#121 How to "finish" in Hebrew... while keeping it clean

Streetwise Hebrew

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4.9 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2016

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

"Ligmor" means to finish, but also to reach orgasm. So this episode might not be for everybody! Host Guy Sharett explains how to use the root "g.m.r" while playing it safe.

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New words & expressions:

Ligmor – To finish / reach orgasm – לגמור

Lesayem, siyamti – To finish, I finished (not sexual) – לסיים, סיימתי

Gamarta (m.), gamart (f.) – You finished / reached orgasm – גמרתָ, גמרתְ

Gmira (colloquial), orgazma (formal) – Orgasm – גמירה, אורגזמה

Gomrim holchim – "Once we're done, we can go home" – גומרים הולכים

Gamar et ha-kariera – Finished his career – גמר את הקריירה

Ha-toster haze gamar et ha-kariera shelo – This toaster has reached the end of its life – הטוסטר הזה גמר את הקריירה שלו

Zbeng ve-gamarnu – "Bang and we're done" – זבנג וגמרנו

Lo gomer ta-chodesh – Does not make ends meet – לא גומר ת'חודש

Beseder gamur – Totally fine – בסדר גמור

Gamur – Exhausted; crazy – גמור

Mami ze nigmar – Darling it's over – מאמי זה נגמר

Lehigamer – To be over – להיגמר

She-lo yigamer li ha-layila – May the night not end (for me) – שלא ייגמר לי הלילה

Gimur – Finish (furniture, building) – גימור

Gimurim achronim – Last touch-ups – גימורים אחרונים

"Lehagmir" (sl.) – To make someone reach orgasm – להגמיר

Gmar – The final(s) (eg. of a tournament) – גמר

Bchinat gmar – Final exam – בחינת גמר

Gmar hatima tova – Have a good hatima – גמר חתימה טובה

Legamrei – Totally – לגמרי

Legamrei bemikre – Totally by chance – לגמרי במקרה

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Playlist and clips:
Sexologist Dr. Daniel Drai
Arik Lavi – Lo Gomer Ta-chodesh (Lyrics)
Zaguri Imperia TV series (HOT Cables)
Omer Adam – Mami Ze Nigmar (Lyrics)
Ha-neshamot Ha-tehorot – She-lo Yigamer Li Ha-layla (Lyrics)
Meir Ariel – Pluga B-kav (Lyrics)

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is TELV1.
0:10.0	St. TELV1.
0:07.0	Streatwise.
0:12.0	Challum, it's me Guy from Streetwise Hebrew.
0:16.0	Sexual content alert, sexual content alert, sexual content alert,
0:21.0	this episode is not for kids.
0:23.0	I continue my trials in speaking slower,
0:26.0	am I getting better, is the tempo to your liking?
0:30.0	Write me on Facebook Streetwise Hebrew, I want to know.
0:32.0	You can find links to all the songs in
0:34.6	the show notes press the Telv1 logo if you use an app or go to Telv1.
0:39.5	F.m. slash Streetwise Hebrew on today's show there's a list of the new words and idioms in
0:45.1	Hebrew and in English.
0:47.1	Listener Yono asked me to talk about Ligmo and Lessayem, that's why there is sexual content on today's show. So we're going to talk about
0:56.2	finishing or coming in Hebrew today. Ligmo is to finish finish but also to reach orgasm.
1:03.6	Until the 90s everything was fine.
1:06.2	We used Ligmo in both meanings depending on the context and we all understood when it was
1:11.6	to finish and when it was sexual.
1:14.0	But at some stage in the 2000s it became not appropriate anymore
1:18.1	and the word came to mean to reach orgasm only so we started to use only le Seyme seamty I finished for anything which is not
1:27.2	sexual people of my generation still use ligma in both meanings younger people don't, so you should be aware of that.
1:35.6	Throughout this episode, I'll try to give you pointers so you know where you are.
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