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  • [speaks Hebrew] which means what am I, a goat?

  • [Gal laughs]

  • Hello, my name is Gal Gadot,

  • and today I will be teaching you Hebrew slang.

  • [lively music]

  • This is an easy one.

  • It says [speaks Hebrew].

  • [speaks Hebrew] is like brother.

  • Yo bro, what's up? [speaks Hebrew]

  • You know? Brother, dude.

  • That's a good one.

  • [speaks Hebrew] means cow cow. [laughs]

  • And it's basically when you go,

  • when you do something, you do it [speaks Hebrew].

  • You do it slowly but surely. One step at a time.

  • [speaks Hebrew]. Cow cow.

  • Oh, this one I use all the time. [speaks Hebrew]

  • [speaks Hebrew] in English means no evil eye.

  • And that's basically what it means, against evil eye.

  • [speaks Hebrew]. I also add [speaks Hebrew].

  • Against evil eyes. [speaks Hebrew]

  • [Gal laughs]

  • Okay, [speaks Hebrew] is a shortened version

  • to say [speaks Hebrew],

  • which means waste of time, but in a good way.

  • It's like when something is [speaks Hebrew],

  • it's like, it's [speaks Hebrew].

  • It's like, you won't believe

  • how incredible this thing is, it's....

  • Yeah. [speaks Hebrew]

  • [Gal laughs]

  • Okay. Try to say it with me.

  • [Gal speaks Hebrew]

  • [speaks Hebrew] in English means third time ice cream

  • and it basically means third time's a charm.

  • That's what it means in English.

  • [Gal speaks Hebrew]

  • [chuckles] That's a good one.

  • [speaks Hebrew] means like,

  • okay, what's the bottom line?

  • Let's cut to the chase. [speaks Hebrew]

  • [speaks Hebrew] is a word

  • that Israelis use all the time.

  • [speaks Hebrew] and it basically means let's go.

  • Let's do it. No time.

  • [Gal speaks Hebrew]

  • Everyone who works with me

  • heard me say [speaks Hebrew] 20 times at least.

  • This is an easy one.

  • It's [speaks Hebrew] means fire.

  • And just like in English, in American slang,

  • when you say fire it's like [speaks Hebrew], fire.

  • Then we have a very interesting one.

  • [speaks Hebrew] which means, what am, I a goat?

  • [Gal laughs]

  • And the meaning of [speaks Hebrew]

  • is basically, what am I, a dummy-dumb?

  • I'm not stupid. You know what I mean?

  • That's what it means. [speaks Hebrew]

  • [speaks Hebrew] It would mean in English

  • what all of the sudden.

  • I know, I know it doesn't make much sense

  • but [speaks Hebrew] in Hebrew means no way.

  • What are you talking about? [speaks Hebrew]

  • Okay.

  • [Gal laughs]

  • Okay, I don't know how to explain this

  • but this means [speaks Hebrew]

  • basically crap in Jews and [laughs].

  • And it's like, it's BS.

  • It's nonsense. It's [speaks Hebrew].

  • This one means [speaks Hebrew].

  • When something is [speaks Hebrew], it means it's amazing.

  • It's unbelievable. It's [speaks Hebrew].

  • Usually we say [speaks Hebrew]

  • which means kills the health. [laughs]

  • It kills your health. It's amazing.

  • I can't even say any other thing,

  • 'cause it's [speaks Hebrew].

  • I hope I'm being a good teacher here.

  • Okay. That's a good one.

  • [speaks Hebrew] in English,

  • it means cabbage head.

  • Not like the doll, but it means

  • like you say, honestly, they hardly ever use it now.

  • They don't use it anymore.

  • It's like an old-school type of term

  • of someone who's not so smart.

  • Someone who's stupid and naive, maybe.

  • He's [speaks Hebrew].

  • Just as a bonus, I want to give you

  • one term that I love using,

  • and I use it all the time and it's positive,

  • that we say in Hebrew

  • and it means [speaks Hebrew],

  • which means in English, flying on you. [laughs]

  • And basically when you say [speaks Hebrew],

  • it means that I love you so much

  • or I adore you so much

  • or I'm mad about you.

  • [Gal speaks Hebrew]

  • So [speaks Hebrew] Vanity Fair.

  • [lively music]

[speaks Hebrew] which means what am I, a goat?

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