how to say “dirt cheap” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/זיל-הזול-#.m4a” /]זִיל הַזּוֹל

If we’re already talking expressions that have to do with monetary value, here’s how to say dirt cheap or extremely affordable: זיל הזול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/זיל-הזול-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/זיל-הזול-#.m4a” /]קניתי את הרכב הזה בזיל הזול – ממש בגרושים!

I bought this car dirt cheap – for pennies!

זול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/זיל-הזול-#.m4a” /] means literally cheap, so that this expression means literally the cheapness of the cheap.

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