Numbers

In Hebrew, numbers have their own gender. In the following expression '' two boys'' (shney yeladim), the number two is different than in ''two girls'' (shtey yeladot). * The number one eh'ad or ah'at is always placed after the noun it qualifies.*The number shnayim or shtayim becomes shtey or shney before the noun it modifies. Print the lesson on numbers (pdf format ).

Numbers 1 to 10 in masculine form:

eh'ad, shnyim, shlosha, arba'a, h'amisha, shisha, shiv'a, shmona, tish'a, assara

Numbers 1 to 10 in feminine form:

ah'at, shtayim, shalosh, arba, h'amesh, shesh, sheva, shmone, tesha, esser 

Number	Hebrew	Phonetic and Translation
1		talmida ah'at* : a student (female)
1		talmid eh'ad* : a student (male)
2		shtey* yeladote : two girls
2		shney* yeladim : two boys
3		shalosh kitot : three classes
3		shlosha banim : three sons
4		arba tmounote : four pictures
4		arba'a h'averim : four friends
5		h'amesh ah'ayote : five sisters
5		h'amisha ah'im : five brothers
6		shesh shahote : six hours
6		shisha yamim : six days
7		shèva bah'ourote : seven young women
7		shiv'a bah'ourim : seven young men
8		shmone médinote : eight countries
8		shmona ganavim : eight thieves
9		tesha morote : nine teachers (women)
9		tish'a morim : nine teachers (men)
10		esser agorote : ten agorot (dimes)
10		assara shkalim : ten shekels
20		essrim talmidim : 20 students (male)
30		shloshim sfarim : 30 books
40		arbayim ganavim : 40 thieves
50		h'amishim ah'ouz : 50 %
60		shishim elef : 60 000
70		shiv'im shanim : 70 years
80		shmonim kossote : 80 glasses
90		tish'im otoboussim : 90 busses
100		mea dapim : 100 pages
1000		elef dollarim : 1000 dollars