This second set of nouns covers the vocabulary of adult daily life — work, money, health, society, and the urban environment. Most of these words appear regularly in news, conversation, and everyday situations in Israel.
Work, City, Society and Health Nouns
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English | Gender | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עֲבוֹדָה | avoda | work / job | f | |
| מִשְׂרָד | misrad | office | m | |
| בּוֹס | bos | boss | m | Borrowed from English |
| מְנַהֵל | menahel | manager / director | m | f: מְנַהֶלֶת |
| עוֹבֵד | oved | worker / employee | m | f: עוֹבֶדֶת |
| חֲנוּת | chanut | store / shop | f | |
| מִסְעָדָה | mis'ada | restaurant | f | |
| בֵּית קָפֶה | beyt kafe | café | m | Literal: "coffee house" |
| שׁוּק | shuk | market | m | The shuk is central to Israeli culture |
| בַּנְק | bank | bank | m | |
| בֵּית חוֹלִים | beyt cholim | hospital | m | Literal: "house of the sick" |
| רוֹפֵא | rofe | doctor | m | f: רוֹפְאָה |
| תְּרוּפָה | trufa | medicine / pill | f | |
| בֵּית סֵפֶר | beyt sefer | school | m | Literal: "house of books" |
| אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה | universita | university | f | |
| חֹק | chok | law | m | |
| מֶמְשָׁלָה | memshalа | government | f | |
| מְדִינָה | medina | state / country | f | |
| חֶבְרָה | chevra | company / society / friends | f | Context determines meaning |
| מֶחִיר | mechir | price | m | |
| בְּעָיָה | be'aya | problem | f | |
| פִּתְרוֹן | pitron | solution | m | |
| מֶזֶג אֲוִיר | mezeg avir | weather | m | Literal: "temperament of air" |
| רְחוֹב | rechov | street | m | |
| שְׁכוּנָה | shchuna | neighborhood | f |
Example Sentences
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| אֲנִי עוֹבֵד בְּמִשְׂרָד גָּדוֹל. | Ani oved bemisrad gadol. | I work in a big office. (m) |
| הַבּוֹס שֶׁלִּי מְנַהֵל חֲמִישִּׁים עוֹבְדִים. | Habos sheli menahel chamishim ovdim. | My boss manages fifty employees. |
| אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ לַחֲנוּת לִקְנוֹת לֶחֶם. | Ani holech lachanut liknot lechem. | I'm going to the store to buy bread. |
| הַמִּסְעָדָה הַזֹּאת יְקָרָה מְאֹד. | Hamisada hazot yekara me'od. | This restaurant is very expensive. |
| הֵם הָלְכוּ לְבֵית חוֹלִים לִרְאוֹת אֶת הַסַּבָּא. | Hem halchu leveyt cholim lir'ot et hasaba. | They went to the hospital to see grandpa. |
| הַמֶּחִיר גָּבֹהַּ מְאֹד — יֵשׁ בְּעָיָה? | Hamechir gavoah me'od — yesh be'aya? | The price is very high — is there a problem? |
| מֶזֶג הָאֲוִיר הַיּוֹם יָפֶה מְאֹד. | Mezeg ha'avir hayom yafe me'od. | The weather today is very nice. |
| הִיא לוֹמֶדֶת בָּאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה בְּתֵל אָבִיב. | Hi lomedet ba'universita beTel Aviv. | She studies at the university in Tel Aviv. |
| הַשּׁוּק הַכַּרְמֶל מָלֵא בְּאוֹכֶל טָעִים. | Hashuk hakarmel male be'ochel ta'im. | The Carmel market is full of tasty food. |
| הַפִּתְרוֹן לַבְּעָיָה פָּשׁוּט מְאֹד. | Hapitron lab'aya pashut me'od. | The solution to the problem is very simple. |