Hebrew Words and Phrases

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תּוֹדָה

thank you

to-DAH

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שָׁלוֹם

hello

sha-LOM

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לְהִתְרָאוֹת

goodbye

le-hi-tra-OT

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בֹּקֶר טוֹב

good morning

BO-ker tov

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לַיְלָה טוֹב

good night

LAI-la tov

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עֶרֶב טוֹב

good evening

E-rev tov

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בְּבַקָּשָׁה

please

be-va-ka-SHA

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כֵּן

yes

ken

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לֹא

no

lo

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סְלִיחָה

excuse me

sli-KHA

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מִצְטַעֵר

sorry

mits-ta-ER

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מָה שְׁלוֹמְךָ

how are you

ma shlo-MKHA

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אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְ

I love you

a-ni o-HEV o-TACH

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חָבֵר

friend

cha-VER

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מִשְׁפָּחָה

family

mish-PA-kha

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אִמָּא

mother

i-MA

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אַבָּא

father

a-BA

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אָח

brother

ach

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אָחוֹת

sister

a-CHOT

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בַּעַל

husband

BA-al

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אִשָּׁה

wife

i-SHA

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מַיִם

water

ma-yim

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לֶחֶם

bread

LE-khem

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יַיִן

wine

YA-yin

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קָפֶה

coffee

KA-fe

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אֹכֶל

food

O-khel

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לֶאֱכוֹל

eat

le-e-KHOL

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לִשְׁתוֹת

drink

lish-TOT

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אֶחָד

one

e-CHAD

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שְׁנַיִם

two

shna-YIM

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שְׁלוֹשָׁה

three

shlo-SHA

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אַרְבָּעָה

four

ar-ba-AH

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חֲמִשָּׁה

five

cha-mi-SHA

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שִׁשָּׁה

six

shi-SHA

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שִׁבְעָה

seven

shiv-AH

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שְׁמוֹנָה

eight

shmo-NA

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תִּשְׁעָה

nine

tish-AH

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עֲשָׂרָה

ten

a-sa-RA

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יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן

Sunday

yom ri-SHON

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יוֹם שֵׁנִי

Monday

yom she-NEE

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יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי

Tuesday

yom shli-SHI

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יוֹם רְבִיעִי

Wednesday

yom re-vi-I

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יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי

Thursday

yom cha-mi-SHI

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יוֹם שִׁישִׁי

Friday

yom shi-SHI

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שַׁבָּת

Saturday

SHA-bat

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אָדוֹם

red

a-DOM

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כָּחוֹל

blue

ka-CHOL

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יָרוֹק

green

ya-ROK

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צָהוֹב

yellow

tsa-HOV

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לָבָן

white

la-VAN

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שָׁחוֹר

black

sha-CHOR

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לַיְלָה

night

LAI-la

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רֹאשׁ

head

rosh

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עַיִן

eye

a-yin

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יָד

hand

yad

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לֵב

heart

lev

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פֶּה

mouth

pe

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לָלֶכֶת

go

la-LA-khet

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לָבוֹא

come

la-VO

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לִרְאוֹת

see

li-R-OT

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לִשְׁמוֹעַ

hear

lish-MO-a

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לִרְצוֹת

want

lir-TZOT

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לָדַעַת

know

la-DA-at

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לוֹמַר

say

lo-MAR

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לָתֵת

give

la-TET

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לָקַחַת

take

la-KA-khat

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לִקְרוֹא

read

lik-RO

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לִכְתּוֹב

write

likh-TOV

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לִלְמוֹד

learn

lil-MOD

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לַעֲבוֹד

work

la-a-VOD

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לִישׁוֹן

sleep

li-SHON

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בַּיִת

house

BA-yit

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סֵפֶר

book

SE-fer

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עִיר

city

ir

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בֵּית סֵפֶר

school

beit SE-fer

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זְמַן

time

ze-man

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יוֹם

day

yom

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שָׁנָה

year

SHA-na

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אִישׁ

man

ish

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אִשָּׁה

woman

i-SHA

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יֶלֶד

child

YE-led

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אֱלֹהִים

God

E-lo-him

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תּוֹרָה

Torah

to-RAH

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שַׁבָּת

Shabbat

SHA-bat

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מַזָּל טוֹב

mazel tov

ma-ZAL tov

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לְחַיִּים

l'chaim

le-kha-YIM

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שָׁלוֹם

shalom

sha-LOM

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שָׁלוֹם

peace

sha-LOM

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בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא

welcome

ba-RUCH ha-BA

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מָה שִׁמְךָ

what's your name

ma shim-KHA

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שְׁמִי

my name is

sh-MI

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נָעִים לְהַכִּיר

nice to meet you

na-IM le-ha-KIR

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אַהֲבָה

love

a-ha-VAH

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טוֹב

good

tov

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יָפֶה

beautiful

YA-feh

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כֶּסֶף

money

KE-sef

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יִשְׂרָאֵל

Israel

Yis-ra-el

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עִבְרִית

Hebrew

iv-REET

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שֵׁרוּתִים

bathroom

she-ru-TEEM

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מוֹרֶה

teacher

mo-REH

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