ירושלים
Verbalta is a speaking coach for English speakers learning Modern Israeli Hebrew. You talk, it talks back, on any phone or computer.
From the first word to a real conversation.
You start where you are. A few minutes a day, out loud, and the Hebrew starts to move.
תל אביב
Rehearse the conversations you are actually going to have, then go have them.
Start practicingא.Your coach starts the conversation.
Noam asks you something real, in the Hebrew Israelis actually speak. You hear it, and the words stay on screen.
ב.Reading help, when you want it.
Turn on English letters and translations under every line. Add vowel marks. Turn them all off when you are ready.
ג.You answer out loud.
Tap the microphone and say it your way. There is nothing to type.
ד.A nudge, right when it counts.
If something comes out a little off, you see what your coach heard and a more natural way to say it. Then you say it again.
Noam
Modern Hebrew
בוקר טוב! מה שותים הבוקר?
בּוֹקֶר טוֹב! מָה שׁוֹתִים הַבֹּקֶר?
Boker tov! Ma shotim ha-boker?
Good morning! What are we drinking this morning?
אני שותה קפה. הקפה הזאת חם מאוד.
What I heard
הקפה הזאת חם מאוד.
Try saying
הקפה הזה חם מאוד.
קפה is masculine, so it takes הזה.
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אפשר קפה קר, בבקשה?
Efshar kafe kar, bevakasha?
Could I get an iced coffee, please?
איך היה השבוע שלכם?
Eich haya ha-shavua shelachem?
How was your week?
כמה עולה קילו תאנים?
Kama ole kilo te'enim?
How much is a kilo of figs?
באתי לראות את הדירה ברחוב בצלאל.
Bati lirot et ha-dira be-rechov Bezalel.
I came to see the apartment on Bezalel Street.
בואו נעבור על התוכנית לשבוע הבא.
Bo'u na'avor al ha-tochnit la-shavua ha-ba.
Let’s go over the plan for next week.
חג שמח! איפה אתם בחג השנה?
Chag sameach! Eifo atem ba-chag ha-shana?
Happy holiday! Where are you spending it this year?
Can’t read the letters yet?
Plenty of people can sound out a prayer book and still freeze at a café, or the other way round. Choose exactly how much help sits under your coach’s Hebrew.
שלום! מה תרצו לשתות היום?שָׁלוֹם! מָה תִּרְצוּ לִשְׁתּוֹת הַיּוֹם?
Shalom! Ma tirtzu lishtot ha-yom?
Hi! What would you like to drink today?
And “you” fits you.
Hebrew says “you” differently to a man, a woman, or a group. Your coach asks once which you prefer, masculine, feminine or rather not say, and never guesses from your name or voice.
Everyone starts with Noam. Switch whenever you like; your words and progress come with you.
Patient and clear
ספר לי איך התחיל הבוקר שלך.
Tell me how your morning started.
Direct, step by step
מה עדיף בעיניך, ירושלים או תל אביב?
Which do you prefer, Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
Warm and chatty
מה התוכניות שלך לסוף השבוע?
What are your plans for the weekend?
Rehearses real situations
בוא נתרגל שיחה קצרה עם בעל הדירה.
Let’s practice a quick call with the landlord.
Helps you explain things
תסביר לי במשפט אחד איך זה עובד.
Explain to me in one sentence how it works.
עברית מדוברת
עברית מקראית
Open any chapter of the Torah, Prophets or Writings. Ask for a hint, then the root, then the form, then the meaning, only as much as you need. Hear any verse read aloud, with the JPS 1917 translation beside it.
Tap a word for its root and meaning.
One account and one free trial cover both. Reading in the Studio never uses your speaking minutes.
Tap Start practicing, create your account, and you are talking Hebrew with Noam.
Create your account with your email. You go straight into Hebrew setup: your goal, your reminders, then your first conversation with Noam.
No card needed. Talk, try the reading help, open the Biblical Hebrew Studio, and see how it feels.
Each account learns one language, so your coach’s memory stays focused. Your English account stays as it is. For Hebrew, sign up here with a second email address.
More in the help center.
No. When you set up, your coach asks separately how well you read and how comfortable you are speaking. If you do not read the letters yet, you get English letters and translations under your coach’s Hebrew.
Not at all. Guided Conversation happens right inside your conversation: you listen first, answer with a single word, then build up to a full sentence with a “Try saying” prompt you can hear at normal or slower speed. The help steps back as you need it less.
Both. Conversations are in Modern Israeli Hebrew. The Biblical Hebrew Studio is a separate reading space for the Tanakh, in the same account.
Each account learns one language, so an account that has started English stays in English. To learn Hebrew, sign up on this site with a different email address.
Every account starts with a free 20-minute trial, no card needed. After that, one plan covers both Modern Hebrew and the Biblical Hebrew Studio.
יאללה, מתחילים
yalla, matchilim: come on, let’s start