How do you say โhave a great dayโ in Hebrew? In English itโs so easy, but in Hebrew you have to take into accountย a few different things, like the gender of what youโre wishing. Guy Sharett teaches usย some useful formulas, and tells usย a story about an interesting wedding that didnโt end like it started…
New Words and Expressions:
She-yihye lach tov โ May you be well โ ืฉืืืื ืื ืืื
Ani meโachel lecha she-yihye lecha achla yom โ I wish that you have a great day โ ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื
She-yihye lecha achla yom/she-yihye achla yom/achla yom โ May you have a great day ahead โ ืฉืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื/ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืื/ืืืื ืืื
Achla shavua โ Great week; Have a great week โ ืืืื ืฉืืืข
Achla mishmeret โ Have a great shift โ ืืืื ืืฉืืจืช
Achla yom she-yihye โ Have a great day โ ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื
She-yihye achla tiyul โ Have a great trip โ ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืืื
She-yihye sofash naim/Sofash naim โ Have a great weekend โ ืฉืืืื ืกืืค”ืฉ ื ืขืื/ืกืืค”ืฉ ื ืขืื
She-tihye achla mesiba โ Have a great party โ ืฉืชืืื ืืืื ืืกืืื
She-tihye achla hufsha/achla hufsha โ May you have a great holiday โ ืฉืชืืื ืืืื ืืืคืฉื/ืืืื ืืืคืฉื
She-yihyu shvuโayim kalim โ May you have two easy weeks โ ืฉืืืื ืฉืืืขืืื ืงืืื
She-yihye rak tov / Rak tov sheโyihye lecha โ May it be only good โ I wish you all the best and nothing but the best โ ืฉืืืื ืจืง ืืื
Ani meโachel, meโachelet, anachnu meโachlim/meโachlot โ I wish, we wish โ ืื ื ืืืื, ืืืืืช, ืืืืืื, ืืืืืืช
Ani meโachel lecha yomuledet sameโach โ I wish you a happy birthday โ ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืืืช ืฉืื
Ani meโachelet lecha she โ I wish you that… โ …ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉ
She-yaโavor be-kalut โ May it pass easily โ ืฉืืขืืืจ ืืงืืืช
Mabruk โ Congratulations โ ืืืจืื
Mabruk al ha-dira ha-chadasha โ Congrats on the new apartment โ ืืืจืื ืขื ืืืืจื ืืืืฉื
She-yihye rak be-mazal โ May it be only with luck โืฉืืืื ืจืง ืืืื
Tehene/Teheni/Tehenu โ Enjoy โ ืชืื ื/ืชืื ื/ืชืื ื
Tevale/Tevali/Tevalu โ Have a good time โ ืชืืื/ืชืืื/ืชืืื
Levalot, biluy โ pastime, recreation โ ืืืืืช, ืืืืื
Playlist and Clips:
Kobi Aflalo โ She-yihye Lach Tovย (Lyrics)
Dana Lapidot โ Rak Tov (Lyrics in clip)
Sarit Haddad โ Meโachelet Lecha (Lyrics)
Itzik Kala โ She-yihye Rak Be-mazal (Lyrics)
Yoav Yitshak โ Tschokam Shel Yeladim (Lyrics)
Guy’s parting monologue:
ืื ืืืื ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืกืคืจ ืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืืชืื ื ืขืจืืืช ืืืกืืืืช ืฉื ืืืจ ืืขืืืื ืฉืขืืื ืืืชื ืืืืื. ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืืช ืืงืื ืกืืื, ืฉืืืฉืช ืจืืขื ืฉืขื ืืชื ืืืื. ืืื ืืืฉ ืืืฃ, ื ืกืขื ื ืื ืืฆืืืช ืืืขืืืื. ืืืชืื ื ืืชืืืื ืืืชืื ื ื ืคืจืืช ืืืืจืื ืืื ืฉืื, ืื ืืืขื ื ืืช ืื ืืจืืฉ, ืืื ืืื ืื ื ืงืฆืช ืืคืชืขื ืื ืืื ื ืื ืื ืืื ืืช ืืืื ืื ืืืฆื ื ืืืืคืจื ืืืคืชืืข ืืื ืืกื. ืืื ืื ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืจื ืืื ืฉืขืืช ืคืืจืงื ืืืืืฆื ืืจืงืื ื ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืืจืื. ืืื ืฉื ืืืชื, ืฉืืืฉื ืืื’ืื, ืืกืืืจื ืฉืืืจื ืฉืืืชืืื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืคืฉืจ ืืจืงืื ืืืื. ืื ืืื ื ืืื
Glossary:
Ulam Smachot – Event Hall – ืืืื ืฉืืืืช
Tsevet – Team – ืฆืืืช
Nifredet – Separate – ื ืคืจืืช
Haft’aa – Surprise – ืืคืชืขื
Porka – Was dismantled – ืคืืจืงื
Mehitsa – Barrier – ืืืืฆื
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The Hebrew section at the end of the post is a great help. Thanks for the translation. Much appreciated and very necessary for me!
The new version of your parting monologue is excellent. Todah rabah!
Thank you for the translation into English! My Hebrew is terribly rusty, and I get (maybe) 40% of it! ๐