how to say “definitely” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /]בְּהֶחְלֵט
Like English, Hebrew has many words for expressing certainty and self assurance. One of these is בהחלט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /] – definitely.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /]זאת בהחלט תקופה קשה.
This is definitely a difficult time.
If you’ve seen the TV series Shtisel, you’ve heard one of the main characters, Shulem, saying בהחלט quite often. It comes from the root ח.ל.ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /], the same as that of the הפעיל verb להחליט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /] – to decide, as well as לחלוטין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/בהחלט-#.m4a” /] – absolutely.
