Introduction to Hebrew
Basic Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Common Phrases[edit | edit source]
Shalom - שלום - Hello.
Ma shlomkha? - ?מה שלומך - How are you? (Formal).
Ma kore? - ?מה קורה - How are you? (Informal).
Koreem li... - ...קוראים לי - My name is... (Literal: I'm called...).
Ekh koreem lekha? - ?איך קוראים לך - What's your name? (Literal: How are you called?).
Ani lo medaber ivrit - אני לא מדבר עברית - I don't speak Hebrew.
Ani medaber ktsat ivrit - אני מדבר קצת עברית - I speak a little Hebrew.
Pronouns[edit | edit source]
I - Ani - אני.
You (singular) - Ata - אתה.
He - Hoo - הוא.
She - Hee - היא.
We - Anakhnu - אנחנו.
You (plural) - Atem - אתם.
They (Masculine) - Hem - הם.
They (Feminine) - Hen - הן.
Prepositions[edit | edit source]
With - Eem - עם.
In (Used to place and time) - Be... (no space before next word) - ...ב .
On (Used only as "the book is on the table") - Al - על.
Of/'s - Shel - של.
From - Mi... (No space) - ...מ .
For - Bishvil/ Le...(No space) - ל/בשביל .
Conjunctions[edit | edit source]
And - Ve... (No space, can be pronounced Va, Vi and Oo too.) - ....ו .
Or - O - או .
But - Aval - אבל .
Note[edit | edit source]
For Hebrew Alphabet go to Reading and Writing Hebrew.