Connectors מילות קשר
17 Hebrew words on connectors — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. The small words that connect a sentence into a complete idea — a leap in fluency.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | and | ו־ | A one-letter prefix glued to the next word: ואני = 'and I'. |
 | or | או | Two letters, pronounced 'o'. |
 | but | אבל | Pronounced aVAL. 🌎 Regionאך and אולם are the written synonyms. |
 | because | כי | The everyday word. בגלל ש־ is colloquial and avoided in careful writing. |
 | because of | בגלל | Takes a noun, not a clause: בגלל הגשם = 'because of the rain'. |
 | in order to | כדי | Followed by an infinitive: כדי ללמוד = 'in order to study'. 🌎 Regionבשביל is the colloquial alternative, and also means 'for'. |
 | although | למרות ש־ | Without ש־ it takes a noun: למרות הגשם = 'despite the rain'. |
 | however | עם זאת | 🌎 RegionWritten register. In conversation people simply say אבל. אולם is the same 'however', more formal still. |
 | still · still / even | עדיין | 'Not yet' is עדיין לא. 🌎 Regionעוד is the colloquial synonym. |
 | while | בזמן ש־ | Followed by a clause. בעוד means 'in (time from now)': בעוד שעה = in an hour. |
 | then | אז | 'Then, so' — very common in speech. לכן ('therefore') is more formal. |
 | also | גם | Comes before the word it refers to: גם אני = me too. גם… וגם… = 'both… and…'. |
 | neither | גם לא | 'Me neither' is גם אני לא. |
 | besides | בנוסף | Formal, 'in addition'. חוץ מ־ on its own means 'except': חוץ ממני = except me. In speech, חוץ מזה — 'besides that'. |
 | if | אם | Also 'whether': אני לא יודע אם = I don't know if. 👓 Same spellingSpelled like אֵם ('mother') — only the vowels differ. |
 | when | כאשר | כש־ attaches to the next word: כשאני בבית = when I am home. 🌎 Regionכש־ is the everyday form; the fuller כאשר belongs to formal writing. |
 | like | כמו | Takes pronoun endings: כמוני = like me, כמוך = like you. בתור = 'as, in the role of'. |