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Congratulations

Hebrew translation: מזל טוב

14:27 May 7, 2004
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Congratulations
congratulations on engagement
Hebrew translation:מזל טוב
Explanation:
mazal tov
this is the common congratulatory phrase used in such cases (of marriage, engagement, birth of a child etc.) and it means, when translated word by word: good luck
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varda
Israel
Local time: 08:41
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5 +6מזל טוב
varda
4ברכות ואיחולים
Adam Gladys


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
congratulations
מזל טוב


Explanation:
mazal tov
this is the common congratulatory phrase used in such cases (of marriage, engagement, birth of a child etc.) and it means, when translated word by word: good luck

varda
Israel
Local time: 08:41
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michal Circolone
12 mins
agree  EGB Translations
21 mins
agree  Yaara Di Segni
53 mins
agree  rotm (X)
1 hr
neutral  Eynat: One option - the one below is another one.
1 hr
agree  Suzan Chin
1 hr
agree  AMik99
15 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
congratulations
ברכות ואיחולים


Explanation:
Yes, but that would be the real translation. I think איחוליי is just as common as מזל טוב.

Adam Gladys
Local time: 08:41
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  ruth bachrach: "ichulim levaviyim" is a more formal form, or written, when u hug someone u say "mazal tov"
1 hr
  -> But we do not have a context, do we? I just offered another option, without dismissing the first one.
agree  Eynat: Ruth is simply wrong to disagree with this suggestion.
1 day 1 hr
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