Second Snippet from Why, Who Died? and Other Crucial Hebrew Slang Terms by Guy Sharett
Ani rak she'ela. Work by Rina Sharett
אני רק שאלה
Ani rak she'ela
The best thing to tell people queuing up at the Post Office or at the bank is אני רק שאלה, Ani rak she'ela, literally, 'Me, I am just a question'. Indeed, there are genuine 'Ani rak she'ela' users, who really need to ask one question to make sure they are at the right place, but statistics show that the number of abusers is tremendous. These are people who claim to ask one question and end up sending a letter to Nicaragua, buying stamps for their grandmother's neighbor and paying their bills, to the disbelief of the silent queue-standing lot.
אדוני, אני רק שאלה, אל תתעצבן!
Adoni, ani rak she'ela, al tit'atsben!
Sir, ani rak she'ela, don't be mad!
סליחה, אני רק שאלה, זה התור למטבע זר?
Slixa, ani rak she'ela, ze ha-tor le-matbe'a zar?
Sorry, ani rak she'ela, is this the cue for foreign currency?
Ani rak she'ela
The best thing to tell people queuing up at the Post Office or at the bank is אני רק שאלה, Ani rak she'ela, literally, 'Me, I am just a question'. Indeed, there are genuine 'Ani rak she'ela' users, who really need to ask one question to make sure they are at the right place, but statistics show that the number of abusers is tremendous. These are people who claim to ask one question and end up sending a letter to Nicaragua, buying stamps for their grandmother's neighbor and paying their bills, to the disbelief of the silent queue-standing lot.
אדוני, אני רק שאלה, אל תתעצבן!
Adoni, ani rak she'ela, al tit'atsben!
Sir, ani rak she'ela, don't be mad!
סליחה, אני רק שאלה, זה התור למטבע זר?
Slixa, ani rak she'ela, ze ha-tor le-matbe'a zar?
Sorry, ani rak she'ela, is this the cue for foreign currency?
Dai, tamshikh... Nora and a friend in a special moment.
די, תמשיך
Dai, tamshikh
Dai, tamshikh - stop it, go on, started as a thing a girl would utter when making out. Nowadays, די, תמשיך, can be used when someone gives you a compliment, and you want him to go on, although you play the modest.
- איזה שמלה, ואיזה תסרוקת, ואיזה לוק, בוא'נה, את משהו את!
- די, תמשיך!
- Eize simla, ve-eize tisroket, ve-eize look, boyna, at mashehu, at!
- Dai, tamshikh!
-What a dress, what a hairdo, and what a look, wow, you're something special, you!
- Dai, tamshikh!
Dai, tamshikh
Dai, tamshikh - stop it, go on, started as a thing a girl would utter when making out. Nowadays, די, תמשיך, can be used when someone gives you a compliment, and you want him to go on, although you play the modest.
- איזה שמלה, ואיזה תסרוקת, ואיזה לוק, בוא'נה, את משהו את!
- די, תמשיך!
- Eize simla, ve-eize tisroket, ve-eize look, boyna, at mashehu, at!
- Dai, tamshikh!
-What a dress, what a hairdo, and what a look, wow, you're something special, you!
- Dai, tamshikh!