The 22 letters
Page 8 in the book
Each letter's name, then the two example words from its page. The same words appear again in Part 2, in cursive.
א
אָלֶף
Alef
Silent. It carries the sound of its vowel.
אַבָּא
abba
dad
אוֹר
or
light
ב
בֵּית
Bet
B as in boy (with a dot inside: בּ). V as in vine (without the dot).
בַּיִת
bayit
house
בֵּן
ben
son
ג
גִּימֶל
Gimel
G as in go.
גַּן
gan
garden
גָּדוֹל
gadol
big
ד
דָּלֶת
Dalet
D as in door.
דֶּלֶת
delet
door
דָּג
dag
fish
ה
הֵא
He
H as in hat. Usually silent at the end of a word.
הַר
har
mountain
הַיּוֹם
hayom
today
ו
וָו
Vav
V as in vine. It can also be the vowel O (וֹ) or U (וּ).
וֶרֶד
vered
rose
וִילוֹן
vilon
curtain
ז
זַיִן
Zayin
Z as in zoo.
זְמַן
zman
time
זָהָב
zahav
gold
ח
חֵית
Chet
CH as in Bach. A throaty H made at the back of the mouth.
חַג
chag
holiday
חָבֵר
chaver
friend
ט
טֵית
Tet
T as in top.
טוֹב
tov
good
טַל
tal
dew
י
יוֹד
Yod
Y as in yes. It can also be the vowel I, as in machine.
יָד
yad
hand
יוֹם
yom
day
כ
כַּף
Kaf
K as in king (with a dot inside: כּ). CH as in Bach (without the dot).
כֵּן
ken
yes
כֶּלֶב
kelev
dog
ל
לָמֶד
Lamed
L as in light.
לֹא
lo
no
לֶחֶם
lechem
bread
מ
מֵם
Mem
M as in mom.
מַיִם
mayim
water
מָה
ma
what
נ
נוּן
Nun
N as in now.
נֵר
ner
candle
נָכוֹן
nachon
correct
ס
סָמֶךְ
Samech
S as in sun.
סֵפֶר
sefer
book
סוּס
sus
horse
ע
עַיִן
Ayin
Silent in modern Hebrew. It carries the sound of its vowel.
עִיר
ir
city
עֶרֶב
erev
evening
פ
פֵּא
Pe
P as in pen (with a dot inside: פּ). F as in fun (without the dot).
פֶּה
pe
mouth
פֶּרַח
perach
flower
צ
צָדִי
Tsadi
TS as in cats.
צֶבַע
tseva
color
צֶדֶק
tsedek
justice
ק
קוֹף
Qof
K as in king.
קוֹל
kol
voice
קָפֶה
kafe
coffee
ר
רֵישׁ
Resh
R. In modern Hebrew it is throaty, like a French R.
רֹאשׁ
rosh
head
רַק
rak
only
ש
שִׁין
Shin
SH as in ship (dot on the right: שׁ). S as in sun (dot on the left: שׂ).
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
sun
שָׁנָה
shana
year
ת
תָּו
Tav
T as in top.
תּוֹדָה
toda
thank you
תּוֹרָה
tora
Torah
Final letters
Page 52 in the book
ך
כַּף סוֹפִית
Final Kaf
used only at the end of a word
דֶּרֶךְ
derech
way, road
מֶלֶךְ
melech
king
ם
מֵם סוֹפִית
Final Mem
used only at the end of a word
שָׁלוֹם
shalom
hello, peace
חַיִּים
chayim
life
ן
נוּן סוֹפִית
Final Nun
used only at the end of a word
יַיִן
yayin
wine
קָטָן
katan
small
ף
פֵּא סוֹפִית
Final Pe
used only at the end of a word
כֶּסֶף
kesef
money
סוֹף
sof
end
ץ
צָדִי סוֹפִית
Final Tsadi
used only at the end of a word
אֶרֶץ
erets
land, country
עֵץ
ets
tree
Everyday words
Page 112 in the book
שָׁלוֹם
shalom
hello, peace
תּוֹדָה
toda
thank you
כֵּן
ken
yes
לֹא
lo
no
בְּבַקָּשָׁה
bevakasha
please
סְלִיחָה
slicha
sorry, excuse me
אֲנִי
ani
I
אַתָּה
ata
you (to a man)
אַתְּ
at
you (to a woman)
הוּא
hu
he
הִיא
hi
she
אֲנַחְנוּ
anachnu
we
מָה
ma
what
מִי
mi
who
אֵיפֹה
eifo
where
מָתַי
matai
when
לָמָּה
lama
why
טוֹב
tov
good
יָפֶה
yafe
beautiful
אַהֲבָה
ahava
love
מִשְׁפָּחָה
mishpacha
family
חָבֵר
chaver
friend
בַּיִת
bayit
house
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrael
Israel
Useful phrases
Page 116 in the book
בֹּקֶר טוֹב
boker tov
good morning
עֶרֶב טוֹב
erev tov
good evening
לַיְלָה טוֹב
laila tov
good night
מַה נִּשְׁמָע
ma nishma
how are you?
תּוֹדָה רַבָּה
toda raba
thank you very much
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
Shabbat shalom
a peaceful Sabbath
מַזָּל טוֹב
mazal tov
congratulations
חַג שָׂמֵחַ
chag sameach
happy holiday
לְהִתְרָאוֹת
lehitraot
see you later
לְחַיִּים
lechayim
cheers (to life)
Numbers
Page 118 in the book
אַחַת
achat
1
שְׁתַּיִם
shtayim
2
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shalosh
3
אַרְבַּע
arba
4
חָמֵשׁ
chamesh
5
שֵׁשׁ
shesh
6
שֶׁבַע
sheva
7
שְׁמוֹנֶה
shmone
8
תֵּשַׁע
tesha
9
עֶשֶׂר
eser
10
Names
Page 119 in the book
דָּוִד
David
שָׂרָה
Sarah
דָּנִיֵּאל
Daniel
רָחֵל
Rachel
מִיכָאֵל
Michael
חַנָּה
Hannah
יוֹנָתָן
Jonathan
מִרְיָם
Miriam
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