{"id":796,"date":"2013-01-26T22:27:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T03:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=796"},"modified":"2014-08-28T10:14:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:14:23","slug":"meeting-and-greeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/meeting-and-greeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting And Greeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

When meeting and greeting someone in Hebrew, most language courses will give you the commonly used ones shown here:<\/p>\n

Hello – \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd<\/span>
\nGood morning – \u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1<\/span>
\nGood afternoon – \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1<\/span>
\nGood evening – \u05e2\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1<\/span>
\nGood night – \u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1<\/span><\/p>\n

And to ask how you are doing:<\/p>\n

How are you? – \u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05da?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, let me say that these are a great way to start off, but if you want to sound more fluent in Hebrew, I’m going to show you a few other phrases you can learn and use. The ones in this article are mainly informal – that is, said to a friend or family member. Ready?<\/p>\n

What’s new? – \u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1?<\/span><\/p>\n

Long time no see!
\n\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd…!<\/span>
\n\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc!<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s been a while!
\n\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05df!<\/span><\/p>\n

When was the last time we’ve met?
\n\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc?<\/span><\/p>\n

These next phrases are examples of how gender is used to say something to either a male, a female or a group of people. I put in the niqud here so you can see the differences in the endings based on the gender of the person with whom you are speaking. Otherwise, Hebrew is normally not written with niqud, so you’ll have to rely solely on context to understand.
\nIt’s good to see you!<\/p>\n

\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/span> – To a male (ending “\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/span>“)
\n\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05da\u05b0<\/span> – to a female (ending “\u05b8\u05da\u05b0<\/span>“)
\n\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd<\/span> – to a group of people (ending “\u05b6\u05dd<\/span>“)<\/p>\n

It’s nice to see you (It looks the same as “It’s good to see you”, it’s just a matter of changing \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1<\/span> to \u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d3<\/span>)<\/p>\n

\u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/span> – To a male
\n\u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05da\u05b0<\/span> – to a female
\n\u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd<\/span> – to a group of people<\/p>\n

What are you up to these days?<\/p>\n

\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05b6\u05c2\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc…?<\/span> (masc)
\n\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05b8\u05c2\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc…?<\/span> (fem)<\/p>\n

If you have a language partner, go ahead and practice with them – pay attention to the appropriate gender for the phrase. If you don’t have a language partner, then practice them in a way that’s easiest for you to remember.<\/p>\n

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Next article, we’re going to see what we need to know when we get invited to someone’s house for dinner, or invited to a party.<\/p>\n

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When meeting and greeting someone in Hebrew, most language courses will give you the commonly used ones shown here: Hello – \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd Good morning – \u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1 Good afternoon – \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1 Good evening – \u05e2\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1 Good night – \u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1 And to ask how you are doing: How are you? – \u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05da?…<\/p>\n

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