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Hebrew words for talking and complaining

Small talk, grumbling, comment-section warriors and people who will not stop talking.

  1. sulkha(sulha)סולחה

    reconciliation, a patched-up peace

    אחרי שבוע של צעקות בקבוצת הוואטסאפ, אמא הכריחה את כולם לעשות סולחה.

    “After a week of yelling in the WhatsApp group, Mom made everyone make up.”

  2. giborגִּבּוֹר

    hero — said sarcastically when someone does anything but

    וואו, הצלחת לפתוח את הצנצנת לבד? כל הכבוד, גיבור.

    “Wow, you managed to open the jar by yourself? Well done, hero.”

  3. tokbekistטוקבקיסט

    a compulsive writer of online comments; comment-section loudmouth

    כל פעם שאני מעלה פוסט, איזה טוקבקיסט אלמוני מסביר לי שאני טועה.

    “Every time I put up a post, some anonymous tokbekist explains to me that I'm wrong.”

  4. ktanotקְטָנוֹת

    small talk

    אין לי כוח עכשיו לקטנות, בוא נדבר תכל'ס.

    “I don't have the energy for small talk right now, let's talk brass tacks.”

  5. khafran(chafran)חַפְרָן

    someone who talks your ear off

    הבחור בדייט היה חפרן רציני, דיבר חצי שעה על הרכב החדש שלו.

    “The guy on the date really talked my ear off; he went on for half an hour about his new car.”

  6. lekaterלְקַטֵּר

    to grumble, to kvetch on and on

    תפסיק לקטר על הפקקים, כולנו יושבים באותו אוטו.

    “Stop moaning about the traffic, we're all sitting in the same car.”

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