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These are basic phrases and slang words in Hebrew (specifically in Israel). Some phrases use arabic words, such as "ahalan". Some english words are also used, such as ok, bye, hi, oops. And, of course, you can find the occasional yiddish word.

1 Basic Words 2 Common Phrases 3 General Greetings 4 General Slang 5 Numbers 6 Credits

Basic Words
ENGLISH Israel Hello Hello (slang) See You Bye Welcome (pl) Good Fine HEBREW (english transliteration) HEBREW () Yisrael Shalom ahalan lehitra'ot bruchim haba'im tov beseder

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Awful (slang)

al hapanim

Sorry (apologizing) [if you are m] mitzta'er Sorry (apologizing) [if you are f] Yes No Alright Please Thanks Cheers Help! Fire! Congratulations mitzta'eret ken Lo beseder bevakasha toda lecha'im hatziloo! esh mazal tov

Common Phrases
ENGLISH What's your name? [to m] What's your name? [to f] My name is What's your name? [to m] HEBREW (english transliteration) ech kor'im lecha ech kor'im lach kor'im li ma shimcha HEBREW ()

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What's your name? [to f] My name is How are you? [to m] How are you? [to f] Not bad So so Excuse me [asking for assistance] What time is it? How old are you? [to m] How old are you? [to f] I'm.. old [m] I'm.. old [f] Thanks a lot

ma shmech shmi ma shlomcha? ma shlomech? lo ra kacha kacha slicha ma hasha'ah? ben kama ata? bat kama at? ani ben.. ani bat.. toda raba

You're welcome

al lo davar / en be'ad ma

No problem I need help [m] I need help [f] How may I help you? [to m]

en ba'aya ani tzarich ezra ani tzricha ezra ech efshar la'azor lecha

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How may I help you? [to f] Bless you [after sneezing] Bon apptit Have a nice weekend Happy birthday Good luck My condolences Well done [bravo]

ech efshar la'azor lach labri'ut bete'avon sof shavu'ah tov yom huledet same'ach behatzlacha tanchumay kol hakavod

General Greetings
ENGLISH Hello Good day Good morning Good noon HEBREW (english transliteration) HEBREW () Shalom yom tov boker tov tzahara'im tovim

Good afternoon achar tzahara'im tovim Good evening Good night Good sabbath erev tov layla tov shabat shalom

General Slang

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ENGLISH

HEBREW (english transliteration) ma kore?

HEBREW ()

What's up?/How's it going?

ma nishma? ma hamatzav?

Dear god! Good heaven! Geek Cool (both as a fixed m/f adjective or as a comment: cool.) Really? Oh no! damn!

elohim adirim shomu shama'im laflaf, chnun sababa be'emet? oy lo! La'azazel! day

Enough/stop chalas Idiot/moron (it) Idiot/moron (m) Idiot/moron (f) No kidding/really Finally! A groan of frustration or annoyance. It's a bit like "ooh man.." tembel(it) ahabal ahabla walla sof (kol) sof Oof!

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Go to hell (to a man) Go to hell (to a woman) What's the point? Well..? Come on / get a move on A Nagger Ouch! Too bad/a shame.. Cool Floosy Filth/Goo/icky stuff What's the rush? You wish! (m) You wish! (f)

lech la'azazel lechi la'azazel ma hata'am? noo yalla noodnik sounds like the word "eye" chaval magniv frecha jifa ma halachatz ha'ita met ha'it meta ani met

I'm dead tired

a me'ayefut ani shafuch

I'm fed up! I don't feel like it

nim'as li en li cheshek

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lo mitchashek li lo ba li I don't care lo ichpat li lo mafri'ah li I don't mind lo meshane li kfotz li Bite me (to man) kfetzi li How should I know? me'eyfo li lada'at

You drive me crazy! (to m)

ata meshage'ah li et hasechel

You drive me crazy! (to f)

at meshaga'at li et hasechel

Numbers
NUMERAL ENGLISH HEBREW (english transliteration) HEBREW () 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight ekhad shtaim shalosh arba khamesh Shesh sheva shmoneh

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9 10

Nine Ten

tesha esser

Credits
The majority of the content of this page was provided by the UNILANG user Snoopy. A major layout edit and some minor contributions provided by Mattsta17 on 26 August 2005 @ 22:05 (GMT+10:00). >> Languages >> Hebrew Retrieved from "http://www.unilang.org/wiki/index.php/Hebrew_Phrases" This page was last modified 18:10, 10 October 2009. Content is available under UniLang Public License.

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