How do you say I'm tired, beat, drained, knackered, and the like in colloquial Hebrew? And what do you say when you crash on a Tel Avivi couch?
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New Words and Expressions:
"Lifamim ani ayef" – Sometimes I am tired – לפעמים אני עייף
Ayefoot – Tiredness – עייפות
Ani ayef me'avoda – I am tired of work – אני עייף מעבודה
Ani ayef me-ha-chayim – I am tired of life – אני עייף מהחיים
Ayef met – Dead tired – עייף-מת
Ani shafuch – I am wiped – אני שפוך
Katav-katuv – Wrote-written – כתב-כתוב
Nishpachti al ha-sapa – I crashed on the sofa – נשפכתי על הספה
Ha-halon niftach – The window was opened – החלון נפתח
Ha-halon patu'ach – The window is open – החלון פתוח
Ani ma'uch tilim – I am so wiped – אני מעוך טילים
Lim'och – To mash – למעוך
Nim'achti kstat al ha-sapa – I crashed a bit on the sofa – נמעכתי קצת על הספה
Kamti hafuch ha-boker – I got up completely turned around this morning – קמתי הפוך הבוקר
Kamti hafucha , kamti me'ucha – I got up completely turned around (F.) – קמתי הפוכה
Kamnu hafuchim ha-boker – We got up completely turned around (Pl.) – קמנו הפוכים
Ani gamur – I am beat – אני גמור
Ani machuk – I am dead tired – אני מחוק
Ani karu'a me-ayefoot – I am exhausted – אני קרוע מעייפות
Ani mutash – I am exhausted – אני מותש
Lenaker – To doze off – לנקר
Nikarti kol ha-seret – I dozed off the whole movie – ניקרתי כל הסרט
Playlist and Clips:
Rami Kleinstein – Hanichi Li (lyrics)
Yossi Elephant – Shir Ha-debil (lyrics)
Moshe kam ma'uch
Fortisaharof – Hafuch (lyrics)
Episode no. 285 about karu'a
