שטויות
Shtuyot
/shtu-YOT/
Nonsense, rubbish, foolishness ("that's BS")
💬What does Shtuyot mean in Hebrew?
Shtuyot (שטויות, pronounced shtu-YOT) means "nonsense", "foolishness", or "rubbish" in Hebrew. Israelis say "al tagid shtuyot" (don't talk nonsense) to dismiss something untrue or silly, or simply exclaim "shtuyot!" the way an English speaker might say "nonsense!" or "BS!". The playful intensified form "shtuyot bemits" (nonsense in juice) means something is utter rubbish.
🔊How to pronounce Shtuyot
שטויות
Shtuyot
shtu-YOT
Capitals = stressed syllable
The Hebrew script reads right-to-left. The English transliteration uses the Israeli Sephardic pronunciation standard.
🇮🇱When do Israelis use Shtuyot?
A dismissive exclamation or noun for foolish talk or ideas. "Al tagid shtuyot" (don't talk nonsense) is one of the most common putdowns in casual Hebrew.
Fun fact
"Shtuyot bemits" (literally "nonsense in juice") is a beloved, slightly absurd Israeli intensifier — nobody quite agrees why "juice" was added, but it universally means something is complete rubbish.
📝Shtuyot in a sentence — examples
אל תגיד שטויות, זה לא נכון.
Al tagid shtuyot, ze lo nakhon.
Don't talk nonsense, that's not true.
שטויות! אין מצב שזה קרה ככה.
Shtuyot! Ein matzav sheze kara kakha.
Nonsense! There's no way that happened like that.
כל היום הוא מדבר שטויות.
Kol hayom hu medaber shtuyot.
He talks nonsense all day long.
זה שטויות במיץ, אל תשלם על זה.
Ze shtuyot bemits, al teshalem al ze.
That's total nonsense, don't pay for it.
תפסיק עם השטויות ותתחיל לעבוד.
Tafsik im hashtuyot vetathil la'avod.
Stop with the nonsense and start working.
📖Origin of Shtuyot
Plural of Hebrew "shtut" (שטות — a foolish thing, nonsense), from the root ש-ט-ה related to "shoteh" (שוטה — fool), attested in Talmudic Hebrew. Fully everyday and secular in modern usage.
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