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| Hello, everybody! Idit here. Welcome to Hebrew Top Words and today, we are going to talk about top 10 phrases to know when having a baby. Let’s get started! |
| 1. |
| להניק |
| (lehanik) |
| "to breastfeed" |
| להניק היא פעולה שגבר לעולם לא יוכל להרגיש |
| (lehanik hi peula shegever leolam lo yukhal lehargish) |
| "No man would understand how it feels to breastfeed." |
| Yeah, I guess not. Maybe technology someday, maybe. |
| 2. |
| להחליף חיתול |
| (lehachlif chitul) |
| "to change a diaper" |
| שני ההורים צריכים לדעת איך להחליף חיתול |
| (shney hahorim tsrikhim lada'at eikh lehachlif chitul) |
| "Both parents should know how to change a diaper." |
| Duh! |
| 3. |
| להלביש סינר |
| (lehalbish sinar) |
| "to put on a bib" |
| תראה איך הוא מלכלך את החולצה! תלביש לו סינר |
| (tire eyckh hu melakhlekh et hachultsa! talbish lo sinar) |
| "Look how he's messing his shirt! Put a bib on him." |
| It all goes to the laundry anyways, whatever. You got to change his clothes ten times a day anyway no? |
| 4. |
| להחליף בגדים |
| (lehachlif bgadim) |
| "to change clothes" |
| אין דבר, נחליף לו בגדים אחר כך |
| (eyn davar, nachlif lo bgadim achar kakh) |
| "It's ok, we'll change his clothes later." |
| It’s exactly what I said. |
| 5. |
| לשיר שיר ערש |
| (lashir shir eres) |
| "to sing a lullaby" |
| הילד שלי לא נרדם מבלי ששרים לו שיר ערש |
| (Ha-yeled sheli lo nirdam mibli she-sharim lo shir eres.) |
| "My kid doesn't fall asleep without a lullaby." |
| My dad used to sing me lullabies when I was like a kid and he chose the most horrific sings and he thought I wouldn’t understand the words that he’s saying or the lyrics, but I did and I was traumatized and I’m still afraid of clowns ‘til this day so yeah. It was about like a clown in the circus and his father was a contortionist and then one day he fell off the trapeze and broke his neck, but the kid who was a clown had to keep on smiling because that was his job, but nobody knew that he was crying from inside. It’s just horrible. |
| ? |
| Shivers! |
| 6. |
| לנמנם |
| (lenamnem) |
| "to take a nap" |
| תינוקות רבים נוהגים לנמנם אחר הצהריים |
| (tinokot rabim nohagim lenamnem achar hatsaharaym) |
| "Many babies take a nap during the afternoon." |
| And me. |
| 7. |
| לקנות מושב לאוטו |
| (liknot moshav laoto) |
| "to buy a car seat" |
| עוד לפני הלידה, חשוב לקנות מושב לאוטו |
| (od lifney haleyda chashuv liknot moshav laoto) |
| "Even before birth, it's important to buy a car seat." |
| And check that it’s up to the highest safety standards and stuff because it’s super important. |
| 8. |
| להאכיל |
| (leha'akhil) |
| "to feed" |
| התינוקת עצבנית, כדאי להאכיל אותה בקרוב |
| (Hatinoket atsbanit, keday leha'akhil ota bekarov.) |
| "The baby girl is cranky; we should feed her soon." |
| I know this is hungry. I get to be that a lot. |
| 9. |
| להסיע עגלה |
| (lehasia agala) |
| "to push a stroller" |
| התינוקת שלי נהנית כשאני מסיע אותה בעגלה |
| (hatinoket sheli nehenet ksheani mesia ota beagala) |
| "My baby enjoys it when I push her in the stroller." |
| Yeah I think that’s a good way to make babies fall asleep right? Just like the vibrations. |
| 10. |
| להקריא סיפור |
| (lehakri sipur) |
| "to read a story" |
| האם מקריאה סיפור לילדים |
| (Ha-em makri’ah sipur la-yeladim.) |
| "The mother reads a story to the children." |
| Yeah, that was my favorite when I was a girl. I still love stories ‘til this day. |
| Okay guys that’s it. This was top 10 phrases to know when having a baby. Let me know in the comments below, do you have a baby. If you have like a funny story about being a new parent, I am not a parent yet so I think maybe it could help me out. Bye-bye! |
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