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๐ค Hebrew Greetings for Everyday Life
ืฉึธืืืึนื Hebrew Learners! ๐
Do you want to learn how to say โHelloโ in Hebrew?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If youโre planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Hebrew, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Letโs get started! ๐ค
Greetings
| English | Pronouciation | ืขึดืึฐืจึดืืช (Hebrew) |
|---|---|---|
| Hello (Peace) | shalom | ืฉึธืืืึนื |
| Peace be upon you | shalom aleichem | ืฉึธืืืึนื ืขึฒืึตืืึถื |
| Good morning | boker tov | ืึนึผืงึถืจ ืืึนื |
| Good morning (reply to ืึนึผืงึถืจ ืืึนื) | boker or | ืึผืึนืงึตืจ ืืึนืจ |
| Good afternoon | tzohora'im tovim | ืึทืึทืจ ืฆึธืึณืจึทืึดื ืืึนืึดืื |
| Good evening | erev tov | ืขึถืจึถื ืืึนื |
| Good night | laila tov | ืึทืึฐืึธื ืืึนื |
| How are you? (spoken to a man) | ma shlomcha | ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึฐืึธ |
| How are you? (spoken to a woman) | ma shlomech | ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึถืึฐ |
| How are you? (spoken to a group of men) | ma shlomechem | ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึตืึถื |
| How are you? (spoken to a group of women) | ma shlomechen | ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึตืึถื |
| What about you? | ma shlomcha | ืึทื ืืืชื |
| How are you? (informal) | ma nishma | ืึทื ื ึดืฉึฐืึทืข |
| How are you? (very informal, usually used in Tel Aviv) | ma nish | ืื ื ืืฉ |
| I'm fine, thank you (reply to ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึฐืึธ, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึถืึฐ, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึตืึถื, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึตืึถื, ืึทื ื ึดืฉึฐืึทืข) | tov toda | ืืื, ืชืืื |
| What's going on? (use as "How are you?") | ma kore | ืึทื ืงืึนืจึถื |
| How's it going? (use as "How are you?") | eikh holekh | ืึตืื ืืึนืึตื |
| What is the situation now? (use as "How are you?") | ma hamatzav | ืึธื ืึทืึทึผืฆึธึผื |
| Welcome (spoken to a group of people) | baruchim haba'im | ืืจืืืื ืืืืื |
| Welcome (spoken to one person) | baruch haba | ืึธึผืจืึผื ืึทืึธึผื |
| What's new? | ma nishma | ืึทื ื ึดืฉึฐืืึธืข |
| Nothing new (reply to ืึทื ื ึดืฉึฐืืึธืข) | en chadash | ืึตืื ืึธืึธืฉื |
| OK (reply to ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึฐืึธ, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึถืึฐ, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึตืึถื, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึตืึถื, ืึทื ื ึดืฉึฐืึทืข) | beseder | ืึฐึผืกึตืึถืจ |
| Well (reply to ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึฐืึธ, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึถืึฐ, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึตืึถื, ืึทื ืฉึฐืืึนืึตืึถื, ืึทื ื ึดืฉึฐืึทืข) | tov | ืืึนื |
| So-so | kacha kacha | ืึธึผืึธื , ืึธึผืึธื |
| No problem | en be'aia | ืึตืื ืึฐึผืขึธืึธื |
| How old are you? | ben kama ata | ืึตึผื ืึทึผืึธื ืึทืชึธื |
| What's your name? | ma shimcha shmech | ืึทื ืฉึดืืึฐืึธ ืฉึฐืืึตืึฐ |
| My name is ... | shmi | ...ืฉึฐืืึดื |
| I am... | ani | ...ืื ื |
| Gentleman | ado | ืึธืืึน |
| Sir | adoni | ืึธืืึนื ึดื |
| Madam | gveret | ืึฐืึถืจึถืช |
| Lady | gvirti | ืืึดืืจืชึดื |
| Mistress | marat | ืึธืจึทืช |
| Nice to meet you | na'im leha | ื ืขืื ืืืืืจ ืืืชื |
| Goodbye | lehitra'ot | ืึฐืึดืชืจึธืืึนืช |
| Bye | lehithi | ืึฐืึดืช |
| Good luck (Successfully) | behetslacha | ืืืฆืืื |
| Congratulation | mazal tov | ืึทืึธื ืืึนื |
| Please | ana | ืื ื |
| Thanks | toda | ืชืึนืึธื |
| Thanks very much | toda raba | ืชืึนืึธื ืจึทืึธึผื |
| You're welcome | bevakasha | ืืืงืฉื |
| With pleasure | besimcha | ืึฐึผืฉึดืืืึธื |
| Right | nachon | ื ึธืืึนื |
| Yes | ken | ืึตึผื |
| No | lo | ืึนื |
| I don't understand | ani lo mevin mevina | ืึฒื ึดื ืึนื ืึฐืึดืื ืึฐืึดืื ึธื |
| Don't... | al | ... ืึทื |
| Sorry | mitstaer | ืึดืฆืึทืขึตืจ |
| Excuse me (forgive me) | salach li | ืกืื ืื |
Videos
Hebrew Lesson - Greetings
Learn Hebrew - How to Greet People in Hebrew
10 Ways to Say Hello in Hebrew
Ask a Hebrew Teacher - Hebrew's Unique Greetings
Sources
- http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
- http://lang.hebraic.free.fr/index_uk.php
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8KuFkDDKzo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAEc3q7af4k
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-O2k5KZcjU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgryBkVL_6U