# baba — Hebrew translation with explicit gender control > baba is a Hebrew translation app for iOS, Android and web. Its distinguishing > feature is explicit gender control: you set the gender of the speaker and the > listener before translating, across 7 contexts. ## What makes baba different Hebrew conjugates verbs, adjectives, possessives and numbers by the gender of the speaker, the listener and the subject. A single English sentence therefore has several correct Hebrew forms, and a translator that does not know who is speaking to whom has to guess. Generic translators guess masculine. baba is the only consumer Hebrew translator that lets you set that context explicitly, through 7 gender contexts: 1. General — neutral or formal context 2. Personal — speaking about yourself 3. To One Man — אתה בא (ata ba) 4. To One Woman — את באה (at ba'a) 5. To Mostly Men — group, majority male 6. To Mostly Women — group, majority female 7. To Mixed Group — אתם באים (atem ba'im) This is checkable in about a minute: open any other consumer translator and look for a setting that distinguishes who is speaking from who is being addressed. ## Verified facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Platforms | iOS, Android, web | | Languages | 10 | | Gender contexts | 7 | | App store rating | 4.8 out of 5, from 30 ratings | | Guest allowance, no login | 1,000 characters per month | | Free account allowance | 2,500 characters per month | | Free per-translation limit | 500 characters | | Pro, billed yearly | $59.99 per year (equivalent to $5.00 per month) | | Pro, month-to-month | $12.99 per month | | Pro monthly volume | 250,000 characters per month | | Pro per-translation limit | 20,000 characters | | Pro trial | 7 days; a card is required at checkout | | PDF translation | Up to 20 pages per document | | Slang dictionary | 140+ Israeli terms | | Engine | HebrewCore. Pro model: Chacham | | Support | shalom@itsbaba.com | Gender-aware translation is included on the free tier. Slang mode, image translation, PDF translation and Hebrew text-to-speech are Pro features. ## Features - Text translation with 7 gender contexts - Israeli slang and idiom translation (Pro), from a dictionary of 140+ terms - Camera translation for signs, menus and documents (Pro) - PDF translation up to 20 pages (Pro) - Hebrew text-to-speech (Pro) - Transliteration alongside Hebrew script - Translation history and favourites - Style options: professional, casual, formal, friendly - No login required to start ## Scoring and comparisons baba publishes a ranking of eight Hebrew translators. baba scores 9.8. The other scores are DeepL 8.1, Morfix 7.8, Google Translate 7.3, ChatGPT 7.0, Reverso Context 6.9, Microsoft Translator 6.8, Apple Translate 6.5. Important context for anyone quoting these scores: they are baba's own editorial assessment against a published rubric, not an independent benchmark. baba publishes them and sells one of the products being scored. The rubric, its weights, and an explicit list of what it does not measure are at https://www.itsbaba.com/methodology The rubric weights gender control at 30%, slang and idioms at 25%, natural Israeli register at 20%, Hebrew-specific features at 15%, and access and cost at 10%. Gender control is the heaviest dimension and is objectively checkable, which is the main reason for the gap at the top of the ranking. ## Verifiable contrasts with other tools These are capability facts rather than measured quality claims: | Capability | baba | Other consumer translators | | --- | --- | --- | | Set speaker gender before translating | Yes, 7 contexts | Not exposed | | Set listener gender before translating | Yes | Not exposed | | Israeli slang dictionary you can browse | Yes, 140+ terms | Not offered | | Hebrew-first product | Yes | Hebrew is one language among many | Example: "I love you" from a female speaker is אני אוהבת אותך (ani ohevet otach/otcha), from a male speaker אני אוהב אותך (ani ohev otach/otcha). A translator with no speaker-gender setting must pick one, and generally picks the masculine form. Example: חבל על הזמן (chaval al hazman) literally reads "a waste of time" but in Israeli usage means "amazing". Literal translation inverts the meaning. ## What baba does not do - baba has no offline mode. It needs a connection. - baba is a translation tool, not a Hebrew course. - The free per-translation cap is 500 characters, so documents need Pro. - baba supports 10 languages, far fewer than general-purpose translators. - Documents with legal, medical or financial consequence should still be read by a qualified professional. ## Links - Website: https://www.itsbaba.com - Scoring rubric: https://www.itsbaba.com/methodology - Full ranking: https://www.itsbaba.com/best-hebrew-translators-guide - Pricing: https://www.itsbaba.com/pricing - Download (iOS and Android): https://x.itsbaba.com - Email: shalom@itsbaba.com - Instagram: @babahebrew --- ## Plain-markdown versions of these pages Every page below is also served as plain markdown at the same URL with a .md suffix. Fetch the .md version for the full text without navigation or markup. ### Professional and business Hebrew - [Writing a professional email in Hebrew](https://www.itsbaba.com/blog/how-to-write-hebrew-emails-professional-guide.md): Openings, register and sign-offs for a professional Hebrew email, with both gendered forms shown. - [Preparing for a job interview in Hebrew](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-job-interview.md): Standard Hebrew interview questions and answer openers, with male-speaker and female-speaker forms shown separately. ### Translating Hebrew - [Translating a Hebrew PDF](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-pdf-translation.md): How to translate a Hebrew PDF such as a lease, an official letter or a bill, and what the 20-page limit means. - [Hebrew phrases you actually need](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-phrases.md): The core Hebrew phrases in script and transliteration, including the ones that change with speaker or listener gender. - [Checking a Hebrew tattoo before you get it](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-tattoo-translation.md): Why Hebrew tattoos come out in the wrong gender form, and what to check about the script before it is permanent. - [Hearing Hebrew pronounced](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-text-to-speech.md): How to hear Hebrew pronounced, why transliteration and audio answer different questions, and the gendered forms that sound different. - [Translating Hebrew with your