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.
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episode 261: Mm Hm, That's Exactly Right
How do we agree with someone in Hebrew? How do we say, I hear you, totally, yeah, right, spot on, exactly?
Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode
New Words and Expressions:
Bool ma she-amart/amarta - Exactly what you’ve said - בול מה שאמרת
Bool - Spot on, absolutely - בול
Bool ba-zman - Right on time - בול בזמן
Maskim - I agree - מסכים
Maskim itcha lahalutin - I totally agree with you - מסכים איתך לחלוטין
Legamray, maskim itcha la-halutin - Totally, I totally agree with you - לגמרי, מסכים איתך לחלוטין
Diyuk - Precision - דיוק
Bidiyuk, bidyuk, maskim itcha, bidiyuk - Exactly, I agree with you, right - בדיוק, בדיוק, מסכים איתך, בדיוק
Bidiyuk/mamash kacha - Exactly like this - בדיוק/ממש ככה
Tachles - Cut to the chase/I hear you - תכל’ס
Nachon - Right, correct - נכון
Ze nachon ma she-amart - It’s true what you said - זה נכון מה שאמרת
Baroor - Clearly/It’s clear - ברור
Betach - Sure - בטח
Todarling - Toda+darling - תודרלינג
Playlist and Clips:
Ariel Zilber – Milliard Sinim (lyrics)
Efraim Shamir – Nachon At Yaffa (lyrics)
Dudu Tassa - Yoter Barur (lyrics)