איך היה היום שלך
eikh haya hayom shelkha
איך היה היום שלך (eikh haya hayom shelkha) is the Hebrew way to say how was your day?
This phrase is used to ask someone about their experiences and feelings during the day that has passed.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from eikh (how), haya (was), hayom (the day) and shelkha (yours).
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form איך היה היום שלך uses the masculine possessive suffix shelkha to address a male.
How do you pronounce it?
eikh haya hayom shelkha
Did you know?
- While איך היה היום שלך is a direct translation, a more common way to ask this is איך עבר היום? ('How did the day pass?').
- The word היה (was) shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the Proto-Semitic word for 'to happen', meaning that when you ask how the day 'was', you are linguistically asking how the day 'happened'.
- In Hebrew, even if you are asking a woman, the verb היה (was) remains masculine because it agrees with the word 'day' (יום), which is a masculine noun.
Examples in context
- אז איך היה היום שלך?az eikh haya hayom shelkha?So, how was your day?
Example conversation
Daniel and Agur meet at home after a long day.
- דניאל Danielהיי עגור, איך היה היום שלך?Hai Agur, eich haya hayom shelach?Hi Agur, how was your day?
- עגור Adiהיה עמוס מאוד, אבל היה טוב.Haya amus me'od, aval haya tov.It was very busy, but it was good.
- דניאל Danielשמח לשמוע. רוצה לשתות משהו?Same'ach lishmoa. Rotza lishtot mashehu?Glad to hear. Do you want something to drink?
- עגור Adiכן, בבקשה. תודה דניאל.Ken, bevakasha. Toda Daniel.Yes, please. Thanks Daniel.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries היה, היום, שלך, CC BY-SA 4.0.
