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The 100 most common Modern Hebrew words

Ranked by how often they're really used, each with its English translation. In the course, every one of them gets a picture and a funny sentence to help it stick.

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The 100 most common Modern Hebrew words
RankWordTranslation
1אתyou
2שלof
3לאno
4עלon
5זהthis
6הואhe
7אניI
8כלall
9עםwith
10מהwhat
11גםalso
12ליto me
13אםif
14היהwas
15ישthere is
16אבלbut
17היאshe
18אוor
19כיbecause
20יותרmore
21רקonly
22איןthere is no
23אחדone
24אלto
25ביןbetween
26הםthey
27לוto him
28אתהyou
29כמוlike
30לךto you
31עדuntil
32הזהthis
33שלאthat not
34שםname
35אותוhim
36אזthen
37זוthis
38טובgood
39שהואthat he
40כדיin order to
41כןyes
42עודmore
43מיwho
44להיותto be
45ביתhouse
46כמהhow many
47שלוhis
48כברalready
49בכלin every
50שאניthat I
51דברthing
52זאתthis
53איךhow
54בןson
55אשרwhich
56בוin it
57היוwere
58למהwhy
59להto her
60צריךneed to
61אףeven
62אותיme
63עכשיוnow
64היוםtoday
65הרבהa lot
66ידיhands of
67יוםday
68יכולcan
69להםto them
70אדםperson
71יהיהwill be
72רוצהwants
73אותהher
74שניsecond
75ביותרmost
76לאחרafter
77לעשותto do
78שישthat there is
79אחרother
80פעםtime
81כאןhere
82אחריafter
83אנחנוwe
84אותםthem
85אותךyou
86הייתהwas
87שניםyears
88אנשיםpeople
89אתםyou
90נגדagainst
91אפשרpossible
92ממשreally
93אומרsays
94זמןtime
95חייםlife
96שלנוour
97אלאbut rather
98נראהseems
99שהיאthat she
100שזהthat this

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