Hebrew words for feelings and moods

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Sulking, being let down, being glad for someone else: moods with a Hebrew word of their own.

havlaga(havlagah)הַבְלָגָה
restraint (choosing not to retaliate)
השופט שרק נגדנו שלוש פעמים ברצף, והמאמן הבליג עד הדקה התשעים.
“The ref whistled against us three times in a row, and the coach held it in until the ninetieth minute.”
Ba'asa(basa)בָּאסה
Bummer / What a drag
אוי, נגמרה לי הסוללה בטלפון. איזו באסה!
“Oh, my phone battery died. What a bummer!”
Firgunפרגון
genuine, generous support for someone else's success
קיבלתי עבודה חדשה והחברים שלי היו כולם פרגון.
“I got a new job and my friends were all firgun about it.”
broygez(brogez)בְּרוֹגֶז
on non-speaking terms (after a fight)
הם ברוגז כבר שבועיים בגלל איזו שטות עם החניה.
“They haven't been speaking for two weeks over some nonsense about the parking spot.”
postemaפוסטמה
a sour, sulking, joyless mood — or the person stuck in it
די, אל תשב פוסטמה בפינה, קח בירה ותצטרף אלינו.
“Enough, don't sit there like a sourpuss in the corner, grab a beer and join us.”

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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