Learn the top 25 nouns
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| Yaara: Hi everyone, my name is Yaara and this is top 25 Hebrew nouns, let’s begin. | |
| יום | |
| (yom) | |
| “day” | |
| .אתמול היה יום ההולדת שלי | |
| (etmol haya yom ha'huledet sheli.) | |
| “Yesterday was my birthday”. | |
| It wasn’t really... | |
| שנה | |
| (shana) | |
| “year” | |
| .השנה האחרונה הייתה מצוינת | |
| (ha'shana ha'aħrona haita me'tzuyenet.) | |
| “The last year was wonderful.” | |
| שעה | |
| (sha'a) | |
| “hour” | |
| שעה | |
| (sha'a) | |
| it means “hour”, but when you want to know what time it is, you ask... | |
| ?מה השעה | |
| (ma ha'sha'a?) | |
| which literally translates as “What hour is this?” - “What time is it?” | |
| חלון | |
| (ħalon) | |
| “window” | |
| !תפתחי את החלון, חם פה | |
| (tifteħi et ha'ħalon, ħam po!) | |
| “Open the window, it’s hot in here!” it is... | |
| בית | |
| (bait) | |
| “home” or “house”, it’s the same. | |
| .ברוך הבא לבית שלי | |
| (barukh haba la'bait sheli.) | |
| “Welcome to my home”, or “to my house”. | |
| עבודה | |
| (avoda) | |
| “work”. It’s “work”, it’s also “a job”. | |
| .יש לי עבודה חדשה | |
| (yesh li avoda ħadasha.) | |
| “I have a new job.” | |
| דרך | |
| (derekh) | |
| “way” | |
| .הדרך הביתה ארוכה מאוד | |
| (ha'derekh habaita aruka me'od.) | |
| “The way home is very long.” | |
| מקום | |
| (makom) | |
| “place” | |
| ?מה היה המקום האחרון שביקרת בו | |
| (ma haya ha'makom ha'aħaron she'bikarta bo?) | |
| “What was the last place you visited?” Tell us in the comments! | |
| חבר | |
| (ħaver) | |
| “friend” | |
| It also means “boyfriend”, which can be kind of confusing sometimes. | |
| .הלכתי עם החבר שלי לסרט | |
| (hala'khti im ha'ħaver sheli leseret.) | |
| “I went with my friend to watch a movie.” It can also mean “I went with my boyfriend to watch a movie.” | |
| חיים | |
| (ħayim) | |
| “life” | |
| That is a very cool thing - so actually this noun in Hebrew is one of the very few that is plural. | |
| .אילו חיים נפלאים | |
| (elu ħayim nifla'im.) | |
| “What a wonderful life!” | |
| חברה | |
| (ħevra) | |
| “company” | |
| .התקבלתי לעבודה בחברה גדולה | |
| (hitkabalti la'avoda be-ħevra gdola.) | |
| “I got a job in a big company.” | |
| מספר | |
| (mispar) | |
| “number” | |
| ?מה מספר הדירה שלך | |
| (ma mispar ha'dira shelakh?) | |
| “What is your apartment number?” | |
| קבוצה | |
| (kvutza) | |
| “group” | |
| .יש קבוצה גדולה של אנשים מחוץ לחלון שלי | |
| (yesh kvutza gdola shel anashim mi'ħuts la'ħalon sheli.) | |
| “There is a big group of people outside my window”. And they are noisy! | |
| עובדה | |
| (uvda) | |
| “fact” | |
| .חתולים הם אדירים, וזאת עובדה | |
| (ħatulim hem adirim, ve'zot uvda.) | |
| “Cats are awesome, and that’s a fact.” | |
| בעיה | |
| (be'aya) | |
| “problem” | |
| .אני יכולה לתקן לך את המחשב, זאת לא בעיה | |
| (ani yekhola le'taken lakh et ha'maħshev, zot lo be'aya) | |
| “I can fix your computer, it’s not a problem.” I definitely can’t. | |
| ילד | |
| (yeled) | |
| “child” | |
| “How many children do you have?” | |
| ?כמה ילדים יש לך | |
| (kama yeladim yesh le'kha?) | |
| עולם | |
| (olam) | |
| “world” | |
| .אני חולמת לעשות טיול מסביב לעולם | |
| (ani ħolemet la'asot tiyul mi’saviv la'olam.) | |
| “I dream of going on a trip around the world.” Finance me! | |
| שבוע | |
| (shavu'a) | |
| “week” | |
| .אני יוצאת לחופשה של שבוע | |
| (ani yotzet le'ħufsha shel shavu'a.) | |
| “I am going on a one week vacation.” | |
| משפחה | |
| (mishpaħa) | |
| “family” | |
| .יש לה משפחה גדולה | |
| (yesh la mishpaħa gdola.) | |
| “She has a big family.” | |
| אינטרנט | |
