#231 Ewww, That's Gross

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

Israel, Tlv1, Religion & Spirituality, Language Learning, Education, Language, Judaism, Hebrew, Streetwise

4.9 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The word mag’il in Hebrew means disgusting. And even though we're keeping it clean on the podcast, the topic of disgust might not be for everyone. That said, knowing how to say eeew gross in Hebrew is critical! We think you'll be fine as long as you're not eating lunch.

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New Words and Expressions:

Achil - Edible - אכיל

Mag’il - Disgusting - מגעיל

Ze mag’il oti - It disgusts me - זה מגעיל אותי

Go’al nefesh - Disgusting - גועל נפש

“Roletat go’al nefesh” - “Disgusting roulette” - רולטת גועל נפש

Go’al nefesh shel ben adam/anashim - Disgusting person/people - גועל נפש של בנאדם/אנשים

Go’ali - Revolting - גועלי

Doche, docha - Repulsive - דוחה

Kshe-anachnu nig’alim mi-mashehu - When we are disgusted by something - כשאנחנו נגעלים ממשהו

Lehigael mi-mashehu - To be disgusted by something - להיגעל ממשהו

Lehag’il mishehu - To disgust someone - להגעיל מישהו

Ichs, ichsa, ich - Eww - איכס, איכסה, איך

If/ichs/ich eize re’ach - Eew, what a smell - איף/איכס/איך איזה ריח

Dai, ya mag’il - Stop it, you’re disgusting - די, יא מגעיל

Dai, ya doche/docha - Stop it, you’re disgusting - די, יא דוחה

Playlist and Clips:

Achil o mag’il

Rouletat go’al nefesh

Tochnit “Docha” - Educational TV

Ichs - Reality Show

Poliana Frank - Ziva (lyrics)

For advanced listeners (stand-up comedy)

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is T.L. V. 1.
0:10.0	Street-wise.
0:11.0	Hebrew. Shalom. it's me Guy with Street-wise Hebrew.
0:16.0	Last week when we spoke about Miss Kenoni, you poor thing, I asked how you say Miss Kenoni in your language.
0:24.0	Iliya wrote me to say that in Russian it's Bednyashka, nice.
0:28.6	Bogdana wrote.
0:30.0	In Ukrainian we say Bedosia or even Bedosinka.
0:34.3	Ah, I've todara Balishnahem.
0:36.4	Today I'd like to teach you the word disgusting, plus stuff like yakin, euu in Hebrew. These are important things you should know.
0:46.0	We'll try to keep it civilized of course, but if you feel like today's topic is not your cup of tea,
0:52.0	that's totally fine. Skip this one and join me next week.
0:55.6	This is a video that I found on YouTube of two little girls.
1:04.0	They played a game of It's GAR, a challenge game
1:08.0	that they call Achille or Magill, edible or disgusting. On the table there are two paper cups turned upside down with food
1:18.0	hidden underneath. I'm guessing the parents are also involved behind the scenes
1:22.4	though we never actually see them.
1:25.0	One of the girls selects a cup living the second to her friend.
1:29.0	They then lift the cups to reveal the food that they then must eat and declare whether it's Achille or Magillil.
1:37.0	Magillil, me gimmel a yud lamad is disgusting.
1:42.0	And this is the main showish gime line lamad that you should know when
1:46.0	dealing with stuff we really dislike. How do you say it disgusts me?
1:51.8	Zee magill oti. it disgust me. The Magillotti.
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