How are you?

Hebrew translation: Ma sh'lomcha (masculine) / Ma sh'lomech (fem)

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English term or phrase:How are you?
Hebrew translation:Ma sh'lomcha (masculine) / Ma sh'lomech (fem)
Entered by: Leslie Gabor (X)

01:56 Mar 9, 2005
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: How are you?
how do you say "how are you?" in hebrew
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Ma sh'lomcha (masculine) / Ma sh'lomech (fem(
Explanation:
this is general greeting, but the question is easier to answer if you you speicify context
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Leslie Gabor (X)
Local time: 08:03
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5 +2Ma sh'lomcha (masculine) / Ma sh'lomech (fem(
Leslie Gabor (X)
5"Ma ha'inyanim?", "Ma nishma?", "Hakol beseder?" etc.
Doron Greenspan MITI


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
how are you?
Ma sh'lomcha (masculine) / Ma sh'lomech (fem(


Explanation:
this is general greeting, but the question is easier to answer if you you speicify context

Leslie Gabor (X)
Local time: 08:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  00000000 (X)
13 mins

agree  Suzan Chin
3 hrs

neutral  Eynat: The context is perfectly clear. Need to explain that 'ch' is pronounced as in 'loch'.
1 day 7 hrs
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3 days 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
how are you?
"Ma ha'inyanim?", "Ma nishma?", "Hakol beseder?" etc.


Explanation:
There are also plenty of variations, depending on register and the degree of intimacy.
So, indeed, a context will be helpful here.
Doron

Doron Greenspan MITI
Israel
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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