POPULAR HEBREW PHRASES
Knowing some often used Hebrew phrases can help you get a service, find new friends, and get more acquianted with the people in Israel.
| English | English Transliteration |
| Do you speak? | ata medaber? |
| English | anglit |
| What is your name? | aich korim lachca? |
| Nice to meet you | nayim mayod |
| Restrooms | sherutim |
| Where do you live? | Eifo ata gar? |
| What time is it? | Ma ha'sha'a? |
| you're welcome | bevakasha |
| Left | smol |
| Right | yamin |
| So so | kacha kacha |
| Friend | chaver (m), chavera (f) |
| How much does this cost? | Kama ze o'le? |
| The bill, please | cheshbon, bevakasha. |
| sweet/cute | chamud |
| all right/ ok | b'seder |
| I have | yesh-li |
| Do you have? | yesh-lacha?(m),yesh-lach?(f) |
| See you later | l'hit-ra-ot |
| I | ani |
| mine | sheli |
| you | ahta(m),ahta(f) |
| excuse me | s'leecha |
| Where are you from? | meyefo at(f),ata(m) |
| good evening | erev tov |
| good morning | boker tov |
| good night | lailah tov |
| goodbye | shalom |
| Bon appetite | b'tai avon |
| hebrew | ivrit |
| hello | shalom |
| A little | k'tzat |
| please | bevakasha |
| if | eem |
| maybe | ooh-lai |
| post office | do-ar |
| question | she-elah |
| children | yeladim |
| thank you | toda |
| A cup of tea | cos tay |
| A cup of coffee | cos ka-feh |
| to where? | l'ahn |
| welcome | shah-lome, |
| what is this? | ma zeh |
| what? | ma |
| what's up? | ma koe-reh? |
| how are you? | ma nish-mah? |
| what's new | ma chadash? |
| when? | ma-tai |
| where? | eifo |
| why? | lama? |
| yes | ken |
| this | zeh |
| I do not understand | ani lo mevin(a) (f) |
| Ice cream | glida |
| Water | mayim |
| Great | achla, sababa,ala-kefak! |
| Taxi | monit |
| Shopping Centre/mall | kenyon |