how to say “that’s what they say” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ככה-אומרים-1.m4a” /]כָּכָה אוֹמְרִים
He gets complimented, “wow, you’re a really good swimmer.”
To which he replies with a smug smile, “that’s what they say.”
The latter expression, in Hebrew, is ככה אומרים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ככה-אומרים-1.m4a” /]. It means literally, this way (they) say. I put they in parentheses since it’s implied, not spoken explicitly.
Here’s the dialogue above, in Hebrew:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ככה-אומרים-2.m4a” /]מחמיאים לו, “וואי, אתה באמת שחיין טוב.”
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ככה-אומרים-3.m4a” /]והוא מגיב עם חיוך זחוח, “ככה אומרים.”