| (internet) | |
| “internet” | |
| .סבתא שלי בדיוק למדה לגלוש באינטרנט | |
| (savta sheli bedyuk lamda liglosh ba-internet.) | |
| “My grandmother just learned to surf the internet.” You go grandma! Hi! | |
| חודש | |
| (ħodesh) | |
| “month” | |
| I am going on a one month vacation! I am unemployed... | |
| .אני מקבלת משכורת כל חודש | |
| (ani mekabelet maskoret kol ħodesh.) | |
| “I get my salary every month.” | |
| אוכל | |
| (okhel) | |
| “food” | |
| ?מה האוכל האהוב עליכם | |
| (ma ha-okhel ha-ahuv alekhem?) | |
| “What is your favorite food?” | |
| יד | |
| (yad) | |
| “hand” | |
| .תני לי את היד שלך, אני אעזור לך לעלות | |
| (tni li et ha-yad shelakh, ani e'ezor lakh la'alot.) | |
| “Give me your hand, I will help you up.” | |
| רחוב | |
| (reħov) | |
| “street” | |
| .הבית שלי נמצא בקצה הרחוב | |
| (ha-bait sheli nimtza be-ktze ha-reħov.) | |
| “My house is at the end of the street.” | |
| סבתא | |
| (savta) | |
| “grandma” | |
| A lot of people say ספתא [safta] because it’s easier to say. | |
| .לסבתא שלי יש חשבון פייסבוק | |
| (le-savta sheli yesh ħeshbon feisbuk.) | |
| “My grandma has a Facebook account”. Add her now! | |
| Okay, that’s it for today. Thank you so much for watching top 25 Hebrew nouns, and don’t forget to subscribe! Okay, we will see you next time, bye. | |
| That’s kind of something my grandma would say, who chose these words? I never heard any complaints yet! |
35 Comments
HideWhich phrase do you like the most?
Hi MikeB,
Thanks for posting and for sharing this! 👍
Great! so you visited Tel Aviv ! 😎😄 Were you able to understand some of the Hebrew around you? visiting the country is a great opportunity to practice your Hebrew language skills and learn about the local culture... I hope you had a great time :)
Best,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Last visited place - Tel Aviv! 20 Feb
Hi Christina Feriadi,
Thanks for posting about this.
As you probably know, there is an option to play the lesson at a lower speed (using the x1 button on the video). I do agree that some of the example phrases, however, might be a little fast... I will forward this to our team 👍
Enjoy learning Hebrew, and a very happy new year!
Best,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
I wish the phasing was more distinguishable and not so quick to utter.
Hi Jason,
Thanks for commenting!
In Hebrew, we don't differentiate between "child" and "boy", and we use the same word for both - "ילד" (the feminine "child" is "yalda" - ילדה).
The plural "children" is - as explained by Ya'ara on the lesson - "ילדים" - yeladim. 😄😄😄
Happy to help,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
A boy is ילד,yeled. In the video this is said to be "child", but Yaara pronounces and romanizes "child" ילדים, or 'yeladeem'. (ילדה or, yeldah, is girl for those so inclined).
This should be corrected.
שלום,
Jason
Hi Christopher A Parks,
Thanks for posting your feedback!
Awesome! we're glad to hear :)
Let us know in case you have any questions 👍
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Really enjoy her spirit!
Hi Louis Boer,
Thanks for posting.
Did you listen to the example under the vocabulary word 'friend'? There you can hear very clearly that the word "הולכים" is pronounced as it should be: "hol-khim".
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Hi Dave,
You can adjust the video lesson speed by clicking on the ‘1x’ button next to the volume control icon (you can choose either 0.75x or 0.5x to slow it down).
In case of any questions, please feel free to contact us.👍
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team HebrewPod101.com