Places מקומות

15 Hebrew words on places — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. Where they are located.

English	Hebrew	Note
house	בית	The base of many compounds: בית ספר (school, 'house of book'), בית חולים (hospital).
street	רחוב	⚠️ GenderMasculine, with a feminine-looking plural: רחובות — also the name of the city Rehovot.
city	עיר	⚠️ GenderFeminine. Plural ערים.
store	חנות	⚠️ IrregularFeminine, and the ־ות is part of the word, not a plural — the plural is חנויות.
market	שוק	🔗 RootThe same Semitic word as Arabic souq. שוק הכרמל in Tel Aviv is the best-known one.
restaurant	מסעדה	🔗 RootFrom the root of סעודה (a festive meal); the מ־ prefix marks a place.
school	בית ספר	Literally 'house of book'. In such phrases the first noun takes the plural: בתי ספר.
office	משרד	Also a government ministry: משרד החוץ = the Foreign Ministry.
hospital	בית חולים	Literally 'house of the sick'. Plural בתי חולים.
bank	בנק
station	תחנה	Before another noun it becomes תחנת־: תחנת רכבת (train station).
airport	שדה תעופה	🔗 Rootשדה (field) + תעופה (aviation), from ע-ו-ף — 'field of flight'.
hotel	מלון	Usually בית מלון. 👓 Same spellingSame spelling as מלון, 'melon' — melón the fruit, malón the hotel.
beach	חוף	Also 'coast'. The beach is usually חוף הים.
park	פארק	A loanword; the א just marks the 'a' vowel, as often in foreign words.