Lesson 4: Nice to Meet You
Two people meet for the first time. Read the dialogue aloud — and remember, you can click any Hebrew line to hear it.
The dialogue
שָׁלוֹם! מָה שְׁלוֹמְךָ?
shalom! ma shlomkha?
Hello! How are you?
הַכֹּל בְּסֵדֶר, תּוֹדָה. וְאַתְּ?
hakol beseder, toda. ve’at?
Everything’s fine, thanks. And you?
גַּם אֲנִי בְּסֵדֶר. אֵיךְ קוֹרְאִים לְךָ?
gam ani beseder. eikh kor’im lekha?
I’m fine too. What’s your name?
קוֹרְאִים לִי יוֹסִי. וְלָךְ?
kor’im li Yossi. ve’lakh?
My name is Yossi. And yours?
קוֹרְאִים לִי דָּנָה. נָעִים מְאוֹד!
kor’im li Dana. na’im me’od!
My name is Dana. Nice to meet you!
נָעִים מְאוֹד!
na’im me’od!
Nice to meet you!
Grammar: talking to a man vs. a woman
Hebrew changes its words depending on whether you speak to a man or a woman. Notice how Dana and Yossi use different endings:
| Meaning | To a man (m.) | To a woman (f.) |
|---|---|---|
| you | אַתָּה ata | אַתְּ at |
| How are you? | מָה שְׁלוֹמְךָ? ma shlomkha? | מָה שְׁלוֹמֵךְ? ma shlomekh? |
| to you (your name) | לְךָ lekha | לָךְ lakh |
To ask someone’s name, Hebrew literally says “how do they call to you?” — אֵיךְ קוֹרְאִים לְךָ? The answer is “they call to me…” — קוֹרְאִים לִי…
Vocabulary
Nouns
| שָׁלוֹם | shalom | hello / peace |
Verbs
| קוֹרְאִים | kor’im | they call (here: “is named”) |
Pronouns
| אֲנִי | ani | I |
| אַתָּה / אַתְּ | ata / at | you (m. / f.) |
Adjectives
| נָעִים | na’im | pleasant, nice |
Adverbs
| מְאוֹד | me’od | very |
| גַּם | gam | also, too |
| אֵיךְ | eikh | how |
Expressions
| מָה שְׁלוֹמְךָ? | ma shlomkha? | how are you? (to a man) |
| בְּסֵדֶר | beseder | okay, fine |
| נָעִים מְאוֹד | na’im me’od | nice to meet you |