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Modern Hebrew Slang: How to say 'shit' in Hebrew
All Kinds of Crap - moderately inappropriate
shit
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khara |
חרא |
Have to mention, that English expression "Oh, shit!" is not literally translatable
to Hebrew -- Israelis use slightly different expressions for disappointment
and frustration. The word חרא can be used in other
expressions though -- see below.
From the other hand, Israelis (especially yuppies from North Tel-Aviv) might just use the English phrase "Oh, shit!":
borrowed through Hollywood movies, it has become quite popular:
!או, שיט |
We're in deep shit!
(literally: the sutiation is shit) |
Ha-matzav -
khara |
המצב - חרא |
He's really bad guy.
(literally: He's a shit of a person.) |
Hu khara
shel ben-adam |
הוא חרא של בן-אדם |
| Their food (tastes like) shit. |
Khara
shel okhel yesh lahem |
חרא של אוכל יש להם |
| garbage, crap |
[ zevel ] |
זבל |
really bad person
(As you can see, the words "crap"
and "shit" can be used somewhat
interchangeably, just like in English.) |
[ zevel
shel ben-adam ] |
זבל של בן-אדם |
Life sucks!
(literally: Life/living in crap) |
[ khayim
ba-zevel ] |
חיים בזבל |
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