Language/Hebrew/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings
Hi Hebrew learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Hebrew?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Hebrew, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Hebrew |
|---|---|
| shalom: general greeting | שָׁלוֹם |
| shalom aleichem: general greeting | שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם |
| boker tov: morning greeting | בֹּקֶר טוֹב |
| boker or: reply to בֹּקֶר טוֹב | בּוֹקֵר אוֹר |
| tzohora'im tovim: midday greeting | אַחַר צָהֳרַיִם טוֹבִים |
| erev tov: evening greeting | עֶרֶב טוֹב |
| laila tov: nighttime greeting | לַיְלָה טוֹב |
| ma shlomcha: how are you? spoken to a man | מַה שְלוֹמְךָ |
| ma shlomech: how are you? spoken to a woman | מַה שְלוֹמֶךְ |
| ma shlomechem: how are you? spoken to a group of men | מַה שְלוֹמֵכֶם |
| ma shlomechen: how are you? spoken to a group of women | מַה שְלוֹמֵכֶן |
| ma nishma: how are you? informal | מַה נִשְמַע |
| ma nish: how are you? very informal, used in Tel Aviv | מה ניש |
| tov toda: reply to מַה שְלוֹמְךָ, מַה שְלוֹמֶךְ, מַה שְלוֹמֵכֶם, מַה שְלוֹמֵכֶן, מַה נִשְמַע | טוב, תודה |
| ma kore: how are you? literally "what's going on" | מַה קוֹרֶה |
| eikh holekh: how are you?, literally "how's it going?" | אֵיך הוֹלֵך |
| ma hamatzav: how are you?, "what's the state of things" | מָה הַמַּצָּב |
| baruchim haba'im: welcome greeting spoken to a group | ברוכים הבאים |
| baruch haba: welcome greeting spoken to one person | בָּרוּך הַבָּא |
| English | עִבְרִית |
| peace upon you | שָׁלוֹם עליכם |
| How are you? | ? מַה נִשְׁמָע |
| OK | בְּסֵדֶר |
| How are you? | [m] ? מַה שְּׁלוֹמךָ
[ f ] ? מַה שְּׁלוֹמֵך |
| well | טוֹב |
| more or less | כָּכָה , כָּכָה |
| What's new?
... nothing new |
? מַה חָדָשׁ
אֵין חָדָשׁ |
| no problem | אֵין בְּעָיָה |
| How old are you? | ? בֵּן כַּמָה אַתָה
? בַּת כַּמָה אַת |
| What's your name? | ? מַה שִׁמְךָ / שְׁמֵךְ |
| My name is ... | ... שׁמִי
... הַשֵׁם שֶׁלִי |
| mister | אָדוֹן , גֶבֶר
אָדוֹנִי |
| madam | גְבֶרֶת
גבִירתִי |
| nice to meet you | נעִים מאוֹד |
| good morning | ... בּוֹקֶר טוֹב
בּוֹקֶר אוֹר |
| good afternoon | צָהֳרַיִם טוֹבִים |
| good evening | עֶרֶב טוֹב |
| good night | לַיְלָה טוֹב |
| goodbye, see you
bye |
לְהִתרָאוֹת
לְהִת |
| good luck | בהצלחה |
| congratulation
(best wishes) |
מַזָל טוֹב |
| kiss | נְשִׁיקָה |
| please | בְּבַקָשָׁה |
| thanks so much | תוֹדָה רַבָּה |
| with pleasure | בְּכֵּף |
| that's true | נָכוֹן |
| yes | כֵּן |
| no | לֹא |
| I don't understand | אֲנִי לֹא
מְבִין / מְבִינָה |
| Don't ...! | ! ... אַל |
| Excuse me | סלִיחָה |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Hebrew lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/