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amother
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Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:03 pm
That other thread reminded of funny/annoying mistakes my kids make in English. (American Israeli second generation)
The one that bothers me most is when they say: because that...
Translated straight from: בגלל ש...

Also why can't they remember to pronounce th correctly, I know they can but it's still always ff as in birfday.

I'm sure there's more I'm blanking this second.

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DrMom




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:08 pm
Using "or" instead of "either" at the start of a sentence:

Or we are going bowling or we are going to the skating rink.
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Bnei Berak 10




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:10 pm
amother OP wrote:
That other thread reminded of funny/annoying mistakes my kids make in English. (American Israeli second generation)
The one that bothers me most is when they say: because that...
Translated straight from: בגלל ש...

Also why can't they remember to pronounce th correctly, I know they can but it's still always ff as in birfday.

I'm sure there's more I'm blanking this second.

Share yours!

Do you and DH pronounce th correctly?
Do you live in the US?
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Bnei Berak 10




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:13 pm
Cornflakes or corenflakes? Rabbi Stern or Rabbi Steren?
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amother
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Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:15 pm
Bnei Berak 10 wrote:
Do you and DH pronounce th correctly?
Do you live in the US?


We live in Israel. Of course dh and I pronounce it correctly, otherwise it wouldn't bother me LOL
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amother
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Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:18 pm
Also I drives me nuts.

To where are you going?
Where is you went?
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chanchy123




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:26 pm
On Shabbat my son was sad because his friend’s family “drived” (הם נסעו)
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Bnei Berak 10




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:28 pm
amother OP wrote:
We live in Israel. Of course dh and I pronounce it correctly, otherwise it wouldn't bother me LOL

It bothers me too and English isn't even my mother tongue Smile
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bigsis144




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 1:34 pm
“Also I want” instead of “I want too” because גם אני רוצה
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slinky




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 2:02 pm
Who will save on him?
Translation of שומר אותו
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a2z




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 2:03 pm
slinky wrote:
Who will save on him?
Translation of שומר אותו

שומר עליו
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slinky




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 2:04 pm
a2z wrote:
שומר עליו


Lol I'm the american
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a2z




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 2:06 pm
slinky wrote:
Lol I'm the american

LOL I grew up here
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SuperWify




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 3:32 pm
Melon water instead of watermelon
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top mom




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 3:38 pm
Where you're going?
What you're doing?
Don't know what it's translated from, but why skip the "are you"? Can't Believe It
And I probably have many more
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amother
Dustypink


 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 3:39 pm
bigsis144 wrote:
“Also I want” instead of “I want too” because גם אני רוצה


Hey, my kids say that! Didn't even think of it as an Israelism. But then, English and Hebrew are both not my first language.
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miriamg




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 3:54 pm
Ordered to come to the Bar Mitzvah "הזמין"

Also save on that someone mentioned earlier.

What's crazy is that sometimes I find myself speaking like that because I'm exposed to it all the time
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WitchKitty




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 4:00 pm
"We invited pizza"
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EBY




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 4:07 pm
We're doing turn turn. Instead of We're taking turns.
Like the above, there's also "they didn't save on Shabbos".
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amother
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Post Mon, Dec 12 2022, 4:08 pm
I love these!
Thanks for the laughs!
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