Life in Israel is always exciting! Often we meet weird people and encounter strange situations. How do we talk about these things? What do we tell our best friends after stepping out from the wierdest meeting ever?

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Words and expressions discussed:

Muzar, meshune – Strange, weird – מוזר, משונה

Olam muzar – Strange world – עולם מוזר

Meitar karua – Torn string – מיתר קרוע

Likro'a – To tear – לקרוע

Kri'aa – Tearing – קריעה

Ad ha-oneg ha-ba – Until the next pleasure – עד העונג הבא

Ya karu'a – You freak – יא קרוע

lo ba li lihyot normali – I don't feel like being normal – לא בא לי להיות נורמלי

Lo normali – Abnormal, crazy – לא נורמלי

Shney srutim ve-psichi – Two crazy guys, and a nutcase – שני שרוטים ופסיכי

Ani harei mahuk – I am dead tired/drunk/crazy – מחוק

Bo'na ata mahuk – Dude, you're tired/drunk/crazy – בוא'נה אתה מחוק

Gazur – Cut (passive) – גזור

Ani gazur alaich – I am crazy about you – אני גזור עליך

Hazui – "hallucinated", crazy – הזוי

Benadam hazui – Weirdo person – בנאדם הזוי

Mis'ada hazuya – Strange, crazy restaurant – מסעדה הזויה

Yetsur – Creature – יצור

Hu yetsur – He's a "creature" – הוא יצור

Wow, eize yetsur – Wow, what a creature. – וואו, איזה יצור

Ze haya ktsat wirdi, hasipur haze – It was a bit weird, this story – זה היה קצת וירדי, הסיפור הזה

Ha-dafuk ha-ze ose lach tov – This weirdo is doing you good – הדפוק הזה עושה לך טוב

Playlist:

Boaz Sharabi – Mish'ala (lyrics)
Daniel Solomon – Meitar Karu'a (lyrics)
Ha-mechachshefot – Ad Ha-oneg Ha-ba (lyrics, Wikipedia)
Ido B & Zooki Ft. E-Z – Lo Normali (lyrics)
Ha-haverim shel Natasha – Asi Li et Ha-mavet (lyrics)
Yisrael Bar-on – Hineni Mats'hir Ba-zot (lyrics)
Shlomi Shaban – Motek At Etsli Ba-rosh (lyrics)
Gazoz – Halalit (lyrics)
Yirmi Kaplan – Hadafuk Haze (lyrics)

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