#264 What a Disappointment
Streetwise Hebrew
TLV1 Studios
4.9 โข 988 Ratings
๐๏ธ 30 July 2019
โฑ๏ธ 9 minutes
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Summary
There are times in life when we are left disappointed (meโuchzavim) and it would be helpful to know how to express this disappointment in Hebrew.
On this episode, Guy covers this special four letter root ืืืื and checks Twitter to see what disappoints Israelis the most.
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New Words and Expressions:
Achzava - Disappointment - ืืืืื
Leโachzev mishehu - To disappoint someone - ืืืืื ืืืฉืื
Nachon, ze meโachzev - Itโs true, itโs disappointing - ื ืืื, ืื ืืืืื
Lakum me-achzavot - To rise after the disappointment - ืืงืื ืืืืืืืช
Mehuzakim yoter - more reinforced - ืืืืืงืื ืืืชืจ
Nechushim yoter - more determined - ื ืืืฉืื ืืืชืจ
Meuchadim yoter - more united - ืืืืืืื ืืืชืจ
Ve-reโevim yoter - And hungrier - ืืจืขืืื ืืืชืจ
Ze ma-ze meโachzev she-hamiflaga lo nitscha ba-bchirot - Itโs so disappointing that this party didnโt win the election - ืื ืื-ืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืคืืื ืื ื ืืฆืื ืืืืืจืืช
Misโada meโachzevet - Disappointing restaurant - ืืกืขืื ืืืืืืช
Seret meโachzev - Disappointing movie - ืกืจื ืืืืื
Meโachzev ladaat she-le-olam lo achtoch yerakot be-mehirut kmo ha-shefim ha-miktsoโiyim - Itโs disappointing to know that I will never be able to cut vegetables like professional chefs - ืืืืื ืืืขืช ืฉืืขืืื ืื ืืืชืื ืืจืงืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืื ืืฉืคืื ืืืงืฆืืขืืื
Ichzavt/a be-gadol - You disappointed me - You really let me down - ืืืืืืช ืืืืื
Al teโachzev/i oti - Donโt disappoint me - ืื ืชืืืื/ื ืืืชื
Tsar li leachzev otcha, aval nigmar ha-kafe - Sorry to disappoint you, but weโre out of coffee - ืฆืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืืชื, ืืื ื ืืืจ ืืงืคื
Anachnu meโuchzavim mikem - Weโre disappointed by you - ืื ืื ื ืืืืืืืื ืืื
Hayiti meuchzav - I was disappointed - ืืืืชื ืืืืืื
Eheye meuchzav - I will be disappointed - ืืืื ืืืืืื
Mechaโat ha-agalot - The stroller protest - ืืืืช ืืขืืืืช
Meโuchzavot - Disappointed (F., Pl.) - ืืืืืืืืช
Lehitโachzev mi- To become disappointed by - ืืืชืืืื ื
Lemud/at achzavot - Experienced with disappointments - ืืืื/ืช ืืืืืืช
Playlist and Clips:
Nachon, ze meโachzev - Itโs true, itโs disappointing
Eyal Golan - Mischakim shel Kavod (lyrics)
Yael Levy - Al Teโachzev oti (lyrics)
Tsar Li Leachzev otcha - Sorry to disappoint you
Meโuchzavim (m. pl.)
Meโuchzavot - Disappointed (f. pl.)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is TELV1. |
| 0:10.0 | St.L1. Streatwise. |
| 0:12.0 | Hibro. Shilh! |
| 0:13.0 | Shalump, it's me Guy with Streetwise Hebrew. Ah Zava. A Zava means disappointment. I usually try to talk about uplifting topics, |
| 0:32.0 | that I'm your theme, but hey sometimes we are left disappointed and |
| 0:35.9 | therefore must learn to express ourselves in Hebrew, |
| 0:38.9 | Malasot. |
| 0:39.9 | So today we're talking about the Shorh Alefkaf Zine bet. |
| 0:44.7 | It's a four-letter Shorh Shorh, |
| 0:46.4 | Mihuba, and as you might already know, |
| 0:48.9 | four-letter Shorashim can exist only in the P.L.uyall and Hittpael verb formats. |
| 0:56.0 | Let's start with P.L. the active bignan. |
| 1:00.0 | Le Achseve Misehu means means to disappoint someone to let someone down. |
| 1:04.6 | Ha on a, |
| 1:06.6 | the road so. |
| 1:07.6 | Loy is like she with a chalom, |
| 1:09.9 | a yerokishilin. |
| 1:11.4 | Nachon, the nachalom. But I'll michirou. Europe and |
| 1:14.0 | the only Zellon Zellon. |
| 1:16.0 | But I've my time the day the kunach Zavot, |
| 1:17.0 | we're going to have a kimyotel, |
| 1:18.0 | not shimyotel, |
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