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4 sets of everyday Hebrew, with audio for every phrase. Add a set to the app and practise it there.

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01 ยท Basic phrases

13 phrases
โ€ื ืชืจืื”โ€ื‘ื™ื™โ€ื ืขื™ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจโ€ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื”ืขื–ืจื”โ€ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”+8
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02 ยท Self introductions

17 phrases
โ€ืืชื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ? ืืช ืขื•ืฉื” ืกืคื•ืจื˜?ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืชื—ื‘ื™ื‘ื™ื?โ€ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืงืจื•ื ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืกืจื˜ื™ื . ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœืงืจื•ื ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืกืจื˜ื™ืโ€ืžื” ืืชื” ืขื•ืฉื” ื‘ื–ืžื ืš ื”ืคื ื•ื™? ืžื” ืืช ืขื•ืฉื” ื‘ื–ืžื ืš ื”ืคื ื•ื™?ืžื” ืฉืคืช ื”ืื ืฉืœืš ?+12
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04 ยท Clarifications

22 phrases
โ€ืชื•ื›ืœื™ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™?โ€ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™?โ€ืœืžื”? ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื›ื›ื”?โ€ื‘ืืžืช?โ€ื‘ืืžืช? ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ?+17
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Where all 4 sets get you: 76 phrases

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Reading Hebrew

Language introduction and pronunciation

Below, a language introduction by LangFocus (great but nerdy).

In general about the grammar:

(1) Verbs consist 3-4 consonants (like skdftwqrtkh), and you put the some letters (mainly aeiou) between them to change their tense and sometimes meaning.

(2) But the root is almost always 3-4 letters.

(3) The language distinguishes between male and female actors, through pronouns and verb endings.

(4) Adjectives and nouns agree with each other, meaning they share the same form. (e.g. Sefer ka’tan = small book. Sfarim kta’nim = small books).

(5) In general a lot of morphing is done through the changing of the vowels, while the consonant roots stay the same.

These were the basics. The rest you’ll can discover while memorising phrases and listening. You can add notes on a phrase in the app when you notice a pattern.

Here’s a lovely language nerd’s overview of this old language (yay LangFocus!):

7 minAbout Hebrew in Hebrew ืขืœ ื”ืฉืคื” ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช

Hebrew pronunciation

There was this quite big Crowdfunding campaign out which came, among other things, four videos that go into all possible details, from spelling, phonetics, consonants, to writing rules. It’s useful to know this, but you’ll be practicing with audio anyways so you’ll also be fine without it for now:) They’re a great resource for making the details everything right, but might be a bit overwhelming without any phrases.

We recommend to come back to it later.

You can watch them anywhere, just like you can practice phrases and do some listening anywhere.

6 minHebrew Pronunciation, Video 1: Hebrew Phonetics and Spelling 10 minHebrew Pronunciation, Video 2: Hebrew Consonants 9 minHebrew Pronunciation, Video 3: Hebrew Vowels 16 minHebrew Pronunciation, Video 4: Spelling Rules

Made by us ยท start here

Guided listening with Omer

Let’s find out how listening-reading works! The following videos of Omer, a skater from Jerusalem who became a video artist, woodworker, and multi-talent. Sit down for the duration of one video and get to know the Listening-reading process step-by-step.

In the future, you can go through the same steps with any YouTube video or Netflix show. That content is interesting and made for native speakers.

30 minFirst Round of Guided HEB Listening-Reading with Omer 30 minSecond Round of Guided HEB Listening-Reading with Omer 22 minThird Round of Guided HEB Listening-Reading with Omer 40 minFourth Round of Guided HEB Listening-Reading with Omer

There’s also EasyHebrew with some simple content (it gets a bit boring after some time, but hey). It’s also your first dip into actually reading the Hebrew alphabet, so we might want to create some more with latinized subtitles. These videos are great for on the road, because they have double subtitles included, and you can also start focusing on reading the Hebrew alphabet (hint: right-to-left [lol]).

7 minWhat do Tel Avivians like about their city? | Easy Hebrew 7

Longer listening

Documentaries

Clear, well-edited Hebrew, for when a short clip starts to feel easy.

