Lesson 146: Expressing Doubt and Certainty
At an advanced level you learn to calibrate exactly how confident you sound — from total certainty to careful hedging. Tap any line to hear it.
Certainty
אֵין לִי שׁוּם סָפֵק.
ein li shum safek.
I have no doubt at all.
אֲנִי מֵאָה אָחוּז בָּטוּחַ.
ani me’a achuz batuach.
I’m one hundred percent sure.
Doubt
אֲנִי לֹא כָּל כָּךְ בָּטוּחַ בָּזֶה.
ani lo kol kach batuach baze.
I’m not so sure about that.
יֵשׁ לִי הִסְתַּיְּגוּת אַחַת.
yesh li histaygut achat.
I have one reservation.
זֶה עֲדַיִן בְּסִימָן שְׁאֵלָה.
ze adayin besiman she’ela.
That’s still an open question.
Hedging
עַד כַּמָּה שֶׁאֲנִי יוֹדֵעַ...
ad kama she’ani yodea...
As far as I know…
קָשֶׁה לוֹמַר בְּוַדָּאוּת.
kashe lomar bevadaut.
It’s hard to say for certain.