But she notes that the latter is a rather old slang term and not used anymore.Īs a bonus term, Gadot takes it upon herself to explain “afa alaich/alecha,” literally “flying on you,” which she says she uses often to express love and appreciation. Then there are the food-related terms like “shtuyot be mitz” which Gadot describes as “crap in juice” or “BS,” and “rosh kruv” or “cabbage head” to mean someone who is not very bright. As would “tachles” (loosely translated as “bottom line”), “yalla,” a versatile term in Arabic commonly used in Hebrew to mean any number of things depending on context (it could mean let’s go, or move it, or hurry up, or enough). “Achi,” or “brother” (also bro or dude) would be recognizable to anyone who lives or visits Israel often or is part of an Israeli community abroad.

Gadot also revealed a superstitious streak, divulging that she uses the term “bli ayin hara” (“without the evil eye”) quite often, accompanied by “tfu, tfu, tfu,” a sort of low-key spitting without the spit (an act similar to knocking on wood) and “hamsa, hamsa” to ward off said evil eye. The Hebrew term “esh” (also, literally, fire) means the same thing that it does in English: It is used to express excitement about something or someone.

Like tackling one cow at a time, it seems. In her episode, Gadot patiently explains that “ma ani, ez?” is not actually related to any farm animals but means something like “what am I, stupid?” And that another farm animal term, “para para” (cow, cow), means to take things slowly or one step at a time.

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