100 Everyday Conversational Phrases
Want to speak from week one? Start with the most common patterns. Below are 100 living phrases for daily life, shopping, cafes, transportation, and communication. Each phrase has original (Hebrew) and transcription for reading.
How to use this article
Mini Pronunciation Guide
- ื/ืข ('/a) โ light pause/guttural; often silent.
- ื/ื (kh) โ voiceless kh, like in "loch", deeper.
- ืจ (r) โ back of tongue r, softer than English.
- Stress usually on last syllable: toโDร, meโuโLร.
Start speaking "like a native" with 3 rules: brief, to the point, intonation down at end of statement.
How to Practice (5 steps, 15 minutes daily)
- 3 minutes โ listen (or say) block of 10 phrases.
- 5 minutes โ echo repeat (after speaker/self recording).
- 3 minutes โ replace one word: name, place, time.
- 2 minutes โ speed read "diagonally".
- 2 minutes โ micro-dialogue with 2-3 phrases.
100 Phrases (with translation and transcription)
Format: English โ ืขืืจืืช โ latin
Greetings and Introductions (1-15)
- Hello! How are you? โ ืฉืืื! ืื ื ืฉืืข? โ shalom! ma nishma?
- Good morning โ ืืืงืจ ืืื โ boker tov
- Good evening โ ืขืจื ืืื โ erev tov
- Bye! / See you โ ืืื / ื ืชืจืื โ bay / nitra'e
- My name is... โ ืงืืจืืื ืื... โ kor'im li...
- What's your name? โ ืืืื ืงืืจืืื ืื? โ veโeikh kor'im lecha/lekh?
- Nice to meet you โ ื ืขืื ืืืื โ na'im me'od
- Where are you from? โ ืืืืคื ืืชื/ืืช? โ me'efo ata/at?
- I'm from... โ ืื ื ืึพ... โ ani miโ...
- How old are you? โ ืื/ืืช ืืื ืืชื/ืืช? โ ben/bat kama ata/at?
- I'm... years old โ ืื ื ืื/ืืช... โ ani ben/bat...
- What do you do? โ ืื ืืชื/ืืช ืขืืฉื? โ ma ata/at ose?
- I work as... โ ืื ื ืขืืื/ืช... โ ani oved/et...
- I study... โ ืื ื ืืืื/ืช... โ ani lomed/et...
- Everything OK? โ ืืืื ืืื? โ hakol tov?
Politeness and Reactions (16-30)
- Please โ ืืืงืฉื โ bevakasha
- Thank you / Thanks a lot โ ืชืืื / ืชืืื ืจืื โ toda / toda raba
- Excuse me / Sorry โ ืกืืืื โ sliแธฅa
- No problem โ ืื ื ืืจื โ lo nora
- Excellent! โ ืืขืืื! โ me'ule!
- Cool! โ ืืฉืืจื!/ืืคืื! โ ashkara!/yafim! (colloq.)
- Great / Awesome โ ืกืืื / ืืฉ โ sababa / esh
- I agree โ ืื ื ืืกืืื/ื โ ani maskim/a
- I disagree โ ืื ื ืื ืืกืืื/ื โ ani lo maskim/a
- I understand โ ืืื ืชื โ hevanti
- I don't understand โ ืื ื ืื ืืืื/ื โ ani lo mevin/a
- Repeat, please โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืจ ืืืงืฉื? โ efshar lakhzor bevakasha?
- Slower, please โ ืืื ืืืชืจ, ืืืงืฉื โ le'at yoter, bevakasha
- How do you say... in Hebrew? โ ืืื ืืืืจืื... ืืขืืจืืช? โ eikh omrim... beโivrit?
- What does this mean? โ ืื ืื ืืืืจ? โ ma ze omer?
Money and Shopping (31-45)
- How much does this cost? โ ืืื ืื ืขืืื? โ kama ze ole?
- Do you have a discount? โ ืืฉ ืื ืื? โ yesh hanakha?
- Expensive โ ืืงืจ โ yakar
- Cheap โ ืืื โ zol
- Can I pay by card? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืฉืื ืืืจืืืก? โ efshar leshalem beโkartis?
