how to say “trust me” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-1.m4a” /]חֲגִיגָה If you’ve got some basic familiarity with Hebrew or Judaism, you probably know the word for holiday – חג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-2.m4a” /]. This word’s root is ח.ג.ג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-3.m4a” /], which appears in full in the word for to celebrate – לחגוג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חגיגה-5.m4a” /]חגגנו לה יום הולדת. We celebrated her birthday…

[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…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /]יָפֶה לְךָ You can say to a man in Hebrew, זה נראה טוב עליך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /] – literally, this looks good on you. To a woman, switch עליך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /] with עלייך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /]. But that’s a direct translation from English. A more culturally-authentic Hebrew expression is יפה לךָ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/יפה-לך-#.m4a” /] to a male…