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I Hate to Say Goodbye

Lear How to Read Hebrew For Real
Hebrew Binyanim - The Missing Link
Speak Hebrew for Real - Beginner
Speak Hebrew for Real - Primer
Speak Hebrew for Real - Intermediate I
Speak Hebrew for Real - Intermediate II

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 CONTENTS

Numbers [3]
Phone Number [4]
Male Forms of Low Numbers [4]
Female Teens [5]
Male Teens [5]
Round Numbers = no Gender [6]
Combining Numbers [6]
Cardinal Numbers & Ordinal Numbers [7]
Ordinal numbers (male/female) Greater than 10 [8]
Full Numbers from 20 on up [9]
Telling Time [10]
Hours and Minutes [12]
Basic and Essential Phrases - alphabetically [14]
About the Author [17]

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We say that Hebrew Numbers are crazy. And it is no easy task to master them.
To just test the waters I suggest you learn by rote how to count from one to ten
first. Once you have accomplished it then go and take the next step. In this e-
book I will give you the gradual steps to master the numbers.

NUMBERS -
Numbers are ADJECTIVES. Adjectives have to agree with the nouns i.e.: If the
noun is male, the adjective has to be male and so with female nouns. Since the
subject of numbers is a bit more complicated, I am introducing them here in
their one form (female) first. The rule is that you count in female form only. If
you use the number without matching it to the noun, you can get away with the
female form.

Also when you tell time, you use the female form.

Step One

Here is the female form of the low numbers:

eh-fes --- 0
ah-khat --- 1
shtah-yeem * ---- 2
shah-lohsh --- 3
ahr-bah --- 4
kha-mesh --- 5
shesh --- 6
sheh-vah --- 7
shmoh-neh --- 8
teh-sha --- 9
eh-ser 10---

* Number two is a unique number in Hebrew in many

ways.

When you want to say that you have two Hallahs,

You don't say: . ( yesh lee shtah-yeem khah-lote)

You say: . The 'final Mem' tends to drop when it is followed

directly by a noun. (yesh lee shtey khah-lote)

If someone asks you: How many Hallahs do you have?

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You have two choices:
(yesh lee shtey khah-lote) . .1
(shtah-yeem) . .2

When talking about phone numbers, you say the numbers in the female form.

, ,
, , , , , , , :

What is your phone number?

mah mees-par ha-telephone shel-kha ?

(mah mees-par ha-telephone sheh-lahkh (female

Here are the male forms of the low numbers:

eh-khad 1
shnah-yeem * 2
shlo-sha 3
ahr-ba-ah
4
kha-mee-sha 5
shee-sha 6
sheev-ah 7
shmo-nah 8
teesh-ah 9
ah-sah-rah 10

* Same thing is happening to the final Mem of number 'two' in the male form:
When you want to say: I have two books.

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You do not say: ( yesh lee shna-yeem sfah-reem)

You say: (yesh lee shney sfah-reem)

If someone asks you: How many books do you have? You have two choices:
.
(yesh lee shney sfah-reem) .1

(shna-yeem) . .2

Female Teens
ah-khat es-reh --- 11
shteym es-reh --- 12
shlosh-es-reh --- 13
ahr-ba es-reh
--- 14
khah-mesh es-reh --- 15
shesh es-reh --- 16
shvah es-reh --- 17
shmo-neh es-reh --- 18
tsha es-reh --- 19

The Male Teens

ah-khahd ah-sahr - 11
shneym ah-sahr - 12
shlo-sha ah-sahr - 13
ahr-ba ah-sahr -
14
kha-mee-sha ah-sahr - 15
shee-sha ah-sahr - 16
sheev-ah ah-sahr - 17
shmo-nah ah-sahr - 18
teesh-ah ah-sahr - 19

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The round numbers have no gender
es-reem --- 20
shlo-sheem
--- 30
ahr-ba-eem --- 40
kha-mee-sheem --- 50
shee-sheem --- 60
sheev-eem --- 70
shmo-neem --- 80
teesh-eem --- 90
meh-ah 100--

And this is how you combine the higher numbers with the unit numbers
Female:

- 142 ; - 59 ; - 160 ; - 67 ; - 21
- 35 . - 178 ;

And this is how you combine the higher numbers with the unit numbers
Male:

- 142 ; - 59 ; - 160 ; - 67 ; - 21
. - 35 * - 178 ;*

In general usage, the feminine form is more popular.

