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#64 Ke’Ilu: You Really Can Use It, Like, Anywhere!

#64 Ke’Ilu: You Really Can Use It, Like, Anywhere!

FromStreetwise Hebrew


#64 Ke’Ilu: You Really Can Use It, Like, Anywhere!

FromStreetwise Hebrew

ratings:
Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Dec 9, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ke’ilu is one of the words you'll hear most on the streets of Tel Aviv. It means 'as if,' but lots of Israelis use it in the same way we use 'kinda,' or 'like' in English.
So just ke’ilu stick it ke’ilu anywhere ke’ilu in the sentence! Guy Sharett tells us more... 
 
Words and expressions discussed:
Ké – כְּ-
Ilu – אִילוּ
Ke’ilu – כְּאִילוּ
Lif’amim niraa ke’ilu kol ma she’ani ose ze lashevet bevatei kafe – לִפְעָמִים נִרְאֶה כְּאִילוּ כֹּל מָה שֶׁאָנִי עוֹשֶׂה זֶה לָשֶבֶת בְּבַתֵי קָפֶה
Ke’ilu hacham – כְּאִילוּ חָכָם
Ani lo yoda’at, ke’ilu – אֲנִי לֹא יוֹדַעַת, כְּאִילוּ
Ke’ilu mi ho hoshev she-hu bichlal? – כְּאִילוּ מִי הוּא חוֹשֵׁב שֶהוּא בִּכְלָל?
Bli ke’ilu ve-kazé, dabér iti baroor – בְּלִי כְּאִילוּ וְכָּזֶה, דַּבֵּר אִיתִי בָּרוּר
Achshav ani margish ke’ilu lo yode’a kloom – עַכְשָׁיו אֲני מַרְגִישׁ כְּאִילוּ לֹא יוֹדֵעַ כְּלוּם
Ani lo yodea kloom – אֲנִי לֹא יוֹדֵעַ כְּלוּם
Ke’ilu da – כְּאִילוּ דָה
Ke’ilu ein machar – כְּאִילוּ אֵין מָחָר
Be-ke’ilu – בְּכְּאִילוּ
Awa, ai, ow – אָיָה, אַיי, אָאוּ
Ke’ilu awa – כְּאִילוּ אָוָוה
 
Playlist:
Ivri Lider – Batei Café
Sarit Haddad – Ke’ilu kaze
Shlomo artzi – Hi lo yoda’at ma over alai
How to say ‘Yes’ in Russian
Gil Umanski’s animation – Ke’ilu da
Dana Berger - Ke’ilu ein machar
Ori Hizkiah (stand up comedian)
Hayehudim – Ke’ilu
Released:
Dec 9, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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A bite-size podcast showcasing modern Hebrew and its slang. Host Guy Sharett explains what we can learn about Israeli psyche, society, and culture through the Hebrew language.