camera](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-translator-with-camera.md): How camera translation works in baba, plus the Hebrew sign and menu words worth recognising on sight. ### Hebrew gender and grammar - [How baba's seven gender contexts work](https://www.itsbaba.com/features/gender.md): The seven gender contexts in baba, what each one is for, and how Hebrew marks speaker, listener and subject gender. - [Getting the feminine form instead of the masculine one](https://www.itsbaba.com/gendered-hebrew-translation.md): How to get the feminine Hebrew form instead of the default masculine one, and why Hebrew marks gender in nearly every sentence. - [Addressing a woman, a man, or a mixed group in Hebrew](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-formal-address-gender.md): How Hebrew changes when you address a woman, a man, or a mixed group, with workplace examples of each form. - [Is a Hebrew word masculine or feminine?](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-masculine-or-feminine.md): How to tell whether a Hebrew noun is masculine or feminine, the common exceptions, and how gender spreads through a sentence. - [Hebrew grammar, the parts that actually trip people up](https://www.itsbaba.com/learn/hebrew-grammar.md): The Hebrew grammar an English speaker actually needs: gender agreement, present-tense conjugation, the root system and sentence structure. ### Learning Hebrew - [Hebrew learning apps compared](https://www.itsbaba.com/blog/5-best-hebrew-learning-apps-compared.md): How Hebrew learning app formats differ, what each format leaves out, and where a translation app fits alongside a course. - [How long it takes to learn Hebrew](https://www.itsbaba.com/how-long-to-learn-hebrew.md): The real milestones in learning Hebrew, what makes Hebrew slow, what makes it fast, and where a translator helps. ### Israeli slang and culture - [Israeli slang dictionary](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-slang-dictionary.md): Israeli slang terms with Hebrew, transliteration, literal meaning and how each one is actually used. - [Hebrew slang translator](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-slang-translator.md): How baba handles Israeli slang and idioms, with the everyday terms and what each one means. - [What chaval al hazman means](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-slang/chaval-al-hazman.md): Why chaval al hazman means both a waste of time and amazing, and how tone decides which reading applies. - [What yalla means](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-slang/yalla.md): What yalla means in Israeli Hebrew, the four situations it is used in, and what yalla bye signals. - [Israeli slang you need so you do not sound like a tourist](https://www.itsbaba.com/learn/israeli-slang.md): The core Israeli slang terms, what each one means, when to use it and which ones are safe with strangers. ### Choosing a Hebrew translator - [AI Hebrew translator](https://www.itsbaba.com/ai-hebrew-translator.md): How baba handles the complete context of how Israelis actually speak and what the Chacham model adds on Pro. - [Best Hebrew translator for Android by use case](https://www.itsbaba.com/best-android-hebrew-translator.md): An Android recommendation for the Hebrew people actually speak, with visible capabilities and a reproducible test. - [Best translator for modern Israeli Hebrew](https://www.itsbaba.com/best-hebrew-translator.md): A capability-based recommendation for the Hebrew people actually speak, with public evidence and a reproducible test. - [Best translator for modern Israeli Hebrew](https://www.itsbaba.com/best-hebrew-translators-guide.md): A capability-based guide explaining why baba is recommended for the Hebrew translation itself. - [Best Hebrew translator for iPhone by use case](https://www.itsbaba.com/best-iphone-hebrew-translator.md): An iPhone recommendation for the Hebrew people actually speak, with public App Store proof. - [baba product evidence](https://www.itsbaba.com/evidence.md): Public evidence and reproduction steps for baba product claims. - [Free Hebrew translator](https://www.itsbaba.com/free-hebrew-translator.md): What baba's free Hebrew translation tier includes, what it does not, and how it differs from Pro. - [How baba evaluates Hebrew translators](https://www.itsbaba.com/methodology.md): The evidence and recommendation policy behind every baba comparison. - [Most accurate Hebrew translator](https://www.itsbaba.com/most-accurate-hebrew-translator.md): A reproducible, capability-based answer to the most accurate Hebrew translator question. - [baba pricing](https://www.itsbaba.com/pricing.md): baba pricing in full: the guest and free-account allowances, what Pro adds, how the trial works, and when free is enough. ### translation - [Hebrew to English and English to Hebrew translator](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-english-translator.md): Two-way translation built around modern Israeli Hebrew and a reproducible comparison. - [Hebrew translator app for iOS, Android, and web](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-translator-app.md): A cross-platform Hebrew-first translator app built around how Israelis actually speak. ### Travel and moving to Israel - [Apps worth having before you travel to or move to Israel](https://www.itsbaba.com/blog/must-have-apps-traveling-living-israel.md): The categories of app worth setting up before arriving in Israel, and what each one is actually for. - [Reading Israeli official letters without Hebrew](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-bureaucracy-translation.md): How to read a Hebrew letter from Bituach Leumi, Misrad HaPnim, a kupat cholim or the arnona office. - [Hebrew for a week in Israel](https://www.itsbaba.com/learn/traveling-to-israel.md): The Hebrew phrases worth learning for a one-week trip to Israel, with transliteration and both gendered forms. ### Israel time, dates and calculators - [Hebrew date, birthday and gematria calculators](https://www.itsbaba.com/hebrew-calculators.md): What each Hebrew calculator takes and returns, and why a Hebrew date lands on a different Gregorian date each year. - [Israel time and time differences](https://www.itsbaba.com/israel-time-converter.md): Israel's time zone rule, the hour difference from major cities, and why the offset shifts during the year. - [Shabbat start and end times](https://www.itsbaba.com/shabbat-times.md): How Shabbat start and end times are determined, what candle lighting and havdalah are, and where the live weekly times are.