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אשכרהashkara meaning in Hebrew

for real, actually · adverb (also used alone as an interjection)
Illustration for the Hebrew word ashkara

Your friend swore he'd jump into the sea in January, and now he's standing on the sand, dripping and grinning. Ashkara. He really did it.

חשבתי שהוא צוחק, אבל הוא אשכרה קנה כרטיס לאילת ועזב באמצע השבוע.

“I thought he was joking, but he actually bought a ticket to Eilat and left in the middle of the week.”

What did you ashkara do this week that nobody believed you'd do?

Israeli slang wordsHebrew slang that came from Arabic

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