Polite Expressions Dialogue

Exercise 1: Complete the Hebrew
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Read the English meaning and fill in the missing Hebrew phrase.

#English MeaningTransliteration HintWrite Hebrew
1Thank youto-DA
2Thank you very muchto-DA ra-BA
3You're welcome / Pleasebe-va-ka-SHA
4Excuse me / Sorrysli-KHA
5No problemEIN be-a-YA
6Congratulationsma-ZAL TOV
7Bless you (after sneeze)la-bri-UT
8Have a good dayYOM TOV

Polite Expressions Dialogue

Exercise 2: Choose the Right Phrase
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For each situation, write which Hebrew phrase from the list you would use.

Word Bank: תּוֹדָה (Thank you) | תּוֹדָה רַבָּה (Thank you very much) | בְּבַקָּשָׁה (You're welcome / Please) | סְלִיחָה (Excuse me / Sorry) | אֵין בְּעָיָה (No problem) | מַזָּל טוֹב (Congratulations) | לַבְּרִיאוּת (Bless you (after sneeze)) | יוֹם טוֹב (Have a good day)
#SituationHebrew Phrase
1Someone holds the door open for you.
2A neighbor helped you carry groceries up three flights of stairs.
3Someone thanks you for a small favor.
4You accidentally bump into someone in a crowded market.
5A coworker apologizes for being five minutes late.
6Your friend just announced they got engaged.
7The person next to you on the bus sneezes.
8You're leaving a shop after buying something.

Polite Expressions Dialogue

Answer Key
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Exercise 1 Answers
Thank you → תּוֹדָה Thank you very much → תּוֹדָה רַבָּה You're welcome / Please → בְּבַקָּשָׁה Excuse me / Sorry → סְלִיחָה No problem → אֵין בְּעָיָה Congratulations → מַזָּל טוֹב Bless you (after sneeze) → לַבְּרִיאוּת Have a good day → יוֹם טוֹב
Exercise 2 Answers
1. תּוֹדָה (Thank you) 2. תּוֹדָה רַבָּה (Thank you very much) 3. בְּבַקָּשָׁה (You're welcome / Please) 4. סְלִיחָה (Excuse me / Sorry) 5. אֵין בְּעָיָה (No problem) 6. מַזָּל טוֹב (Congratulations) 7. לַבְּרִיאוּת (Bless you (after sneeze)) 8. יוֹם טוֹב (Have a good day)