sakta school
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sakta school helps English speakers begin learning Hebrew with useful everyday vocabulary. Explore short lessons, read Hebrew with vowel marks and transliteration, then practise what you remember.
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- Open the learning space and choose “Hebrew for English speakers” in the language selector. Each of the 20 lessons introduces ten words.
- Practise four-choice questions, word matching and missing-letter games.
- Revisit mistakes and return for spaced practice.
- Create an account to invite friends to asynchronous competitions. Each player has 24 hours to play.
Course topics and vocabulary
20 topics, ten words per lesson. Open a topic to see its vocabulary.
1. Hello & welcome
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| hello | שָׁלוֹם | shalom |
| goodbye | לְהִתְרָאוֹת | lehitraot |
| yes | כֵּן | ken |
| no | לֹא | lo |
| please | בְּבַקָּשָׁה | bevakasha |
| thanks | תּוֹדָה | toda |
| sorry | סְלִיחָה | slicha |
| okay | בְּסֵדֶר | beseder |
| I | אֲנִי | ani |
| you | אַתָּה / אַתְּ | ata / at |
2. People & languages
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| he | הוּא | hu |
| she | הִיא | hi |
| we | אֲנַחְנוּ | anachnu |
| they | הֵם / הֵן | hem / hen |
| name | שֵׁם | shem |
| friend | חָבֵר / חֲבֵרָה | chaver / chavera |
| Hebrew | עִבְרִית | ivrit |
| English | אַנְגְּלִית | anglit |
| good | טוֹב / טוֹבָה | tov / tova |
| welcome | בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא / בְּרוּכָה הַבָּאָה | baruch haba / brucha habaa |
3. First questions
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| who | מִי | mi |
| what | מָה | ma |
| where | אֵיפֹה | eifo |
| when | מָתַי | matai |
| why | לָמָּה | lama |
| how | אֵיךְ | eich |
| which | אֵיזֶה / אֵיזוֹ | eize / eizo |
| this | זֶה / זֹאת | ze / zot |
| here | כָּאן | kan |
| there | שָׁם | sham |
4. Making sentences
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| and | וְ־ | ve |
| or | אוֹ | o |
| but | אֲבָל | aval |
| because | כִּי | ki |
| with | עִם | im |
| without | בְּלִי | bli |
| in | בְּתוֹךְ / בְּ־ | betoch / be |
| on | עַל | al |
| to | אֶל / לְ־ | el / le |
| from | מִ־ / מִן | mi / min |
5. My family
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| person | אָדָם | adam |
| people | אֲנָשִׁים | anashim |
| man | גֶּבֶר | gever |
| woman | אִשָּׁה | isha |
| child | יֶלֶד / יַלְדָּה | yeled / yalda |
| baby | תִּינוֹק / תִּינוֹקֶת | tinok / tinoket |
| family | מִשְׁפָּחָה | mishpacha |
| mother | אִמָּא | ima |
| father | אַבָּא | aba |
| parent | הוֹרֶה | hore |
6. People in my life
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| brother | אָח | ach |
| sister | אָחוֹת | achot |
| son | בֵּן | ben |
| daughter | בַּת | bat |
| grandmother | סָבְתָא | savta |
| grandfather | סַבָּא | saba |
| husband | בַּעַל | baal |
| wife | רַעְיָה | raaya |
| teacher | מוֹרֶה / מוֹרָה | more / mora |
| student | תַּלְמִיד / תַּלְמִידָה | talmid / talmida |
7. Everyday actions
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| be | לִהְיוֹת | lihyot |
| do | לַעֲשׂוֹת | laasot |
| go | לָלֶכֶת | lalechet |
| come | לָבוֹא | lavo |
| eat | לֶאֱכוֹל | leechol |
| drink | לִשְׁתּוֹת | lishtot |
| want | לִרְצוֹת | lirtzot |
| need | לְהִצְטָרֵךְ | lehitztarech |
| like | לְחַבֵּב | lechabev |
| love | לֶאֱהוֹב | leehov |
8. Learning & speaking
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| know | לָדַעַת | ladaat |
| understand | לְהָבִין | lehavin |
| speak | לְדַבֵּר | ledaber |
| listen | לְהַקְשִׁיב | lehakshiv |
| see | לִרְאוֹת | lirot |
| read | לִקְרֹא | likro |
| write | לִכְתֹּב | lichtov |
| learn | לִלְמֹד | lilmod |
| work | לַעֲבֹד | laavod |
| sleep | לִישֹׁן | lishon |
9. Food & drink
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| water | מַיִם | mayim |
| food | אֹכֶל | ochel |
| bread | לֶחֶם | lechem |
| milk | חָלָב | chalav |
| coffee | קָפֶה | kafe |
| tea | תֵּה | te |
| juice | מִיץ | mitz |
| egg | בֵּיצָה | beitza |
| cheese | גְּבִינָה | gvina |
| rice | אֹרֶז | orez |
10. At the table
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| chicken | עוֹף | of |
| fish | דָּג | dag |
| meat | בָּשָׂר | basar |
| vegetable | יָרָק | yarak |
| fruit | פְּרִי | pri |
| apple | תַּפּוּחַ | tapuach |
| banana | בָּנָנָה | banana |
| salt | מֶלַח | melach |
| sugar | סֻכָּר | sukar |
| meal | אֲרוּחָה | arucha |
11. At home
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| home | בַּיִת | bayit |