*The "and" ( )in numbers ending in 2 or 8 (22, 28, 32, 38, 42, 48, etc.) is
technically correctly pronounced "-u-" instead of "-ve-", however almost
nobody says this, even educated speakers. For example, 28 is properly
pronounced as 'esrim u-shmone' instead of 'esrim ve-shmone', but most people
will say 'esrim ve-shmone'.

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Cardinal numbers: fundamental numbers; a number denoting quantity (one, two,
three, etc.)

The cardinal numbers in Hebrew are adjectives and have two forms: 1) Male 2)
Female

Ordinal numbers - a number defining a thing's position in a series, such as first,

second, or third.

Ordinal numbers in Hebrew are adjectives and have four forms: 1) Male 2) Female
3) Males 4) Females

In the following chart you will see side by side the cardinal AND the ordinal numbers
of male and female. (Singular forms)

Numbers - Male and Female of cardinal and ordinal numbers from 1-10

Numeral Ordinal numbers Cardinal Hebrew

numbers letter

female male female male
n'keh-vah zah-khahr n'keh-vah zah-khahr

0 - eh-fehs -
1
ree-shona reeshon ah-khat eh-khad
2
sh'nee-yah sheh-nee sh'tah-yeem sh-nah-yeem
3
sh'lee'sheet sh'lee'shee shah-lohsh sh'loh-shah
4 ahr-bah-ah
r'vee-eet reh-vee-ee ahr-bah

5
kha-mee-sheet kha- khamesh kha-meesha
meeshee
6
shee-sheet shee-shee shesh shee-sha
7
sh-vee-eet sh-vee-ee she-va sheev-ah
8
shmee-neet shmee-nee shmo-neh shmo-na
9
tshee-eet tshee-ee te-sha teesh-ah
10
ah-see-reet ah-see-ree eh-ser ah-sah-rah

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Ordinal numbers male and female greater than ten: (the teens)

Numeral Cardinal numbers Hebrew letters

female male

n'keh-vah zah-khar
11 - -
ah-khat es-reh ah-khad ah-sahr
12 - -
shtayim es-reh shneym ah-sahr
13 -
shlosh es-reh shlo-shah ah-sahr
14 - -
arba es-reh arba ah-sahr
15 - -
kha-mesh es-reh hasmisha ah-sahr
16 - -
shesh-es-reh shee-sha ah-sahr
17 - -
shva-es-reh sheev-ah ah-sahr
18 - -
shmo-neh es-reh shmo-nah ah-sahr
19 - -
tsha-es-reh teesh-ah ah-sahr

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Full numbers from 20 and up and their equivalent Hebrew consonants:

Numeral Numbers Hebrew letter

20 es-reem
30 shlo-sheem
40 arba-eem
50 kha-mee-sheem
60 shee-sheem
70 sheev-eem
80 shmo-neem
90 teesh-eem
100 meh-aa
200 matayim
300
shlosh meh-oht
400
ahr-ba meh-oht
500
kha-mesh meh-oht
600
shesh meh-oht
700
shva meh-oht
800
shmo-meh me-oht
900
tsha meh-oht
1,000
eh-lef
1,000,000
miliyon

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 ?
And a half - ; and a quarter - ; quarter to -

English Hebrew
What time is it? (mah ha-sha-ah ) ?
It's one o'clock
It's quarter past one
It's half past one
It's quarter to two /
It's two o'clock
It's quarter past two
It's half past two
It's quarter to three /
It's three o'clock
It's quarter past three
It's half past three
It's quarter to four /
It's four o'clock
It's quarter past four
It's half past four
It's quarter to five /
It's five o'clock
It's quarter past five
It's half past five
It's quarter to six /
It's six o'clock
It's quarter past six

