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MassChallenge, the world's largest startup accelerator and competition, encourages it's employees to expand their horizons and share their knowledge through weekly "Lunch and Learns". This week, Cory Bolotsky, MassChallenge's Israel Operation Manager, taught the team some basic hebrew phrases.
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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!
שאלות?
