Learn Common Slang Question Expressions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Common Slang Question Expressions |
| 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 6. In this lesson, you'll learn common slang question expressions. |
| John: These are very popular expressions, and you can hear people in Israel using them often. Use them when you want to get more information or an opinion about something. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Katja: מה הקטע של...? (ma haketa she...?) |
| Katja: מה הסיפור שלו? (ma ha'sipur shelo?) |
| Katja: מה נפל עליו? (ma nafal alav?) |
| Katja: מה נהיה? (ma nihiya?) |
| John: Katja, what's our first expression? |
| Katja: מה הקטע של...? (ma haketa she...?) |
| John: literally meaning "what's the thing of...?." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what's the thing with...?". |
| Katja: [SLOW] מה הקטע של...? [NORMAL] מה הקטע של...? |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: מה הקטע של...? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to get more information or an explanation, or hear someone else's opinion regarding a certain matter which is not entirely clear to you. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] מה הקטע של לגדל זקן? כולם עושים את זה עכשיו. [SLOW] מה הקטע של לגדל זקן? כולם עושים את זה עכשיו. |
| John: "What's the thing with growing a beard? Everyone is doing it now." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] מה הקטע של לגדל זקן? כולם עושים את זה עכשיו. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Katja: מה הסיפור שלו? (ma ha'sipur shelo?) |
| John: literally meaning "what's his story?". But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what's with him?". |
| Katja: [SLOW] מה הסיפור שלו? [NORMAL] מה הסיפור שלו? |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: מה הסיפור שלו? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to get more information about someone. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] למה הוא התעצבן עלייך? מה הסיפור שלו? [SLOW] למה הוא התעצבן עלייך? מה הסיפור שלו? |
| John: "Why did he get mad at you? What's with him?" |
| Katja: [NORMAL] למה הוא התעצבן עלייך? מה הסיפור שלו? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Katja: מה נפל עליו? (ma nafal alav?) |
| John: literally meaning "what fell on him?". But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what hit him?". |
| Katja: [SLOW] מה נפל עליו? [NORMAL] מה נפל עליו? |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: מה נפל עליו? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone seems sad, upset, or remote and you want to find out what's the matter. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] מה נפל עליו? למה הוא יושב לבד בצד? [SLOW] מה נפל עליו? למה הוא יושב לבד בצד? |
| John: "What hit him? Why is he sitting alone on the sidelines?" |
| Katja: [NORMAL] מה נפל עליו? למה הוא יושב לבד בצד? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Katja: מה נהיה? (ma nihiya?) |
| John: literally meaning "what's being?". But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what's happening?". |
| Katja: [SLOW] מה נהיה? [NORMAL] מה נהיה? |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: מה נהיה? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to find out what's happening. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] יאללה נו, מה נהיה? בואו נזוז! [SLOW] יאללה נו, מה נהיה? בואו נזוז! |
| John: "Come on, what's happening? Let's move!" |
| Katja: [NORMAL] יאללה נו, מה נהיה? בואו נזוז! |
| 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: If your friend enters the room like a storm and shuts the door strongly behind him, you can ask another friend of yours who’s also there… |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: מה הסיפור שלו? |
| John: "what's with him?" |
| John: If you see a bunch of people dancing in the street, although there is no music, you can ask... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: מה הקטע של...? |
| John: "what's the thing with...?" |
| John: If you’re supposed to leave the house and your friend is still trying on clothes and can’t seem to decide what they want to wear, you can ask... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: מה נהיה? |
| John: "what's happening?" |
| John: If your uncle, who’s usually very cheerful and friendly, sits alone at the party and doesn’t talk to anyone, you can ask... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: מה נפל עליו? |
| John: "what hit him?" |
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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