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Haha:) I am sure that with a little practice you will get to ten in no time. I prefer memorizing by practice. Write the numbers down and spend 5 minutes every day to practice their names and pronunciation. In few days, you will master the numbers!
Hi Martha, thanks for sharing that! :) If possible, practice what you learn. This is one of the best ways to cement the knowledge in your memory. Thank you for your support 🌺
Oh wow! There is no neutral in Hebrew ("it") therefore numbers are feminine in the abstract (eg 5+5=10) form - and either feminine or masculine in the cardinal form {whether indefinite or definite (-the = ha) depending on the gender of the noun the number is attached to}! Will have to write it down and review several times! Feel free to correct my understanding!
Thanks for the videos. This is very helpful. Do you, or anyone, have a recommendation about how to learn the numbers in terms of feminine and masculine form? Meaning should I try to learn the feminine form first for all of them, since it is the way you normally would count, and then learn the masculine form; or should I try to learn both forms at the same time for each number? Does it matter? Does it make a difference? Toda raba.
Hi Eduardo, I believe in the layers concept. Try learning 1-10 in both genders, then move on to 10-20 in both genders, and so on. Make sure you only move forward after you finish the previous stage. That is especially important for numbers since they repeat themselves at a certain point so you only have to invest a lot of time in the beginning. Feel free to ask questions along the way. Good luck.
Do you mean numbers in the constract state? There are the masculine and feminine versions of numbers since in Hebrew, numbers inflect for gender. Numbers also inflect for the plural and singular forms. All depending on how you use the numbers and what the number denotes. This is due to the grammatical rules of the language.
Thank you for the question. If I understand your question - yes. Let me answer that again with an example: when you count nouns, trees for example, you use either feminine or masculine form according to the gender of the noun you are counting. Those are cardinal numbers. In this case, tree in Hebrew is of masculine gender, so we will use the masculine form of the numbers. One tree (echad), two trees(shnaim), three(shlosha) trees, etc. When you just use numbers, like in general counting or like in a simple math equation five + five = ten, you use the feminine form since it is the "default" in Hebrew. Let's call those abstract numbers. Numbers that do not denote or count any specific noun. One(achat), two(shtaim), three(shalosh), four(arba), etc...
Learn Hebrew Free! Thank for replying! I understand now! So when the noun is feminine, you use the feline version of one, two, three! But when it’s a masculine noun then I use a masculine form of numbers!! That’s correct right??!
When we count nouns, we need to consider indefinite and definite nouns, and for each, there are feminine and masculine forms. Here are the forms for numbers above 2. Masculine(shulhanót): Indefinite nouns: Count like with masculine numbers. For example shloshá, arba'a, hamishá, shishá etc. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-78rgJRBsnA8.html Definite nouns: shlóshet, arbaát, haméshet, shéshet, etc. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-78rgJRBsnA8.html Feminine(dlatót): Indefinite nouns: Similar principle as masculine. Count with the abstract feminine numbers. shalósh, arbá, hamésh, shesh, etc. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-78rgJRBsnA8.html Definite nouns: shlosh*, arbá, hamésh, shesh, etc. *notice that it is shlosh and not shalósh. There is a small difference not shown in the lesson. Hope it helps! Ben
the video was clear up until the point where you decided not to overload our brains. could you please provide the language used when enumerating a feminine noun preceded by the definite article (i.e., the three doors, the four doors. . . the ten doors). also, as an aside, when instructing learners of hebrew who do not know how to count to ten, perhaps best not to assume that they know what is meant by the "construct state." a brief explanation of this term at or near the start of the video would have saved a lot of trouble. those two issues aside, the video was extremely useful.
Hi Carole. The numbers in the feminine construct form look exactly like the abstract numbers you see at 01:52 except the numbers 1, 2 and 3, and those are aẖat, shtei and shlosh respectively. Let me show you some examples. aẖat ha'dlatót - the one door (one of the doors) OR just ha'délet = The door. shtei ha'dlatót - the two doors. shlosh ha'dlatót - the three doors. from here on, use the abstract feminine numbers. arbá ha'dlatót - the four doors. ẖamésh ha'dlatót - the five doors. ... éser ha'dlatót - the ten doors. I hope it is clearer now. Please let me know if you have any more questions about this. Regarding the aside, thanks for the feedback :)
The construct state is a combination of 2 strongly related nouns. For example: Beit-Sefer (School). Bait = home/house. Sefer = a book. Separately, each noun has it own meaning. Together, in the construct state, they create the word beit-sefer. The thing to notice, how the Nikud (vowels) changes when a word is in the construct state. In the above example, Bait (as a separate noun) changed into Beit-(in its Nismach form).
@@HebrewWithBen hi , I mean The method of pronouncing numbers is similar, and also in Arabic the pronunciation of the number differs according to the different gender of the counted for example : أقمت في الفندق ليلة (واحدة) أقمت في الفندق يوماً (واحداً)
No no no... Sure it may not be intuvitive to some people, but it is only a matter of breaking down the topic into smaller pieces. Let me know where you need help, I can help :)
