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