“I don’t know” is one of the most important things you need to know how to say in any language. Guy explains how to say to someone that you don’t have a clue in Hebrew, and even suggests what you should do with your shoulders and bottom lip while saying it.

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New Words and Expressions:

Ani lo yode’a / yoda’at – I don’t know – אני לא יודע / אני לא יודעת

“Lo yode’a, slicha” – Sorry, I don’t know – לא יודע, סליחה

Ani mamash lo yode’a/yoda’at – I really don’t know – אני ממש לא יודע/יודעת

Kshe’at omeret lo, le-ma at mitkavenet? – When you say no, what do you actually mean? – כשאת אומרת לא למה את מתכוונת

“Kshe-isha omeret lo, hi mitkavenet le-lo” – When a woman says ‘no’, she means no – כשאישה אומרת לא, היא מתכוונת ללא

Me-efo ani yodea – How would I know? – מאיפה אני יודע/ת

Me-efo li lada’at? – How would I know? – מאיפה לי לדעת

Me-efo ani eda – How would I know? – מאיפה אני אדע

Ani yode’a, ani? – How do I know? – אני יודע, אני

Ein li musag ma osim – I don’t have a clue what to do – אין לי מושג מה עושים

Yesh lach/lecha ulay musag… – Do you have a clue… – יש לך אולי מושג

Ein li shemetz shel musag – I don’t have a shred of a clue – אין לי שמץ של מושג

Ana aref? – How do I know (Ar.) – אנא עארף

Ana arfa – I know (Ar., f.) – אנא עארפה

Playlist and Clips:

Ha-tarnegolim – Kshe’at omeret lo (lyrics)

Carolina – Machma’ot (lyrics)

Ha-dorbanim – Yatsanu Lirkod (lyrics)

Tamer Hosny – Ya’ani Khalas

Latifa – Ana Arfa

Shalom Hanoch – Lo Yode’a Eich Lomar Lach (lyrics)

Today Guy talks about word eizé, “what a,” a word we frequently use in various contexts. How do we use it, and what happens when we add it to mashehu, “something,” or mishehu, “someone”?

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New Words and Expressions:

Eizo mis’ada – What a restaurant – איזו מסעדה

Eize mis’ada (coll.) / Ssssé mis’ada – What a restaurant – איזה מסעדה

Eize basa – What a bummer – איזה באסה

Eize ben adam – What a person – איזה בן אדם

Eize fashla – What a mess-up – איזה פשלה

Eize hagzamot! – Such exaggeration! – !איזה הגזמות

Eize hisachfut! – That’s so over-the-top! – !איזה היסחפות

Eize keta/kta’im – How funny/What a surprise – איזה קטע/קטעים

Eize keif lishmo’a – So happy to hear (the news) – איזה כיף לשמוע

Eize yoffie – How great – איזה יופי

Eize nefila – What a flop – איזה נפילה

Eize fisfus – What a bummer – איזה פספוס

Wow, eize rishmiyut – Wow, such formality – וואו, איזה רשמיות

Eize hultsa lilbosh, zot o zot? – Which shirt should I wear, this one or that one? – איזה חולצה ללבוש, זאת או זאת

Eize rofe – Which doctor – איזה רופא

(Be-) eize yom? – On what day? – איזה יום

Chikiti eize sha’a – I waited for like an hour – חיכיתי איזה שעה

Tamlits li al eize sefer – Could you recommend a book for me? – תמליץ לי על איזה ספר

Haya sham eize mishehu – There was some guy there – היה שם איזה מישהו

Tavi eize mashehu – Get me something – תביא איזה משהו

Playlist and Clips:

Dudu Tassa – Eize Yom (lyrics)

Dalia Amihud – Eize Ben Adam (lyrics)

Ep. no. 51 about yofi

Ep. no. 108 about basa, bummer

Ep. no. 112 about rishmiyoot, formality

Ep. no. 115 about fisfoos, loss

Ep. no. 118 about nefila, flop

Ep. no. 132 about keta, gag

Ep. no. 137 about hagzamot, exaggerations

Ep. no. 143 about fashla, mess-up