The short answer
baba gives Hebrew conversation practice two ways: baba Tutor, a coach in development for daily lessons and Israeli role plays, and a real Hebrew situation each day on WhatsApp where baba plays the other person and corrects you.
- The coach speaks to you in the form that matches your gender, and marks the forms you use.
- baba Tutor is in development; the baba web voice tutor works today.
- Typed conversation earns the same corrections as spoken conversation.
baba Tutor is in development inside the baba Learn app, which is in private testing. The Hebrew voice tutor in the baba translator web app is live today.
Situations Worth Rehearsing
Conversation practice pays off fastest when it rehearses the conversation you are about to have. These come up for almost everyone living in or visiting Israel.
| Situation | A line you will need | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Ordering at a café | אפשר הפוך גדול, בבקשה? | efshar hafuch gadol, bevakasha? |
| Asking directions | איך מגיעים לתחנה? | eich magi'im latachana? |
| At the shuk | כמה זה עולה? | kama ze ole? |
| Meeting a neighbour | נעים מאוד, אני גר/גרה פה | na'im me'od, ani gar / gara po |
| Calling an office | אני מתקשר/מתקשרת בקשר ל... | ani mitkasher / mitkasheret bekesher le... |
Why Your Partner Has to Know Who Is Speaking
Look at the last two rows. "I live here" is גר from a man and גרה from a woman. "I am calling" is מתקשר or מתקשרת. A partner who guesses wrong teaches you the wrong sentence, every day, until it is a habit.
It goes further than the words on the page. Plenty of Hebrew is spelled identically for both genders and only differs in sound, so the same letters are correct for one person and wrong for another. baba Tutor asks once, addresses you correctly from the first line, and marks the forms you use, including the ones only a recording can catch.
| Hebrew | Said to or by a man | Said to or by a woman |
|---|---|---|
| מה שלומך | ma shlomkha | ma shlomekh |
| אני רוצה | ani rotse | ani rotsa |
| בשבילך | bishvilkha | bishvilekh |
| אמרת | amarta | amart |
| שלך | shelkha | shelakh |
Two Ways to Practise with baba
baba Tutor, in development, is the coach: a daily lesson of about twelve turns, Israeli role plays with a brief and a goal, a short Hebrew article you read and then discuss, and free conversation once the day's lesson is done. Every mistake can be reviewed as your sentence, the fix, and the sentence a native would have said.
Available today: the live Hebrew voice tutor in the baba web app, and Daily Situations on WhatsApp, where a real Israeli situation arrives each day, baba plays the other person, and every correction comes with the pronunciation. Both are part of baba Pro+.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I practise Hebrew conversation online?
In the baba web app you can hold a live Hebrew voice conversation today, and baba Pro+ sends a real Israeli situation to practise on WhatsApp each day. baba Tutor, a full speaking coach, is in development.
Is an AI good for Hebrew conversation practice?
Yes, for volume. An AI partner is available at any hour and never loses patience, so you can repeat the same situation until it stops being frightening.
How do I say "how much does it cost" in Hebrew?
כמה זה עולה? (kama ze ole?) is the everyday way to ask a price.
Why does Hebrew change depending on who is speaking?
Hebrew verbs in the present tense and most adjectives agree with the speaker's gender, so a man says גר and a woman says גרה for "live". Second-person forms change with the listener too.
Can I practise by typing instead of talking?
Yes. In baba Tutor a typed conversation gets the same corrections and the same recap. Only pronunciation scoring needs your voice.
What baba Does Not Do
- baba Tutor has not launched; the baba Learn app is in private testing.
- The web voice tutor and Daily Situations are paid Pro+ features with usage allowances.
- An AI partner is practice. It does not replace talking with Israelis.