Learn how to ask, "How are you?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hebrew Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘How are you?’ in Hebrew. |
| Body |
| Eric: First we’ll learn how to say 'How are you?' in Hebrew. |
| Yaara: [Normal] מה שלומך?(ma shlom'kha?) |
| Eric: First is an interrogative meaning 'what' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מה [Slow] מה (ma) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'your well-being' |
| Yaara: [Normal] שלומך [Slow] שלומך(shlom'kha) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'How are you?' |
| Yaara: [Slow] מה שלומך? [Normal] מה שלומך? |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see the informal way to say 'What's up?' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מה העניינים?(ma ha'inyanim?) |
| Eric: First is an interrogative meaning 'what' |
| Yaara: [Normal] מה [Slow] מה (ma) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'the things’ or ‘the matters' |
| Yaara: [Normal] העניינים [Slow] העניינים(ha’inyanim) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'What's up?' |
| Yaara: [Slow] מה העניינים? [Normal] מה העניינים? |
| Eric: Next we have the way to say 'fine, Thank you.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] טוב, תודה.(tov, toda.) |
| Eric: First is an adjective meaning 'good' |
| Yaara: [Normal] טוב [Slow] טוב(tov) |
| Eric: Last is the noun meaning 'thank (you)' |
| Yaara: [Normal] תודה [Slow] תודה(toda) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'fine, Thank you.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] טוב, תודה. [Normal] טוב, תודה. |
| Eric: Finally, we have the way to say 'Not so well.' |
| Yaara: [Normal] לא כל-כך טוב.(lo kol kakh tov.) |
| Eric: First is an adverb meaning 'no' |
| Yaara: [Normal] לא [Slow] לא(lo) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning 'so, so much' |
| Yaara: [Normal] כל-כך [Slow] כל-כך(kol kakh) |
| Eric: Last is the adjective meaning 'good' |
| Yaara: [Normal] טוב [Slow] טוב(tov) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Not so well.' |
| Yaara: [Slow] לא כל-כך טוב. [Normal] לא כל-כך טוב. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yaara: Israelis are very sociable and open, and given the chance, they enjoy talking about most things. You shouldn’t be surprised if when you ask someone the question "how are you", you hear about a person’s life, children, and perhaps even cats! |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Yaara: להתראות |
18 Comments
HideListeners! How are you? Try answering this question in Hebrew.
Shalom Dorit,
Thank you for posting your question!
The addition of a second י (yod) is common in Hebrew written with no Nikud. The reason for that is that without nikud, a word can be sometimes missread. For example, the word ענינים without Nikud could potentially be read (even if it's not a real word) as "Aninim". The addition of a second yod for עניינים indicates that there is "Yi-ya" vowel, and not a normal Hirik.
I hope this helps
Happy learning!
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Dear Sir or Madam,
could you tell me, please, why there is an additional Yod after the first Nun in העניינים when written without vocalization but not when written w-i-t-h vocalization (like, הָעִנָינִים or so)?
שלום ותודה רבה :-).
Hi Samuel Santos,
Thanks for posting! We're always happy to assist :)
Enjoy learning Hebrew ❤️️
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Xálôm עִבֲרִית פּוֹד
תודה רַבָּה על העזרה
שּמואל מֵפורטוגל
(a beginner...)👍
Hi Orsi,
Thanks for posting!
Well written, but I hope in reality you're actually doing good! 😳
You're doing good in your Hebrew learning, that's for sure 😉😄
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
?מה שלומךְ
.לא כל-כך טוב
Hi Caesar,
Thanks for commenting!
We hope you enjoyed the lesson! Please let us know in case you have any questions 👍
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Noted. Thanks.
Hi Stana,
Thanks for posting. Good answer and well written!
Keep up the good work!
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
טוב, תודה.