modern hebrew on memrise

1. Introductions
Since we have just learned the …‫ל‬ pronouns in the
last lesson, let’s spend a bit of time on how to introduce
yourself in Hebrew.

2. Introductions
In Hebrew the easiest way to introduce yourself is to
simply say “Hello, I am ….”. Remember that in Hebrew
there is no verb “to be”, so this sentence in Hebrew is
simply “… ‫“אני‬ where you would say your name after
ani. For example:
.‫דויד‬ ‫אני‬ ,‫שלום‬ (Hello. I am David.)
. ‫שלום‬,‫אני‬‫רות‬ (Hello, I am Ruth.)
You can end the introduction with ‫נעים‬‫מאוד‬ na’im
me’od, which is a popular expression meaning “it’s nice
to meet you”.

3. Introductions
Another expression to use is to say “My name is
…” or “I am called …” is korim li ‫לי‬ ‫.קוראים‬ This is
more informal.
Both this expression and the expression on the
previous slide can be used to introduce others too.
Notice that ‫קוראים‬‫לי‬ uses the …‫ל‬ pronoun for 1st
person singular. You can replace the ‫לי‬ pronoun
with any of the …‫ל‬ pronoun forms.

4. Introductions
Examples:
. ‫לה‬ ‫קוראים‬‫שרה‬ ,‫שלום‬ (shalom, qorim la sarah)
.‫שרה‬ ‫היא‬ ,‫שלום‬ (shalom, hee sarah)
Both of these expressions would be used to
introduce your friend Sarah to someone.