how to say “slim chance” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכוי-קלוש-#.m4a” /]סִיכּוּי קָלוּשׁ

To say there’s a slim chance that something will happen, use סיכוי קלוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכוי-קלוש-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכוי-קלוש-#.m4a” /]סיכוי קלוש שהיוגורט ישרוד שעתיים בחוץ.

Slim chance that the yogurt will survive two hours outdoors.

קלוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכוי-קלוש-#.m4a” /] – flimsy, dilute – first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew.

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