No. 87 in Hebrew
הכי
"The most" or "the -est" (used to indicate superlative).
In a sentence
הספר הזה הכי מעניין שקראתי.
This book is the most interesting I have read.
In this sentence, "הכי" is used as a superlative marker, preceding "מעניין" to denote 'most interesting'.
אני אוהב את הסרט הזה הכי מכולם.
I like this movie the most out of all.
Here, "הכי" is used to express a preference among a group, modifying the verb phrase with 'the most'.
היא תמיד מנסה הכי טוב שאפשר.
She always tries the best she can.
In this instance, "הכי" is used to intensify the effort being described, indicating 'the best' manner of trying.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “הכי” in actual Hebrew podcasts.
Find “הכי” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Hebrew podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into עברית, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Hebrew books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).