Hebrew（עִבְרִית‘Ivrit,pronunciation:[iv'ri:t]) Belongs to the Semitic language family of the Asian-African language family. It is the national language of the modern people with the consciousness of the ancient Jewish nation (Israel nation or Hebrew nation) and is also the religious language of Judaism. In the past 2500 years, Hebrew has been mainly used for the study of the Bible and related religions. Since the 20th century, especially since the restoration of Israel, "Hebrew" has been resurrected as a spoken language among Jews and gradually replacedArabic、RadinowithYiddish，IsraelAfter the restoration of the country, "Hebrew" was designated as one of the official languages, written in Hebrew letters; the other official language isArabic. Hebrew, like most other Semitic languages, is spelled horizontally from right to left.
Pronunciation guide
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List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
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- Hebrew: עברית ivrit
- Hello: שלום shalom
- Goodbye: להתראות lehitraot
- Please: בבקשה bevakasha
- Thanks: תודה toda
- That: את זה et ze
- How many? : כמה kama
- English: אנגלית anglit
- Yes: כן ken
- Not: לא lo
- Cheers: לחיים le-chaim