חבל על הזמן
- Word for word
A waste of time- What it really means
- Amazing, incredible
- In a sentence
- ההופעה אתמול הייתה חבל על הזמן!
- Natural English
- “The show yesterday was amazing!” Meaning Match 92
Israeli Hebrew slang translators get wrong
Israeli Hebrew slang can flip meaning completely: "a waste of time" can mean amazing. Here is what Israelis actually mean.
אכלת אותה
- Word for word
You ate it (her)- What it really means
- You nailed it
- In a sentence
- וואו, אכלת אותה במצגת!
- Natural English
- “Wow, you nailed it in the presentation!” Meaning Match 90
על הפנים
- Word for word
On the face- What it really means
- Terrible, awful
- In a sentence
- היום שלי היה על הפנים.
- Natural English
- “My day was awful.” Meaning Match 92
בכיף
- Word for word
With fun- What it really means
- Sure, my pleasure
- In a sentence
- —תעזור לי לסחוב את זה? —בכיף!
- Natural English
- “—Can you help me carry this? —With pleasure!” Meaning Match 92
אין מצב
- Word for word
There's no situation- What it really means
- No way!
- In a sentence
- אין מצב! קיבלת את העבודה?
- Natural English
- “No way! You got the job?” Meaning Match 92
לעבוד על מישהו
- Word for word
You're working on me?- What it really means
- Are you kidding me?
- In a sentence
- אתה עובד עליי? זה באמת קרה?
- Natural English
- “Are you kidding me? Did that really happen?” Meaning Match 92
סוף הדרך
- Word for word
End of the road- What it really means
- Out of this world, the best
- In a sentence
- האוכל במסעדה הזאת סוף הדרך!
- Natural English
- “The food at this restaurant is out of this world!” Meaning Match 92
ירד לי מהראש
- Word for word
It went down off my head- What it really means
- It totally slipped my mind
- In a sentence
- סליחה, זה לגמרי ירד לי מהראש.
- Natural English
- “Sorry, it completely slipped my mind.” Meaning Match 92
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