מה נשמע

Hebrew

Etymology

Calque of Yiddish וואָס הערט זיך (vos hert zikh). Literally, "what is heard?"

Phrase

מַה נִּשְׁמַע? • (ma nishmá?)

1. how are you? (in all tenses and pluralities)
2. what's up?
3. what's new?

See also

• מה שלומך? (ma sh'lomkhá/sh'lomékh?)
• מה המצב? (ma hamatzáv?)
• מה קורה? (ma koré?)