Here are Hebrew words for common actions and verbs to start with: לשבת (lashevet, sit), לישון (lishon, sleep), לעמוד (la'amod, stand), להתעורר (lehit'orer, wake). Below are 32 words (A1–A2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| sit | לשבתlashevet | verb | A1 |
| sleep | לישוןlishon | verb | A1 |
| stand | לעמודla'amod | verb | A1 |
| to lie | לשכבlishkav | verb | A1 |
| to start | להתחילlehatchil | verb | A1 |
| to turn | לפנותlifnot | verb | A1 |
| wake | להתעוררlehit'orer | verb | A1 |
| walk | ללכתlalechet | verb | A1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| carry | לשאתlaset | verb | A1 |
| catch | לתפוסlitfos | verb | A1 |
| closed | סגורsagur | adj | A1 |
| join | להצטרףlehitstaref | verb | A1 |
| keep | לשמורlishmor | verb | A1 |
| kick | לבעוטliv'ot | verb | A1 |
| pray | להתפללlehitpalel | verb | A1 |
| put | לשיםlasim | verb | A1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| forget | לשכוחlishkoach | verb | A1 |
| habit | הרגלhergel | noun | A1 |
| imagine | לדמייןledamyen | verb | A1 |
| apologize | להתנצלlehitnatsel | verb | A2 |
| appreciate | להעריךleha'arich | verb | A2 |
| establish | להקיםlehakim | verb | A2 |
| expect | לְצַפּוֹתletsapot | verb | A2 |
| image | תמונהtmuna | noun | A2 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to allow | לאפשרle'afsher | verb | A2 |
| to apply | להגיש בקשהlehagish bakasha | verb | A2 |
| to belong | שייךshayech | verb | A2 |
| to cause | לגרוםligrom | verb | A2 |
| to earn | להרוויחleharvi'ach | verb | A2 |
| to fail | להיכשלlehikashel | verb | A2 |
| to form | ליצורlitsor | verb | A2 |
| to offer | להציעlehatsia | verb | A2 |
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You could start with words like לשבת (lashevet, sit), לישון (lishon, sleep), לעמוד (la'amod, stand), להתעורר (lehit'orer, wake). This page lists 32 Hebrew words for common actions and verbs (A1–A2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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