Hebrew Language and Concepts

Weather and Nature

  • geshem: rain

  • shemesh: sun

  • ruakh: wind

  • kham: hot

  • kar: cold

  • na'im: pleasant

  • keshet: rainbow (f)

  • teva: nature (m)

Food and Beverages (Okhel)

  • General Items     - okhel: food     - orez: rice (m)     - kino'a: quinoa     - tiras: corn     - tered: spinach     - mits: juice     - mits tapuzim: orange juice     - salat yarok: green salad     - of: chicken     - rotev: sauce     - rotev agvaniyot: tomato sauce     - shemen: oil (m)     - zayit: olive (m)     - shemen zayit: olive oil     - khalav: milk     - khalav shkedim: almond milk     - sukar: sugar     - kerakh: ice     - glida: ice cream (f)

  • Vegetables and Legumes     - batzal: onion     - melafefon: cucumber     - agvania: tomato (f)     - pilpel: pepper     - gamba: bell pepper     - gezer: carrot     - tapooakh adama: potato     - shkedim: almonds     - shaked: almond (m)

  • Eggs (Beitsa)     - beitsa: egg     - beitsim: eggs     - beitsa kasha: hard boiled egg     - beitsat ayin: sunny side up     - mekooshkeshet: scrambled (f)

  • Fruits (Perot / Pri)     - pri: fruit (m)     - perot: fruits     - tapooakh: apple     - tapookhim: apples     - avatiakh: watermelon     - ananas: pineapple     - rimon: pomegranate     - limon: lemon     - tapooz: orange     - tootim: strawberries     - ookhmanit: blueberry (f)     - ookhmaniyot: blueberries

  • Bakery Items     - oogat gezer: carrot cake     - oogat tutim: strawberry cake

Human Body and Characteristics

  • Body Parts     - se'ar: hair     - se'arot: hairs (plural)     - ayin: eye (f)     - enayim: eyes (plural)     - af: nose     - pe: mouth

  • Hair Types and Colors     - se'arot savta: cotton candy (literal: grandmother hair)     - ging'i: ginger     - blondini: blond     - yesh li se'ar khum: I have brown hair     - yesh lo se'ar blondini: he has blond hair

  • Descriptive Statements     - ha'enayim sheli be'tseva khum: my eyes are brown

Verbs and Present Tense Conjugations

  • Lalechet (to go)     - holekh: goes (m)     - holekhet: goes (f)

  • Ledaber (to speak)     - medaber: speaks (m)     - medaberet: speaks (f)

  • Lishon (to sleep)     - yashen: sleeping (m)     - yeshena: sleeping (f)

  • Le'ehov (to love)     - ohev: love (m)     - ohevet: love (f)

  • La'avod (to work)     - oved: working (m)     - ovedet: working (f)

  • Le'ekhol (to eat)     - okhel: eating (m)     - okhelet: eating (f)

  • La'asot (to do)     - oseh: doing (m)     - osah: doing (f)

  • Lirtsot (to want)     - rotseh: want (m)     - rotsah: want (f)

  • Lishtot (to drink)     - shoteh: drinking (m)     - shotah: drinking (f)

  • Lanooakh (to rest)     - nakh: resting (m)     - nakha: resting (f)     - Audio Reference for Naga/a: https://beep.audio/Dg49wbv

  • La'da'at (to know)     - yode’a: know (m)     - yoda’at: know (f)

  • Phrasal/Compound Verbs     - hoo ose halikha: he (is) doing a walk     - hee osa halikha: she (is) doing a walk

  • Ability     - yakhol: can (m)     - yekhola: can (f)

Professions

  • more: teacher (m)

  • mora: teacher (f)

  • rofeh: doctor (m)

  • ro’fa: doctor (f)

Colors (Tseva/Tsva'im)

  • tseva: color

  • tsva'im: colors

  • adom: red

  • kakhol: blue

  • yarok: green

  • tsahov: yellow

  • shakhor: black

  • lavan: white

  • afor: grey

  • varod: pink

  • sagol: purple

  • katom: orange

Adjectives

  • gadol (m) / gdola (f): Big

  • katan (m) / katana (f): Small

  • yafe (m) / yafa (f): Beautiful

  • moozar (m) / moozara (f): Strange

  • tov (m) / tova (f): Good

  • kar (m) / kara (f): Cold

  • kham (m) / khama (f): Hot

Numbers and Counting

  • Numbers 1-10     - akhat: 11     - shtayim: 22     - shalosh: 33     - arba: 44     - khamesh: 55     - shesh: 66     - sheva: 77     - shmone: 88     - tesha: 99     - eser: 1010

  • Numbers 11-20     - akhat esre: 1111     - shtem esre: 1212     - shlosh esre: 1313     - arba esre: 1414     - khamesh esre: 1515     - shesh esre: 1616     - shva esre: 1717     - shmone esre: 1818     - tesha esre: 1919     - esrim: 2020

  • Tens     - shloshim: 3030     - arbaim: 4040     - khamishim: 5050     - shishim: 6060     - shiv'im: 7070     - shmonim: 8080     - tish'im: 9090

Time and Calendar

  • Units of Time     - yom: day     - hayom: today     - shavua: week     - ma ha sha'a: what time is it     - reva: quarter     - khetsi: half

  • Days of the Week     - rishon: Sunday     - sheni: Monday     - shlishi: Tuesday     - revi'i: Wednesday     - khamishi: Thursday     - shishi: Friday     - shabbat: Saturday

Self-Introduction and Identity

  • Name Queries     - ekh kor'im lekha?: what is your name (m)     - ekh kor'im lakh?: what is your name (f)     - kor'im lee..: my name is

  • Origin     - meh efo ata?: where are you from (m)     - meh efo at?: where are you from (f)     - ani meh..: I am from

  • Age     - ben kama ata?: how old are you (m)     - bat kama at?: how old are you (f)     - ani ben 56: I am 5656 (m)     - ani bat 56: I am 5656 (f)

Family and Relationships

  • mishpakha: family

  • akh: brother

  • akhot: sister

  • khaver: friend (m)

  • khavera: friend (f)

  • yeladim: children

  • kelev: dog

Possession and Articles

  • Inquiry and Status     - yesh lekha: do you have (m)     - yesh lakh: do you have (f)     - yesh li: I have     - en li: I don’t have

  • Possessive Pronouns     - sheli: my     - shelkha: your (m)     - shelakh: your (f)     - shelo: his     - shela: her

  • Prepositions and Prefixes     - ha-: the     - leh-: to/for     - veh-: and     - beh-: in/at     - meh-: from

Ordering and Daily Life

  • efshar: can I get

  • eem: with

  • blee: without

General Useful Words

  • mashehoo: something

  • mamash: very

  • aval: but

  • gam: also

  • yofi: good, great

  • beseder: okay

  • tov: good

  • bevakasha: please / you’re welcome / please

  • slikha: sorry / excuse me

  • beh emet?: for real?

  • yom hooledet: birthday (m)

Slang and Phrases

  • ma kore: what’s up

  • ma nishma: how are you

  • me'ooleh: great

  • kakha kakha: so-so

  • al ha panim: terrible (literal translation: “on the face”)

  • eze keta: wow / no way

  • ani met al: I love (m) (slang)

  • ani meta al: I love (f) (slang)

  • en li moosag: I have no idea

Idioms and Cultural Context

  • The Pepper Idiom     - En la pilpel (f) / En lo pilpel (m): She/he doesn't have pepper. This means they are lacking boldness, energy, or spark.

  • Medical and Health     - ref'ooa: medicine / healing     - refoo'a shlema: full recovery