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If you know how pig Latin works, you will understand this sheila:
Are you allowed to say hello in pig Latin?
I think, no for obvious reasons but yes, maybe because my kavana is to say hello….
If you understood, tell me what you think….my whole family is plotzing to get an answer.
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Good question. I think the fact that people generally do not abstain from saying “yes” in Yiddish factors well into this discussion.
… That is an awesome Shaila. You just made my night. I would think that it’s Muttar. I believe I once heard someone quote R’ Shlomo Zalman that it’s Muttar to say “hello” in Hawai’ian. Presumably this is the same.
“hello” in Hawai’ian
Not pronounced the same.
maybe pronounce it with the “ay” sound that you have in “maybe” not the sound that you have in “hi”
DY: It’s close enough, depending on your vowelization. The story I heard was that someone once brought it as a Limud Z’chus to R’ Shlomo Zalman for those who mispronounce the word “Elo-ah” in Hallel as “Eloha” that since “Aloha” has basically the same meaning as “Shalom” that it would be a legitimate translation for Shem Hashem. R’ Shlomo Zalman said that’s not right because “Aloha” doesn’t count as a Shem Hashem. Now, that means that it both doesn’t count as a translation and doesn’t count as the Shem being said directly.
for the benefit of lurkers who may not get it,
this whole thread is a joke.
Some holy names depend on the context to be considered holy.
This is important to the sofer who must be aware of these distinctions when writing a sefer torah.
What is “pig latin”?
Have you never heard a Yeshiva bochur asking for a “R’ Chaim all-h Rambam?”
Seems to me that his point was that since it’s pronounced differently, it’s not the same.
BTW, there are two differences; the initial vowel sound, and the placement of the “H” sound.
ok….i’ll ask….
what in heaven’s name is pig latin??
OK…. SO I’ll explain what pig-latin is.
pig latin is just one system of changing every word spoken so that only people in on the secret can understand what you are saying. to others it just gibberish.
In the case of pig-latin, you move the first consonant to the end of the word and add AY. examples: WORD becomes
ord-way,tzaddiq becomes addiq-tzay. After a few minutes practice it is easy to do and understand. If the word begins with a vowel, I think you just add ay to the end of the word.
etgay itay?
What does Sheila have to do with it? Is she a Pig Latin lexicographer?
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What about ginger-kale?
Nitpicker’s right. Let it refer to elohay as in elohay neichor.
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There’s actually a food ginger kale 🙂
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