Countries
Israel
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Israel
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Israel
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Poland
South Africa
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Not Available
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
Hello
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Thank you
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
How are you?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Night
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Good Morning
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Please
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
Sorry
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
Bye
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
I love you
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
American English
Where They Speak
Israel
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Israel
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
English
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Not Available
French Name
hébreu
anglais
German Name
Hebräisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Not Available
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Origin
1000 BC
5th Century AD
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
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Branch
Canaanitic
Not Available
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Standard English
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
hebr1246
stan1293
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Hebrew and English Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hebrew and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and English language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs English Difficulty
The Hebrew vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hebrew and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.