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HebrewPod101.com
2012-10-15 18:30:00

Please give your answer to the question below!

HebrewPod101.com
2024-07-15 09:51:32

Hi Rick,

Thank you for your comment!😄

That's a great question! In the phrase "מה שלומך?" (ma sh'lom'kha/sh'lomekh?), "מה" literally means "what," but the entire phrase is an idiomatic expression meaning "How are you?" in English. Although "מה" usually translates to "what," in this context, it functions similarly to "how" due to the idiomatic usage. That's why in this lesson where the phrase "How are you?" is taught, in this context "mah" would be translated to "how" instead of "what."

Happy learning!

Yours,

Tal

Team Hebrewpod101.com

Rick
2024-07-08 07:39:19

In this lesson it says that מה means how. I thought “how” was איך?

Hebrewpod101.com
2017-07-21 04:30:20

Hi Richard Chambers and של,

Thanks for commenting and sharing!

I hope you're feeling well and enjoying learning Hebrew with us!

I'm here if you have any questions.

Roi

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של
2017-07-19 12:26:47

שלום אחות ואחים,

?מה שלומוך

אני ככה ככה

Richard Chambers
2017-07-17 02:26:39

אני מצוין.

HebrewPod101.com
2017-05-25 18:17:16

Hi liranarchy,

You're welcome. Good luck with your Hebrew learning, and let us know if you have any questions. We'll be happy to help you out :)

Cristiane

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liranarchy
2017-05-11 19:16:58

?thank you yaara??

Hebrewpod101.com
2017-01-18 00:50:56

Hi פדרו,

Thanks for commenting!

Hope you feel better! :grin:

Roi

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פדרו
2017-01-08 22:43:45

אני ככה ככה הגוף ישן

Giada
2016-05-25 22:16:57

שלום, מה שלומך? אני שלומי מצוין!

Hi, How are you? I'm great! :)

HebrewPod101.com
2015-10-19 21:16:08

Hi Juliana Michelle Oliverio,

Thank you for posting!

שבוע טוב. מה שלומך? שלומי מצוין

or:

שבוע טוב. מה שלומך? אני מרגישה מצוין

Keep up the good work :wink:

Sincerely,

Yaara

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Juliana Michelle oliverio
2015-10-18 01:07:53

שבוע טוב. מה שלומך? אני מצוין ( Shavua Tov. How are you? I am great.)

HebrewPod101.com
2015-06-20 18:41:25

Hi Shelley Lynn,

You’re welcome, I’m glad I could help :wink:

Sincerely,

Yaara

Team HebrewPod101.com

Shelley Lynn
2015-06-17 03:37:25

Thank you again, Yaara.

HebrewPod101.com
2015-06-16 21:59:06

Hi Shelley Lynn,

Well, you could say (as you did) *שלומי לא רע *מדי, but it sounds a little weird - it's a bit different in Hebrew, it means you are doing bad, but it is still bearable. I just thought it might be a bit too dramatic, but it's not a mistake in itself.

Anyway, I hope you are doing great :smile:

Sincerely,

Yaara

Team HebrewPod101.com

Shelley Lynn
2015-06-13 10:46:23

Thank you, Yaara. I understand your changes, but if I want to emphasize" too " I am not too bad, How would you write it? Thank you for your excellent assistance.

HebrewPod101.com
2015-06-12 21:34:42

Hi Shelley Lynn,

Thank you for posting.

"How are you? I am not too bad. Last week I was sick, but the children are excellent."

.מה שלומך? שלומי לא רע. בשבוע שעבר הייתי חולה, אבל הילדים מרגישים מצוין

In Hebrew, when you say אני מצוין - I'm excellent - It will mean "I am excellent" as in "I am an excellent person". If you want to say you are doing excellent, you can say שלומי מצוין or אני מרגישה מצוין (I feel excellent).

Good job!

Sincerely,

Yaara

Team HebrewPod101.com

Shelley Lynn
2015-06-07 07:26:11

מה שלומך? אני לא רע מדי . השבוע שעבר חיתי חולה אבל הילדים מצוינים How are you? I am not too bad. Last week I was sick, but the children are excellent.

hebrewPod101.com
2013-10-22 13:36:30

Shalom Harry Grant,

Thank you for your comment,

It is very interesting.

Happy Hebrew learning!

Lenny

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Harry Grant
2013-10-21 14:07:44

שלןם Means one with god peace is part of being with god and מה שלןם ך means is there our god in you and if so how much

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