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#137 Exaggerate? Moi?
In Israel you'll come across plenty of people who get carried away, overreact to things, or go over the top. How do you deal with these people? What should you say to them in Hebrew? Guy explains what you should say when you're overcharged for something that should be really cheap, and what you should do with your hands when someone is saying something totally exaggerated.
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New Words and Expressions:
Al tagzim/tagzimi/tagzimu – Don't exaggerate – אל תגזים/תגזימי/תגזימו
At magzima – You exaggerate – את מגזימה
Dai, ata magzim – Stop it, you exaggerate – די, אתה מגזים
Lo tsarich lehagzim – There's no need to exaggerate – לא צריך להגזים
Hagzama – Exaggeration – הגזמה
"Ani tsarich lomar, ve-im ktsat hagzama" – I must say, and with a bit of exaggeration – אני צריך לומר, ועם קצת הגזמה
Eize hagzamot – Such an exaggeration – איזה הגזמות
Moogzam – Exaggerated – מוגזם
Ipoor moogzam – Too much makeup – איפור מוגזם