Hebrew word of the day · Street Hebrew and slang
כְּאִלּוּke'ilu
like (filler)
From the Israeli Hebrew Institute: native Israeli teachers, spoken Hebrew, and Dochi, the app that gives you one spoken task every weekday. How we teach
In a sentence
הוּא כְּאִלּוּ לֹא הֵבִין מָה רָצִיתִי
hu ke'ilu lo hevin ma ratsiti
He, like, didn't get what I wanted
Published 1 November 2026 by the Israeli Hebrew Institute. Every word, sentence and vowel point on this page was checked by a native Israeli teacher.