๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Hebrew

Essential Hebrew phrases

The 30 phrases you'll use first โ€” with pronunciation, the formal and informal versions, and what they really mean.

EnglishHebrewPronunciation
Helloืฉืœื•ืshalom
Goodbyeืœื”ืชืจืื•ืชlehitra'ot
Thank youืชื•ื“ื”toda
Pleaseื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”bevakasha
Sorryืกืœื™ื—ื”slicha
Excuse meืกืœื™ื—ื”slicha
Yesื›ืŸken
Noืœืlo
Good morningื‘ื•ืงืจ ื˜ื•ื‘boker tov
Good eveningืขืจื‘ ื˜ื•ื‘erev tov
Good nightืœื™ืœื” ื˜ื•ื‘laila tov
How are you?ืžื” ืฉืœื•ืžืš?ma shlomcha?
My name isโ€ฆืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื™โ€ฆkor'im liโ€ฆ
Nice to meet youื ืขื™ื ืžืื•ื“na'im me'od
I love youืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืื•ืชืšani ohev otach
I miss youืื ื™ ืžืชื’ืขื’ืข ืืœื™ื™ืšani mitga'ge'a elayich
Happy birthdayื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ืฉืžื—yom huledet same'ach
Cheersืœื—ื™ื™ืlechaim
Enjoy your mealื‘ืชื™ืื‘ื•ืŸbete'avon
Welcomeื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื‘ืbaruch ha-ba
Congratulationsืžื–ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘mazal tov
Happy New Yearืฉื ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”shana tova
I don't understandืื ื™ ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืŸani lo mevin
Do you speak English?ืืชื” ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช?ata medaber anglit?
How much is it?ื›ืžื” ื–ื” ืขื•ืœื”?kama ze ole?
Where is the toilet?ืื™ืคื” ื”ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื?eifo ha-sherutim?
Help!ื”ืฆื™ืœื•!hatsilu!
Beautifulื™ืคื”yafe
Friendื—ื‘ืจchaver
See you laterื ืชืจืื”nitra'e

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