Some Common Words

Most everyone speaks English, but here are
 a few expressions in case you want them

hello, goodbye, peace  shalom   yes ken
good morning boker tov   no lo
good evening erev tov   maybe ooh-lie
good night lyla tov   left smol
goodbye lihitra'ot   right yemin
thank you todah   I ani
thank you very much todah raba    you ahta
you're welcome bevakasha   this zeh
please bevakasha   what is this mah   zeh 
excuse me (asking for help) bevakasha   what mah
excuse me (pardon me) s'lee-cha   when mah-tai
no problem ayn bayah   where ey-foe
how are you mah   nish-ma   why lah-mah
whassup mah koreh   do you have yesh-lach(a) (f)
ok/fine be seder   question she-elah
good tov   I do not understand ani lo mevin(a) (f)
bad rah   English anglit
      Hebrew Ivrit
         
toilets sherutim   restaurant  miss-ada
where are the toilets eyfoh ha sherutim   menu tafrit
how much does it cost kama ze oleh   the bill, please cheshbon, bevakashah
taxi monit   water mayim
Shopping Centre canyon   water, please mayim, bevakashah
mountain har   a cup of coffee cos ka-feh
hill tel   a cup of tea cos tay
day yom   bread le-chem
today ha-yom   wine yah-yin
week shavua   sugar sue-kar
passport dar-kon   salt meh-lach
      milk chah-lav
      chicken ohf
      fish dahg
      chair key-say
      table shul-chan
      ice cream glee-dah
      bon appetite bitai avon
         

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