- Cash โ ืืืืืื โ beโmezuman
- Receipt, please โ ืงืืื, ืืืงืฉื โ kabala, bevakasha
- Where's the checkout? โ ืืืคื ืืงืืคื? โ eifo haโkupa?
- I'm just looking โ ืื ื ืจืง ืืกืชืื/ืช โ ani rak mistakel/et
- Can I try it on? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืื? โ efshar limdod?
- Do you have size...? โ ืืฉ ืืืื...? โ yesh mida...?
- It fits / doesn't fit โ ืืชืืื / ืื ืืชืืื โ mat'im / lo mat'im
- I'll take this โ ืื ื ืืงื ืืช ืื โ ani ekakh et ze
- Do you deliver? โ ืืฉ ืืฉืืื? โ yesh mishloaแธฅ?
- Where to pick up order? โ ืืืคื ืืืกืคืื ืืืื ื? โ eifo osfim hazmana?
Cafe and Food (46-60)
- Menu, please โ ืชืคืจืื, ืืืงืฉื โ tafriแนญ, bevakasha
- Do you have vegetarian? โ ืืฉ ืืฉืื ืฆืืืื ื? โ yesh mashu tsimแธฅoni?
- No milk / no gluten โ ืืื ืืื / ืืื ืืืืื โ bli แธฅalav / bli gluten
- I'm pregnant โ ืื ื ืืืืจืืื โ ani beโherayon (if applicable)
- Still water โ ืืื ืืื ืื โ mayim bli gaz
- Check, please โ ืืฉืืื, ืืืงืฉื โ แธฅeshbon, bevakasha
- Very tasty! โ ืืขืื ืืืื! โ ta'im me'od!
- Can I take it to go? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืงืืช ืืงืืช? โ efshar lakakhat laโkakh?
- I'm allergic to... โ ืื ื ืืืจืื/ืช ืึพ... โ ani alergi/t leโ...
- No sugar โ ืืื ืกืืืจ โ bli sukar
- Coffee with milk โ ืงืคื ืขื ืืื โ kafe im แธฅalav
- Where's the restroom? โ ืืืคื ืืฉืืจืืชืื? โ eifo haโsherutim?
- Do you have a high chair? โ ืืฉ ืืืกื ืืชืื ืืง? โ yesh kise leโtinok?
- Please bring... โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืื... ืืืงืฉื? โ efshar lehavi... bevakasha?
- This is for two โ ืื ืืฉื ืืื โ ze leโshnayim
Getting Around and City (61-75)
- Where is...? โ ืืืคื ื ืืฆื...? โ eifo nimtsa...?
- How to get to...? โ ืืื ืืืืขืื ืึพ...? โ eikh magi'im leโ...?
- Is it far/close? โ ืื ืจืืืง/ืงืจืื? โ ze rakhok/karov?
- Straight / right / left โ ืืฉืจ / ืืืื ื / ืฉืืืื โ yashar / yaminah / smolah
- Bus stop โ ืชืื ืช ืืืืืืืก โ taแธฅanat otobus
- Train / station โ ืจืืืช / ืชืื ื โ rakevet / taแธฅanah
- Taxi โ ืืื ืืช โ monit
- How much to...? โ ืืื ืขื...? โ kama ad...?
- Turn on the meter โ ืชืืืืง ืืื ื ืืืงืฉื โ tadlik mone bevakasha
- I'll be late โ ืื ื ืืืืจ โ ani e'aแธฅer
- I'm on my way โ ืื ื ืืืจื โ ani baโderekh
- Works at... (time) โ ืืชืืื ืึพ... โ mat'im beโ...
- Deal โ ืกืืืจ โ sagur (colloq. "done")
- I'm here / I arrived โ ืื ื ืืื / ืืืขืชื โ ani kan / higati
- Open the door, please โ ืชืคืชื/ื ืืช ืืืืช ืืืงืฉื โ tiftakh/i et haโdelet bevakasha
Health and Help (76-90)
- I need help โ ืื ื ืฆืจืื/ื ืขืืจื โ ani tsarikh/a ezra
- Call a doctor, please โ ืชืืืื ื ืจืืคื ืืืงืฉื โ tazminu rofe bevakasha
- It hurts... โ ืืืื ืื... โ ko'ev li...
