Food and Drink אוכל ושתייה
17 Hebrew words on food and drink — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. The foundation of the table.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | food | אוכל | 🔗 Rootא-כ-ל, the root of לאכול. 👓 Same spellingThe same letters also read אוכל, 'I am eating'. |
 | water | מים | ⚠️ IrregularAlways plural in form: מים חמים — literally 'hot waters'. |
 | bread | לחם | Bethlehem is בית לחם — 'house of bread'. |
 | milk | חלב | In kosher cooking בשר and חלב are never mixed. |
 | coffee | קפה | Stress on the last syllable: ka-FE. A café is בית קפה, 'coffee house'. |
 | tea | תה | ⚠️ GenderMasculine. Pronounced 'te' — the same family as English 'tea'. |
 | juice | מיץ | The classic pairing is מיץ תפוזים, orange juice. |
 | meat | בשר | Also 'flesh'. In kosher cooking בשר is the opposite pole of חלב. |
 | chicken | עוף | 🔗 Rootע-ו-ף — also לעוף (to fly). Literally 'fowl'. A living songbird is ציפור. |
 | fish | דג | |
 | rice | אורז | Stress on the first syllable: Ó-rez. |
 | egg | ביצה | ⚠️ IrregularFeminine, but the plural is ביצים — a masculine-looking ־ים ending on a feminine noun. |
 | cheese | גבינה | Israeli staples: גבינה לבנה (soft white) and גבינה צהובה (yellow, sliced). |
 | fruit | פרי | ⚠️ IrregularIrregular plural: פירות. Citrus is פרי הדר. |
 | vegetable | ירק | 🔗 Rootי-ר-ק — the same root as ירוק, 'green'. ⚠️ IrregularMasculine, with a feminine-looking plural: ירקות. |
 | apple | תפוח | A potato is literally an 'earth apple': תפוח אדמה. |
 | sugar | סוכר | 🔗 RootA cognate of 'sugar' — both go back to Arabic sukkar. |
See also:FruitsVegetablesDishes