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