#136 Streetwise Hebrew Gets Double Negative
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Today we're getting negative. Double negative, in fact. After some Hebrew words like כלום ("nothing") or אף פעם ("never") we also have to use לא ("no"). So, unlike in English, we use two negation words. Guy takes us through the rules, mentioning English, French and Portuguese as he goes. Oh, and while we're learning, we also get to listen to some beautiful French and Brazilian songs.
Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
New Words and Expressions:
"Me-olam lo shachati otcha" – I have never forgotten you – מעולם לא שכחתי אותך
"Af pa'am lo ted'ee" – Never will you know – אף פעם לא תדעי
Af pa'am lo hayiti be-… – I have never been to… – אף פעם לא הייתי ב
Af pa'am lo ahavti kach af achat – I have never loved anyone like this – אף פעם לא אהבתי כך אף אחת
Af echad lo yodea – Nobody knows – אף אחד לא יודע
"Achshav lo mitgorer bo af echad" – Now nobody lives there – עכשיו לא מתגורר בו אף אחד
Lo yacholti la'asot im ze klum – I couldn't do anything with it – לא יכולתי לעשות עם זה כלום
Kloom / Lo chloom – Nothing – כלום/לא כלום
Im einech le-tsidi az ani lo chlum – If you're not on my side, I am nothing – אם אינך לצידי אז אני לא כלום
"Shum davar lo yadu'a" – Nothing is known – שום דבר לא ידוע
Playlist and Clips:
Dalida – Je n'ai jamais, jamais pu t'oublier
Shlomo Artzi – Af Paam Lo Ted'i (lyrics)
Dani Robas – Ze Lo Ani (lyrics)
Meir Ariel – Af Echad Lo Yode'a (lyrics)
Balada al Adon Kim'at ve-gveret Kvar – Yehudit Ravitz (lyrics)
Ilan Wirtzberg – Lo Yacholti La'asot Im Ze Klum (lyrics)
Samba Bi-shnayim – Mati Caspi & Yehudit Ravitz (lyrics)
Vinicius de Moraes, Maria Creuza & Toquinho – Samba Em Prelúdio