Streetwise Hebrew

The Hebrew word לתאר means to describe. It can also mean to imagine. Guy explains how to use the verb לתאר and teaches a slang term to use when rolling your eyes at someone out of disbelief from what they just said. Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: “At yafa she-kashe leta-er” – You’re pretty that it’s hard to describe – את יפה שקשה לתאר Leta’er – To describe, to imagine – לתאר Ein li milim leta’er lach – I don’t have words to describe this to you – אין לי מילים לתאר לך “Lo, ein leta’er” – Undescribable, unbelievable – לא, אין לתאר “Teta’aru Lachem olam yafe” – Imagine a beautiful world – תתארו לכם עולם יפה Ani meta’er/meta’eret le’atsmi – I imagine/I would imagine – אני מתאר/מתארת לעצמי Ata mt’aer le-atsmecha ma ze? – Can you imagine a thing like that? – אתה מתאר לעצמך מה זה Mi haya metaer le-atsmo davar kaze? – Who would have imagined a thing like this? – מי היה מתאר לעצמו דבר כזה Ani lo te’arti le-atsmi she-ze yihye kacha – I didn’t imagine that it would be like this