
← Streetwise Hebrew8 sept · 10 min
#126 Use Your Imagination
"You guys look so alike, it's crazy!" The Israeli street is all about exclamations, including strangers telling you how much you resemble someone… or not. It's important to understand what's being said, so today Guy focuses on the Hebrew word דומה and its relatives. And what does this all have to do with virtual reality and imagination?
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New Words and Expressions:
Domeh – Resembles, looks like – דומה
"Hi lo doma le-af achat acheret" – She does not resemble anyone else – היא לא דומה לאף אחת אחרת
Hu domeh le-mishehu – He looks like someone – הוא דומה למישהו
Hu domeh la-ima – He resembles his mom – הוא דומה לאימא
Ata ma-ze domeh lo – You really look like him – אתה מה-זה דומה לו
At ma-ze doma la – You really look like her – את מה-זה דומה לה
Atem ma ze domim, mamash copy – You really look alike – אתם מה-זה דומים, ממש קופי
Atem domim echad la-sheni – You resemble each other – אתם דומים אחד לשני
Atem davka lo domim – You actually don't look alike – אתם דווקא לא דומים