Contacts & SNS

1. מה המייל שלך?

   Ma hameil shelkha?

   What is your email address?

   Usage

   Used when exchanging contact information. Directed at a male.

   Grammar Note

   Modern Hebrew adopts many English tech terms. "Meil" (mail) is a key example. The Academy of Hebrew Language promoted "do'ar elektroni" but "meil" prevails colloquially.

2. תוסיף אותי בוואטסאפ

   Tosif oti beVotsap

   Add me on WhatsApp

   Usage

   WhatsApp is the most widely used messaging app in Israel.

   Grammar Note

   "Tosif" is the 2nd person masculine future of hifil "lehosef" (to add). For a female: "tosifi."

3. מה מספר הפלאפון שלך?

   Ma mispar hapelefon shelkha?

   What is your mobile number?

   Usage

   Used to exchange phone numbers. "Pelefon" is Israeli colloquial for mobile phone.

   Grammar Note

   "Pelefon" is an Israeli colloquialism based on English "phone." The formal term is "telefon nayad" (mobile telephone).

4. אני אשלח לך הודעה

   Ani eshlakh lekha hodaa

   I will send you a message

   Usage

   Used when parting to promise to stay in touch. Directed at a male.

   Grammar Note

   Root y-d-' of "hoda'ah" means to know/inform. Related to "yedi'a" (knowledge/news) and "da'at" (knowledge).

5. בוא נישאר בקשר

   Bo nishaer bekesher

   Let's stay in touch

   Usage

   Used when you want to maintain contact with someone you met while traveling.

   Grammar Note

   "Kesher" means knot, bond, or connection. It can also mean "conspiracy" (a secret connection) in other contexts.

6. אני אתקשר אליך

   Ani etkasher elekha

   I will call you

   Usage

   Used to promise to call someone later. Directed at a male.

   Grammar Note

   "Lehitkasher" (to call / get in touch) is a hitpa'el verb from the same root k-sh-r as "kesher" (connection) and takes the preposition "el." The verb form "etkasher" is the same for any speaker; only the "you" changes (elekha m. / elaikh f.).

7. מה שם המשתמש שלך באינסטגרם?

   Ma shem hameshtamesh shelkha beInstagram?

   What is your Instagram username?

   Usage

   Used when exchanging social media handles. Directed at a male.

   Grammar Note

   "Meshtamesh" is the hitpa'el present participle of "lehishtamesh" (to use/make use of). It's standard for "user" in tech contexts.

8. שלח לי תמונה

   Shlakh li tmuna

   Send me a photo

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to share a photo taken on the trip. Masculine imperative.

   Grammar Note

   "Tmuna" is the general word for picture / photo / image, and in everyday speech it is also what people call a photo they took. "Tatslum" is a somewhat more formal word for a photograph or print.

9. אני אשלח לך את הכתובת

   Ani eshlakh lekha et haktovet

   I will send you the address

   Usage

   Used when promising to send a meeting location or accommodation address.

   Grammar Note

   Root k-t-b of "ktovet" means to write, related to "ktiva" (writing). An address is literally "something written."

10. היה כיף להכיר אותך

    Haya keif lehakir otkha

    It was fun meeting you

    Usage

    Used when parting with someone you met on your trip. Directed at a male.

    Grammar Note

    "Keif" is borrowed from Arabic "kaif" and is widely used in Israeli colloquial speech. The derived adjective "keifi" means "fun/cool."

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