So I like to make fun of my Israeli friends. It's fun. The way they put the "s" in the wrong place, like "its depend" or "what its mean"...the way they say "ehhhh..." all the time...
Especially the way they say "ehhhhh" all deh time.
As I was harassing my co-worker Moran recently, I finally asked her "why don't you ever make fun of me? Surely I say ridiculous things when trying to speak Hebrew! Why don't Israelis ever make fun of Americans?" (If anyone wants to know the answer, one, because we're more immature than them, and two...um, that's pretty much it.) After a little prodding, I finally got her to do her best American impression. It wasn't pretty-neither the accent or the social commentary.
"Omigaaaaaaaawd! I'm so ex-CIT-ed!!! Omigaaaaawd!
I want a Diet Coke!"
Nice to know the rest of the world thinks we're all idiots from the Valley. The truth hurts.
(I want a Diet Coke???)
Later on that day, I was back in Moran's office trying to learn a little Hebrew. "What's the difference between 'heef-sah-deh-tee' and 'fees-fahs-ti'?" My co-worker Maya answers: "'Hifsadeti' is 'I lost' and 'fisfasti' is I missed.' You would say 'hifsadeti' et hamilchama."
I lost...the war? Way to use it in a sentence. Only in Israel.
3 comments:
I have to say, my (Israeli) husband says "its depend" ALL THE TIME so your post actually made me laugh so loud he came out of his office to see what was so funny. No matter how many times I correct him, its just keep depending. He also CANNOT grasp the concept of using "did" with the present tense. He is forever asking our kids, "Did you ate your dinner?" And the 8-year-old corrects him, complete with Valley Girl eye-rolling.
HAHAHAH! I love the "eeehhhhh"!! I've been in Tel Aviv for a week now, and I've been laughing at Israeli doing "eeehhhhh" the whole time!
LOL! I really enjoyed this. Very funny. I love languages and cultures. Glad I found your site.
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