Hebrew vocabulary
Thirty themed word sets, A1 to B1, each with audio, a print-ready flashcard layout, and a ten-question quiz that tests both directions.
Pick a set below. Each one opens with word cards (Hebrew with nikud, transliteration, English, gender, and audio), a compact list view, and a quiz that asks both directions: Hebrew to English and back.
A1 · 20 sets
Colors
צבעים
Colour adjectives agree with the noun: דֶּשֶׁא יָרֹק but חֻלְצָה יְרֻקָּה. Most everyday colours follow the קָטֹל pattern in the masculine.
22 wordsNumbers 1–10
מספרים 1–10
One and two agree with the noun. From three to ten the number looks like the opposite gender: שְׁלוֹשָׁה סְפָרִים but שָׁלוֹשׁ בָּנוֹת.
24 wordsNumbers 11–100
מספרים 11–100
Eleven to nineteen still mark gender. Tens from twenty to ninety do not change; in-between numbers add וְ plus a 1–9 form.
22 wordsFamily
משפחה
Family words pair by gender: בֵּן against בַּת, אָח against אָחוֹת. Several plurals are irregular, notably אִשָּׁה → נָשִׁים.
25 wordsBody
הגוף
Many body parts come in pairs and take the dual ending ־ַיִם: יָדַיִם, עֵינַיִם, רַגְלַיִם. Gender is lexical: יָד is feminine even when the owner is male.
24 wordsFood
אוכל
Food gender is lexical: לֶחֶם is masculine, בֵּיצָה is feminine. A first order is אֲנִי רוֹצֶה / רוֹצָה plus the item.
25 wordsDrinks
משקאות
מַיִם is always plural in form: הַמַּיִם קָרִים. Ask for a drink with לִשְׁתּוֹת or with כּוֹס שֶׁל plus the liquid.
23 wordsFruits and vegetables
פירות וירקות
Many fruit and vegetable names are masculine, with feminine staples such as עַגְבָנִיָּה and בָּנָנָה. Plurals are usually ־ִים or ־וֹת.
25 wordsClothing
בגדים
מִכְנָסַיִם, גַּרְבַּיִם and מִשְׁקָפַיִם are already dual or plural in everyday speech. Size is מִידָּה.
24 wordsWeather
מזג אוויר
Weather talk pairs a noun (גֶּשֶׁם, שֶׁמֶשׁ) with an adjective (חַם, מְעוּנָן). Degrees of temperature are מַעֲלוֹת.
24 wordsDays and months
ימים וחודשים
The Israeli work-week starts on יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן (Sunday). Everyday months are the international names; Hebrew-calendar month names show up around holidays.
29 wordsTime words
מילות זמן
Build a timeline with עַכְשָׁו, אַחַר כָּךְ and לִפְנֵי. Parts of the day (בֹּקֶר, צָהֳרַיִם, עֶרֶב, לַיְלָה) are nouns you can hang a clock time on.
26 wordsAt school
בבית הספר
People, objects, and the verbs you use from the first week in an Israeli classroom.
23 wordsHouse and rooms
הבית והחדרים
The apartment and its rooms, from the stairwell to the balcony.
23 wordsFurniture
רהיטים
What stands in an Israeli apartment: tables, beds, and the storage around them.
22 wordsKitchen
המטבח
Cooking and eating tools, plus the appliances around the sink.
23 wordsGreetings
ברכות
First words of an Israeli conversation, including hellos that mark the addressee’s gender.
24 wordsCore adjectives
תארים
Everyday describing words. The masculine is the citation form; the feminine usually adds ה or ת.
25 wordsOpposites
הפכים
Pairs that reverse a quality: size, distance, time, and state.
26 wordsQuestion words
מילות שאלה
The words that open a question, from מה to האם.
23 wordsA2 · 9 sets
At the restaurant
במסעדה
הַזְמָנָה covers both a reservation and the order you place. Ask for חֶשְׁבּוֹן when you want the bill; תֵּשֶׁר is a tip.
24 wordsTelling time
השעה
Ask מָה הַשָּׁעָה? Answer with הַשָּׁעָה plus the hour, then וְ for minutes past (שָׁלוֹשׁ וָחֵצִי). Minutes to the hour use פָּחוֹת or לְ.
24 wordsProfessions
מקצועות
Job titles usually have a masculine base and a feminine in ־ָה or ־ֶת: רוֹפֵא / רוֹפְאָה, מוֹרֶה / מוֹרָה. The general word is מִקְצוֹעַ.
25 wordsAt the office
במשרד
The room, the machine, and the people around an Israeli work table.
24 wordsTransport
תחבורה
Getting across town: vehicles, tickets, and the road.
23 wordsIn the city
בעיר
Places you name when you give directions in town.
22 wordsNature
טבע
Landscape, weather, and living things you meet outdoors.
25 wordsEmotions
רגשות
Feelings as adjectives you inflect, and a few nouns you can have with יש לי.
22 wordsPrepositions
מילות יחס
Independent prepositions, including מן rather than the clitic מ־.
27 words