how to say “nobody” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/אף-אחד-#.m4a” /]אַף אֶחָד
The Hebrew expression for no one or nobody is אף אחד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/אף-אחד-#.m4a” /]. In sentences, it’s used with לא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/אף-אחד-#.m4a” /], for example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/אף-אחד-#.m4a” /]אף אחד לא יודע על זה, אל תגלי.
Nobody knows about this, don’t tell. (spoken to a female)
People tend to think that אף אחד לא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/אף-אחד-#.m4a” /] is a double negative, like saying nobody doesn’t know in English. But this is not the case. Rather, the word אף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/אף-אחד-#.m4a” /] in אף אחד is a shorter version of the word אפילו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/אף-אחד-#.m4a” /] – even, so that אף אחד means literally, even one.
אף אחד לא ידוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/אף-אחד-#.m4a” /] means literally, not even one (person) knows.
