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כַּנָּ”ל
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In most societies, people are assumed nice until proven otherwise. That’s why we say “nice to meet you” in English, נָעִים מְאֹד
listen and repeat or נָעִים לְהַכִּיר listen and repeat in Hebrew (entry on that here), etc.
listen and repeat or נָעִים לְהַכִּיר listen and repeat in Hebrew (entry on that here), etc.One possible response, in English, is likewise. In Hebrew, one might say כַּנָּ”ל listen and repeat.
listen and repeat.כנ”ל is an acronym standing for any one of the following:
This Hebrew version of likewise sounds very texty. It’s as if it’s nice to meet you too is written in some document. That’s because the term כנ”ל was appearing in Rabbinic writings for hundreds of years before the polite folks in Tel Aviv first uttered it.
So, in action:
נָעִים לְהַכִּיר.
כַּנָּ”ל!
Nice to meet you.
Likewise!
