There is no single list that describes every Hebrew learner. Your first language, what you have studied, and the situations you speak in all make a difference. Instead of trying to eliminate every mistake, pick one pattern that appears in your own speech and practise it in a few useful sentences.
1. Saying “I have” with יש לי
Hebrew commonly uses יש לי (“there is to me”) to express possession. English speakers sometimes transfer “I have” word for word.
Practise the whole phrase יש לי with a few nouns: יש לי רעיון (I have an idea), יש לי פגישה (I have a meeting).
2. Matching your own gender in first-person speech
Some Hebrew present-tense forms and adjectives change with the speaker’s grammatical gender. Choose the form that fits how you refer to yourself and use it consistently when talking about yourself.
This is about your own wording. The way another person or a tutor addresses you does not change the form you use for yourself.
3. Adding את before a definite direct object
When a direct object is definite — for example, a particular film, the book you mentioned, or a person’s name — Hebrew usually places את before it. It is not translated as a separate English word.
Listen for the difference between a specific thing and any thing of that kind.
4. Matching the adjective to the noun
An adjective after a noun agrees with it in gender and number. In a definite noun phrase, both the noun and the adjective take the definite article.
When learning a new noun, say it with one adjective rather than memorising it on its own.
5. Learning prepositions together with verbs
Hebrew prepositions do not always match the ones used in English. Learn the verb and its preposition as a pair, then practise the pair in a complete phrase.
Keep a short list of verb-plus-preposition pairs you actually use. Add one example sentence for each.
Correct one thing, then continue the conversation
Choose a pattern that matters for what you want to say. Practise it in three sentences, then use it in a short conversation. If you notice a slip while speaking, you can say התכוונתי ל־___ (“I meant ___”) or simply try the sentence again. A correction is most helpful when it gives you a clearer way to express your meaning and lets you continue.
A quick practice loop: say one sentence, check the pattern, say it again naturally, then add one new detail. Keep the useful correction; do not turn the conversation into a test.