Casual, colloquial Israeli Hebrew expressions used in everyday talk that a textbook usually skips. Front: the Hebrew word or phrase (romanization in parentheses). Back: English meaning.
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- מה נשמע? (Ma nishma?)
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What's up? (casual greeting)- הכל בסדר. (Hakol beseder.)
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Everything's fine (casual reply)- יאללה (Yalla)
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Come on, let's go- סבבה (Sababa)
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Cool, great, no problem- אחלה (Achla)
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Awesome, great- וואלה (Wallah)
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Really?, seriously (expresses surprise)- חבל על הזמן (Chaval al hazman)
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Amazing, incredible (literally 'a waste of time,' used as high praise)- סתם (Stam)
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Just kidding, for no reason- אני סתם צוחק. (Ani stam tzochek.)
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I'm just joking.- באסה (Basa)
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Bummer, too bad- פראייר (Frayer)
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Sucker, someone easily taken advantage of- חוצפן (Chutzpan)
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A nervy, cheeky person- בלגן (Balagan)
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A mess, chaos- איזה בלגן! (Eize balagan!)
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What a mess!- סוף הדרך (Sof haderech)
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The best, top-notch (literally 'end of the road')
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