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12 sty 2019 · How you say hello in Hebrew depends largely on the situation, setting, and who you’re talking to. Greetings can be formal, informal, general, situation- or time-specific, even imported from English or Arabic! That said, how do we boil down the answer to “What’s hello in Hebrew?”
11 sty 2024 · The most widespread formal greeting that you can use in Hebrew is שלום עליך, literally ‘peace upon you’. Note that there are two ways to read this phrase depending on the gender of the person you are addressing. When speaking to a woman, you will say it as shalom a- layikh.
How to greet people in Hebrew Phrase #1: Ahlan, אַהְלָן, Meaning: Hello, hi. Use: Ahlan, אַהְלָן, comes from Arabic and is a classic casual greeting used in Israel today. It’s your go-to word for starting a conversation. Why? Because you can use it with strangers and friends alike, the young and the not so young, the policeman ...
Greetings everyone. שלום לכולם ולכולן. Shalom le chulam ou le chulan. Listen. How are you? (formal) *מה שלומך. **מה שלומך. Ma shlom cha. Ma shlom mech.
15 sie 2016 · Arabic has a lot of greetings words, and even אהלן can be merged into phrases, but we, the Israelis, use it by itself. With a Hebrew accent of course. When answering the phone we say הָלוֹ (Ha-low). It’s a twisted pronunciation of “hello” but it’s assimilated so well in the Hebrew language, it’s already sounds like a real ...
8 sie 2021 · 1. Shalom! Shalom, written as שָׁלוֹם in Hebrew, is a complete greeting, used to say hello, goodbye, or to wish peacefulness. The word literally means “peace” and is cognate with the Arabic word Salam. 2. Shalom Aleichem. Written as שָׁלוֹםעֲלֵיכֶם in Hebrew, Shalom Aleichem is a traditional way of greeting, which means “peace be upon you.”
Shalom aleichem (shah-LOME ah-LAY-khem): A fuller greeting than a simple shalom is the phrase shalom aleichem, which means “peace be upon you.” The traditional response is to reverse the words and say it back: aleichem shalom.
