’s Just Awful
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6 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2022
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A listener wrote to us asking, “what can we say in Hebrew when we see the horrendous footage from Ukraine?” Guy explains some of the words and phrases can we use, and what to say when we are left speechless. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Nora – Terrible, horrible, awful – נורא “Pashut nora, ma she-kore sham” – It’s simply horrible, the things happening there – פשוט נורא, מה שקורה שם Ze nora, pashut nora, mamash nora – It’s just horrible – זה נורא, פשוט נורא, ממש נורא Ayom – Horrible – איום Ze ayom ve-nora – It’s horrible – זה איום ונורא Machrid – Terrifying, shocking – מחריד Harada – Anxiety – חרדה Ze meza’azeh, ma she-kore sham” – It’s shocking, what’s happening there – זה מזעזע מה שקורה שם Leza’ah’ze’ah – To shake, to shock – לזעזע Zva’ah – Horror – זוועה “Ze zva’ah ma she-holech sham” – It’s horror what’s going on there – זה זוועה מה שהולך שם Ze pashut zva’ah – It’s just horror, it is horrifying – זה פשוט זוועה Lo ye’amen – It’s unbelievable – לא ייאמן Ha-lev nishbar – The heart is breaking – הלב נשבר Helem – Shock – הלם Ani be-helem/be-shock – I am shocked – אני בהלם, אני בשוק Ein milim – There are no words – אין מילים “Ein li ma lehagid” – I have nothing to say – אין לי מה להגיד Ma yesh lehagid? – What can one say? – מה יש להגיד Elohim adirim – God Almighty – אלוהים אדירים Ya allah – Oh god – יא אללה Atsuv – Sad – עצוב Ze kol kach atsuv – It’s so sad – זה כל כך עצוב Playlist and Clips: Oshik Levy – Ze Mi-kvar (lyrics) Elohim – Ep. no. 34 Horror – Ep. no 182 Lo ye’amen – Ep. no. 279
Released:
Mar 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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