The app to learn spoken Hebrew in EnglishFinally, you get everyone.
3 languages. One country. Yalla teaches you the Hebrew people actually speak — and the Arabic too — with a teacher who talks back, transliteration on every word, and a real conversation from day one. All explained in English.
★★★★★ 4.2 on the App Store
3 languages. One country. Which one do you speak?
This choice flips everything: the interface, the explanations and the teachers switch to your language, and you learn a new one. Hebrew, Arabic and English.
Try tapping: this page flips too, exactly like the app.
What other apps don't do
You speak from day one
A live conversation with a teacher, out loud, in real situations: the café, work, the market.
In your language
Everything in plain English, no translation in between: the explanations, the hints and the corrections.
Stories, not lists
You learn through short stories and conversations from life. Tap a word for its meaning and sound.
Transliteration on every word
Every Hebrew word is also written in Latin letters. You read and pronounce it from the first second.
Memory that sticks
Words come back right before you forget them. That's how they stay.
How to choose the best app to learn Hebrew?
Five questions that separate an app that drills words from an app that gets you talking.
Does it teach spoken Hebrew?
The Hebrew you hear at work, on the bus and in the café — not textbook Hebrew. That's the only kind that lets you answer back.
Does it explain in English?
Some apps teach Hebrew through Hebrew. In Yalla every explanation and correction is in plain English.
Is every word transliterated?
If you have to learn to read before you can say a sentence, the start is heavy. Here you read from day one, in Latin letters.
Do you speak out loud?
Memorising is not enough. A conversation with a teacher in real situations: café, work, neighbours, the doctor.
Does it fit your day?
A few minutes a day is enough. Missed a day? You pick up from the same spot.
Can't read Hebrew yet? You don't need to.
This is what every word looks like in Yalla: the original, how to say it in letters you already read, and what it means. And you hear all of it.
Teachers who see and hear you
Every lesson has a face, a name and a voice. Pick a teacher and they stay with you all the way: talking, listening, cheering.
How it works
Pick a language
Hebrew or Arabic. The whole app runs in English.
A few minutes a day
Short lessons with your teacher: words, stories and a conversation out loud.
You speak. For real.
From the first lesson you say whole sentences out loud.
Free to start · a few minutes a day · cancel anytime
Questions people ask us
+Which Hebrew do I learn?
+Do I need to read the Hebrew alphabet?
+How much time does it take a day?
+How much does it cost?
+Which devices?
+Can I learn Arabic instead?
+I'm Israeli and want English?
The download is free. Your first conversation is a few minutes away.
No commitment · cancel anytime
Start here: Hebrew and Arabic the way people speak them
Free guides, dictionaries with pronunciation, and a daily word game. Most are written in Hebrew or Arabic — the app is where everything is explained in English.