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.

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episode 266: Don't Scare Me Like That!


How would we say, “you really scared me,” in Hebrew? How about a horror film? A coward?

This week, Guy doesn't share his deepest fears but rather explains the Hebrew root פחד and its many words and phrases.

Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode

 

New Words and Expressions:

Mafchid - Scary - מפחיד

Ze ma-ze mafchid - It’s really scary - זה מה-זה מפחיד

Ze haya ma-ze mafchid - It was really scary - זה היה מה-זה מפחיד

Seret mafchid - Scary movie - סרט מפחיד

Seret eima - Horror film - סרט אימה

Ha-eima - The horror - האימה

Ta’am mafchid - The taste is “scary” - טעם מפחיד

Hifchadta/hifchadet oti - Oh, you scared me! - הפחדת אותי

Ma-ze hifchadta/hifchadet oti, at/a lo normali/t - You really scared me, you’re insane - מה זה הפחדת אותי, את/ה לא נורמלי/ת

Mi-ma at mefachedet? - What are you scared of? - ?ממה את מפחדת

Lefached mi-mashehu - To be afraid of something - לפחד ממשהו

Mi-ma atem mefachdim? - What are you guys afraid of? - ?ממה אתם מפחדים

Pachad - Fear - פחד

Eize pachad - How scary - איזה פחד

Nahagti Berechev Be-Italia, yow eize pachad - I drove a car in Italy, wow, that was so scary - נהגתי ברכב באיטליה, יואו איזה פחד

P’chadim - Fears - פחדים

Leshakshek - To shake - לשקשק

Meshakshekim? - Are you guys shaking? - ?משקשקים

Shikshaknu merov she-ze ta’im - We were shaking as it was so delicious - שקשקנו מרוב שזה טעים

Behala - Panic - בהלה

Lehav’hil mishehu - Lehafchid oto - To scare someone - להבהיל מישהו, להפחיד אותו

Pachdan - Coward - פחדן

Ya pachdan! - You coward! - !יא פחדן

 

Playlist and Clips:

Ta’am mafchid

Idan Raichel’s Project - Halomot shel Acherim (lyrics)

Yael Naim - Pachad (lyrics)

Meshakshekim?

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 August 13, 2019  7m