This list of 100 basic words makes up about 50 percent of the words used in spoken Hebrew.
Garin Mahal participants should know these words before joining the program.
Note: In the right hand column, the accent is on the part of the word which is marked in bold.
Transliteration | Hebrew | English | |
(be) |
בְּ |
in |
1 |
ha)) |
הַ |
the |
2 |
(ve) |
וְ |
and |
3 |
(le) |
לְ |
to, for |
4 |
(mi) |
מִ |
from |
5 |
(sheh) |
שֶ |
that |
6 |
(im) |
אִם |
if |
7 |
(at) |
אַת |
you (f.) |
8 |
(az) |
אָז |
then |
9 |
(o) |
אוֹ |
or |
10 |
(gam) |
גַם |
also |
11 |
(hem) |
הֵם |
they (m.) |
12 |
(zeh) |
זֶה |
this (m.) |
13 |
(zot) |
זאת |
this (f.) |
14 |
(yesh) |
יֵש |
there is |
15 |
(ki) |
כִי |
because |
16 |
(ken) |
כֵן |
yes |
17 |
(lo) |
לא |
no |
18 |
(miy) |
מִי |
who |
19 |
(ma) |
מַה |
what |
20 |
(al) |
עַל |
on |
21 |
(im) |
עִם |
with |
22 |
(rak) |
רַק |
only |
23 |
(shel) |
שֶל |
of |
24 |
(aval) |
אֲבָל |
but |
25 |
(ani) |
אֲנִי |
I |
26 |
(ech) |
אֵיך |
how |
27 |
(echad) |
אֶחָד |
one |
28 |
(ata) |
אַתָה |
you (m.) |
29 |
(bayit) |
בַיִת |
house |
30 |
(davar) |
דָבָר |
thing |
31 |
(hiy) |
הִיא |
she |
32 |
(hineh) |
הִנֵה |
here |
33 |
(hu) |
הוא |
he |
34 |
(zeman) |
זְמַן |
time |
35 |
(chadash) |
חָדָש |
new |
36 |
(tov) |
טוב |
good |
37 |
(yom) |
יום |
day |
38 |
(yeled) |
יֶלד |
boy |
39 |
(lama) |
לָמָה |
why |
40 |
(mila) |
מִילָה |
word |
41 |
(me'al) |
מַעַל |
over |
42 |
(mayim) |
מַיִם |
water |
43 |
(matal) |
מָתַי |
when |
44 |
(ktsat) |
קְצָת |
a little |
45 |
(kasheh) |
קָשֶה |
difficult |
46 |
(rov) |
רוב |
most |
47 |
(shelecha) |
שֶלְךָ |
yours (m.) |
48 |
(sheli) |
שֶלִי |
my, mine |
49 |
(shelecha) |
שֶלָך |
yours (f.) |
50 |
(shelo) |
שֶלו |
his |
51 |
(same'ach) |
שָמֵחַ |
happy |
52 |
(shana) |
שָנָה |
year |
53 |
(ezeh) |
אֵיזֶה |
which |
54 |
(efoh) |
אֵיפה |
where |
55 |
(achare) |
אַחֲרֵי |
after |
56 |
(otam) |
אותָם |
them |
57 |
(oto) |
אותו |
him |
58 |
(bachuts) |
בַחוץ |
outside |
59 |
(gadol) |
גָדול |
big |
60 |
(harbe) |
הַרבֵה |
many, much |
61 |
(yadid) |
יָדיִד |
friend |
62 |
(yoter) |
יותֵר |
more |
63 |
(kimat) |
כִמעַט |
almost |
64 |
(lifne) |
לִפנֵי |
before |
65 |
(me'od) |
מִאוד |
very |
66 |
(mispar) |
מִספָר |
number |
67 |
(mitachat) |
מִתַחַת |
under |
68 |
(makom) |
מָקום |
place (n.) |
69 |
(shelahem) |
שִלָהִם |
their |
70 |
(shelanu) |
שִלָנו |
our |
71 |
(shalom) |
שָלום |
hello, peace |
72 |
(toda) |
תודָה |
thank you |
73 |
(tamid) |
תָמִיד |
always |
74 |
(anachnu) |
אֲנַחנו |
we |
75 |
(anashim) |
אֳנָשִים |
people |
76 |
(avoda) |
עֲבודָה |
work (n.) |
77 |
(otanu) |
אותָנו |
us |
78 |
(bevakasha) |
בִבַקָשָה |
please |
79 |
(lemala) |
לִמַעלָה |
up |
80 |
(adayin) |
עֲדַייִן |
still |
81 |
(achshav) |
עַכשָיו |
now |
82 |
(rishon) |
רִאשון |
first |
83 |
(ba) |
בָא |
come, comes |
84 |
(gar) |
גָר |
live, lives |
85 |
(ohev) |
אוהִב |
like, love |
86 |
(holech) |
הולִך |
go, goes |
87 |
(choshev) |
חושִב |
think, thinks |
88 |
(yachol) |
יָכול |
can, be, able |
89 |
(yode'a) |
יודִעַ |
know. knows |
90 |
(oved) |
עובֵד |
work, works |
91 |
(oseh) |
עושֶה |
do, does |
92 |
(lihyot) |
לִהיות |
to be |
93 |
(haya) |
הָיָה |
he, it was |
94 |
(yihye) |
יְהיֶה |
he, it will be |
95 |
(lehitraot) |
לְהִתרָאות |
goodbye |
96 |
(lifamim) |
לִפעָמִים |
sometimes |
97 |
(oto hadavar) |
אותו הַדָבָר |
same |
98 |
(yesh li) |
יֵש לִי |
I have |
99 |
(od pa'am) |
עוד פַעַם |
again |
100 |