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English in Hebrew is אַנְגְּלִי (ang'lí).

It can also be said שייך למערכת המידות האנגלית, אנגלית, or אנגליה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

אַנְגְּלִי
ang'lí
adjective
Recording by Uziel302, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

English

/ˈɪŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/ /ˈɪŋ.ɡə.lɪʃ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with E

These are the Hebrew words for English as an adjective.

of or pertaining to England

  • אַנְגְּלִיאנגליang'lí

of or pertaining to the English language

  • אַנְגְּלִיאנגליanglí

of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system

  • שייך למערכת המידות האנגלית

These are the Hebrew words for English as a name.

the English language

These are the Hebrew words for English as a noun.

people from England

  • אַנְגְּלִיאנגליanglimasculine
  • אַנְגְּלִיָּהאנגליהangliafeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word אַנְגְּלִי.

Written with vowel points
אַנְגְּלִי
Written without vowel points
אנגלי
Said
ang'lí
Feminine form
אַנְגְּלִית

These words come before and after English in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨English⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨English⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨English⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨אַנְגְּלִי⁩, said ang'lí. Without vowel points it is written ⁨אנגלי⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨English⁩?

Besides ⁨אנגלי⁩, ⁨English⁩ can be said ⁨שייך למערכת המידות האנגלית⁩, ⁨אַנְגְּלִית⁩ (anglít), or ⁨אַנְגְּלִיָּה⁩ (anglia), depending on the meaning.

How is ⁨English⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨English⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈɪŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/, /ˈɪŋ.ɡə.lɪʃ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry English and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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