/ Move to Israel / Hebrew Slang Dictionary Hebrew Slang in Israel Photo by Inbar Grosglik MeaningDirect TranslationTransliterationHebrew What’s up?What is happening?Ma kore??מה קורה What’s up?What is the situation?Ma ha matzav??מה המצב ByeYalla, byeיאללה, ביי Cool! / Great / OKSababaסבבה Fantastic! / It’s a waste of time!Shame on the timeChaval al hazmanחבל על הזמן I’d love toWith funBe kefבכיף Copy that / doneClosedSagurסגור Terrible / AwefulOn the faceAl HaPanimעל הפנים GreatArabic word meaning greatAchlaאחלה Mess / Problems / complicated situationDisorderBalaganבלאגן SnackNishnushנשנוש Cheers!To lifeL'chaim!לחיים FacebookFaceפייס Kef means fun and Retzach means, murderVery funKef retzachכיף רצח Let's go! Let's do it!Arabic word for get going, move onYallaיאללה Come on / You got carried awayComeBohבוא Used as dude/broMy brotherAchiאחי To describe something that is excellent / great / awesomeFireEshאש Sure thing / no problemCheckedBadukבדוק To describe something that is unbearable / annoyingNot / NonBiltiבלתי Uncontrollable craving for somethingAn uncontrollable cravingDudaדודא Straight forwardStraight forwardDuchדוך Very high classVery high classJonglareג'ונגלר Stupid / DumbStupid / DumbDbahדבע Agreeing / going with the flowFlowingZoremזורם Someone who has a lot of moneySomeone who has a lot of moneyTachunטחון MeaningMeaningYa'aniיעני It's possible / there's a chanceThere is a situationYesh Matzavיש מצב Ace (used to describe someone who is increadible in something he did - nailed it!)Ace (used to describe someone who is increadible in something he did - nailed it!)Totachתותח Amazing!Amazing!Katlaniקטלני Straight to the pointIn reality, bottom lineTachlesתכלס Someone who is disconnected from reality, living in a fantasy worldLiving in a movieChai B'Seretחי בסרט to describe something that is total noncenceNonsense in juiceShtuyot Bamitzשטויות במיץ Do things one at a time / step by stepCow CowPara Paraפרה פרה Just kidding / no specific reason / just 'cuzNothing / PurposelesslyStamסתם When something suits just right / to feel like itComes to me goodBa li tovבא לי טוב Good Job! / well done! / way to goAll the respectKol hakavod!!כל הכבוד No way / impossible / not a chanceThere is no situationEin Matzavאין מצב No way! / what are you talking about?What suddenlyMa Pit'omמה פתאום FinallyEnd EndSof Sofסוף סוף Stubborn, toughKashuachקשוח Long story shortShorteningKitzurקיצור YAYThere isYesh!יש Exhausted / hopeless / worn outFinished / completedGamurגמור Doing something quietly or secretlyBe’shu’shuבשושו A time of relaxationStomach, backBeten gavבטן גב To describe an event/series of events that are unbelievable - in a bad wayWhat a movieEizeh seretאיזה סרט An Arabic word meaning an embarrassing failure, carelesss mistakeFadichaפדיחה Everything is perfectIt’s all honeyHaKol Dvashהכל דבש Craziness, uncontrolled behaviorAn Arabic word meaning aggravating, annoying or irritatingJananaג’ננה Filth, dirt, scum, filthy, dirtyGrime or gungeJiffaג'יפה What’s the score?How much, how much?Kama kama??כמה כמה Used as slang for stating the obviousLike, duh!Ke’ilu daכאילו דה Shady business plan / manipulation / working the system to your advantageShort for combinationKombinaקומבינה Cool!Magnivמגניב Used when you meet someone a few times within a short timeThird time, ice-cream!Pa’am Shlishit, Glidaפעם שלישית, גלידה Great / fantastic / awesomeThe end of the roadSof Haderechסוף הדרך Used to describe a place in the middle of nowhereThe end of the world, on the leftSof ha’olam smolaסוף העולם שמאלה Sponge or SpongingSponjaספונג’ה To describe something that is just right / meant to beThis is it!Zeh zeh!זה זה Used in different ways with different meanings, depending on the pronunciation, it could mean: really(?) (!)/ I see / You don't say!Arabic word meaning seriously! I swear!Wallaוואלה
