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Hi, everyone! Idit here. Today, we’re going to talk about 10 responses to “How are you?” in
Hebrew, of course.
1.
?מה שלומך
So yeah, like this is the most common way to ask people in Hebrew how they are. You can also
say like, “Hey, what’s up?” or “How’s it going?” But the most simple way is
?מה שלומך
(Mah shlom'cha?).
2.
?ואתה
So after you’ve been asked “How are you?” and you’ve given your response, you would ask the
other person, “and you?”
?ואתה
(ve-ata?).
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3.
.אני בסדר
Yeah, just
בסדר
(beseder) is literally just “fine.” It can be, “You know, fine” and it can be “fine.”
4.
.שלומי לא רע
So I think people usually would say that after maybe they had a bit of a rough time, I don’t know,
like maybe at work or something personal and then when people ask them how they’re doing, so
they would say, “Oh, I’m not bad.” Like, you know, it’s getting better.
5.
גם
(gam) in the beginning of the sentence, it’s the same as saying in English “too,” but at the end of a
sentence. So in Hebrew, you would say it first,
6.
.אני ישנוני
I think nowadays, it’s like very common thing to say, like, how you’re doing? I’m sleepy. When do
you guys actually wake up? I only wake up after I have a cup of coffee, and then maybe another
hour.
7.
So if you’re ill, usually yes, ill or having a headache, you would say that you feel bad. It’s not so
much as like an emotional thing or I’m hurting, I’m sad. It’s like I feel bad, I’m ill.
8.
.שלומי מצוין
When you’re really doing well like you’re really happy, like “I'm great.”
.מצוין
(metzuyan.).
9.
(E'ich holech it'cha?) “How are things going for you?” Pretty much, that’s the literal translation.
10.
?מה נשמע
So this is like the number one most common expression in Israel when you ask people how
they’re doing, and it’s very friendly and casual. Like, when you say,
?מה נשמע
(ma nishma?)
It’s just like saying, “What’s up?” and the literal translation is like saying, “What is heard?” Like,
what do you have to tell me that is new? Please do. Please tell me. So that’s it. That’s
?מה נשמע
(ma nishma?)
So thanks, everyone, thank you for watching that video today. We discussed about how to
respond to “How are you?” Please let me know in the comments below, like, what are the most
surprising responses you’ve ever gotten. It’s like, “Oh, how are you?” “Yeah, my dog died...” you
know, stuff like that. And please don’t forget to subscribe to the channel and like up this video,
and also don’t forget to get into HebrewPod101.com for more content and more Hebrew, and I
will see you all next time.
להתראות
(leitraot).
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HebrewPod101.com
2017-10-11 18:30:00
HebrewPod101.com
2022-09-21 00:57:05
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Alicia Lima
2022-09-14 23:11:18
I loved this video and was wondering if there were any more ways you to ask/reply? Todah
HebrewPod101.com
2022-05-05 18:43:23
I feel fine
אני מרגיש מצוין
:)
HebrewPod101.com
2019-10-06 23:12:55
@Yvonne - the conjugation "ve-ata" ( )ואתהmeans "and you" in the masculine form. The
feminine form is "ve-at" ()ואת.
Best,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Yvonne
2019-10-02 07:24:50
Thank you ! I really wish you could have helped us with the conjugation . Like for example : ve
ata is for a man or woman ?
Other than that , the lesson was SUPER !!!!!
sunil
2019-09-27 14:41:18
Helps in the Lesson
Vocabulary interactions and to be
Transcript social.Its tov.
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Shelley
2017-11-11 04:01:28
Aha!
Hebrewpod101.com
2017-11-10 21:56:41
Hi Shelley,
I think I was misunderstood - I meant on the answer to another question of yours in a different
lesson about the same subject...
:) :) :)
Yours,
Roi
Team Hebrewpod101.com
Shelley
2017-11-03 23:55:57
Shalom Roi, Another place that I am not aware of! Where would I find the relevant lesson
comments?
Hebrewpod101.com
2017-11-03 20:35:19
Hi Shelley,
Yours,
Roi
Team Hebrewpod101.com
Shelley
2017-10-27 23:16:42
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Shalom Roi, I just wrote you a post on another lesson about this. I think it has to do with the
descriptive word being used as an adjective or an adverb. Do you agree?
Hebrewpod101.com
2017-10-27 21:35:12
Hi Shelley,
Clearer?
Yours,
Roi
Team Hebrewpod101.com
Shelley Goldenberg
2017-10-19 00:04:22
So if the "thing" is health or rather shalom-that must be masculine so the congugation is the
same for men and women? But if you start with I then the gender changes for I am sleepy or I
feel bad. Is bad an adverb and doesn't become feminine? Is this explained anywhere? I could
use a refresher.
How it goes with you and how's it going -are maybe just common usage and doesn't change
gender?
Hebrewpod101.com
2017-10-18 21:01:23
Hi Shelley,
Yours,
Roi
Team Hebrewpod101.com
Shelley Goldenberg
2017-10-13 21:34:26
Do speakers commonly use the male gender for these expressions for women? or is it
preferred to use the female gender for women?
שלומי מצוינת
ואת
איך חוך
הולכת איתך
גם שלומי טובה
אני ישונית
אני מגישה רע
איך הולכת
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