Everyday Israeli slang and casual expressions you will hear on the street, explained for English speakers.
אחלה
Cool, awesome, excellent
יאללה
Come on, let's go, hurry up
סבבה
Cool, okay, alright
חבל על הזמן
Amazing, awesome (slang); literally "a waste of time"
פראייר
Sucker; someone who lets others take advantage of him
סתם
Just, for no reason; also "just kidding"
לא בא לי
I don't feel like it, I'm not in the mood
על הפנים
Awful, terrible (lit. on the face)
בול
Exactly, spot on
לעזאזל
To hell, dammit
פדיחה
An embarrassing moment, an epic fail
תכלס
Basically, bottom line, in practice
מה נסגר
What’s the deal? What’s going on?
בסדר
Okay, alright, fine
סחבק
Yours truly (said about oneself)
וואלה
Really? Wow! Seriously
ממש
Really, totally
באסה
Bummer, what a drag
כזה
Like (filler word), kind of
מה קורה
What's up, what's happening
בטח
Sure, of course
בא לי
I feel like it, I'm in the mood for
סוף הדרך
Awesome, the best (lit. the end of the road)
חרטא
Nonsense, rubbish
אין מצב
No way!