LESSON NOTES

Survival Phrases S1 #1
Thank You in Hebrew

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Hebrew
English
Romanization
Vowelled
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Grammar
Cultural Insight

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ENGLISH
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Thank you.

2.

Thank you very much.

3.

I thank you. (Male speaker to male listener)

4.

I thank you. (Female speaker to female listener)

ROMANIZATION
1.

Toda

2.

Toda raba

3.

Ani mode lecha

4.

Ani moda lach

VOWELLED
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VOCABULARY
He br e w

R omanization

English

C lass

toda

thank you

noun

raba

very much

adjective

ani

pronoun

Ge nde r

none

SAMPLE SENTENCES
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Todah al ha-matanah!

toda al ha-ezra.

Thanks for the gift!

Thank you for your help.

Todah rabah she-batem.

toda raba al ha-ezra.

Many thanks that you came.

Thank you very much for your help.

Ani me'a merica.

ani yashen.

I am from America.

I'm sleeping (male speaker)

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ani ohev otakh.

I love you (male speaker to female listener)

GRAMMAR
Wherever your destination may be, manners are necessary! In this respect, Israel is no
different. In our very first lesson, we'll be teaching you a simple phrase that is bound to come
in handy throughout your trip to Israel. I can't stress this enough, a little a bit of language can
go such a long way!
In Hebrew, "Thank you" is Toda.
You can emphasize Toda by adding raba, which literally means, "very much."
You could say Toda raba, which would be equivalent to "Thank you very much" or "Thanks a
lot."
In Hebrew, there are other ways to express one's gratitude. However, they are all variations
using Toda, which is a noun and the subject Ani, which is a more formal "I thank you very
much."
There will be occasions where you will really want to show your appreciation and politeness.
During occasions such as these, you can use the subject Ani.
In Hebrew, there are different ways to say, "I thank you" depending on the gender of the
speaker and the listener. If a man is speaking, "I thank you" is Ani mode lecha.
If a woman is speaking, "I thank you" is Ani moda lach.
In both cases, we use the first word Ani "I" to make the phrase formal.

CULTURAL INSIGHT
Qu i ck Ti p 1

By far, Toda is the most common way to say "Thank you." Remember, when in doubt, it is

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always your safest bet to keep it simple. You don't have to worry about formal or informal
situations. You can use Toda with just about anyone, anywhere, and anytime. You say Toda
when the waiter brings your food or drinks, when the clerk in the hotel takes your luggage to
your room (of course, throwing in a tip won't hurt either!), and when somebody welcomes you
or congratulates you. It doesn't matter his or her profession or age, Toda or Toda raba will
always be an appropriate response.

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