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יוֹשְׁרָה
Let me be honest with you. The Hebrew word כן – yes – also means honest, as in:
אם אהיה איתכם כן…
If I’ll be honest with you guys…
(Most people say כנֶה instead of כן – I explain why in today’s video.)
Another word for honest is ישר – literally, straight.
Likewise, honesty is either כנות or יושר. And integrity – which is a more comprehensive form of honesty – is יושרה in Hebrew.
For example:
אחת התכונות הבולטות שלה היא יושרה.
One of her most prominent qualities is integrity.
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️.
LEARNING TIPS
Hebrew beginners
Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand.
Intermediate learners
Watch without captions, pausing to write down what you hear (even if it sounds like gibberish). Then watch with Hebrew captions to correct yourself. Then with English to confirm you understood everything.
Advanced learners
Watch without captions, then with Hebrew captions, then with English as necessary.
תעתיק של הכתוביות בעברית
אהלן חברים
איך אומרים honest בעברית
כשמדברים על גבר?
טכנית, צריך להגיד “כן”
אבל רוב האנשים אומרים “כנה”
למה?
כי יש כבר מילה “כן”
והמשמעות שלה היא yes
בין המילים הנפוצות ביותר בשפה העברית
ולכן להגיד “כן” שגם honest
זה קצת מבלבל
לכן דוברי עברית מעדיפים
לשנות קצת את המילה
כדי שהיא תישמע כמו “גאה”
ולהבדיל אותה מ”כן” – yes
טוב, זהו חברים, להתראות
Transcript of English subtitles
Hi friends
how do you say honest in Hebrew
when talking about a man?
technically, we should say כן
but most people say כנה
why?
because there is already a word כן
and it means “yes”
one of the most common words in the Hebrew language
therefore saying כן that also means honest
is a bit confusing
so Hebrew speakers prefer
to change the word a bit
so that it sounds like גאה – proud
and distinguish it from כן – yes
okay, that’s all friends, see you later
