#33 The Evil Eye

Streetwise Hebrew

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🗓️ 24 March 2014

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The Hebrew word עין means eye. How do we say it in plural? What is עין הרע? And how do we say ‘The apple of my eye’ in Hebrew?

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New Words and Expressions:

Ayin – Eye – עין

Einayim – Eyes – עיניים

“Al tich’asi einayim sheli” – Don’t be mad, darling – אל תכעסי, עיניים שלי

Ooyoon, ayoon – Eyes (Arabic) – عيون – עויון, עיון

Ayooni – My darling (Arabic) – عيوني – עיוני

Einayim, einayim sheli – Darling – עיניים, עיניים שלי

Einai – My eyes – עיניי

Be-einai – In my eyes, in my opinion – בעיניי

Be-einecha – In your eyes (m.) – בעיניך

Be-einayich – In your eyes (f.) – בעינייך

Be-eineha – In her eyes – בעיניה

Ze motse hen be-einai – I like it – זה מוצא חן בעיניי

Ze lo motse hen be-einai – I don’t like it – זה לא מוצא חן בעיני

Ayin ha-ra – The evil eye – עין הרע

Eina bisha – The evil eye (Aramaic) – עינא בישא

Bli ayin ha-ra – Touch wood – בלי עין הרע

Playlist and Clips:

Yehuda Poliker – Einayim sheli (lyrics)

George Dalaras – Mi Mou Thimonis Matia Mou

Fairouz – El Bosta

Ha-israelim – Ayooni

Noa – Be-eineha (lyrics)

Ben Snof – Hamsa (lyri cs)

Ep. no. 22 HEB about darling

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is TLV-1.
0:10.6	Streetwise Hebrew.
0:12.7	Shaloh, it's me Guy from Streetwise Hebrew.
0:15.2	Before we start, I'll remind you that you can see all the words and expressions I'm talking about today,
0:20.4	plus links to all
0:21.5	songs on TLV1.fm slash streetwise Hebrew on today's episode. Today we're talking about ayn,
0:28.4	a. It could be the letter ain, but also an ayes, in plural in Hebrew, anain.
0:34.7	Ain't. Shini. in Hebrew, Aeneim. Al-tikhafi,
0:39.1	Enaim Shaliy, Yudah Polikir.
0:43.7	Don't be mad, my eyes.
0:47.5	Ain, Aene, Ayn, Ais,
0:49.3	this ending of AIM is for pairs.
0:51.6	So, Yad, hand,
0:53.4	Yadai, Regel, regal, leg, raglame.
0:57.0	My eyes is a way to say, my darling.
0:59.9	And this is a famous song sung by Uda Poliker,
1:02.4	composed by the Greek Stavros Kuyumzis.
1:05.4	In Greek, it sounds like this.
1:08.3	My mu thimonis
1:11.6	Maitia mu.
1:13.6	Mimu thimonis matiamu.
1:16.6	Don't be angry in my eyes, so we are not the only nation where you can call your loved
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