sábado, 20 de novembro de 2010

Greetings, basic words and expressions

Most of the sentences below are used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them.


Greetings:

שלום עליכם - Peace be upon you (in proper Hebrew the accent should fall on the last sillable of the word 3aleykhem). The answer to that is עליכם השלום  (a3aleykhem hashalom)



שלום - Hi (lit. Peace)


אהלן (ahlan) - Hello (slang borrowed from Arabic).


ברוך הבא (barukh haba) - Welcome! (to greet someone - 'Blessed is he who comes')


בוקר טוב (boqer tov) - Good Morning

צהריים טובים (tsohorayim tovim) - Good Noon




ערב טוב - Good Evening (3erev tov)



לילה טוב (layla tov) - Good Night



You can also start a conversation in Hebrew asking the question 'How is your peace?'.
Asking a man: Ma Shlomkha? מה שלומך 
 



Asking a woman: Ma shlomekh? מה שלומך




You can answer this question with a number of things, such as:
Barukh ha-shem (blessed be the (God's) name)

Ani beseder (beseder means 'in order')


hakol tov (everything is fine)



To ask a man's name: Ekh qor'im lekha? איך קוראים לך


Asking a woman: Ekh qor'im lakh?  איך קוראים לך


Answer (the same to men and women): Qor'im li... קוראים לי

or

Asking a man's name: Ma shimkha?מה שמך



Asking a woman's name: Ma shmekh?מה שמך


answer: Shmi...(my name is...) שמי 

אלוהים יברך אותך - (elohim yevarekh otkha) God bless you


בשעה טובה ומוצלחת - (besha3a tovah umutsla7at) In a good and auspicious hour



Farewell:
להתראות (lehitra'ot) - See You


ביי  - Bye


שלום


צאתך לשלום (tsetkha leshalom)- Go in Peace





יאללה ביי - yalla bye

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