I'm sure there's a word for it in French, as well.

Scene: Our ulpan teacher (morah) has separated us into groups of two to quiz each other on direction words in Hebrew: smola (left), yamina (right), yashar (straight), etc. On a map of Jerusalem we are to point to two different places and our partner is to "direct" us there. I'm with a French kid.


Shayna: So you want to go first?
French kid: mumbles something incoherently
Shayna: Ma zeh (What is it?)?
French kid: in a long, French drawl I'm tired....
Shayna: Well, I'm le tired, too. You can take a le nap later.
French kid chuckles at my sorry attempt at humor.

Teacher comes up to us
Morah: Ledaber, bevakashah (speak, please).
French kid: once again, mumbles incoherently
Shayna: Morah, ma zot milah "lazy" (Teacher, what is the word for "lazy"?)
Morah: Azlan.
Shayna: I rest my case.
French kid is passed out on his desk

End scene.



All else is well :)