|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:28 pm
F. Fritzi Proudly_Jewish Kitty is chatoola, right? rofl Chatoola is a female cat. Strangely enough, for some reason Israelis tend to pet-name cats "Mitzi". Hmm. I think it's some sort of a German influence. Mitzi is a pet name for Maria if I'm not mistaken. What about male cats? By the way, does this Mitzi stereotype apply to everyone in Israel or just Ashkenazim? (sorry I know that might seem like a dumb question but when I think of Germanic influence I think of Ashkenazim xp )
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:16 am
I learned how to read Hebrew once. I forgot though. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:45 am
Proudly_Jewish F. Fritzi Proudly_Jewish Kitty is chatoola, right? rofl Chatoola is a female cat. Strangely enough, for some reason Israelis tend to pet-name cats "Mitzi". Hmm. I think it's some sort of a German influence. Mitzi is a pet name for Maria if I'm not mistaken. What about male cats? By the way, does this Mitzi stereotype apply to everyone in Israel or just Ashkenazim? (sorry I know that might seem like a dumb question but when I think of Germanic influence I think of Ashkenazim xp ) Chatool - male, chatoola - female. Everyone calls them Mitzi.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:14 am
Hermonie Urameshi I learned how to read Hebrew once. I forgot though. You forgot everything after your bat mitzvah, right? razz @Fritzi - I meant, what do people call their male cats?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:18 am
Proudly_Jewish Hermonie Urameshi I learned how to read Hebrew once. I forgot though. You forgot everything after your bat mitzvah, right? razz @Fritzi - I meant, what do people call their male cats? All cats are "Mitzi", male or female. XD Usually people don't really call their cats that. It's like a name for all cats on the planet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:25 am
Proudly_Jewish Hermonie Urameshi I learned how to read Hebrew once. I forgot though. You forgot everything after your bat mitzvah, right? razz @Fritzi - I meant, what do people call their male cats? I'm not Hebrew, but I've heard that term. What is it again?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:12 pm
A bar mitzvah is an important religious ceremony/celebration kind of thing for Jewish males when they turn 13; at this point they are considered "religious adults" and are allowed to get married (I don't know anybody who ever got married at that age, but it is theoretically possible). It's considered the 2nd most important event in a Jewish man's life apart from his wedding itself.
A female version also exists (bat mitzvah, celebrated when the girl turns 12) but it has no real religious significance. I actually read somewhere that the bat mitzvah was started in the 50's by feminist American Jews. Some Orthodox (ultra-religious) Jews do not bother with it because of this.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:57 pm
That's right. We're Catholic but my mom had found that out and told me. I just forgot, like I said. I like to learn about different religions and cultures though. 3nodding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:21 pm
Proudly_Jewish A bar mitzvah is an important religious ceremony/celebration kind of thing for Jewish males when they turn 13; at this point they are considered "religious adults" and are allowed to get married (I don't know anybody who ever got married at that age, but it is theoretically possible). It's considered the 2nd most important event in a Jewish man's life apart from his wedding itself. A female version also exists (bat mitzvah, celebrated when the girl turns 12) but it has no real religious significance. I actually read somewhere that the bat mitzvah was started in the 50's by feminist American Jews. Some Orthodox (ultra-religious) Jews do not bother with it because of this. very interesting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:23 am
What's the difference between:
-chalash, tashush, rafeh, and chalush?
-kal, erech, ani, rash?
-mushar and samecha? [By the way, is this 'samecha' somehow related to 'sameach' for example in 'chag sameach'?]
-atsuv and nugeh?
-meitiv, lev, and nocha?
-nikleh, emtsa, and emtsaut?
-rah and m'kulkal?
I need to get a new dictionary >.<
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:43 am
is this language close to Arabic by any chance?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:00 am
Kokoroki is this language close to Arabic by any chance? Yep. They're both Semitic languages.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:29 pm
Proudly_Jewish Kokoroki is this language close to Arabic by any chance? Yep. They're both Semitic languages. oh I see I just found out my name means "god saves" in Hebrew
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:54 am
Proudly_Jewish What's the difference between: -chalash, tashush, rafeh, and chalush? -kal, erech, ani, rash? -mushar and samecha? [By the way, is this 'samecha' somehow related to 'sameach' for example in 'chag sameach'?] -atsuv and nugeh? -meitiv, lev, and nocha? -nikleh, emtsa, and emtsaut? -rah and m'kulkal? I need to get a new dictionary >.< 1. Chalush would be weaker than chalash, I think, and rafeh is pretty much the same as chalush. Tishtush - confusion, disorientation (I just love those words). 2. You meant "dal". No difference really, only "rash" and "dal" aren't used in the daily speech as often as "ani". Couldn't identify "erech", do you have a source written in Hebrew? 3. Samecha is the female form of sameach - happy. Meushar (male) and meusheret (female) would be happeier than sameach. ^^ Meushar also mean "approved", "authorized", but, well. 4. Atzuv is sad, nugeh is gloomy, melancholic. Not really used often in daily speech. People would usually say "meducke"/"meducket" (מדוכאמדוכאת - "depressed") instead, and I'm not getting into the many slang words unless you ask. xD 5. I'm confused, couldn't figure out. << 6. emtsa - middle, be'emtsaut - by means of (this word is never used without "be", direct object). Nikleh - despicable, unless I wasn't reading it properly. 7. Rah is bad (person), M'kulkal is broken, out of order, rotten (food).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:16 pm
Thanks a ton! 3nodding
One more thing though: how do you say the following words in Hebrew?
kind (as in a kind person), mean (as in a not so kind person xd ), old, smart, and stupid?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
