cory's hebrew lunch and learn

Hebrew How to speak like a real Israeli....

well at least how to try

Their Alphabet is Different

And they read from Right to Left

So Understanding the Language is Hard...

Most People Speak English

But these people don’t...

The Fruit & Veggie Guy The Butcher The Sheruit Driver

The Bus Driver

And the hot Israeli girls at the Tel Aviv night clubs

So knowing Hebrew is important!

Today we will start with just a few words....

Shalom שלום

Pronounced “SHA – LOME”

Means “Hello” (also “Peace”)

Slicha סליחה

Pronounced “SLEE – CHAH” (You need to CCHHAAH when you say it)

Means “Excuse Me” and “Sorry”

VERY IMPORTANT WORD TO KNOW!!

Toda / Toda Rabah תודה רבה / תודה

Pronounced “TOE – DAH”

or “TOE – DAH RAH – BAH”

Means “Thank You”

Toda Rabah is similar to “Thank You Very Much”

Bavakasha בבקשה

Pronounced “BUH – VA – KA – SHA”

Means “You’re Welcomed”

Also means “Please”

Bavakasha בבקשה

Also known as....

Vodka Shots

Ken כן

Pronounced “KEN”

Means “Yes”

Lo לא

Pronounced “LOW”

Means “No”

Ma nishma? מה נשמע

Pronounced “MAH NISH – MAH”

Means “How are you doing?”

The Israeli “What’s up?”

Hakol Beseder הכל בסדר

Pronounced “HAKOHL BE – SE – DER”

Means “It’s all right”

The Israeli “It’s all good”

Tov טוב

Pronounced “TOV”

Means “Good”

Nachon נכון

Pronounced “NUH - CHONE”

(You need to CCHHAAH when you say it)

Means “Correct”

Sababa סבבה

Pronounced “SAH – BAH – BAH”

Means “Cool”, “Great”, “No Worries”

Semi-hippie word that can be used for almost anything. One of my favorites.

תודה רבה!

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