- I'm pregnant / I feel sick โ ืื ื ืืืืจืืื / ืื ืืื ืื โ ani beโherayon / lo tov li
- Pharmacy โ ืืืช ืืจืงืืช โ beit merkakhat
- I have insurance โ ืืฉ ืื ืืืืื โ yesh li bitu'aแธฅ
- I lost... โ ืืืืืชื... โ ibadti...
- Someone stole... โ ืื ืื ืื... โ ganvu li...
- Call the police โ ืชืชืงืฉืจื ืืืฉืืจื โ titkashru laโmishtara
- Where's the nearest hospital? โ ืืืคื ืืืช ืืืืื ืงืจืื? โ eifo beit แธฅolim karov?
- I'm fine โ ืื ื ืืกืืจ โ ani beโsรฉder
- Can't now โ ืื ืืืื/ื ืขืืฉืื โ lo yakhol/a akhshav
- Can we do later? โ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืืืจ ืืืชืจ? โ efshar me'uแธฅar yoter?
- Wait a minute โ ืจืืข, ืืืงืฉื โ rega, bevakasha
- It's resolved โ ืืกืชืืจ โ histader
Daily Life and "Small Words" (91-100)
- Yes / no / maybe โ ืื / ืื / ืืืื โ ken / lo / ulay
- Now / later / earlier โ ืขืืฉืื / ืืืจ ืื / ืงืืื โ akhshav / akharโkakh / kodem
- Today / tomorrow / yesterday โ ืืืื / ืืืจ / ืืชืืื โ hayom / makhar / etmol
- Here / there โ ืืื / ืฉื โ kan / sham
- Always / often / rarely โ ืชืืื / ืืขืืชืื ืงืจืืืืช / ืืขืืชืื ืจืืืงืืช โ tamid / le'itim krovot / le'itim reแธฅokot
- More / already โ ืขืื / ืืืจ โ od / kvar
- Together / separately โ ืืืื / ืื ืคืจื โ beyakhd / benifrad
- Allowed / forbidden โ ืืืชืจ / ืืกืืจ โ mutar / asur
- Need / don't need โ ืฆืจืื / ืื ืฆืจืื โ tsarikh / lo tsarikh
- Let's go! โ ืืืืื! โ yalla!
Note: Forms with slash indicate m./f. (ata/at, oved/et). Choose the appropriate one.
Mini-Dialogues (assemble speech from blocks)
In a cafe
โ ืฉืืื! ืชืคืจืื ืืืงืฉื. โ Shalom! Tafrรญt bevakasha.
โ ืืืงืฉื. โ Bevakasha.
โ ืงืคื ืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืื. โ Kafe im แธฅalav uโmayim bli gaz.
โ ืืฉืืื ืืืงืฉื. โ แธคeshbon bevakasha.
Meeting up
โ ืืืคื ืืชื? โ Eifo ata?
โ ืื ื ืืืจื, ืืืืจ ืงืฆืช. โ Ani baโderekh, e'aแธฅer ktsat.
โ ืกืืื, ื ืชืจืื. โ Sababa, nitra'e.
Common Beginner Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
- Too long phrases. Cut to 4-6 words.
- Russian "r". Soften: r further back in throat.
- No stress. Put on last syllable.
- Hesitation to speak. 50 whisper repeats โ 10 aloud.
Minimum Week Plan (15-20 min/day)
- Day 1: phrases 1-20 โ mini-dialogue "introduction".
- Day 2: 21-40 โ shopping.
- Day 3: 41-60 โ cafe.
- Day 4: 61-75 โ directions/meetings.
- Day 5: 76-90 โ help/health.
- Day 6: 91-100 โ small words, speed up.
- Day 7: mix review + trainer.
Download Flashcards and Audio
- PDF flashcards (ENโHEโLAT) โ coming soon in one click.
- MP3 pack with pauses โ for "echo repeat".
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Article updated: October 29, 2025