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Counting in Hebrew
ОглавлениеLearning how to count is fundamental to the study of any language. Hebrew divides words into masculine and feminine genders (see Chapter 2), and numbers are no different; they have masculine and feminine forms. You may feel a little confused, but don’t worry! Table 1-1 gives you the cardinal numbers (the numbers you use for counting) from 1 to 10. When you want to count without counting objects, use the feminine form. See “Counting objects” later in this chapter to find out how to incorporate gender into numbers.
TABLE 1-1 Counting from 1 to 10
| Number | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֶחָד (eh-ḥad) | אַחַת (ah-ḥat) |
| 2 | שְׁנַיִם (shnah-eem) | שְׁתַּיִם (shta-yim) |
| 3 | שְׁלוֹשָׁה (shloh-sha) | h שָׁלוֹשׁ (sha-lohsh) |
| 4 | אַרְבָּעָה (ahr-bah-ah) | אַרְבַּע (ahr-bah) |
| 5 | חֲמִשָּׁה (ḥah-mee-shah) | חָמֵשׁ (ḥah-mesh) |
| 6 | שִׁשָּׁה (shee-shah) | שֵׁישׁ (shesh) |
| 7 | שִׂבַּע (sheev-ah) | שֶׁבַע (she-vah) |
| 8 | שְׁמוֹנָה (shmoh-nah) | שְׁמוֹנֶה (shmoh-neh) |
| 9 | תִּשְׁעָה (teesh-ah) | תֵּשַׁע (tey-sha) |
| 10 | עֲשָׂרָה (ah-sah-rah) | r עֶשֶׂר (eh-sehr) |
