#278 Sick? Get Well Soon!
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Hebrew provides plenty of ways to wish someone well, and they all depend on the severity of the illness. So what should we say to someone with a cold? How about the flu? Pneumonia? This winter, Guy provides a linguistic toolkit for all you well-wishers to use in almost any circumstance. Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of this Episode https://tlv1.fm/happy6 Bassa ep. 108 Tihye Bari ep. 3 Polish Mother ep. 4 New Words and Expressions: Hachlaka al ha-kerach - Ice skating - החלקה על הקרח Paam rishona ba-chayim - For the first time in my life - פעם ראשונה בחיים Tihye bari / tihyi bri’a - May you be healthy - תהיה בריא / תהיי בריאה “Refu’a shlema” -Full recovery - רפואה שלמה Hachlama mehira - Speedy recovery - החלמה מהירה Lehachlim - To recover - להחלים Nu, hichlamta? Hivreta? - So, did you recover? (m.) - נו, החלמת? הבראת? Hichlamt, hivret - Did you recover? (f.) - החלמת? הבראת? Ani machlim karega - I recover these days - אני מחלים כרגע Hu machlim mi-shapa’at - He’s recovering from the flu - הוא מחלים משפעת Zo hachlama aruka - It’s a long recovery - זו החלמה מהירה Targish / Targishi / Targishu tov - Feel well (imp.) - תרגיש/תרגישי/תרגישו טוב Wai, targish tov, yo’w - Oh no, be well, wow - וואי, תרגיש טוב, יואו She-ya’avor maher - May it pass quickly - שיעבור מהר She-ya’avor maher, ma ani agid lecha - May it pass quickly, what can I tell you - שיעבור מהר, מה אני אגיד לך Shmor al atsmecha / Tishmeri al atsmech / Tishmeru al atsmechem - Take good care of yourself/yourselves - שמור על עצמך / תשמרי על עצמך / תשמרו על עצמכם “Rak bri’ut” - Wishing you nothing but health - רק בריאות! Ha-ikar ha-bri’ut - The most important thing is health - העיקר הבריאות Playlist and Clips: Yaakov Shwekey & Baruch Levin - Refu’ah Hachlama Mehira Arik Einstein & Shalom Hanoch - Shmor Al Atsmecha (lyrics) Harel Skaat & Yehuda Poliker - Gibor (lyrics)