דוגרי
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish طوغری (doğrı) through South Levantine Arabic دغري (duɣri)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈduɡ.ʁi/
Adjective
[edit]דוגרי • (dúgri)
- (colloquial, of a person) that speaks straight to the point.
- היא בן אדם דוגרי, היא תגיד לך אם היא לא רוצה לבוא
- She's a sincere person, she would tell you if she doesn't feel like coming.
Adverb
[edit]דוגרי • (dúgri)
- (colloquial) straight forward , honestly, directly
- אחרי הפנייה סע דוגרי והגעת!
- Right after the turn, go straight ahead and you're there.
- אתה צריך לומר לו את זה דוגרי, בלי לבלבל בשכל.
- You have to tell this to him directly, without messing with his brain.
Interjection
[edit]דוגרי • (dúgri)
- (colloquial) actually!, true that!
- א- צריך ללכת עם זה לתקשורת, זה סקופ רציני!
ב- דוגרי!- A: We need to go with this to the media, it's a big scoop!
B: for real!
- A: We need to go with this to the media, it's a big scoop!