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Speculation and Hypotheticals

Phrases for guessing and supposing.
נָנִיחַ שֶׁ...
Suppose that ...
nani'ach she-...
מָה אִם ...?
What if ...?
ma im ...?
אֲנִי מְשַׁעֵר שֶׁ...
I assume that ...
ani mesha'er she-...
יִיתָּכֵן שֶׁ...
It could be that ...
yitachen she-...
בְּתֵיאוֹרְיָה ...
In theory ...
bete'oria ...
בּוֹא נַנִּיחַ שֶׁ...
Let us assume that ...
bo nani'ach she-...
אִם זֶה הָיָה כַּךְ אָז ...
If that were the case then ...
im ze haya kach az ...
קָשֶׁה לוֹמַר
That is hard to say
kashe lomar
אֲנִי מַנְחֶה שֶׁ...
I would guess that ...
ani mancheh she-...
יֵשׁ סִיכּוּי שֶׁ...
There is a chance that ...
yesh sikui she-...
נִרְאֶה שֶׁ...
It seems that ...
nir'e she-...
עוֹד נִרְאֶה
That remains to be seen
od nir'e