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Phrase	Transcription	Translation
Getting acquainted	hekeirut	הֶכֵּרוּת

What is your name?	ma sheemxa (masc.) / sh'meix (fem.)?	מַה שִּׁמְךָ/שְׁמֵךְ?
My name is...	sh'mee...	שְׁמִי...
How are you?	ma sh'lomxa / sh'lomeix?	מַה שְּׁלוֹמְךָ/שְׁלוֹמֵךָ?
Okay, thanks. And how are you?	tov, toda, v'ata?	טוֹב, תּוֹדָה. וְאַתָּה?
Thank God!	barux hashem!	בָּרוּךְ הַשֵּׁם!
Allow me to introduce Mr./Mrs...	na le׳hakeer et mar / marat...	נָא לְהַכִּיר אֶת מַר / מָרַת...
It's very nice to meet you.	na׳eem m'od le׳hakeerxa /le׳hakeerex	נָעִים מְאֹד לְהַכִּירְךָ / לְהַכִּירֵךְ.
I'm happy to see you.	anee samei׳ax leerotxa	אָנִי שָֹמֵחַ לִרְאוֹתְךָ.
You don't say!	ma ata sax!	מָה אַתָּה סָח!
How was your trip?	eix avra ne'see׳atxa?	אֵיךָ עָבְרָה נְסִיעָתְךָ?
Who are you?	mee ata?	מִי אַתָּה?
And who is this?	umee ze/zo?	וּמִי זֶה/זוֹ?
This is Mister...	ze׳ho mar...	זֶהוּ מַר...
Sir	adon	אָדוֹן
Mrs.	ge'veret	גְּבֶרֶת
Miss	ge׳veret	גְּבֶרֶת (לֹא נְשׂוּאָה)
I've heard a lot about him.	shamatee rabot odotav	שָׁמַעְתִּי רַבּוֹת אוֹדוֹתָיו.
How long have you been here?	kama zman ata nimtza kan?	כַּמָּה זְמַן אַתָּה נִמְצָא כָּאן?
- a day / a week / a month	yom / shavu׳a / xodesh	- יוֹם / שָׁבוּעַ / חֹדֶשׁ
I came for...	batee...	בָּאתִי...
- a vacation	le׳xufsha	- לְחֻפְשָׁה
- on business	le׳tzorex asakeem	- לְצֹרֶךְ עֲסָקִים
- my health	le׳teepul bree׳utee	- לְטִפּוּל בְּרִיאוּתִי
How is business?	eix ha׳asakeem?	אֵיךְ הָעֲסָקִים?
excellent	me'tzuyaneem	מְצֻיָּנִים
How is the family?	ma sh'lom hamishpaxa?	מַה שְׁלוֹם הַמִשְׁפָּחָה?
Send regards to...	dreeshat shalom le׳...	דְּרִישַׁת שָׁלוֹם לְ...