This document provides Hebrew translations and transliterations for common English greetings, farewells, questions, and phrases. It includes greetings like "Hello" and "Goodbye", questions like "What?", "When?", and "Why?", and phrases such as "Thank you", "Please", and "Excuse me". The translations are given in both Hebrew script and transliteration to English letters to help with pronunciation. Gender distinctions are provided for some questions and phrases depending on whether speaking to a male or female.

1. English Hebrew English Hebrew
Hello. (Peace) ) . ‫שלו‬shalom - shah-LOHM)
The Hebrew greeting, literally "peace." The English "Hi" is also used. I don't understand. (said by a man).
) ‫אני לא מבי‬ani lo mevin - ahni loh meh-VEEN)
Bye. (Peace) ) . ‫שלו‬halom - shah-LOHM)
Yes, the greeting is the same for the start and end of conversation. See also "See you I don't understand. (said by a woman).
later". ) ‫אני לא מבינה‬ani lo mevinah - ahni loh meh-VEENA)
See you later. ) .‫להתראות‬lehitra'ot - leh-hit-rah-'OHT) Who? ) ?‫מי‬mi? - mee)
The most common farewell greeting, besides the English "Bye". Again, the English
"Bye" is also used. What? ) ?‫מה‬mah? - mah)
Good morning. ) ‫בוקר טוב‬boker tov - BOH-ker TOHV) Where is ...? ) ?‫איפה‬eyfoh? - ey-FOH)
Good afternoon. ) ‫צהריי טובי‬tsohorayim tovim - tsoh-hoh-RAH-yeem toh- Where to? ) ? ‫לא‬le'an? - leh-AH-n)
VEEM) (literally: "good noon", afternoon is - ‫אחר-צהריי‬ahar tsohorayim tovim -
aKHAR tsoh-hoh-RAH-yeem toh-VEEM) Where from? ) ? ‫מאיפהמאי‬me'eifoh?/me'ayn? - meh-ey-FOH/
meh-Ah-een)
Good evening. ') ‫ערב טוב‬erev tov - EH-rev TOHV)
When? ) ?‫מתי‬matai? - mah-TIGH)
Good night. ) ‫לילה טוב‬laylah tov - LIGH-lah TOHV)
Why? ) ?‫למה‬lamah? - lah-MAH), ) ?‫מדוע‬madua'? - mah-DOOah)
How are you? (How's your peace?)- addressing to a man.
) ? ‫מה שלומ‬mah shlomkha? - mah shlom-KHAH) How much? (also "how many")
) ?‫כמה‬kamah? - kah-MAH)
How are you? (How's your peace?)- addressing to a woman.
) ? ‫מה שלומ‬mah shlomekh? - mah shloh-MEKH) Where are you from?
When speaking to a male: ) ?‫מאיפה אתה‬me'eifoh atah? - meh-ey-FOH ah-TAH)
How are you? (What's being heard?). When speaking to a female: ) ?‫מאיפה את‬me'eifoh at? - meh-ey-FOH aht)
) ?‫מה נשמע‬mah nishma'? - mah nish-MAH)
Do you speak English?
Thank you. ) ‫תודה‬todah - toh-DAH) When speaking to a male: ) ?‫אתה מדבר אנגלית‬atah medaber anglit?
- ah-TAH meh-dah-BEHR ahn-GLEET?)
Please. ) ‫בבקשה‬bevakashah - be-vah-kuh-SHAH) When speaking to a female: ) ?‫את מדברת אנגלית‬at medaberet anglit?
- aht meh-dah-BEH-ret ahn-GLEET?)
Excuse me. ) ‫סליחה‬slihah - slee-KHAH)