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Most Common Hebrew Words
עברית
Essential Hebrew vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| בית (bayit) | house | BA-yit |
| מים (mayim) | water | MA-yim |
| גבר (gever) | man | GE-ver |
| אישה (isha) | woman | ee-SHA |
| ילד (yeled) | child | YE-led |
| חבר (khaver) | friend | KHA-ver |
| זמן (zman) | time | zman |
| יום (yom) | day | yom |
| חיים (khayim) | life | KHA-yim |
| עולם (olam) | world | o-LAM |
| מדינה (medina) | country | me-dee-NA |
| עיר (ir) | city | eer |
| עבודה (avoda) | work | a-vo-DA |
| כסף (kesef) | money | KE-sef |
| אוכל (okhel) | food | O-khel |
| משפחה (mishpakha) | family | mish-pa-KHA |
| מכונית (mekhonit) | car | me-kho-NIT |
| ספר (sefer) | book | SE-fer |
| בית ספר (beit sefer) | school | beit SE-fer |
| רחוב (rekhov) | street | re-KHOV |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| להיות (lihyot) | to be | li-HYOT |
| להיות ל (lihyot le) | to have | li-HYOT le |
| לעשות (laasot) | to do | la-a-SOT |
| ללכת (lalechet) | to go | la-LE-khet |
| לבוא (lavo) | to come | la-VO |
| לדבר (ledaber) | to speak | le-da-BER |
| לראות (lirot) | to see | li-ROT |
| לדעת (ladaat) | to know | la-DA-at |
| לאכול (lekhol) | to eat | le-e-KHOL |
| לשתות (lishtot) | to drink | lish-TOT |
| לישון (lishon) | to sleep | li-SHON |
| לעבוד (laavod) | to work | la-a-VOD |
| לחשוב (lakhshov) | to think | lakh-SHOV |
| לאהוב (leehov) | to love | le-e-HOV |
| לקחת (lakhakhat) | to take | la-KHA-khat |
| לתת (latet) | to give | la-TET |
| להבין (lehavin) | to understand | le-ha-VIN |
| לרצות (lirtsot) | to want | lir-TSOT |
| לקרוא (likro) | to read | lik-RO |
| לכתוב (likhtov) | to write | likh-TOV |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| גדול (gadol) | big | ga-DOL |
| קטן (katan) | small | ka-TAN |
| טוב (tov) | good | tov |
| רע (ra) | bad | ra |
| יפה (yafe) | beautiful | ya-FE |
| חדש (khadash) | new | kha-DASH |
| ישן (yashan) | old | ya-SHAN |
| צעיר (tsair) | young | tsa-IR |
| שמח (sameakh) | happy | sa-ME-akh |
| עצוב (atsov) | sad | a-TSOV |
| חזק (khazak) | strong | kha-ZAK |
| מהיר (mahir) | fast | ma-HER |
| איטי (iti) | slow | ee-TEE |
| חם (kham) | hot | kham |
| קר (kar) | cold | kar |
| קל (kal) | easy | kal |
| קשה (kashe) | difficult | ka-SHE |
| חשוב (kashuv) | important | ka-SHUV |
| חופשי (khofshi) | free | khof-SHEE |
| אמיתי (amiti) | true | a-mi-TEE |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| מאוד (meod) | very | me-OD |
| גם (gam) | also / too | gam |
| תמיד (tamid) | always | ta-MID |
| אף פעם (af paam) | never | af PA-am |
| לעתים קרובות (le-itim krovot) | often | le-i-TIM kro-VOT |
| עכשיו (akhshav) | now | akh-SHAV |
| כבר (kvar) | already | kvar |
| עדיין (adayin) | still / yet | a-da-YIN |
| אולי (ulay) | maybe | oo-LAY |
| טוב (tov) | well | tov |
| מהר (maher) | quickly | ma-HER |
| כאן (kan) | here | kan |
| שם (sham) | there | sham |
| ביחד (beyakhad) | together | be-ya-KHAD |
| רק (rak) | only / just | rak |
| באמת (be-emet) | really | be-E-met |
| הרבה (harbe) | a lot | har-BE |
| קצת (ktzat) | a little | ktzat |
| יותר מדי (yoter miday) | too much | yo-TER mi-DAY |
| מיד (miyad) | immediately | mi-YAD |