#102 Crazy Hebrew for Crazy Days

We are going through some ימים משוגעים – "crazy days" – in Israel at the moment, so let's talk about how we drive someone crazy in Hebrew. Guy promises a special sanity episode once things get back to normal. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Yamim meshugaim – Crazy days – ימים משוגעים Meshuga – Crazy – משוגע Pgu'a nefesh – Suffering from mental illness – פגוע נפש Leshage'ah – To drive someone crazy – לשגע "Zeh ha-erev ha-ze ha-meshge'ah" – It's this amazing evening – זה הערב הזה המשגע "Hu meshage'ah et kulan" – He drives all the girls crazy – הוא משגע את כולן Al teshage'ah oti (al chage'ah oti) – Don't drive me crazy – אל תשגע אותי "Ha-bachura shelcha, hi rak shig'ah otcha" – Your girl, she only drove you crazy – הבחורה שלך, היא רק שיגעה אותך Ba'al ha-bayit hishtage'ah – The landlord lost his mind – בעל הבית השתגע Hishtagata? hishtagat? Hishtagatem? – Have you lost your mind? – השתגעת / השתגעת / השתגעתם "Yesh tipot shel shiga'on beinenu" – There are drops of insanity between us – יש טיפות של שיגעון בינינו Shaga'at – Craziness – שגעת "Kor'im leze shaga'at, kor'im leze tarefet" – They call it insanity, they call it craziness – קוראים לזה שגעת, קוראים לזה טרפת Metoraf – Crazy – מטורף Meshugene tiranen – Crazy tyrants – משוגענע טיראַנען Shaja3 hilmak (Ar.) – Follow your dream – שג'ע חלמכ – شجع حلمك Tashji'a (Ar.) – Encouragement, cheering – תשג'יע – تَشْجِيع Mushaja'in (Ar.) – Fans, supporters – מושג'עין – مشجعين Playlist and Clips: Matti Caspi – Zemer Mapuhit (lyrics) Yoni Yosef – Meshage'ah et Kulan (lyrics) Zohar Argov – Al Teshag'I Oti (lyrics) Avihu Shabbat & Michal Amdursky – Yalla (lyrics) Omer Adam – Wai Li (lyrics) Rami Fortis & Barry Saharoff – Halom Kachol (lyrics) Benny Bashan – Achla Hamuda (lyrics) Lior Narkis – Shaga'at/Tarefet (lyrics) Trio Carpion – Push the Button (lyrics) Nancy Ajarm & Cheb Khaled – Shaja Hilmak Ep. no. 151 about intensifiers and superlatives HEB

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#102 Crazy Hebrew for Crazy Days is an episode from StreetWise Hebrew by TLV1 Studios.

This episode is 08:30 long.

This episode was published on Mar 31, 2026.

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