#195 So, then...

English has ‘like’ and ‘kinda’. What do Hebrew speakers use as fillers? And what did we borrow from Arabic? Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   Words and expressions discussed: Em - Umm - אֶם Achshav ani margish - Now I feel - עכשיו אני מרגיש Ke’ilu lo yode’a klum - As if I know nothing - כאילו לא יודע כלום Ke’ilu (kilu) - As if - כאילו, כילו Zot omeret (ztomeret, stomeret) - It means - זאת אומרת, זתומרת, סתומרת Az - So, then - אז Ya’ani - Like, As if (arabic) - יעני Ya’ani, yaa’nu - Like - יעני, יענו Be-kitsur, hakitser - To cut a long story short - בקיצור, הקיצר Kiviachol - So to speak, allegedly - כביכול Ani mechabedet ota - I respect her - אני מכבדת אותה  Playlist and clips: Dafni Liff interview (Hinuchit TV) Shlomo Artzi - "Hi Lo Yoda’at Ma Over Alai" (lyrics) X-Factor - Orian Rakia Meir Ariel - "Shoef Le-efes" (lyrics) Shoshana Damari - "Zot Omeret" (lyrics) Idan Amedi - "Az" (lyrics) Ziad Al-Saleh - "Ya’ani" Latifa - "Ya’ani eih" Murat Dalkılıç - "Yani" Rabbi Amnon Yitshak Arik Einstein - "Shavir" Hatunot (Reshet TV) Want to see more Hebrew gems? Like Streetwise Hebrew on Facebook and Instagram. Want Guy to talk about a pressing Hebrew issue? Find him at StreetWiseHebrew.com or follow him on Twitter.