🇮🇱 Hebrew phrases

How to say “How are you?” in Hebrew

מה שלומך?

ma shlomcha?

Literally: What is your peace?neutral

Written the same but pronounced ma shlomcha to a man and ma shlomech to a woman. Ma nishma is the more casual, gender-neutral option.

Other ways to say it

HebrewPronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
מה שלומך?ma shlomech?How are you? (to a woman)Addressing a female listener
מה נשמע?ma nishma?What's up?Casual, any listener
מה המצב?ma ha-matsav?How's it going?Slangy, among friends

In a sentence

היי דני, מה שלומך?

hai Dani, ma shlomcha?

Hi Danny, how are you?

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