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Shalom

Hebrew translation: Shalom

10:53 Jan 10, 2010
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Shalom
We are working on a project where a character is visiting many different countries in the world. We're introducing the countries with a short line of copy starting with an official greeting of the country - i.e. for France, he'll say "Bonjour I'm in France..."

We are trying to find a generic greeting for Israel that is authentic but this seems to be quite open to debate. So we would like the greeting we've found confirmed accurate or if there is a better suggestions.
Melissa Angus
Hebrew translation:Shalom
Explanation:
Shalom is the traditional Hebrew and Israeli greeting - all the other ways of greeting (Ma Nishma, Ma Chudush, Ma sholmchem for example) are variations of "How are You?" and are not a simple greeting.
Selected response from:

Chaya Cohen
Israel
Local time: 09:15
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Summary of answers provided
5Shalom
Chaya Cohen
5shalom
Mati Goldman


  

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shalom
Shalom


Explanation:
Shalom is the traditional Hebrew and Israeli greeting - all the other ways of greeting (Ma Nishma, Ma Chudush, Ma sholmchem for example) are variations of "How are You?" and are not a simple greeting.

Example sentence(s):
  • Shalom, ma shlomchem?
Chaya Cohen
Israel
Local time: 09:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
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thank you
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
shalom
shalom


Explanation:
peace

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Note added at 5 days (2010-01-15 13:25:54 GMT) Post-grading
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I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING CHAYA COJEN WROTE AND MAYBE IT SHULD BE ADDED THAT ITS LITERARYMEANING IS "PEACE"

Mati Goldman
Israel
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in PolishPolish
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