How to say school in Hebrew

בֵּית סֵפֶר is the fixed phrase for “school,” literally “house of a book.”

Usage

Kids say אני הולך לבית ספר; adults reference teaching staff or schedules the same way.

Without vowels

בית ספר

With vowels (nikud)

בֵּית סֵפֶר

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A1 Nature

A1 Daily Life

A1 Food

סֵפֶר

book

SE-fer

לִלְמוֹד

learn

lil-MOD

יֶלֶד

child

YE-led

לַעֲבוֹד

work

la-a-VOD

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