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100 most common words in Hebrew

If you don't know where to start learning Hebrew, try memorizing these basic most common words. Some of These words are familiar to you.

You only need to know a couple of hundreds of words and you can already have great basic conversations in Hebrew. This is not that hard, and if you focus on these common words, your learning experience will be a lot easier.

The Number 1 most common word will surprise you..


לֹא No Lo


אֲבָל But Aval


רִאשׁוֹן First Rishon


אֶחָד One Ec’had


בִּשְׁבִיל For Bishvil


אַבָּא Father Aba


אִמָּא Mother Ima


סְפִינָה Ship Sfina


טֵלֵפוֹן Phone Telephone


שֶׁל Of Shel


אוּלַי Maybe Ulay


אָמַר Said Amar


הָלַכְתִּי. I walked Halac’hti


לַחֲלֹם To dream Lac’halom


חָשַׁבְתִּי I thought C’hashavti


גָּבוֹהַּ High Gavoa


מֶרְכָּז Center Merkaz


לְחַפֵּשׂ To look for Lec’hapes


קַר Cold Kar


כֶּלֶב Dog Kelev


שָׁתִיתִי I drank Shatiti


אֲנִי I am Ani


הִיא She Hi


אֵיזֶה Which Eyze


דֶּרֶךְ Way Derec’h


בְּדִיּוּק Exactly Bediuk


אֲוִיר Air Avir


סֵפֶר Book Sefer


לַעֲבֹד To work Laavod


אֵיפֹה Where Eyfo


עֲבוֹדָה Job Avoda


בַּיִת Home Bayit


אוֹהֵב Loves (masculine) Ohev


אֵין There is no Eyn


אַתָּה You (masculine) Ata


הַרְבֵּה Much Harbe


אָדָם A person Adam


אֶפְשָׁר Possible Efshar


בֵּן Son/boy Ben


שֶׁלִּי Mine/my Sheli


אָכַלְתִּי I ate Ac’halti


לְשַׂחֵק To play Lesac’hek


בֹּשֶׂם Perfume Bosem


רֶכֶב Vehicle Rec’hev


בַּת Girl Bat


עַל On Al


אֲנַחְנוּ We Anac’hnnu


זֶה This Ze


כָּזֶה Like this Kaze


הֵם They Hem


אֲפִילּוּ Even Afilu


מָתַי When Matay


נִגְמַר Ends/ended Nigmar


מַחְבֶּרֶת Notebook Mac’hberet


חָמוּד Cute C’hanud


הֲכִי The most Hac’hi


שָׁנָה Year Shana


קְצָת Some Ktzat


דִּירָה Apartment Dira


לָמָּה Why Lama


כַּמָּה Some Kama


הָיָה Was Haya


הַיּוֹם Today Hayom


אֱלֹהִים God Elohim


שָׁלוֹם Peace Shalom


שָׁבוּעַ Week Shavua


אַף Nose Af


עוֹשָׂה Doing Ose


לִי To me Li


בָּנָנָה Banana Banana


לֶאֱכֹל To eat Leec’hol


כֵּן Yes Ken


חָבֵר Friend C’haver


אֵיךְ How Eyc’h


לָרוּץ To run Larutz


חָתוּל Cat C’hatul


פֶּרַח Flower Perac’h


גִּיטָרָה Guitar Gitara


חַיָּב Have to C’hayav


בּוֹא Come Bo


אוֹ Or O


אִתִּי With me Iti


יוֹם Day Yom


כֻּלָּם Everyone Kulam


גָּדוֹל Big Gadol


חֹדֶשׁ Month C’hodesh


כָּל All Kol


זְמַן Time Zman


כְּלוּם Nothing klum


לִקְנוֹת To buy Liknot


נָמוּךְ low/short Namuc’h


אָהַב He Loved Ahav


קָטָן Little Katan


כְּמוֹ Same as Kemo


הוּא He Hu


שַׁבָּת Sabbath Shabbat


לָשֶׁבֶת To sit down Lashevet


יֵשׁ There is Yesh


עַם With Eem


בִּגְלַל Because of Biglal





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