Hebrew Shopping Vocabulary

Here are Hebrew words for shopping to start with: לקנות (liknot, buy), כרטיס (kartis, card), יקר (yakar, expensive), לשלם (leshalem, pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

Handbags and shoes on shelves in a boutique
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Shopping Basics

A1–A2
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
buyלקנותliknotverbA1
cardכרטיסkartisnounA1
expensiveיקרyakaradjA1
payלשלםleshalemverbA1
priceמחירmechirnounA1
cashמזומןmezumannounA2
cheapזולzoladjA2
costלעלותla'alotverbA2

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Shopping Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
bagשקיתsakitnounA1
moneyכסףkesefnounA1
pocketכיסkisnounA1
sizeמידהmidanounA1
creditאשראיashraynounA2
packחבילהchavilanounA2
receiptקבלהkabalanounA2
bargainמציאהmetsi'anounB1

Shopping Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
returnלהחזירlehachzirverbA2
consumerצרכןtsarchannounB1
retailקמעונאותkim'onautnounB1
warrantyאחריותachrayutnounB1
acquisitionרכישהrechishanounB2
e-commerceמסחר אלקטרוניmischar elektroninounB2
merchandiseסחורהsechoranounB2
purchaseקנייהkniyanounB2

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Cleaning Products

A2–B1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
broomמטאטאmata'tenounA2
antisepticחומר אנטיספטיchomer antiseptinounB1
bleachאקונומיקהakonomikanounB1
detergentאבקת כביסהavkat kvisanounB1
disinfectantמחטאmechatenounB1
fabric softenerמרכךmerakechnounB1
sanitizerאלכוג'לalkogelnounB1
stain removerמסיר כתמיםmesir ktamimnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for shopping. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Hebrew words should I learn for shopping?

You could start with words like לקנות (liknot, buy), כרטיס (kartis, card), יקר (yakar, expensive), לשלם (leshalem, pay). This page lists 32 Hebrew words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Hebrew words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Hebrew words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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