The root נפל is all about falling – ליפול means "to fall." It's used in so many different expressions it can be easy to forget where it came from. Guy takes us through the most common usages, taking us from meteors to waterfalls to shooting down planes.

New Words and Expressions:

Hu nafal – He fell – הוא נפל

Nafalta hazak – You really went down hard – נפלת חזק

Kocha nofel – Falling star – כוכב נופל

Lipol – To fall – ליפול

Nafalti al mis'ada tova – I stumbled upon a good restaurant – נפלתי על מסעדה טובה

Ma hu nafal alai achshav – Why is he coming at me now? – מה הוא נפל עליי עכשיו

Ma nafal aleycha ha-yom – What's the matter with you today? – מה נפל עליך היום

Nafalta al ha-sechel / ha-rosh? – Are you out of your mind? – נפלת על השכל / הראש

"Im yipol ha-kochav sheli" – If my star falls – אם ייפול הכוכב שלי

Eize nefila – What a flop – איזה נפילה

Eich nafalnu im ha-mis'ada ha-zot – We really picked the wrong restaurant – איך נפלנו עם המסעדה הזאת