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#394 I Haven’t Seen You in Ages!
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8 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
What should we say in Hebrew when we see someone we haven’t seen for a very long time? How about someone who just got back from an extended stay abroad? Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Baruch shuvcha – Welcome back (m.) – ָברוך שובך Baruch shuvech – Welcome back (f.) – ברוך שובךְ Baruch shuvcha, chaver – Welcome back, my friend – ברוך שובך, חבר “Shalom rav shuvech tsipora nechmedet” – Welcome back, cute bird – שלום רב שובך ציפורה נחמדת Baruch ha-shav, brucha ha-shava, bruchim ha-shavim, bruchot ha-shavot – Welcome back – ברוך השב, ברוכה השבה, ברוכים השבים, ברוכות השבות Baruch ha-ba, brucha ha-ba’ah, bruchim ha-ba’im, bruchot ha-ba’ot – Welcome – ברוך הבא, ברוכה הבאה, ברוכים הבאים, ברוכות הבאות Idan – Era – עידן Lo ra’iti otcha/otach idan ve-idanim – I haven’t seen you in ages – לא ראיתי אותך עידן ועידנים Lo nifgashnu idan ve-idanim – I haven’t seen you in ages – לא נפגשנו עידן ועידנים Yovel – Jubilee – יובל Yovlot! – It’s been ages – יובלות Ma ze, efo at? Ma ze, efo ata? – God, where have you been? – מה זה, איפה את? איפה אתה Le’an ne’elamta, lo ro’im otcha/otach – Where did you disappear, we don’t see you anymore – לאן נעלמת, לא רואים אותך Male zman! – It’s been ages! – מלא זמן Ma ze, male/hamon zman! – OMG it’s been ages – מה זה, מלא/המון זמן Shanim! – It’s been years! – שנים “Hhayavim kafe” – We’ve gotta catch up over coffee sometime – חייבים קפה “Dai, nachon, hayavim” – Totally, we must – די, נכון, חייבים Playlist and Clips: David Broza – Shir Ahava Bedu’i (lyrics) Nechama Hendel – El Ha-tsipor (lyrics) Bruchot ha-ba’ot Ha-dag Nachash – El Ha-tsipor (lyrics) Ep. 54 How are you Ep. 84 about zman Ep. 344 about ne’elam, disappear Hayim Nahman Bialik (Wikipedia)
Released:
May 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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