Getting around in Hebrew
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Hebrew words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Hebrew phrases in this lesson
- ืืื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
Also called "assunim" colloquially. Bathrooms in public places (cafes, restaurants) usually require a purchase. Israelis are relaxed about this; a small expense buys access.
Literally "to the left".
Literally "straight forward". Just "yshar" works too. Usually delivered with a pointing hand down the street.
Simple pointer. "Kan" plus pointing solves most location conversations. "Kan bematzhak" (right here) adds emphasis.
Israel Rail (Rakevet Israel) runs north-south coastal routes and Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express. Stations are modern and well-marked. Buying tickets on your phone is normal.
Buses cover urban areas and inter-city routes. The transit card "Rav Kav" works on all Israeli buses and trains. Ask "eifo hatachana?" (where's the station?).
Literally "the flight field". Ben Gurion is linked to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem by train.
Buy at machines or on your phone; ticket windows are disappearing. Zones determine price; the app calculates them so you don't have to understand the system.