Monday, August 31, 2015

Nothing and related words

WORD STUDIES



These five words are conversational, they pop up all the time. Knowing them is elegance

*Klum כלום
Nothing
-‎(literary) something, ‎anything

*5um davar שום דבר
nothing, ‎not a thing

*5um שום
Any(in a negative sense)

*4eyn davar אין דבר
never mind, ‎‎‎‎‎it's nothing, ‎‎‎‎‎don't mention it

*Xtam סתם
purposelessly; simply, ‎‎just
-for no reason
-just kidding

[KLUM כלום]
I've heard nothing.
לא שמעתי כלום.
Lo4 5ama7ti klum.

You didn't say anything.
לא אמרת כלום.
Lo4 4amarta klum.

[5UM DAVAR שום דבר]
You're a nobody.
אתה שום דבר.
4atah 5um davar.

There's nothing there.
אין שם שום דבר.
4eyn 5am 5um davar.

[5UM שום]
There's no but about it!
שום "אבל"!
5um "4aval"!

No problem at all!
אין שום בעיה!
4eyn 5um b7ayah!

There aren't any problems.
אין שום בעיות.
4eyn 5um b7ayot.

I have no excuse.
 אין לי שום תירוץ.
4eyn li 5um teyru3.

[4EYN DAVAR אין דבר]
Never mind.
אין דבר.
4eyn davar.

[XTAM סתם]
They're just words.
אלה סתם מילים.
4eleh xtam milim.

He is nothing more than a coward.
הוא סתם פחדן.
Hu4 xtam pacdan.

***NOTE: XTAM seems synonymous with PA5U9 פשוט which means 'simply' and also 'just'.

***Min Haxtam מן הסתם means DUH!

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