Here are Hebrew words for family to start with: אח (ach, brother), בת (bat, daughter), אבא (aba, father), סבא (saba, grandfather). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brother | אחach | noun | A1 |
| daughter | בתbat | noun | A1 |
| father | אבאaba | noun | A1 |
| grandfather | סבאsaba | noun | A1 |
| grandmother | סבתאsavta | noun | A1 |
| mother | אמאima | noun | A1 |
| sister | אחותachot | noun | A1 |
| son | בןben | noun | A1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| aunt | דודהdoda | noun | A1 |
| child | ילדyeled | noun | A1 |
| cousin | בן דודben dod | noun | A1 |
| husband | בעלba'al | noun | A1 |
| parent | הורהhore | noun | A1 |
| uncle | דודdod | noun | A1 |
| wife | אישהisha | noun | A1 |
| in-law | קרוב מנישואיןkarov minisu'in | noun | B1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ancestor | אב קדמוןav kadmon | noun | A2 |
| generation | דורdor | noun | A2 |
| sibling | אח או אחותach o achot | noun | B1 |
| heritage | מורשתmoreshet | noun | B2 |
| spouse | בן זוגben zug | noun | B2 |
| lineage | שושלתshoshelet | noun | C1 |
| genealogy | גנאלוגיהgenealogia | noun | C2 |
| progeny | צאצאיםtse'etsa'im | noun | C2 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | לידהleida | noun | A1 |
| childhood | ילדותyaldut | noun | A2 |
| death | מותmavet | noun | A2 |
| adulthood | בגרותbagrut | noun | B1 |
| parenthood | הורותhorut | noun | B1 |
| divorce | גירושיןgerushin | noun | B2 |
| relocation | מעבר דירהma'avar dira | noun | B2 |
| retirement | פרישהprisha | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like אח (ach, brother), בת (bat, daughter), אבא (aba, father), סבא (saba, grandfather). This page lists 40 Hebrew words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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