Learn Hebrew ten words at a time
ืขืืจืืช
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Hebrew words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- ืฉืืืsha-LOM
- Hello
- ืืืงืจ ืืืBO-ker TOV
- Good morning
- ืขืจื ืืืE-rev TOV
- Good evening
- ืืืชืจืืืชleh-hit-ra-OT
- Goodbye
- ื ืชืจืืnit-ra-EH
- See you
- ืืืงืฉืbeh-va-ka-SHA
- Please
- ืชืืืto-DA
- Thank you
- ืืื ืืขื ืืein be-AD MA
- You're welcome
- ืื ื ืืฆืืขืจa-NEE mits-ta-ER
- Sorry
- ืกืืืืslee-KHA
- Excuse me
- ื ืขืื ืืืืna-EEM me-OD
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- ืื ื ืจืืฆื...a-NEE ro-TSE
- I would like...
- ืืช ืืืet ha-ZEH
- This one
- ืืื ืื ืขืืื?ka-MA zeh o-LE?
- How much is it?
- ืืืฉืืื, ืืืงืฉืha-khesh-BON, beh-va-ka-SHA
- The bill, please
- ืืืจืืืกbe-khar-TIS
- By card
- ืืืืืืbe-me-zu-MAN
- In cash
- ืืืma-YIM
- Water
- ืงืคืka-FE
- Coffee
- ืชืteh
- Tea
- ืืืจืBEE-ra
- Beer
- ืืื...blee
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- ืืken
- Yes
- ืืlo
- No
- ืืกืืจbe-SE-der
- Okay
- ืื ื ืื ืืืืa-NEE lo me-VIN
- I don't understand
- ืืชื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืืช?a-TA me-da-BER ang-LIT?
- Do you speak English?
- ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืจ ืขื ืื?ef-SHAR lakh-ZOR al ZEH
- Can you repeat that?
- ืืื, ืืืงืฉืle-AT, beh-va-ka-SHA
- Slowly, please
- ืื ืื?mah ZEH
- What is this?
- ืื ื ืฆืจืื...a-NEE tsa-RIKH
- I need...
- ืืชื ืืืื ืืขืืืจ ืื?a-TA ya-KHOL la-a-ZOR li
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- ืืืa-HAD
- One
- ืฉื ืืืshna-YIM
- Two
- ืฉืืืฉืshlo-SHA
- Three
- ืืจืืขืar-BA-ah
- Four
- ืืืืฉืkha-mee-SHA
- Five
- ืฉืืฉืshi-SHA
- Six
- ืฉืืขืshiv-A
- Seven
- ืฉืืื ืshmo-NA
- Eight
- ืชืฉืขืtish-A
- Nine
- ืขืฉืจืa-SE-rah
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- ืืฉ ืืื...?yesh la-KHEM...?
- Do you have...?
- ืืืคื...?ay-FA...?
- Where is...?
- ืคืชืืpa-TU-akh
- Open
- ืกืืืจsa-GUR
- Closed
- ืฉืงืืช?sa-KIT?
- A bag?
- ืืงืจ ืืืya-KAR mi-DAI
- Too expensive
- ืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืyesh li haz-ma-NA
- I have a reservation
- ืืจืืืช ืืืงืจ ืืืืื?a-ru-KHAT BO-ker k'lu-LA
- Is breakfast included?
- ืื ืืกืืกืื ืฉื ืืืืื-ืคืื?mah ha-sis-MA shel ha-WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- ืืคืฉืจ...?ef-SHAR
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- ืฉืืืื ืืฉื ืืืshul-KHAN le-shna-YIM
- A table for two
- ืืชืคืจืื, ืืืงืฉืha-ta-FRY, beh-va-ka-SHA
- The menu, please
- ืื ืืชื ืืืืืฅ?mah a-TA mam-LITS
- What do you recommend?
- ืื ื ืื ืืืื...a-NEE lo o-KHEL
- I don't eat...
- ืืฉ ืื ืืืจืืื ื...yesh li a-LER-gi-ya le
- I'm allergic to...
- ืืฉืจba-SAR
- Meat
- ืขืืฃof
- Chicken
- ืืdag
- Fish
- ืื ืืขืืzeh ta-YIM
- It's delicious
- ืืืืื!leh-KHAI-im!
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- ืื ืฉืืืื?mah shlo-ME-kha?
- How are you?
- ืืื, ืชืืืtov, to-DA
- I'm fine, thanks
- ืืืชื?ve-a-TA?
- And you?
- ืืื ืงืืจืืื ืื?eikh kor-IM le-KHA
- What's your name?
- ืงืืจืืื ืื...kor-IM li
- My name is...
- ืืืืคื ืืชื?me-EI-fo a-TA
- Where are you from?
- ืื ื ื...a-NEE mi
- I'm from...
- ืื ื ืืืื ืืช ืืa-NEE o-HEV et ZEH
- I like it
- ืื ืืคืzeh ya-FE
- It's beautiful
- ืืจืืืื ืืืืืbru-KHIM ha-ba-IM
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- ืืืคื ืืฉืืจืืชืื?ay-FA ha-shee-ru-TIM?
- Where is the toilet?
- ืืื ืืืืขืื ื...?eikh ma-gi-IM le
- How do I get to...?
- ืฉืืืืSMO-la
- To the left
- ืืืื ืYA-mi-na
- To the right
- ืืฉืจ ืงืืืืya-SHAR ka-DEE-ma
- Straight ahead
- ืืืka-AN
- Here
- ืชืื ืช ืืจืืืชta-kha-NAT ha-ra-KE-vet
- Train station
- ืืืืืืืกo-to-BUS
- Bus
- ืฉืื ืืชืขืืคืs'DE ha-te-u-FA
- Airport
- ืืจืืืก ืืื, ืืืงืฉืkhar-TIS a-HAD, beh-va-ka-SHA
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- ืขืืฉืืakh-SHAV
- Now
- ืืืจ ืืa-KHAR KAH
- Later
- ืืืืha-YOM
- Today
- ืืืจMA-khar
- Tomorrow
- ืืขืจืha-E-rev
- Tonight
- ืืชื?ma-TAI
- When?
- ืืชื ืื ื ืคืชื?ma-TAI zeh nif-TAKH
- What time does it open?
- ืจืง ืจืืขrak RE-ga
- One moment, please
- ืืงืืชda-KOT
- Minutes
- ืฉืขืืชsha-OT
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- ืขืืจื!EZ-ra!
- Help!
- ืงืจื ืืจืืคืka-RA le-ro-FE
- Call a doctor
- ืืฉืืจืmis-tar-RA
- Police
- ืืืช ืืจืงืืชbet mar-ka-KHAT
- Pharmacy
- ืืืช ืืืืืbet kho-lim
- Hospital
- ืื ื ืืืืa-NEE a-BUD
- I'm lost
- ืื ื ืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืืa-NEE lo mar-GISH tov
- I don't feel well
- ืื ื ืื ืzeh nig-NAV
- It was stolen
- ืื ืืงืจื ืืืจืืzeh mik-RE khi-RUM
- It's an emergency
- ืขืืื ืืืชืa-ZOV o-TI
- Leave me alone