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The Hebrew Alphabet

For those of you who would like to know some of the language before you come to visit, this page is dedicated to you.

If anyone has any special requests for words or phrases they would like to know, just write me. If anyone knows a better way to transliterate, also let me know.

So here we go:

Shalom = Peace (is also used as a greeting)
MaShalomCha = How are you (male form)
MsShalomEch = How are you (female form)
LaHeetRaOat = See you later
A-Nee = Me
Ata = You (male)
At = You (female)
AnchNu = Us
Lech = Go
KneeYoat = Shopping
HaYom = Today
MaChar = Tomorrow
EtMole = Yesterday
Kessef = Money
Kama Ze = How much is that
Hashbone = Check (as in a restaurant)
Ochel = Food
LeOchel = To Eat
Rotze = Want
MeeSaDah = Restaurant
Bae = In
AKnee Rotze LeOchel Bae MeeSaDah (I want to eat in a restaurant)
MasPeek = Enough
Gan = Park
Gan LeUmee = National Park
Smorat HaTeva = Nature Preserve
Teva = Nature
LinSewHa = Travel in car
LinHoge = Drive a vehicle
Rechev = Vehicle (usually a car)
Bo = Come (male form)
Boi = Come (female form)
EeeTee = With me
Boi EeeTee = Come with me (spoken to a female)
Bo EeeTee = Come with me (spoken to a male)
AKnee Rotsah LinSooHa Le Smorat Teva, Bo EeeTee (I want to go to a nature preserve, come with me.
HaLach = Went (male), actually "he went"
HalCha = Went (female), actually "she went"
HalChoo = They Went (plural) male+female
LooAch Shana = Calander
RamKol = Speaker (as in stereo speaker)
Ra'sh = Noise
Sheket = Quiet
GesHem = Rain
YoRed = Falls
BaHootz = Outside
YoRed GesHem BaHootz = rain is falling outside
(A word that defines an action, like falling, comes before the thing, like rain, that it describes)
Days of the week:
Yom = Day
Sunday = Yom Reshon
Monday = Yom Shanee
Tuesday = Yom Sleshe
Wednesday = Yom Revee
Thursday = Yom Hameshee
Friday = Yom Sheshe
Saturday = Yom Shabbat
(the days Sunday thru friday are actually numbered, each name designating "Reshon = first", Shanee=second", "Sleshee=third" and so forth)
Numbers 1-10:
One = Ahad
Two = Stiem
Three = Shalosh
Four = Arbaha
Five = Hamesh
Six = Sesh
Seven = Sheva
Eight = Shmona
Nine = Teasha
Ten = Eser
Also each of the numbers has a male and female form (Eser=male, Eserah = female).

FOOD - Some more Hebrew words:
English---------------- Hebrew
Steak - Omtzah (or if you ask for steak it will be understood)
Hamburger - hamburger
Egg - Betzah
Scrambled - Betzah mekokeshet
Sunny side up - Betzah Ayin
Bacon - opps don't have that here in most places, not Kosher...
Sandwich - Karich
Cheese - Gavinah
Pastrami - Pastramah
Pickle - Hamootziem
Potatoe - Tapoach Adomah
Soup - Marak
Mushroom - Peetreeoat
Noodles - Eeetreeoat
Cake - Oogah
Ice Cream - Gleedah
Chocolate - Shokolade
Coffee - Kafae
Orange - Tapuz
Orange juice - Meetz Tapuziem