#108 Learning Hebrew Doesn’t Have to Be a Bummer (Rerun)

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Sometimes we’re just “in basa” – in a state of annoyance, not really angry, but just bummed. Guy teaches us verbs derived from “basa,” plus more nouns like “hitba’asut,” which could be translated as “the process of getting bummed out.” Who said Hebrew isn’t a rich language?

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New Words and Expressions:

Bassa – Bummer – באסה

Eize bassa – What a bummer – איזה באסה

Eize basa ze she… – It’s so annoying when… – איזה באסה זה ש

Ani be-basa – I am depressed – אני בבאסה

Kuli be-basa – I am so bummed out – כולי בבאסה

Ani al ha-panim – I am not doing well at all – אני על הפנים

Meva’es, m’va’es – It’s bumming me out – מבאס

Ze ma ze m’va’es – That’s so annoying – זה מה-זה מבאס

Mva’es ta-tachat – It’s so annyoing – מבאס ת’תחת

Mevo’as – Annoyed – מבואס

“Ze lo meshane she-chavera shelcha mevo’eset” – It doesn’t matter that your girlfriend is bummed out – זה לא משנה שחברה שלך מבואסת

Mevo’eset mi- Bummed out because of something – מבואסת מ

“Ani merutse me’od, kamuvan hitba’asti she-lo kibalti telefon” – I am very satisfied. Of course I am bummed out because I didn’t get a phone call – אני מרוצה מאוד, כמובן התבאסתי שלא קיבלתי טלפון

Hitba’ast she-lo hitkasharti? – Were you bummed out I didn’t call? – התבאסת שלא התקשרתי

Hitba’asoot – Becoming upset – התבאסות

Nirshema hitba’asut – “An annoyance was registered” – נרשמה התבאסות

Me’ootsban – Pissed off – מעוצבן

Playlist and Clips:

Cohen & Mushon – Basa (lyrics)

Comedy bar, standup comedy, eize basa

Ha-dag Nachash – Lazuz (lyrics)

Hitba’asti

Ep. no. 68 about nivcheret HEB

Ep. no. 254 about me’ootsban HEB

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