Learn how to post and leave comments in Hebrew for birthday greetings
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lessonโs key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Hebrew Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 22 - At a Birthday Party |
| John: Hi, everyone. I'm John. |
| Katja: And I'm Katja. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Hebrew for birthday greetings. ืขื ืช (Anat) goes to her birthday party, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Katja: ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืงืคืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื? ืชืืื! (eikh zakhiti lihiyot mukefet be'anashim madhimim kmokhem? toda!) |
| John: Meaning - "How did I get to be surrounded with such incredible people? Thank you!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| ืขื ืช: ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืงืคืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื? ืชืืื! (eikh zakhiti lihiyot mukefet be'anashim madhimim kmokhem? toda!) |
| (clicking sound) |
| ืืืจืื: ืืื-ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืคืืืคื! ืืืืืืืช ืจืง ืืชืืืืืช! (yom huledet same'ach yafyufa! hachagigot rak matchilot!) |
| ืืืื: ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืืืขืืื ื-30, ืืืฃ ืคื! (brukha haba'a lemo'adon ha-shloshim! keif po!) |
| ืืืื: ืขื ืืื ืืขืฉืจืื ืืชืืงื ืฉืื! (ad me'a ve'esrim metuka sheli!) |
| ืชืืจ: ืฉืชืืื ืชืืื ืืืืฉืจืช! (shetamid tihiyi meusheret!) |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| ืขื ืช: ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืงืคืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื? ืชืืื! (eikh zakhiti lihiyot mukefet be'anashim madhimim kmokhem? toda!) |
| John: "How did I get to be surrounded with such incredible people? Thank you!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| ืืืจืื: ืืื-ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืคืืืคื! ืืืืืืืช ืจืง ืืชืืืืืช! (yom huledet same'ach yafyufa! hachagigot rak matchilot!) |
| John: "Happy birthday, gorgeous! The celebrations are just beginning!" |
| ืืืื: ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืืืขืืื ื-30, ืืืฃ ืคื! (brukha haba'a lemo'adon ha-shloshim! keif po!) |
| John: "Welcome to the 30s club. It's fun here!" |
| ืืืื: ืขื ืืื ืืขืฉืจืื ืืชืืงื ืฉืื! (ad me'a ve'esrim metuka sheli!) |
| John: "Up to one hundred and twenty years, sweetheart!" |
| ืชืืจ: ืฉืชืืื ืชืืื ืืืืฉืจืช! (shetamid tihiyi meusheret!) |
| John: "May you always be happy!" |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to ืขื ืช (Anat)'s post. |
| Katja: ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืงืคืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื? ืชืืื! (eikh zakhiti lihiyot mukefet be'anashim madhimim kmokhem? toda!) |
| John: "How did I get to be surrounded with such incredible people? Thank you!" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืงืคืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื? ืชืืื! (eikh zakhiti lihiyot mukefet be'anashim madhimim kmokhem? toda!) (Regular) ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืงืคืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื? ืชืืื! (eikh zakhiti lihiyot mukefet be'anashim madhimim kmokhem? toda!) |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "surroundedโ or โcircled." |
| Katja: ืืืงืฃ (mukaf) |
| John: This word means โsurrounded,โ and means surrounded by people, police, etc. But it also has a more day-to-day use, so it doesnโt have to be too dramatic. Listen again - "surroundedโ or โcircled" is... |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืืืงืฃ (mukaf) (REGULAR) ืืืงืฃ (mukaf) |
| John: Then comes the phrase - "like you." |
| Katja: ืืืื (kamokha) |
| John: The way of saying "like youโ or โlike meโ is quite short and simple. In Hebrew, you take the Hebrew word for "like," which isโฆ |
| Katja: ืืื (kmo) |
| John: and add the correct suffix to represent whom you are referring to. Listen again - "like you" is... |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืืืื (kamokha) (REGULAR) ืืืื (kamokha) |
| John: All together, itโs "How did I get to be surrounded with such incredible people? Thank you!" |
| Katja: ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืงืคืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื? ืชืืื! (eikh zakhiti lihiyot mukefet be'anashim madhimim kmokhem? toda!) |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, ืขื ืช (Anat)'s friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her neighbor, ืืืจืื (Orly), uses an expression meaning - "Happy birthday, gorgeous! The celebrations are just beginning!" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืืื-ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืคืืืคื! ืืืืืืืช ืจืง ืืชืืืืืช! (yom huledet same'ach yafyufa! hachagigot rak matchilot!) (REGULAR) ืืื-ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืคืืืคื! ืืืืืืืช ืจืง ืืชืืืืืช! (yom huledet same'ach yafyufa! hachagigot rak matchilot!) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: ืืื-ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืคืืืคื! ืืืืืืืช ืจืง ืืชืืืืืช! (yom huledet same'ach yafyufa! hachagigot rak matchilot!) |
| John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| John: Her high school friend, ืืืื (Michal), uses an expression meaning - "Welcome to the 30s club. It's fun here!" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืืืขืืื ื-30, ืืืฃ ืคื! (brukha haba'a lemo'adon ha-shloshim! keif po!) (REGULAR) ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืืืขืืื ื-30, ืืืฃ ืคื! (brukha haba'a lemo'adon ha-shloshim! keif po!) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืืืขืืื ื-30, ืืืฃ ืคื! (brukha haba'a lemo'adon ha-shloshim! keif po!) |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
| John: Her husband, ืืืื (Eyal), uses an expression meaning - "Up to one hundred and twenty years, sweetheart!" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืขื ืืื ืืขืฉืจืื ืืชืืงื ืฉืื! (ad me'a ve'esrim metuka sheli!) (REGULAR) ืขื ืืื ืืขืฉืจืื ืืชืืงื ืฉืื! (ad me'a ve'esrim metuka sheli!) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: ืขื ืืื ืืขืฉืจืื ืืชืืงื ืฉืื! (ad me'a ve'esrim metuka sheli!) |
| John: Use this expression to show your endless love. |
| John: Her husband's high school friend, ืชืืจ (Tamar), uses an expression meaning - "May you always be happy!" |
| Katja: (SLOW) ืฉืชืืื ืชืืื ืืืืฉืจืช! (shetamid tihiyi meusheret!) (REGULAR) ืฉืชืืื ืชืืื ืืืืฉืจืช! (shetamid tihiyi meusheret!) |
| [Pause] |
| Katja: ืฉืชืืื ืชืืื ืืืืฉืจืช! (shetamid tihiyi meusheret!) |
| John: Use this expression to wish someone luck. |
Outro |
|---|
| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a birthday, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
| Katja: lehitra'ot |
Comments
Hide