Common Hebrew Words and Phrases
Greetings & Courtesies
English | Hebrew |
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Hello, good-bye or peace | Shalom |
Good morning | Boker tov |
Good evening | Erev tov |
See you soon | L’hitra’ot |
What’s up? | Ma nishma |
Yes | Ken |
No | Lo |
Thank you | Toda |
Excuse me/I’m sorry | Slicha |
Please/You’re welcome | Bevakasha |
What is your name? (male/female) | Eich korim lecha/lach? |
My name is… | Shmi… |
How are you? (male/female) | Ma shlomcha/shlomech? |
Fine, OK | B’seder |
Not good | Lo tov |
Excellent | Metzuyan |
I’m tired (male/female) | Ani ayef/ayefa |
Student (male/female) | Talmid/Talmida |
Shopping & Dining
English | Hebrew |
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Do you have…(male/female) | Yesh lecha/lach…? |
How much? | Kama zeh oleh? |
I want…(male/female) | Ani rotzeh/rotzah |
I don’t want…(male/female) | Ani lo rotzeh/rotzah… |
Money | Kesef |
Change (literally, "leftovers") | Odef |
Waiter/waitress | Meltzar/meltzarit |
Water | Mayim |
Coffee | Kafeh |
Tea | Tay |
Emergencies
English | Hebrew |
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Do you speak English? (female/male) | Aaht medaberet Anglit?/Ata medaber Anglit? |
I don’t speak Hebrew (female/male) | Ani lo medaberet Ivrit/Ani lo medaber Ivrit |
Police | Mishtara |
Doctor | Rofe |
Hospital | Beit cholim |
Passport | Darkon |
Getting Around
English | Hebrew |
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Where is…? | Eifoh…? |
When | Matai |
Why | Lama |
I’m going to…(male/female) | Ani nose’a l’…/Ani nosa’at l’… |
There is… | Yesh… |
There is no… | Ain… |
Do you know where…is (female/male) | Ata yodea eifoh nimtza…/(aht yoda’at) eifoh nimtza… |
Wait/Just a moment | Rega |
Restaurant | Mis’adah |
Bathroom (services) | Sherutim |
Post office (mail) | Do’ar |
Street | Rechov |
Boulevard | Sderot |
Market | Shuk |
Museum | Muzion |
Synagogue | Beit knesset |
Church | Knaissia |
Central bus station | Tachana merkazit |
Taxi | Monit (regular, taxi); Sherut (shared taxi, like a mini-van) |
Automobile | Mechonit |
Train | Rakevet |
Bus | Otoboos |
Hotel | Malon |
Hostel | Akhsaniya |
Room | Cheder |
University | Universita |
Beach | Chof |
Grocery store | Makolet |
What is this? | Ma zeh? |
Food | Okhel |
Hour, time | Sha’a |
Day | Yom |
Week | Shavua |
Month | Chodesh |
Year | Shana |
Today | Ha’yom |
Yesterday | Etmol |
Tomorrow | Machar |
What time is it? | Ma hasha’a? |
Right | Yamin |
Left | Smol |
Straight | Yashar |
Days
English | Hebrew |
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Sunday | Yom rishon |
Monday | Yom shenee |
Tuesday | Yom shlishi |
Wednesday | Yom revi’i |
Thursday | Yom chamishi |
Friday | Yom shishi |
Saturday (Sabbath) | Shabbat |
Seasons
English | Hebrew |
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Autumn | Stav |
Winter | Choref |
Spring | Aviv |
Summer | Kayitz |
Numbers
English | Hebrew |
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One | Achat |
Two | Shtayim |
Three | Shalosh |
Four | Arba |
Five | Chamesh |
Six | Shesh |
Seven | Sheva |
Eight | Shmone |
Nine | Tesha |
Ten | Eser |
Eleven | Achat esrey |
Twelve | Shtem esrey |
Thirteen | Shlosh esrey |
Fourteen | Arba esrey |
Fifteen | Chamesh esrey |
Sixteen | Shesh esrey |
Seventeen | Shva esrey |
Eighteen | Shmoneh esrey |
Nineteen | Tsha esrey |
Twenty | Esrim |
Twenty one | Esrim veachat |
Twenty two | Esrim veshtayim |
Thirty | Shloshim |
Forty | Arbaim |
Fifty | Chamishim |
Sixty | Shishim |
Seventy | Shivim |
Eighty | Shmonim |
Ninety | Tishim |
One hundred | Mea |
Two hundred | Mataim |
Three hundred | Shlosh meot |
Four hundred | Arba meot |
Five hundred | Chamesh meot |
Six hundred | Shesh meot |
Seven hundred | Shva meot |
Eight hundred | Shmone meot |
Nine hundred | Tsha meot |
One thousand | Elef |
Two thousand | Alpayeem |
Three thousand | Shloshet alafim |