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Hi everyone! I’m Alisha.
Welcome to Conversational Phrases!
We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations.
In this lesson, we’ll learn conversational phrases to answer the question “How's your mother?” After watching this video, you’ll be able to talk about well-being and ask how someone is doing.
Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases!
Listen to the dialogue.
מה שלום אמא שלך?
(Mah shlom ima shelkha?)
שלומה טוב.
(Shlomah tov.)
Once more with the English translation.
מה שלום אמא שלך?
(Mah shlom ima shelkha?)
“How's your mother?”
שלומה טוב.
(Shlomah tov.)
“She's fine.”
First of all you'll need to learn how to say “How's your mother?”
That's: מה שלום אמא שלך?
(Mah shlom ima shelkha?)
Listen to it again: מה שלום אמא שלך?, מה שלום אמא שלך?
(Mah shlom ima shelkha?, Mah shlom ima shelkha?)
This Hebrew sentence literally translates as “What is the well-being of your mother?” But it translates as “How's your mother?” in English.
Now, how do you answer this question?
The pattern is:
שלומה {state of well-being}.
(Shlomah {state of well-being}.)
This Hebrew sentence literally translates as “She's [state of well-being].” But it translates as “Her well-being is [state of well-being].” in English.
For example:
“She's fine.”
שלומה טוב., שלומה טוב.
(Shlomah tov., Shlomah tov.)

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