Does it make sense to dedicate an entire podcast episode to… nothing? Yes, yes it does! The word כלום, which means "nothing," often comes in the form of a double negative. Guy explains.
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Kloom lo noge'a bi – Nothing touches me – כלום לא נוגע בי
Kloom lo kore li – Nothing happens to me – כלום לא קורה לי
Kloom lo over oti – Nothing goes through me – כלום לא עובר אותי
Kloom lo ta'im me-az she-hu azav – Nothing tastes good since he left – כלום לא טעים מאז שהוא עזב
Ein li chuts mimech kloom – I have nothing but you – אין לי חוץ ממך כלום
Yesh ochel ba-bayit? Ein kloom – Is there any food at home? There's nothing – יש אוכל בבית? אין כלום
At lo omeret kloom – You say nothing – את לא אומרת כלום
Amarta mashehu? Lo, kloom – Did you say anything? no, nothing – אמרת משהו? לא, כלום
Ma ratsita kodem? Kloom – What did you want before? Nothing – מה רצית קודם? כלום
Ani lo poched kvar mi-kloom – I am not afraid of anything anymore – אני לא פוחד כבר מכלום
Lifhod/lefahed mi-mashehu – To be afraid of something – לפחוד/לפחד ממשהו
Asiti aruchat erev mi-kloom – I made dinner out of nothing – עשיתי ארוחת ערב מכלום
At mitsa'eret al mashehu? – Do you regret anything? – את מצטערת על משהו
Lo, ani lo mitstaeret al kloom – No, I don't regret anything – לא, אני לא מצטערת על כלום
Kloomnik, kloomnikit – A nobody, a loser – כלומניק, כלומניקית
Playlist and Clips:
Efrat Gosh – Kmo She-ze Haya (lyrics)
Keren Peles – kloom Lo Ta'im (lyrics)
Rami Kleinstein – Huts Mimech kloom (lyrics)
Dana Berger – At Lo Omeret kloom (lyrics)
Shlomo Gronich & Danny Robas – An'lo Poched Kvar Mi-kloom (lyrics)
Kibbutznikim – Kloomnik
Arik Einstein – Biglalech (lyrics)
Ep. 136 – Double negative