ื›ืืŸ | ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช – ืชืื’ื™ื“ ื”ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™794k subscribers ยท 9 videos

ืขืจื•ืฅ ื”ื™ื•ื˜ื™ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ืืŸ, ืชืื’ื™ื“ ื”ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™. ื”ื›ืชื‘ื•ืช ื”ื—ืžื•ืช ื•ื”ืžื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืžืœืื•ืช – ืœืฆืคื™ื™ื” ืžืชื™ ืฉื ื•ื— ืœื›ื

29 minื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืงืฆื™ืŸ ื•ื ืืœืฅ ืœื”ืชืืกืœื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™: ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื”ื™ืฉืจื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืงืกื™ื ื”ืจืงื™ืŸ131k views 9 minืขื•ืงืฅ ื‘-100 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืฉ"ื—: ืื™ืš ืงื ืื“ื ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื•ืžื’ืœื” ืฉื–ื”ื•ืชื• ื ื’ื ื‘ื”? | ืชื—ืงื™ืจ88k views 9 min"ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืžื’ื“ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื™ืจื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื": ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื ืžื›ืจืช ืœืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ืจื™ื ืžื—ื•"ืœ – ื•ื”ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื–ื•ืขืžื™ื74k views
6 more from ื›ืืŸ | ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช – ืชืื’ื™ื“ ื”ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™
14 minืœืžื” ื”ื™ืจืงื•ืช ื‘ืกื•ืคืจ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื™ืงืจื™ื – ื•ื”ืื ืฉื™ื•ื•ืง ื™ืฉื™ืจ ืžื”ื—ืงืœืื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืชืจื•ืŸ?72k views 13 minืฉื•ืงืŸ ืฉืœื ื”ื›ืจืชื: ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ื™ื™ืกื“ื” ืืช "ื”ืืจืฅ" – ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืš ืœื›ื•ื›ื‘ ื‘ืฆื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื“ืชื™ืช59k views 12 minื”ื™ืงื‘ ืžื™ืจื•ื—ื ืฉื›ื‘ืฉ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื: ื”ื ื’ื‘ ื”ืคืš ืœืžืขืฆืžืช ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช32k views 15 minืงื–ื™ื ื• ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื: ื‘ื ื™ ื ื•ืขืจ ืžื”ืžืจื™ื ื‘ืžืฉื—ืงื™ ืžื—ืฉื‘ – ื•ืžืคืกื™ื“ื™ื ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืืœืคื™ื61k views 10 minืขืคืจื™ ืื™ื‘ื“ื” ืืช ืืžื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื ื™ืช ื‘-7 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ – ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืžืกืจื‘ืช ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ื” ื›ื™ืชื•ืžื”26k views 10 min"ื–ื” ืื™ืจื•ืข ืฉืฉื™ื™ืš ืœื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™": ื”ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช ื”ื›ื•ืื‘ืช ืขืœ ื”ืจื™ืกืช ื‘ืชื™ ื”ื ืจืฆื—ื™ื ื‘ื˜ื‘ื—15k views

ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช 13268k subscribers ยท 9 videos

ื‘ืจื•ื›ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืœืขืจื•ืฅ ื”ื™ื•ื˜ื™ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช 13.

30 minื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื ืฉื›ื—ืช: ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืžื•ืคืœื ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ื”ืจืฉืช ืขืžื™ืช ื‘ืจื’'ื™ืœ232k views 15 minื”ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ ืฉื”ืคืš ืœื—ืฉื•ื“ – ื•ื”ืจื›ื‘ ื”ืฉืจื•ืฃ: ืชืขืœื•ืžืช ื”ืจืฆื— ื‘ืžืขืจื”216k views 11 minื”ืฆืขื™ืจ ืฉืจื™ื’ืœ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื™ืจืืŸ, ื”ืชื—ื–ื” ืœื—ื™ื™ืœ – ื•ื›ืžืขื˜ ื”ืฆื™ืช ืžืœื—ืžื”136k views
6 more from ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช 13
50 minืชื™ืขื•ื“ ื”ืงืจื‘ ื‘-7.10, ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ืฉืœื ื”ื•ืขื‘ืจ – ื•"ื”ื–ื™ืง" ืฉืœื ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœืกื™ื™ืข102k views 10 minื—ื™ืกื•ืœ ืืœ-ืžื‘ื—ื•ื—: ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ืงืจื” ื‘ืžื‘ืฆืข ืฉื˜ืœื˜ืœ ืืช ื”ืžื•ืกื“?112k views 10 minืฉืœื•ื ืืกื™ื™ื’ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืœืคืฆืข ื”ืคืชื•ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืžืขื‘ืจื•ืช: "ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ"58k views 10 min"ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืคืš ืœืžื‘ืฆืจ": ื”ืžืกืชืขืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืจ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืžื‘ืฆืข ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื ื’ื‘88k views 9 minื”ืื—ื™ื•ืช ืฉืคืชื—ื• ืžืืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 20 – ื•ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืื™ืžืคืจื™ื” ืงื•ืœื™ื ืจื™ืช72k views 16 min3 ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœื, ื‘ืœื™ ืกืžืืจื˜ืคื•ืŸ. ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื ื’ืžืจ? ื”ื ื™ืกื•ื™ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื•ืจื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืจืื•ืช69k views
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Calcalist | ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืกื˜112k subscribers ยท 10 videos

