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Hebrew vocabulary: time, days and months

The days of the week, the months, the seasons and telling the time in Hebrew: everything you need to set a date or describe your day.

Here are 100 Hebrew words on “Time and calendar”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

HebrewEnglish
אוגוסטAugust
התחלהbeginning
מאהcentury
חג המולדChristmas
תאריךdate
יום קודםday before
דצמברDecember
כל יוםevery day
כל שנהevery year
פברוארFebruary
יום שישיFriday
עתידfuture
חצי שעהhalf an hour
שעהhour
ינוארJanuary
יוליJuly
יוניJune
בחודש שעברlast month
מרץMarch
מאיMay
אמצעmiddle
חודשmonth
למחרתnext day
בשבוע הבאnext week
בשנה הבאהnext year
לילהnightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep
נובמברNovember
אוקטוברOctober
תקופהperiod
הווהpresent
ספטמברSeptember
קיץsummer
הבוקרthis morning
זמןtime
להגיע בזמןto be on time
לחכותto wait
הערבtonight
פעמייםtwice
שבועweek
שנהyear

Level 2: medium 38 words

HebrewEnglish
אחר הצוהרייםafternoon
פגישהappointment
סתיוautumn
לוח שנהcalendar
שעוןclock
יומיdaily
איחורdelay
יומןdiary
משךduration
תדירותfrequency
חופשהholidays
מיידיimmediate
הרף עיןinstant
דקהminute
חודשיmonthly
חג לאומיnational day
ראש השנה האזרחיתNew Year
צוהרייםnoon
קבועpermanent
יום חגpublic holiday
לוח זמניםschedule
עונהseason
שנייהsecond
אביבspring
שלבstage
שעון קיץsummer time
זמניtemporary
מחרתייםthe day after tomorrowTwo days after today
שלשוםthe day before yesterdayTwo days before today
לבטלto cancel
לקבוע תאריךto set a date
להתקייםto take place
יום שלישיTuesday
דחוףurgent
יום רביעיWednesday
שבועיweekly
חורףwinter
שנתיyearly

Level 3: hard 22 words

HebrewEnglish
הקדמהadvance
כרונולוגיהchronology
מחוגclock hand
ספירה לאחורcountdown
שחרdawn
דמדומיםdusk
שעון חולhourglass
אלף שניםmillennium
דייקנותpunctuality
רבעוןquarter
בו-זמניsimultaneous
שעון עצרstopwatch
טיימרtimer
להקדיםto bring forward
לתארךto date
לעכבto delay
להאריךto extend
לבוא אחריto follow on
לדחותto postpone
לתזמןto schedule
לקצרto shorten
יום האהבהValentine’s Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Hebrew words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 31 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?
With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Hebrew vocabulary?
By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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