Streetwise Hebrew

A bite-size podcast showcasing modern Hebrew and its slang. Host Guy Sharett explains what we can learn about Israeli psyche, society, and culture through the Hebrew language.

https://tlv1.fm/streetwisehebrew

subscribe
share






episode 230: Oh, You Poor Thing!


What do we say to a friend who's in bed with high fever? And to someone who got a minor scratch? And to that one person who keeps on complaining but has no right to complain? Oy misken!

Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode

 

New Words and Expressions:

Misken Juanito - Poor Juanito - מסכן חואניטו

Misken Jerry, shamat ma kara lo? - Poor Jerry, did you hear what happened to him? - מסכן ג’רי, שמעת מה קרה לו?

Oy misken/miskena/miskenim/miskenot - You poor thing - אוי מסכן, מסכנה, מסכנים, מסכנות

Oy miskenon/miskenonet sheli - Oh my poor little thing - אוי מסכנון/מסכנונת שלי

Oy, miskenonet sheli, lehavi lach marak? - Oh you poor little thing, shall I get you some soup? - אוי מסכנונת שלי, להביא לך מרק?

Miskenchik, miskenon, miskeni, miskenoni - Poor thing (m.) - מסכנצ’יק, מסכנון, מסכני, מסכנוני

Miskenonet - Poor thing (f.) - מסכנונת

Miskenoni ktana - Poor thing (f.) - מסכנוני קטנה

Ba li lihyot miskenoni ve-lo lalechet machar la-avoda - I feel like being miskenoni and not go to work tomorrow - בא לי להיות מסכנוני ולא ללכת מחר לעבודה

Oof miskenoni sheli - Oh no, my poor thing - אוף מסכנוני שלי

Oi miskenoni - You poor thing (sarcastically) - אוי מסכנוני

Se’adia ha-misken - Poor se’adia - סעדיה המסכן

Hitstanen ha-misken - The poor (rabbit) got a cold - הצטנן המסכן

Miskenoot - Poorness - מסכנות

Tacharut miskenoot - Poorness competition - תחרות מסכנות

Lehitmasken - To pretend to be miserable - להתמסכן

Nu dai lehitmasken - Come on, stop complaining - נו, די להתמסכן

Hitmaskenoot - Pretending to be a poor thing - התמסכנות

Maskin/a (Arabic) - Poor (Arabic) - מסכין, מסכינה

 

Playlist and Clips:

David Broza - Ha-isha she-iti (lyrics)

Joan Manuel Serrat - La mujer que yo quiero

Miskenchik

Shlomo Makoa - S’eadia Ha-misken

Ha-shafan Ha-katan - Children song (lyrics)

Matsav Ha-uma TV show - Miskenoot

Jane Bordeaux - Rotza Livkot (lyrics below clip on youtube)

Maskina - Abd el Aziz Louis

Arik Einstein - Sa Le’at (lyrics)


fyyd: Podcast Search Engine
share








 October 16, 2018  8m