“Shalom” and More Essential Hebrew Phrases
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The most common spoken form of
Hebrew
that we are familiar with today is known as Modern Hebrew,
commonly referred to as New Hebrew or just Hebrew. The language
is spoken by about 9 million people worldwide. It is one of the
official languages of the State of Israel, spoken by both Jewish
and non-Jewish people. At the same time, the unique language is
also recognized as a minority language in
Poland.
Even though Hebrew plays an essential part in Judaism, this
unique language is the go-to language for
casual conversations
in many places in Israel and other Hebrew-speaking communities
around the world. In fact, many of those communities also speak
English
and other languages but Hebrew is still part of their culture.
As a result, Hebrew phrases are even used as part of their daily
exchanges. Check out this list of simple Hebrew phrases to get
an insight of the language.
Basic Hebrew Phrases
- Hello: Shalom (שלום)
- Bye: Shalom (שלום)
- Thank you: Todah (תודה)
- Thank you very much: Toda raba (תודה רבה)
- You’re welcome: Bevakasha (על לא דבר)
- Good morning: Boker tov (בוקר טוב)
- Good evening: Erev tov (ערב טוב)
- Good night: Laila tov (לילה טוב)
- How are you: Ma shlom kha (מה שלומך)
- Yes: Ken (כן)
- No: Lo (לא)
- Excuse me: Slicha (סליחה)
- Please: Bevakasha (בבקשה)
- What’s up: Ma nishma (מה נשמע)
- Congratulations: Mazel tov (מזל טוב)
- No problem: Ein beaya (אין בעיה)
- Don’t worry: Al tiddag (אל תדאג)
- I don’t know: Ani lo yodea (אני לא יודע)
- I don’t understand: Ani lo mevin (אני לא מבין)
- Where’s the restroom: Eifo hasherutim (איפה השירותים)
- See you later: Lehit raot (להתראות)
- (after sneezing) Bless you: Liv riut (לבריאות)
Random Hebrew Phrases
- Traffic: tnua (תנועה)
- Potato: Tapuakh adama (תפוח אדמה)
- Shawarma: Shawarma (שווארמה)
- Bird: Tsipor (ציפור)
- Soup: Marak (מרק)
- Juice: Mits (מיץ)
- Water: Mayim (מים)
- Taxi: Monit (מונית)
- Money: Kesef (כסף)
- Dog: Kelev (כלב)
- Star: Kokhav (כוכב)
- Wine: Yayin (יין)
- Cat: Khatul (חתול)
- Lettuce: Khasa (חסה)
- Mom: Ima (אימא)
- Dad: Aba (אבא)
- Brother: Akh (אח)
- Sister: Akhot (אחות)
- Grandfather: Saba (סבא)
- Grandmother: Savta (סבתא)
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