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title: "Hebrew for Work"
slug: "hebrew/work"
canonical: "https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew/work"
question: "Should I speak English at an Israeli startup?"
answer: "In the stand-up, maybe. In the kitchen and with the accountant, Hebrew. Keep both. Use baba when the Slack thread flips."
description: "Office Hebrew that is not the job-interview page: yalla, tachles, and how to disagree without sounding American-polite."
cluster: "direct-task"
html_status: "live"
updated: "2026-09-11"
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# Hebrew for Work

Israeli offices run on short Hebrew and English loanwords. The interview is a different register — that page already exists. This is the Tuesday standup.

## Phrases

| Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
| --- | --- | --- |
| תכלס | Tachles | Bottom line |
| אני לא מסכים | Ani lo maskim | I disagree |
| אפשר לדחות? | Efshar lidchot? | Can we move this? |
| אני מטפל בזה | Ani metapel / metapelet be-ze | I’ll take care of it |