"Let's stay in touch," "Something has to change," "It's not you, it's me" – all languages have these disingenuous, non-committal and empty phrases. So how do we say them in Hebrew?
Words and expressions discussed:
Ata achshav kvar lo muchan lehitchayev – אַתָּה עַכְשָיו כְּבָר לֹא מוּכָן לְהִתְחַיֵיב
Mechuyavoot – מְחוּיָיבוּת
Chayav – חַיָּיב
Mashehu chayav le-hishtanot – מָשֶהוּ חַיָּיב לְהִשְתַנוֹת
Ani chayav lalechet – חַיָּיב לָלֶכֶת אֲנִי
Kama ani chayav/ chayevet lecha? – כמה אֲנִי...
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