The Jerusalem Bridge

מינוסminus meaning in Hebrew

overdraft; being in the red · noun

In Israel a bank balance below zero is a season, and people mention it the way they mention the heat. אני במינוס, and then they order dessert.

אל תשאל אותי על חופשה, אני במינוס כבר מאז הקיץ.

“Don't ask me about a vacation, I've been in the minus since the summer.”

How would you tell a friend in Hebrew that you're במינוס this month?

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Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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