ככה ככה
kakha kakha
The Hebrew phrase for "so so" is ככה ככה (kakha kakha).
ככה ככה is used to say that something is neither very good nor very bad.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the word ככה (kakha), meaning "like this" or "so", repeated twice.
How do you pronounce it?
kakha kakha
Did you know?
- If you use ככה ככה to describe a meal, you might inadvertently sound like you are being quite unenthusiastic or even slightly rude to your host.
- The word ככה shares a root with ancient Aramaic terms used to describe a specific manner or way of doing something.
- A learner might mistake בערך for a synonym, but while it means 'more or less', it is used for quantities rather than for assessing quality like ככה ככה.
Examples in context
- ככה ככה, לא משהו מיוחד.So-so, nothing special.This sentence shows how to use ככה ככה to say something is nothing special.Tatoeba #6014029 by fekundulo, translation #2886625 by AlanF_US
- מה המצב? – ככה ככה, סתם רגיל.What's up? – So so, just normal.
- הסרט היה ככה ככה.ha'seret haya kacha kacha.The movie was so so.
- האוכל במקום הזה ככה ככה.ha'okhel ba'makom haze kacha kacha.The food in this place is so so.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a meal.
- רוטם Rotemאיך היה האוכל?eikh haya ha-okhel?How was the food?
- דניאל Danielהיה ככה ככה, לא ממש טעים.haya kakha kakha, lo mamash ta'im.It was so so, not really tasty.
- רוטם Rotemחבל, חשבתי שזה יהיה מעולה.haval, khashavti she-ze yihiye me'ule.Too bad, I thought it would be great.
- דניאל Danielכן, פעם הבאה נלך למקום אחר.ken, pa'am ha-ba'a nelekh le-makom akher.Yes, next time we will go to another place.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
