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חֲבָל עַל הַזְמַן

Chavâl al ha’zman

Excellent in the extreme
(years ago it meant the opposite)



מַה פִּתְאוֹם?!

Ma pit’ôm?!

Are you kidding?!



בָּא לִי

Ba li

I feel like it



לֹא בָּא לִי

Lo ba li

I don't feel like it



סַבָּבָּה

Sababa

Fun! / Fine with me



יִהְיֶה בְּסֵדֶר.

Yi'heye be'seder.

It will be ok.



זֶה כָּתוּב שָׁחוֹר עַל גַבֵּי לָבָן.

Ze katuv shachor al gabei lavân.

It is written black on white.



לֹא לְצִיטוּט

Lo le’tsitût

not for quoting / off the record



לָלֶכֶת עִם הַזֶרֶם

La'lechet im ha'zerem

go with the flow



מַצָב בִּטְחוֹנִי

Matsâv bitchoni

security situation



עַל הַפָּנִים

Al ha'panim

feel awful



קְצָת סַבְלָנוּת

Ktsat savlanût

a little patience



רֹאשׁ גָדוֹל

Rosh gadôl

proactive thinker (big head)



רֹאשׁ קָטָן

Rosh katân

passive thinker (small head)



אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרוֹן חָבִיב

Acharôn acharôn chaviv

last but not least



אַל תִּדְאֲגִי

Al tid’agi

do not worry (to f)



אַל תִּדְאַג

Al tid’ag

do not worry (to m)



תִּשְׁכְּחִי מִזֶה

Tish’kechi mi’ze

forget it (to f)



תִּשְׁכַּח מִזֶה

Tish’kach mi’ze

forget it (to m)



הַלְוַאי

Ha’le’vai

if only






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