Slang Flashcards

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נזרום nizrom

A

we will flow

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אוּם שְׁמוּם (oom shmoom)

A

Blah blah
Yada yada

slang expression that conveys dismissiveness or indifference. It’s often used to downplay the importance of something or to express that something is trivial or not worth paying attention to.

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3
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Ben zona | בן זונה

A

Son of a bitch

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4
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באמת (bemet)

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Really
Truly

‏It is used to express sincerity, surprise, or to confirm the truthfulness of a statement.

•	ב (be): In
•	אמת (emet): Truth
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5
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אשכרה | ahkara

A

Indeed
Really??
Sick
Woah

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כְּאִילוּ (ke’ilu)

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means “like” or “as if.” It is often used in conversation as a filler word, similar to the way “like” is used in English.

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מה זה משנה (ma ze meshaneh)

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What does it matter?
What difference does it make?

•	מה (ma): What
•	זה (ze): This/it
•	משנה (meshaneh): Matters/changes (root: ש-נ-ה, sh-n-h)
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מוֹתֶק (Motek)

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Honey / sweetie / darling

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9
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אוֹר שֶׁלִּי (Or sheli)

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My light

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ha’inyamin / ‏מה העניינים

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What’s up

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בסדר גמור (b’seder gamur)

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completely fine” or “perfectly okay”

It’s commonly used to express that everything is fine, great, or in good order.

Here’s the breakdown:

•	בסדר (b’seder) – Fine, okay, in order.
•	גמור (gamur) – Complete, finished, absolute.

When put together, it emphasizes that things are not just okay, but completely fine or perfectly alright

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