Read the English meaning and fill in the missing Hebrew phrase.
| # | English Meaning | Transliteration Hint | Write Hebrew |
|---|
| 1 | What's up? | MA nish-MA? | |
| 2 | What's new? | MA kha-DASH? | |
| 3 | Where are you from? | me-EI-fo a-TA? | |
| 4 | I'm from... | a-NI ME... | |
| 5 | What do you do? | MA a-TA o-SE? | |
| 6 | I work in... | a-NI o-VED BE... | |
| 7 | Do you like Israel? | a-TA o-HEV et yis-ra-EL? | |
| 8 | The weather is nice today | ME-zeg ha-a-VIR nekh-MAD ha-YOM | |
For each situation, write which Hebrew phrase from the list you would use.
Word Bank: מָה נִשְׁמָע? (What's up?) | מָה חָדָשׁ? (What's new?) | מֵאֵיפֹה אַתָּה? (Where are you from?) | אֲנִי מֵ... (I'm from...) | מָה אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה? (What do you do?) | אֲנִי עוֹבֵד בְּ... (I work in...) | אַתָּה אוֹהֵב אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל? (Do you like Israel?) | מֶזֶג הָאֲוִיר נֶחְמָד הַיּוֹם (The weather is nice today)
| # | Situation | Hebrew Phrase |
|---|
| 1 | You bump into a casual friend on the street. | |
| 2 | You haven't seen a coworker in two weeks. | |
| 3 | You meet someone with an unfamiliar accent at a café. | |
| 4 | Someone asks where you grew up. | |
| 5 | You meet a new person at a party and want to learn about their work. | |
| 6 | Someone asks about your profession. | |
| 7 | An Israeli host wants to know your impression of the country. | |
| 8 | You're standing in line and want to make small talk. | |
Exercise 1 Answers
What's up? → מָה נִשְׁמָע?
What's new? → מָה חָדָשׁ?
Where are you from? → מֵאֵיפֹה אַתָּה?
I'm from... → אֲנִי מֵ...
What do you do? → מָה אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה?
I work in... → אֲנִי עוֹבֵד בְּ...
Do you like Israel? → אַתָּה אוֹהֵב אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל?
The weather is nice today → מֶזֶג הָאֲוִיר נֶחְמָד הַיּוֹם
Exercise 2 Answers
1. מָה נִשְׁמָע? (What's up?)
2. מָה חָדָשׁ? (What's new?)
3. מֵאֵיפֹה אַתָּה? (Where are you from?)
4. אֲנִי מֵ... (I'm from...)
5. מָה אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה? (What do you do?)
6. אֲנִי עוֹבֵד בְּ... (I work in...)
7. אַתָּה אוֹהֵב אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל? (Do you like Israel?)
8. מֶזֶג הָאֲוִיר נֶחְמָד הַיּוֹם (The weather is nice today)