how to say “lucky” in Hebrew
יש לי מזל, וכו
There isn’t really a word for lucky. There is one – מְמֻזַּל (me-moo-ZAHL) describing a male and מְמֻזֶּלֶת (me-moo-ZEH-let) describing female, but it’s not very widely used. One could say, יֵשׁ לִי מַזָּל (yesh lee mah-ZAHL) – literally, I have luck. But that doesn’t work for phrases such as It’s my lucky day and the like.
At the core of the statement, I’m lucky, arguably, is a connotation of gratitude. Therefore, Israelis of a more religious persuasion would say בָּרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם (bah-ROOKH hah-SHEM) – thank God (literally, blessed is God) to say that they’ve had it good, while more people (religious or not) would say הִתְבָּרַכְתִּי (heet-bah-RAHKH-tee) – I’ve been blessed.
By the way, the phrase מזל טוֹב (mah-ZAHL tohv) means literally, good luck.
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