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
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| אוגוסט | August |
| התחלה | beginning |
| מאה | century |
| חג המולד | Christmas |
| תאריך | date |
| יום קודם | day before |
| דצמבר | December |
| כל יום | every day |
| כל שנה | every year |
| פברואר | February |
| יום שישי | Friday |
| עתיד | future |
| חצי שעה | half an hour |
| שעה | hour |
| ינואר | January |
| יולי | July |
| יוני | June |
| בחודש שעבר | last month |
| מרץ | March |
| מאי | May |
| אמצע | middle |
| חודש | month |
| למחרת | next day |
| בשבוע הבא | next week |
| בשנה הבאה | next year |
| לילה | nightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep |
| נובמבר | November |
| אוקטובר | October |
| תקופה | period |
| הווה | present |
| ספטמבר | September |
| קיץ | summer |
| הבוקר | this morning |
| זמן | time |
| להגיע בזמן | to be on time |
| לחכות | to wait |
| הערב | tonight |
| פעמיים | twice |
| שבוע | week |
| שנה | year |
Level 2: medium 38 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| אחר הצוהריים | afternoon |
| פגישה | appointment |
| סתיו | autumn |
| לוח שנה | calendar |
| שעון | clock |
| יומי | daily |
| איחור | delay |
| יומן | diary |
| משך | duration |
| תדירות | frequency |
| חופשה | holidays |
| מיידי | immediate |
| הרף עין | instant |
| דקה | minute |
| חודשי | monthly |
| חג לאומי | national day |
| ראש השנה האזרחית | New Year |
| צוהריים | noon |
| קבוע | permanent |
| יום חג | public holiday |
| לוח זמנים | schedule |
| עונה | season |
| שנייה | second |
| אביב | spring |
| שלב | stage |
| שעון קיץ | summer time |
| זמני | temporary |
| מחרתיים | the day after tomorrowTwo days after today |
| שלשום | the day before yesterdayTwo days before today |
| לבטל | to cancel |
| לקבוע תאריך | to set a date |
| להתקיים | to take place |
| יום שלישי | Tuesday |
| דחוף | urgent |
| יום רביעי | Wednesday |
| שבועי | weekly |
| חורף | winter |
| שנתי | yearly |
Level 3: hard 22 words
| Hebrew | English |
|---|---|
| הקדמה | advance |
| כרונולוגיה | chronology |
| מחוג | clock hand |
| ספירה לאחור | countdown |
| שחר | dawn |
| דמדומים | dusk |
| שעון חול | hourglass |
| אלף שנים | millennium |
| דייקנות | punctuality |
| רבעון | quarter |
| בו-זמני | simultaneous |
| שעון עצר | stopwatch |
| טיימר | timer |
| להקדים | to bring forward |
| לתארך | to date |
| לעכב | to delay |
| להאריך | to extend |
| לבוא אחרי | to follow on |
| לדחות | to postpone |
| לתזמן | to schedule |
| לקצר | to shorten |
| יום האהבה | Valentine’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.
- 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.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Hebrew vocabulary on iPhone.
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