Lesson 26 — Important Hebrew Adjectives Part 2

Interesting, expensive, possible, open, busy and more

This second set of adjectives covers describing situations, conditions, and qualities you'll encounter in adult conversations. Remember: adjectives agree with their noun in gender.

Advanced Hebrew Adjectives
MasculineFeminineTransliteration (m/f)English
מְעַנְיֵןמְעַנְיֶנֶתme'anyen / me'anyenetinteresting
מְשַׁעֲמֵםמְשַׁעֲמֶמֶתmesha'amem / mesha'amemetboring
יָקָריְקָרָהyakar / yekaraexpensive
זוֹלזוֹלָהzol / zolacheap / inexpensive
חָשׁוּבחֲשׁוּבָהchashuv / chshuvaimportant
מָלֵאמְלֵאָהmale / mele'afull
רֵיקָןרֵיקָנָהrekan / rekanaempty
פָּתוּחַפְּתוּחָהpatuach / ptuchaopen
סָגוּרסְגוּרָהsagur / sguraclosed
אֶפְשָׁרִיאֶפְשָׁרִיתefshari / efsharitpossible
אִי-אֶפְשָׁרִיאִי-אֶפְשָׁרִיתi-efshari / i-efsharitimpossible
בָּטוּחַבְּטוּחָהbatuach / btuchasafe / sure / certain
מְסֻכָּןמְסֻכֶּנֶתmesukan / mesukenetdangerous
מוּכָןמוּכָנָהmuchan / muchanaready / prepared
עָסוּקעֲסוּקָהasuk / asukabusy
פָּנוּיפְּנוּיָהpanuy / pnuyafree / available / vacant
רָצִינִירְצִינִיתratsini / retsinitserious
מַצְחִיקמַצְחִיקָהmatschik / matschikafunny / amusing
מְשׁוּגָּעמְשׁוּגַּעַתmeshuga / meshuga'atcrazy (colloquial / affectionate)
נוֹרְמָלִינוֹרְמָלִיתnormali / normalitnormal
מְיֻחָדמְיֻחֶדֶתmeyuchad / meyuchedetspecial / unique
מְדֻיָּקמְדֻיֶּקֶתmeduyak / meduyeketprecise / accurate