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Continued...
It's half past six
It's quarter to seven /
It's seven o'clock
It's quarter past seven
It's half past seven
It's quarter to eight /
It's eight o'clock
It's quarter past eight
It's half past eight
It's quarter to nine /
It's nine o'clock
It's quarter past nine
It's half past nine
It's quarter to ten /
It's ten o'clock
It's quarter past ten
It's half past ten
It's quarter to eleven /
It's eleven o'clock
It's quarter past eleven
It's half past eleven
It's quarter to twelve /
It's twelve o'clock
It's quarter past twelve
It's half past twelve
It's quarter to one /

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How do we say the hour and the unit of minutes?

12:00 shtem es-reh

12:01 shtem es-reh ve-da-ka
12:02 shtem es-reh ve-shtei da-
kot
12:03 shtem es-reh ve-sha-losh
da-kot
12:04 shtem es-reh ve-ar-ba da-
kot
12:05 shtem es-reh ve-kha-mi-
sha
12:06 shtem es-reh ve-shesh da-kot
12:07 shtem es-reh ve-she-va da-kot
12:08 shtem es-reh ve-shmo-ne da-
kot
12:09 shtem es-reh ve-te-sha
da-kot
12:10 shtem es-reh va-a-sa-ra
12:11 shtem es-reh ve-a-khat
es-re da-kot
12:12 shtem es-reh ve-shtem es-
re da-kot
12:13 shtem es-reh ve-shlosh
es-re da-kot
12:14 shtem es-reh ve-ar-ba es-
re da-kot
12:15 shtem es-reh va-re-va
12:16 shtem es-reh ve-shesh es-
re da-kot
12:17 shtem es-reh ve-shva es-
re da-kot
12:18 shtem es-reh ve-shmo-na
es-re da-kot
12:19 shtem es-reh ve-tsha es-re da-
kot
12:20 shtem es-reh v'es-rim
12:21 shtem es-reh es-rim ve-a-khat
12:25 shtem es-reh es-rim ve-
kha-mesh
12:30 shtem es-reh va-khe-tsi
12:35 shtem es-reh shlo-shim
ve-kha-mesh

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12:40 shtem es-reh ar-ba-im
12:45 re-va le-a-khat
shtem es-reh ar-ba-im ve-
kha-mesh
12:50 shtem es-reh kha-mi-shim
a-sa-ra le-a-khat
12:55 kha-mi-sha le-a-khat *
shtem es-reh kha-mi-shim
ve-kha-mesh
1:00 a-khat
2:00 shta-yeem
3:00 sha-losh
4:00 ar-ba
5:00 kha-mesh
6:00 shesh
7:00 she-va
8:00 shmo-neh
9:00 te-sha
10:00 e-ser
11:00 a-khat es-reh
at the buttcrack of dawn leef-note bo-ker
a.m. (in the morning) ba-bo-ker
p.m. (in the evening) ba-e-rev
p.m. (at night) ba-lai-la
midnight kha-tzote
dawn sha-khar
sunrise zree-kha
morning bo-ker
noon tzo-ho-ra-yeem
evening e-rev
sunset shkee-ah
night lai-la

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 Basic and Essential Hebrew
phrases (alphabetically)

Bon appetite (beh-teh-ah-vone)

Bon voyage (Neh-see-ah)

Congratulations! (mah-zahl tove)

Excuse me! (slee-kha)

Excuse me! (slee-kha reh-gah) !

asking someone to move

Good evening (Erev tov)

Good luck (B'hats-la-kha)

Good morning (Boh-ker tove)

Good afternoon (Ah-khar tzo-ho-rah-yeem toh-veem)

Good night (Laila tov)

How are you? m. (ma shlohm-kha)

f (ma shlo-mekh)

Reply to 'How are you?' m. (tov, toda. veh-ahta?) ? . ,

f. (tov, toda. veh-aht?) ? . ,

pl. (tov, toda. v'ahtem?) ? . ,

How are things? (ma nishma) ?

