Learn Slang Expressions Starting With the Word "Lihiyot"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Expressions Starting With the Word Lihiyot |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HebrewPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Katja: And I'm Katja! |
| John: This is Must-Know Hebrew Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 1. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions starting with the word lihiyot. |
| John: These expressions are used to describe a status or quality. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Katja: להיות יקר טילים (lihiyot yakar tilim) |
| Katja: להיות פח (lihiyot pakh) |
| Katja: להיות מפנק (lihiyot mefanek) |
| Katja: להיות על הפנים (lihiyot al ha'panim) |
| John: Katja, what's our first expression? |
| Katja: להיות יקר טילים (lihiyot yakar tilim) |
| John: literally meaning "to be expensive rockets." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be extremely expensive." |
| Katja: [SLOW] להיות יקר טילים [NORMAL] להיות יקר טילים |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: להיות יקר טילים |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say that something is or was very or extremely expensive. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אני מת לקנות מקינטוש חדש אבל זה יקר טילים. [SLOW] אני מת לקנות מקינטוש חדש אבל זה יקר טילים. |
| John: "I'm dying to buy a new Macintosh, but it's extremely expensive." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אני מת לקנות מקינטוש חדש אבל זה יקר טילים. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Katja: להיות פח (lihiyot pakh) |
| John: literally meaning "to be a trash bin." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be of low quality." |
| Katja: [SLOW] להיות פח [NORMAL] להיות פח |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: להיות פח |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to describe someone or something as low quality or unclassy. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אני לא קונה שם יותר, האיכות של הבגדים שלהם פח. [SLOW] אני לא קונה שם יותר, האיכות של הבגדים שלהם פח. |
| John: "I'm not buying there again, the quality of their clothes is so low." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אני לא קונה שם יותר, האיכות של הבגדים שלהם פח. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Katja: להיות מפנק (lihiyot mefanek) |
| John: literally meaning "to be spoiled." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be very comfortable, awesome, or delicious." |
| Katja: [SLOW] להיות מפנק [NORMAL] להיות מפנק |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: להיות מפנק |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to describe something as very good, even beyond expectation. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] קיבלנו חדר מפנק. ענק עם ג'אקוזי. [SLOW] קיבלנו חדר מפנק. ענק עם ג'אקוזי. |
| John: "We got an awesome room. Huge, with a jacuzzi." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] קיבלנו חדר מפנק. ענק עם ג'אקוזי. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Katja: להיות על הפנים (lihiyot al ha'panim) |
| John: literally meaning "to be on the face." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be unwell or terrible." |
| Katja: [SLOW] להיות על הפנים [NORMAL] להיות על הפנים |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: להיות על הפנים |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to describe someone's physical or mental condition as unwell, or you want to describe something as being bad or terrible. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אני על הפנים היום נראה לי שהתקררתי. [SLOW] אני על הפנים היום נראה לי שהתקררתי. |
| John: "I'm not well today, I think I caught a cold." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אני על הפנים היום נראה לי שהתקררתי. |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: Imagine that you open a toy you just bought for your nephew, and as you take it out of the box, one of the pieces breaks. You can say that this toy is….. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: להיות פח |
| John: "of low quality" |
| John: If you look at a menu and see that the price of a cup of coffee is $30, you can definitely say that this coffee is…. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: להיות יקר טילים |
| John: "extremely expensive " |
| John: If you got food poisoning after eating at a certain restaurant, you probably think this restaurant is….. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: להיות על הפנים |
| John: "unwell or terrible" |
| John: If, for your birthday, a friend of yours took you to breakfast, then shopping, and then to a spa, you can tell others your day was…. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: להיות מפנק |
| John: "very comfortable, awesome, or delicious" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Hebrew Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at HebrewPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Katja: lehitraot להתראות. |
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