Hebrew Nouns

Welcome to the third Hebrew lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Hebrew to help you practice your daily phrases.

potatoes תפוחי אדמה	tomatoes עגבניות	onions בצל	carrots גזר
fruits פירות	apples תפוחים	bananas בננות	oranges תפוזים

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules	Hebrew
do you have milk? [verb + noun]	יש לך חלב?
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun]	יש לי חלב וקפה
he has three apples [number + plural noun]	יש לו שלושה תפוחים
she only has one apple [number + singular noun]	יש לה רק תפוח אחד
we live in a small house [adjective + noun]	אנחנו גרים בבית קטן
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun]	אני אוהב את ארוחת הבוקר שלנו

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread לחם	milk חלב	butter חמאה	cheese גבינה
coffee קפה	sandwich כריך	meat בשר	chicken עוף
fish דג	breakfast ארוחת בוקר	lunch ארוחת צהריים	dinner ארוחת ערב

Conversation in Hebrew

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English	Hebrew
Do you speak (English/ Hebrew)?	האם אתה דובר (אנגלית/עברית)?
Just a little	רק קצת
I like Hebrew	אני אוהב עברית
Can I practice with you?	האם אני יכול להתאמן איתך?
How old are you?	בן כמה אתה?
I'm thirty three years old	אני בן שלשים ושלש
It was nice talking to you	היה נחמד לדבר איתך

I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Hebrew. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.

Hebrew Adjectives

Hebrew Plural

Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.