ื‘ืจื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืœืขืจื•ืฅ ื”ื™ื•ื˜ื™ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืกื˜, ื›ืืŸ ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื›ืœ ืชื›ื ื™ ื”ื•ื™ื“ืื• ืฉืœื ื• ื•ืกื“ืจื•ืช ื”ืจืฉืช.

26 minืฆื™ืจ ื”ื›ืกืฃ – ืคืจืง 11: ืœืžื” ืืจื“ื•ืืŸ ื‘ืœื—ืฅ ืžืžืœื—ืžืช ืื™ืจืืŸ?63k views 32 minืื™ืš ืงืจื” ืฉืื™ื—ื•ื“ ื”ืืžื™ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื‘ืงืฉืช ืกื™ื•ืข ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืžืืจื”"ื‘?23k views 25 min'ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช' ืคืจืง 39: "86 ืืœืฃ ื“ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ืžื›ื•ืจื•ืช ื ืžืฆืื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืžื“ืฃ"16k views
7 more from Calcalist | ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืกื˜
20 min'ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช' ืคืจืง 24: ืคืฉื™ื˜ืช ื”ืจื’ืœ ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ืจ ื”ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืง9k views 9 minื”ืกื˜ืืจื˜-ืืค ืžื”ื˜ื›ื ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืžืŸ ื‘ืขื•ืœื10k views 9 minื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืžืžื›ื•ืŸ ื•ื™ืฆืžืŸ ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืžื•ืกืš ื”ืื™ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืขืชื™ื“7k views 15 min'ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช' ืคืจืง 32: ืžืžืื ื“ื™ื™ ื•ืขื“ Wix: ืจืขื™ื“ืช ื”ืื“ืžื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื” ืžื˜ืœื˜ืœืช ืืช ื”ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืง ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™7k views 33 min'ืฆื™ืจ ื”ื›ืกืฃ' ืคืจืง 4: ืชืจืžื™ืช ื”ืคื•ื ื–ื™ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”5k views 11 minืืกืฃ ื’ืจื ื™ื˜: "ืขืœื™ืš ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื”ืื ืืชื” ืจื™ืง ื›ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื™ืœื•ืื™ื ืื• ื›ื™ ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง ื˜ื•ื‘"5k views 9 minื”ืกื˜ืืจื˜-ืืค ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืฉื“ื•ืช ื”ื—ืงืœืื™ื™ื ืœืžื–ื’ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ7k views
Hebrew Netflix series with two subtitles

Are you more the type of person that watches series?

Well, using Language Reactor in Google Chrome, you can watch and rewatch Netflix episodes with two subtitles. Even if the level seems too high, reading along in Hebrew and sometimes pausing to understand can help you feel the structure of sentences and the rhythm of the language.

Here’s our selection of original Hebrew series:

  • Fauda – Fauda means chaos in Arabic and it follows a unite that operates to prevent attacks. Classic series that’s loved by both sides.
  • Shtisel – About the life of Orthodox Jews in an orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem and how they deal with their topics in life.
  • Hashoter Hatov – Brooklyn 99 but with more nerdy characters. Hashoter is police agent. Tov is good. So it translates as like “the good cop”.
  • A Body That Works – After years of trying to have a child, a married couple decides to give surrogacy a chance. But when it comes to people, three is a complicated number. (may not be available in all regions)
  • The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem – In 1919 Jerusalem, housecleaner Rosa weds a shopkeeper who loves another woman, a choice that impacts her dynamic with eldest daughter Luna for decades. (may not be available in all regions)

Lessons

Learn with a teacher

If you want to be really comfortable, have lessons. 45 minutes a week with a native speaker gives you a steady stream of phrases to record and practise between lessons.

Tomer

Tomer is a dancer and a very kind person. He knows the Lingophant app and has taught people with it, so you're ready to start.

Book lessons on iTalki

We recommend a trial lesson, then booking 5 lessons at once, so the teacher has a reason to try out a new app. In the first lesson, find common interests and record a few phrases together.

You can also find your own teacher, or ask a friend for 45 minutes each week. Our page for teachers explains everything: share the link and they can follow the steps. Found a good teacher, or teaching yourself? We’re happy to add you here.