Making your Hebrew sound truly conversational is an important but tricky skill. How do you start a new topic, for instance? How do you urge someone to get to the point? What sounds do you make when you nod attentively? And how do you show shock, excitement, or enthusiasm?
Today we work on all those little things you do naturally in your own language, but which you have to learn in your new one.
New Words and Expressions:
Aha โ ืืื
Nachon โ ื ืืื โ right
Nu, nu kvar โ ื ื, ื ื ืืืจ โ come on
Walla โ ืืืืื โ really, wow
Az ma chadash โ ืื ืื ืืืฉ? โ so whatโs new?
Ma od bikasht โ ืื ืขืื ืืืงืฉืช? โ what else did you ask for?
Az ma od โ ืื ืื ืขืื? โ so what else?
Az ma od kore itach โ ืื ืื ืขืื ืงืืจื ืืืชื? โ so what else is happening with you?
Ma kore im โ ืื ืงืืจื ืขื โ whatโs happening with
Ma kara im โ ืื ืงืจื ืขื โ what happened to
Ma im โ ืื ืขื โ whatโs withโฆ
Ma im eli, ma im tal, tagid, ma im shai โ ืื ืขื ืืื, ืื ืขื ืื, ืชืืื, ืื ืขื ืฉื?
Ma im ha-chaver โ ืื ืขื ืืืืจ? โ whatโs with the boyfriend?
Ma im ha-tiyul โ ืื ืขื ืืืืื? โ whatโs (happening) with the trip?
Tagid, tagidi, tagidu โ ืชืืื, ืชืืืื, ืชืืืื โ say, tell
Chutz mi โ ืืืฅ ื โ apart from
Chutz mi-ze โ ืืืฅ ืืื โ apart from that
Ma chutz โ ืื ืืืฅ? โ what else?
Tagidi, ma chutz mize โ ืชืืืื, ืื ืืืฅ ืืื? โ tell me, what (else) apart from that?
Az kacha โ ืื ืืื โ so hereโs how it is
Lo yodeโa, lo yodaโat โ ืื ืืืืข, ืื ืืืืขืช โ I donโt know
Tachles ein chadash โ ืชืืโืก ืืื ืืืฉ โ actually thereโs nothing new
Ma od โ ืื ืขืื? โ what else
Ein harbe โ ืืื ืืจืื โ nothing much
Al taโamini lo, hu lo yavo โ ืื ืชืืืื ื ืื, ืืื ืื ืืืื โ donโt believe him, heโs not going to come
Lo taโamini ma kara โ ืื ืชืืืื ื ืื ืงืจื โ you (f.) wonโt believe what happened
Ata lo taโamin ma kara โ ืืชื ืื ืชืืืื ืื ืงืจื โ you (m.) wonโt believe what happened
Lehaโamin โ ืืืืืื โ to believe
Lo, laaaa โ ืื, ืืืื โ no
Ani lo maโamin, maโamina โ ืื ื ืื ืืืืื, ืืืืื ื
WOW, yow, yu โ ืืืื, ืืืื, ืื โ wow
Playlist and Clips:
Eric Berman โ Ma Od Bikasht, ืืจืืง ืืจืื โ ืื ืขืื ืืืงืฉืช (lyrics)
Shlomo Artzi โ Tagidi, ืฉืืื ืืจืฆื โ ืชืืืื (lyrics)
Ha-ofarim โ Chutz Mi-ze Ha-kol Beseder, ืืขืืคืจืื โ ืืืฅ ืืื ืืื ืืกืืจ (lyrics)
Dafna Armoni โ Ohevet Otcha, Ozevet Otcha, ืืคื ื ืืจืืื ื โ ืืืืืช ืืืชื, ืขืืืืช ืืืชื (lyrics)
Sexta โ Cinderella, ืกืงืกืื โ ืกืื ืืจืื (lyrics)




I am so please with you new way of presenting concepts in Hebrew & English with relevant examples. It makes it so such easier to practice . Thank you from this Anglo struggling to speak fluently & up to date Hebrew.
Thanks so much, Leah! Good luck and feel free to check the Hebrew version.