how to say “what she said” in Hebrew
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כַּנָּ”ל
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In most societies, people are assumed nice until proven otherwise. That’s why we say “nice to meet you” in English, נָעִים מְאֹד or נָעִים לְהַכִּיר in Hebrew (entry on that here), etc.
or נָעִים לְהַכִּיר in Hebrew (entry on that here), etc.One possible response, in English, is likewise. In Hebrew, one might say כַּנָּ”ל .
.כנ”ל is an acronym standing for any one of the following:
כַּנִּזְכָּר לְעֵיל – as mentioned above/previously
כַּנֶּאֱמָר לְעֵיל – as stated above/previously
כַּנִּכְתָּב לְעֵיל – as written above/previously
This Hebrew version of likewise sounds very texty. It’s as if it’s nice to meet you too is written in some document. That’s because the term כנ”ל was appearing in Rabbinic writings for hundreds of years before the polite folks in Tel Aviv first uttered it.
The word לעיל is borrowed from Aramaic.
is borrowed from Aramaic.So, in action:
נָעִים לְהַכִּיר.
כַּנָּ”ל!
Nice to meet you.
Likewise!