Great! (neh-heh-dahr)

Happy birthday (Yohm hoo-le-det sah-meh-akh)

Happy New Year (sha-nah toh-vah)

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Have a nice day! f. (she-yeeh-ye lakh yome na-eem)

m. (she-yeeh leh-kha yome na-eem)

Hello (on phone) (Halo)

Hello! (Shalom)

Hold on (a moment) (reh-gah)

How do you say in Hebrew? (Eykh ohm-reem b'eev-reet ...?)

How much is this? (kah-mah ze oh-leh?) ?

I don't know m. (ah-nee loh yoh-de-ah)

f. (ah-nee loh yoh-dah-aht)

I don't understand m. (ah-nee loh meh-veen)

f. (ah-nee loh mevinah)

I love you m. to f. (Ah-nee o-hev o-takh)

f. to m. (Ah-nee o-he-vet oht-kha)

Happy Holiday (khahg sah-meh-akh)

I speak a little Hebrew m. (Ah-nee m'dah-ber ktzaht Eevreet)

f. ( Ah-nee m'dah-beh-reht...)

I understand m. (ah-nee meh-veen)

f. (ah-nee meh-vee-nah)

I want m. (Ah-nee roh-tzeh)

f (Ah-nee roh-tzah)

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I'm from (Ani meh ...) ...

Just a moment: (rahe reh-gah)

Maybe (oo-lai)

My name is (kohr-eem lee)

No (lo)

Please (beh-vah-kah-shah)

Pleased to meet you (nah-eem m'ohd)

See you later (Leheet-ra-oht)

Slowly please (yoh-ter l'aht)

Sorry, (pardon me) (slee-cha) !

Thank you (toh-da )

Thank you very much (toh-dah rah-bah)

Thanks a lot (ha-mohn toh-dah)

What's new? (ma kha-dash) ?

Welcome m. (bah-rookh hah-ba)

f. (broo-kha ha-ba-ah)

pl( broo-cheem ha-ba- eem)

Well done! (kohl ha-kah-vohd)

What's your name? m. (eikh kohr-eem l'khah?)

f. (eikh kohr-eem lahkh?)

Where are you from? m. (Meh-eyfo ahta) ?

Where are you from? f. (Meh-eyfo aht) ?

Where is the toilet? (ey-foh ha-sheh-roo-teem?) ?

Wonderful! (yoh-fee)

Yes (ken)

You're welcome (beh-vah-kah-sha)

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About the Author:

My goals are to provide people with a strong

foundation of the Hebrew language and to teach
it with a proven workable method (with 35 years
of experience behind it) that makes it an easy
and fun process. I also like to help people who
want to lean Hebrew to get it right the first time.
My philosophy is that once one gets the essential
structures that are unique to Hebrew he can
then learn the rest of it with ease and reach his
personal goals with confidence.

I have been a Hebrew teacher for over 35

years. In Israel I taught new immigrants the
skill of speaking Hebrew. I taught Biblical and
Modern Hebrew at the University of Judaism,
Los Angeles, including Hebrew grammar (of
course). For over fourteen years I held the position of a Bar Mitzvah
coordinator at Wilshire Blvd Temple and mentored over 1000 students.
Using my unique and successful method EVERY student ended up reading
Hebrew perfectly and UNDERSTANDING what they were saying.
Throughout my Hebrew teaching career I have not found one Hebrew
textbook that was to my satisfaction and that matched my teaching
philosophy. Some were better than others but none was good enough. So I sat
down, noted areas where students had difficulties with, found the perfect
solutions and applied them with raving success.
After 14 years of piloting Learn How to Read Hebrew For Real with my private
students I am proud to see it published to the benefit of many. Learning
Hebrew CAN be easy fun and non-robotic.
I then expanded my rich knowledge in teaching Hebrew and embarked on
books that will teach you how to Speak Hebrew For Real. My purpose with this
series is to give you the best foundation of constructing phrases and sentences
so that you would sound like a native Israeli. More important than just mere
vocabulary is how you put things together (that are different than English) that
your communication will go across to the other person with full understanding.

Ruti Yudovich

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