The Hebrew word לתאר means to describe. It can also mean to imagine. Guy explains how to use the verb לתאר and teaches a slang term to use when rolling your eyes at someone out of disbelief from what they just said.
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New Words and Expressions:
“At yafa she-kashe leta-er” – You’re pretty that it’s hard to describe – את יפה שקשה לתאר
Leta’er – To describe, to imagine – לתאר
Ein li milim leta’er lach – I don’t have words to describe this to you – אין לי מילים לתאר לך
“Lo, ein leta’er” – Undescribable, unbelievable – לא, אין לתאר
“Teta’aru Lachem olam yafe” – Imagine a beautiful world – תתארו לכם עולם יפה
Ani meta’er/meta’eret le’atsmi – I imagine/I would imagine – אני מתאר/מתארת לעצמי
Ata mt’aer le-atsmecha ma ze? – Can you imagine a thing like that? – אתה מתאר לעצמך מה זה
Mi haya metaer le-atsmo davar kaze? – Who would have imagined a thing like this? – מי היה מתאר לעצמו דבר כזה
Ani lo te’arti le-atsmi she-ze yihye kacha – I didn’t imagine that it would be like this – אני לא תיארתי לעצמי שזה יהיה ככה
Te’ur – Description – תיאור
Te’ur mutsar – Product description – תיאור מוצר
Ta’er – Describe (M., Imperative) – תָּאֵר
Aneh – Answer (M., imperative) – עָנה
Hasber – Explain (M., Imperative) – הַסבר
Anu – Answer (Pl., Imperative) – ענו
Hasbiru – Explain (Pl., Imperative) – הַסבירו
Ta’aru – Describe (Pl., Imperative) – תארו
Playlist and Clips:
Lee Biran – Yafa She-kashe Leta’er (lyrics)
Daniel Salomon & Dana Adini – Ahuvi (lyrics)
Shlomo Artzi – Teta’aru Lachem (lyrics)
The Voice Israel – Ani lo Te’arti le-atsmi she-ze yihye kacha
Ep. no. 126 about ledamyen, to imagine
Ep. No. 151 about intensifiers
Ep. no. 158 about lehaamin, to believe
