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This Hebrew dictionary and phrase book provides transcriptions, pronunciations and translations of the most commonly used phrases. Pages are divided into categories such as: Accommodation, Greeting, etc.

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Phrase Transcription Listen Hebrew
What is your name? ma sheemxa (masc.) / sh'meix (fem.)? מַה שִּׁמְךָ/שְׁמֵךְ?
My name is... sh'mee... שְׁמִי...
How are you? ma sh'lomxa / sh'lomeix? מַה שְּׁלוֹמְךָ/שְׁלוֹמֵךָ?
Okay, thanks. And how are you? tov, toda, v'ata? טוֹב, תּוֹדָה. וְאַתָּה?
Thank God! barux hashem! בָּרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם!
Allow me to introduce Mr./Mrs... na le'hakeer et mar / marat... נָא לְהַכִּיר אֶת מַר / מָרַת...
It's very nice to meet you. na'eem m'od le'hakeerxa /le'hakeerex נָעִים מְאֹד לְהַכִּירְךָ / לְהַכִּירֵךְ.
I'm happy to see you. anee samei'ax leerotxa אָנִי שָֹמֵחַ לִרְאוֹתְךָ.
You don't say! ma ata sax! מָה אַתָּה סָח!
How was your trip? eix avra ne'see'atxa? אֵיךָ עָבְרָה נְסִיעָתְךָ?
Who are you? mee ata? מִי אַתָּה?
And who is this? umee ze/zo? וּמִי זֶה/זוֹ?
This is Mister... ze'ho mar... זֶהוּ מַר...
Sir adon אָדוֹן
Mrs. ge'veret גְּבֶרֶת
Miss ge'veret גְּבֶרֶת (לֹא נְשׂוּאָה)
I've heard a lot about him. shamatee rabot odotav שָׁמַעְתִּי רַבּוֹת אוֹדוֹתָיו.
How long have you been here? kama zman ata nimtza kan? כַּמָּה זְמַן אַתָּה נִמְצָא כָּאן?
- a day / a week / a month yom / shavu'a / xodesh - יוֹם / שָׁבוּעַ / חֹדֶשׁ
I came for... batee... בָּאתִי...
- a vacation le'xufsha - לְחֻפְשָׁה
- on business le'tzorex asakeem - לְצֹרֶךְ עֲסָקִים
- my health le'teepul bree'utee - לְטִפּוּל בְּרִיאוּתִי
How is business? eix ha'asakeem? אֵיךְ הָעֲסָקִים?
excellent me'tzuyaneem מְצֻיָּנִים
How is the family? ma sh'lom hamishpaxa? מַה שְׁלוֹם הַמִשְׁפָּחָה?
Send regards to... dreeshat shalom le'... דְּרִישַׁת שָׁלוֹם לְ...