how to say “out of this world” in Hebrew
לׁא מֵהָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לא-מהעולם-הזה-1.mp3″ /]
Lots of English expressions have found their way into Modern Hebrew.
The Hebrew version of out of this world is לא מהעולם הזה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לא-מהעולם-הזה-1.mp3″ /] – literally, not from this world. The expression calls to mind the idea of a world beyond the one we perceive with the five senses, so that what is לא מהעולם הזה might also be termed in English, heavenly.
The Hebrew expression in context:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לא-מהעולם-הזה-2.mp3″ /]העוגה שהיא הכינה היא לא מהעולם הזה.
The cake she made is out of this world.