Which Hebrew words should I learn first?

The easiest words of grammar and everyday life: basic verbs, small structural words, polite phrases, numbers, family, food. This page gathers 100 of them.

What comes after these 100 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Hebrew words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Your first 100 Hebrew words

New to Hebrew? Here are 100 easy words to start with: verbs, the small words of grammar and everyday vocabulary, translated into English.

These words come from the 26 grammar and everyday-life topics of KoKo. The app holds 2,234 words at this level.

Grammar 24 words

Hebrew	English
להגיד	to say
לקרוא	to read
לצחוק	to laugh
להרוג	to kill
נמוך	low
טוב	good
קשיח	hard
בטוח	sure
שם	thereAt that place, nearby or pointed out
כאן	here
רע	badly
מעט	little
ל-	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
מ-	fromProvenance, origin
ו-	and
או	or
זה	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a consonant
קצת	somePartitive article, masculine singular
הוא	heSubject pronoun, masculine singular
אני	ISubject pronoun, first person singular
להיכנס	to come in
לצאת	to get out
לעזור ל-	to help to
להוריד	to take off

Everyday life 76 words

Hebrew	English
לא	no
כן	yes
תודה	thank you
היי	hiInformal greeting
אחת	one
עשר	ten
מעט	few
שש	six
סוף	end
מאי	May
קיץ	summer
אוגוסט	August
עצם	boneHard part of the skeleton
צוואר	neck
גב	back
אף	nose
מנוחה	rest
בריאות	health
נגיף	virus
סרטן	cancer
חבר	friendPerson bound by friendship, standard register
תינוק	baby
בן	son
בעל	husbandEveryday use
משוגע	crazy
מאוכזב	disappointed
שמחה	joy
פחד	fear
מפתח	key
מיטה	bed
קיר	wall
רצפה	floor
עץ	wood
מסמר	nail
מסור	saw
דלי	bucket
שיקי	smart
עור	leather
ג׳ינס	jeans
חצאית	skirt
שום	garlic
חיטה	wheat
מים	water
מיץ	juice
אורגני	organic
קערה	bowl
רעב	hunger
טעם	flavour
שקית	bag
יקר	expensive
עלות	cost
מחיר	price
רחוב	street
תחנת רכבת	train station
פארק	park
מפה	map
אוטובוס	bus
אופנוע	motorbike
נמל	harbour
גלגל	wheel
טיסה	flight
אתר	site
מדריך	guide
מלון	hotel
מזרח	east
אגם	lake
ים	sea
מקור	beak
תרנגול	rooster
קן	nest
זהב	gold
ברזל	iron
כחול	blue
קישור	link
עמוד	page
שיחה	call

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Which Hebrew words should I learn first?: The easiest words of grammar and everyday life: basic verbs, small structural words, polite phrases, numbers, family, food. This page gathers 100 of them.
What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Hebrew words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Hebrew vocabulary on iPhone.