| room | חֶדֶר | cheder |
| door | דֶּלֶת | delet |
| window | חַלּוֹן | chalon |
| table | שֻׁלְחָן | shulchan |
| chair | כִּסֵּא | kise |
| bed | מִטָּה | mita |
| kitchen | מִטְבָּח | mitbach |
| bathroom | חֲדַר רַחְצָה | chadar rachtza |
| toilet | שֵׁרוּתִים | sherutim |
12. My things
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| key | מַפְתֵּחַ | mafteach |
| phone | טֶלֶפוֹן | telefon |
| computer | מַחְשֵׁב | machshev |
| book | סֵפֶר | sefer |
| pen | עֵט | et |
| bag | תִּיק | tik |
| cup | כּוֹס | kos |
| plate | צַלַּחַת | tzalachat |
| clothes | בְּגָדִים | bgadim |
| shoes | נַעֲלַיִם | naalayim |
13. Counting to ten
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| one | אֶחָד / אַחַת | echad / achat |
| two | שְׁנַיִם / שְׁתַּיִם | shnayim / shtayim |
| three | שְׁלֹשָׁה / שָׁלוֹשׁ | shlosha / shalosh |
| four | אַרְבָּעָה / אַרְבַּע | arbaa / arba |
| five | חֲמִשָּׁה / חָמֵשׁ | chamisha / chamesh |
| six | שִׁשָּׁה / שֵׁשׁ | shisha / shesh |
| seven | שִׁבְעָה / שֶׁבַע | shiva / sheva |
| eight | שְׁמוֹנָה / שְׁמוֹנֶה | shmona / shmone |
| nine | תִּשְׁעָה / תֵּשַׁע | tisha / tesha |
| ten | עֲשָׂרָה / עֶשֶׂר | asara / eser |
14. Our time
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| today | הַיּוֹם | hayom |
| tomorrow | מָחָר | machar |
| yesterday | אֶתְמוֹל | etmol |
| now | עַכְשָׁו | achshav |
| morning | בֹּקֶר | boker |
| evening | עֶרֶב | erev |
| night | לַיְלָה | layla |
| day | יוֹם | yom |
| week | שָׁבוּעַ | shavua |
| hour | שָׁעָה | shaa |
15. In the city
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| street | רְחוֹב | rechov |
| city | עִיר | ir |
| country | מְדִינָה | medina |
| shop | חֲנוּת | chanut |
| supermarket | סוּפֶּרְמַרְקֶט | supermarket |
| restaurant | מִסְעָדָה | misada |
| school | בֵּית סֵפֶר | beit sefer |
| hospital | בֵּית חוֹלִים | beit cholim |
| pharmacy | בֵּית מִרְקַחַת | beit mirkachat |
| bank | בַּנְק | bank |
16. Getting around
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| bus | אוֹטוֹבּוּס | otobus |
| train | רַכֶּבֶת | rakevet |
| car | מְכוֹנִית | mechonit |
| taxi | מוֹנִית | monit |
| station | תַּחֲנָה | tachana |
| ticket | כַּרְטִיס | kartis |
| money | כֶּסֶף | kesef |
| price | מְחִיר | mechir |
| right | יָמִין | yamin |
| left | שְׂמֹאל | smol |
17. Describing things
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| big | גָּדוֹל / גְּדוֹלָה | gadol / gdola |
| small | קָטָן / קְטַנָּה | katan / ktana |
| new | חָדָשׁ / חֲדָשָׁה | chadash / chadasha |
| old | יָשָׁן / יְשָׁנָה | yashan / yeshana |
| hot | חַם / חַמָּה | cham / chama |
| cold | קַר / קָרָה | kar / kara |
| easy | קַל / קַלָּה | kal / kala |
| difficult | קָשֶׁה / קָשָׁה | kashe / kasha |
| expensive | יָקָר / יְקָרָה | yakar / yekara |
| cheap | זוֹל / זוֹלָה | zol / zola |
18. How do you feel?
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| open | פָּתוּחַ / פְּתוּחָה | patuach / ptucha |
| closed | סָגוּר / סְגוּרָה | sagur / sgura |
| happy | שָׂמֵחַ / שְׂמֵחָה | sameach / smecha |
| sad | עָצוּב / עֲצוּבָה | atzuv / atzuva |
| tired | עָיֵף / עֲיֵפָה | ayef / ayefa |
| hungry | רָעֵב / רְעֵבָה | raev / reeva |
| thirsty | צָמֵא / צְמֵאָה | tzame / tzmea |
| sick | חוֹלֶה / חוֹלָה | chole / chola |
| beautiful | יָפֶה / יָפָה | yafe / yafa |
| important | חָשׁוּב / חֲשׁוּבָה | chashuv / chashuva |
19. Getting things done
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| help | לַעֲזֹר | laazor |
| buy | לִקְנוֹת | liknot |
| pay | לְשַׁלֵּם | leshalem |
| give | לָתֵת | latet |
| take | לָקַחַת | lakachat |
| find | לִמְצֹא | limtzo |
| look | לְהִסְתַּכֵּל | lehistakel |
| ask | לִשְׁאֹל | lishol |
| answer | לַעֲנוֹת | laanot |
| repeat | לַחֲזֹר עַל | lachzor al |
20. Keep practicing
| English | עברית | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| wait | לְחַכּוֹת | lechakot |
| sit | לָשֶׁבֶת | lashevet |
| stand | לַעֲמֹד | laamod |
| live | לָגוּר | lagur |
| start | לְהַתְחִיל | lehatchil |
| finish | לְסַיֵּם | lesayem |
| try | לְנַסּוֹת | lenasot |
| remember | לִזְכֹּר | lizkor |
| forget | לִשְׁכֹּחַ | lishkoach |
| practice | לְתַרְגֵּל | letargel |
Frequently asked questions
Is the course free?
Yes. All 200 words, lessons and games are currently free, with no payment card required.
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Will this make me fluent?
This is an introductory vocabulary course, not a complete course in grammar, writing or conversation.
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