Lesson 56: Making Small Talk
Real conversation lives in small talk. These ready-made lines let you open, sustain, and close a friendly chat. Tap any line to hear it.
Greetings beyond “hello”
מָה הָעִנְיָנִים?
ma ha’inyanim?
How are things?
מָה חָדָשׁ?
ma chadash?
What’s new?
אֵיךְ הוֹלֵךְ?
eich holech?
How’s it going?
מִזְּמַן לֹא הִתְרָאִינוּ!
mizman lo hitra’inu!
Long time no see!
Keeping it going
מָה אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה בַּזְּמַן הָאַחֲרוֹן?
ma ata ose bazman ha’acharon?
What have you been up to lately?
סִפּוּר אָרֹךְ.
sipur aroch.
Long story.
כֵּן, בְּדִיּוּק.
ken, bediyuk.
Yes, exactly.
וַואו, נִשְׁמָע מְעַנְיֵן.
wow, nishma me’anyen.
Wow, sounds interesting.
Wrapping up
הָיָה נָעִים לְדַבֵּר.
haya na’im ledaber.
It was nice talking.
נְדַבֵּר בְּקָרוֹב.
nedaber bekarov.
We’ll talk soon.
שְׁמֹר עַל עַצְמְךָ!
shmor al atsmecha!
Take care of yourself!