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FW: Fan Mail 1
Fellow Zabajnikit Maya sent us some of her feedback(im?), largely consisting of some more very Zabaj.com-esque observations. I strongly suspect this was lifted from one of the many FW: RE: RE: RE: RE:...
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There’s a Good Chance that Sounds Awkward as Hell
Overheard in a conversation today: (lo l’kachat “chance-im”) “לא לקחת “צ’נסים Download: chansim.mp3 This means “not to take chances.” Fair enough. Except, there’s already a word in Hebrew for chance,...
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La Chakalaka, La Chakalaka, Ya No Puede מסתובב…
Because the phrase, “spinning light” made too much f’n sense, a word had to be invented to describe the type of revolving light on emergency vehicles. That word: Chakalaka (צ’קלקה). Download:...
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Pronunciation, take 2
At least once a week we’ll try to post a few new words in our “pronunciation” series. These are all completely serious/true and should be seen as a crash course in living in Israel. We’re not kidding!...
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Chakalaka Part II: Kojak. Koja…CABANA!!
So…the plot sickens in the search for any reason behind “Chakalaka.” When lonelymanofcake revealed that any single “chakalaka” rotating light put upon a police car was called a Kojak (קוג’ק) (!)…well,...
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I have pee
Americans know there are different times for saying “I gotta pee,” “I’m going to use the restroom,” “I need to wee wee,” or “May I be excused?” I know that I can tell my friends, “I gotta pee, I’ll be...
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Machatuchetts
Wanna hear something funny? Ask an Israeli to say Massachusetts … מצ’אתוצ’תס Take 1: Download: mass3.mp3 Take 2: Download: mass2.mp3 Take 3: Download: mass1.mp3 Take 4 (not gettin’ anywhere with this...
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Hi-tech hebrification
Israelis that work in the hi-tech sector have become extremely lazy. On top of the general laziness of ordering in lunch, sitting in a chair for 10 hours straight, and IMing your cubicle mate instead...
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What car do you drive?
I won’t get into the various stigmas or classifications done here in Israel according to the car you drive. That is a completely separate Zabaj post. However, on top of having to deal with that, since...
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Your momma’s in a cast
Remember “your momma” jokes? These are some that Israelis grew up on … אמא שלך בגבס – your momma’s in a cast Download: geves.mp3 אמא שלך בגהה – your momma’s in Geha (hospital for the insane) Download:...
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Pronunciation, take 3
To hitch a ride – “take a tremp” Download: trampim.mp3 Subaru (as in the car) – soo-BA-roo Download: subaru.mp3 Video – veed-yo Download: video.mp3 Balloon – bah-lon Download: baloon2.mp3 Listen –...
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Shlomo Aboutbul’s Reluctant Rap
For those of you who knew Jacob’s blog back in ‘aught 5, this will be a blast from the (dorky) past. Basically, I snuck a digital recorder into my god-awful truck driving course in the army. Hillarity...
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Sounds…
Due to technical difficulties, all sound files on Zabaj will be offline for the next few hours. Sorry for the inconvenience. In the meantime, check out Isreality, the newest addition to our blogroll...
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Zabaj and mint tea
Today is Zabaj’s most popular day ever! Its too bad we haven’t updated the blog in a while (silly Americans with their jobs, no time to sit around eating humus and smelling like Zatar). Nana, a major...
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A Tel Aviv New Year
For the secular folks in Israel there isn’t really a big focus on saying “happy new year” these days. Instead, they prefer wishing each other that they go conduct sexual intercourse with themselves.
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