Useful Hebrew phrases and words

Basic Words

English

Hebrew
Israel Yisrael
Hello Shalom
Goodbye lehitra'ot
Welcome brochim haba'im
Good tov
Fine beseder
Awful al hapanim
Sorry (to male) mitzta'er
Sorry (to female) mitzta'eret
Yes ken
No Lo
Alright beseder
Please bevakasha
Thanks toda
Cheers lecha'im
Help! hatziloo!
Fire! esh
Congratulations mazal tov

Common phrases

English

Hebrew
What's your name? (to male) ech kor'im lecha
What's your name? (to female) ech kor'im lach
My name is kor'im li
What's your name? (to male) ma shimcha
What's your name? (to female) ma shmech
My name is shmi
How are you? (to male) ma shlomcha?
How are you? (to female) ma shlomech?
Not bad lo ra
So so kacha kacha
Excuse me (asking for assistance) slicha
What time is it? ma hasha'ah?
How old are you? (to male) ben kama ata?
How old are you? (to female) bat kama at?
Thanks a lot toda raba
You're welcome al lo davar / en be'ad ma
No problem en ba'aya
I need help (male) ani tzarich ezra
I need help (female) ani tzricha ezra
How may I help you? (to male) ech efshar la'azor lecha
How may I help you? (to female) ech efshar la'azor lach
Bless you (after sneezing) labri'ut
Bon appétit bete'avon
Have a nice weekend sof shavu'ah tov
Happy birthday yom huledet same'ach
Good luck behatzlacha
My condolences tanchumay
Well done kol hakavod

General Greetings

English

Hebrew
Hello Shalom
Good day yom tov
Good morning boker tov
Good noon tzahara'im tovim
Good afternoon achar tzahara'im tovim
Good evening erev tov
Good night layla tov
Good sabbath shabat shalom

Numbers

NUMERAL

ENGLISH

HEBREW
1 One ekhad
2 Two shtaim
3 Three shalosh
4 Four arba
5 Five khamesh
6 Six shesh
7 Seven sheva
8 Eight shmoneh
9 Nine tesha
10 Ten esser

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Population
4,847,000 in Israel (1998). Population total all countries: 5,055,000.
Region
Also spoken in Australia, Canada, Germany, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza, Panama, United Kingdom, USA.
Alternate Names
Ivrit
Dialects
Standard Hebrew (General Israeli, Europeanized Hebrew), Oriental Hebrew (Arabized Hebrew, Yemenite Hebrew). Not a direct offspring from Biblical or other varieties of Ancient Hebrew, but an amalgamation of different Hebrew strata plus intrinsic evolution within the living speech.
Comments
SVO. Jewish.
 
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