In order to say “that's irritating” or “I'm irritated” in Hebrew, we first need to learn the root ?.?.?, which gives us the word ????? (nerves).
Now imagine this scenario... you're at the office, hard at work. You ask a colleague to grab you coffee from the kitchen. But walking over to the other side of the office is the last thing they want to do. So they give you that look. You know the look. What do you say now?
Hebrew slang to the rescue! Guy explains the proper usage of ??, ?? ????? (nu, al te’asben).
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New Words and Expressions:
Atsabim - Nerves - ?????
Eize atsabim - How irritating; What a bummer - ???? ?????
Eize atsabim itcha - You’re irritating - ???? ????? ????
Eize basa - What a bummer - ???? ????
Hu hataf atsabim - He got angry - ??? ??? ?????
Hu hataf alai atsabim - He got angry at me - ??? ??? ???? ?????
Ole li al ha-atsabim - It gets on my nerves - ???? ?? ?? ??????
ha-muzika ha-zo ola li al ha-atsabim - This music is getting on my nerves - ??????? ??? ???? ?? ?? ??????
Hu/hi olim li al ha-atsabim - He/She gets on my nerves - ???/??? ????? ?? ?? ??????
Ha-yamim ha-arukim ha-atsuvim - The long sad days - ????? ??????? ???????
Atsuv - Sad - ????
Yom sheni - atsbani - Monday, I am nervous - ??? ???, ?????
Atsbani - Restless, nervous, anxious, worried; irritable, jumpy - ?????
“Atsban” - Nervous, irritated - “????”
Al tihye atsban, al tihye atsbani - Don’t be nervous, irritated - ?? ???? ????, ?? ???? ?????
Atsbanut - Restlessness, Nervousness - ??????
Dika’on - Depression - ??????
Le’atsben - To irritate - ?????
Mi itsben otcha? - Who irritated you? - ?? ???? ?????
Wai, mishehu mamash itsben otcha - Dude, obviously someone rubbed you the wrong way - ????, ????? ??? ???? ????
Me’atsben - Irritating (pi’el) - ?????
Me’utsban - Irritated (pu’al) - ??????
Hit’atsben - Became annoyed - ??????
Al tit’atsben, ze lo shsave et ze - Don’t get irritated, it’s not worth it - ?? ??????, ?? ?? ???? ?? ??
Al tit’asben, aval… - Don’t get angry at me, but.. - ?? ??????, ???...
Ze ma-ze me’atsben - It’s really irritating - ?? ??-?? ?????
Ma me’atsben otcha? - What irritates you? - ?? ????? ?????
Nu, al te’asben - Come on, don’t be irritating (m.) - ??, ?? ?????
Dai, al te’asbeni - Stop it, don’t be irritating (f.) - ??, ?? ?????
Ani lo mit’asben - I am not getting annoyed/mad - ??? ?? ??????
An’lo mit’asben - I am not getting annoyed (sl.) - ??’?? ??????
Hu hit’atsben alai - He got mad at me - ??? ?????? ????
Hi hit’atsbena al mashehu - She got irritated by something - ??? ??????? ?? ????
Ma ata mit’asben? - What are you getting angry about? - ?? ??? ???????
Ma at mit’asbenet mimenu bichlal? - Why do you even get mad by him? - ?? ?? ??????? ???? ?????
Im atem mit’atsbenim be-kalut - If you get irritated easily - ?? ??? ???????? ?????
Al titspu ba-sirton ha-ze - Don’t watch this clip - ?? ???? ?????? ???
Playlist and Clips:
Arik Einstein - Ha-yamim Ha-arukim Ha-atsuvim (lyrics)
Benzin - Yom Shishi (lyrics)
Kaveret - Sherut Atsmi (lyrics)
Lo la-mit’atsbenim be-kalut
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