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Elementals[edit | edit source]

כֵּן

Yes

לֹא

No

בְּבַקָּשָׁה

Please

תּוֹדָה

Thanks

סְלִיחָה

Sorry

Greetings[edit | edit source]

שָׁלוֹם

Hello
Bye

בֹּקֶר טוֹב

Good morning

בֹּקֶר אוֹר

Good morning (in reply)

צָהֳרַיִם טוֹבִים

Good afternoon

עֶרֶב טוֹב

Good evening

לַיְלָה טוֹב

Good night

בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא

Welcome

לְהִתְרָאוֹת

Bye

Personal pronouns[edit | edit source]

אֲנִי

I

אָנֹכִי

I (uncommon, formal)

אַתְּ

You (singular, to females)

אַתָּה

You (singular, to males)

הוּא

He

הִיא

She

אֲנַחְנוּ

We

אָנוּ

We (formal)

אֲתֶּן

You (plural, to females)

אֲתֶּם

You (plural, to males)

הֵם

They (masculine)

הֵן

They (feminine)

Interrogatives[edit | edit source]

?מָה

What?

?מִי

Who?

?לָמָּה

Why?

?מָתַי

When?

?אֵיפֹה

Where?

?מֵאֵיפֹה

From where?/Whence?

?לְאָן

To where?/Whither?

?אֵיזוֹ

Which? (feminine)

?אֵיזֶה

Which? (masculine)

?אֵיךְ

How?

Introductions[edit | edit source]

...שְׁמִי

My name is...

?מָה שְׁמֵךְ

What is your name? (singular, to females)

?מָה שִׁמְךָ

What is your name? (singular, to males)

נָעִים מְאוֹד

Pleased to meet you.