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Day 3 · Monday, 20 July 2026

Lateness, feelings, birth, professions

Arriving late and asking to come in, saying how you feel, where you were born, what you do for a living, and the numbers 10 to 20. Every verb with its po'al, every noun with its forms.

VocabularyWho is here, who is missing

HebrewReadingEnglish
אֵיפֹה? eifo? where?
מִי חָסֵר? mi chaser? who is missing?
פֹּה po here
שָׁם sham there

FormsAbsent

Wordm.sf.sm.plf.pl
absent, missing חָסֵרchaserחֲסֵרָהchaseraחֲסֵרִיםchaserimחֲסֵרוֹתchaserot

VocabularyArriving late

HebrewReadingEnglish
סְלִיחָה, הִגַּעְתִּי מְאוּחָר! slicha, higati me'uchar! sorry, I arrived late!הִגַּעְתִּי is the same for a man and a woman
אֶפְשָׁר לְהִיכָּנֵס? efshar lehikanes? may I come in?

FormsVerbs of the lesson, present tense

Po'al: the infinitive, then the root and the binyan.

WordPo'alm.sf.sm.plf.pl
to feelלְהַרְגִּישׁlehargishר.ג.ש · hif'il לְהַרְגִּישׁlehargishר.ג.ש · hif'il מַרְגִּישׁmargishמַרְגִּישָׁהmargishaמַרְגִּישִׁיםmargishimמַרְגִּישׁוֹתmargishot
to workלַעֲבוֹדla'avodע.ב.ד · pa'al לַעֲבוֹדla'avodע.ב.ד · pa'al עוֹבֵדovedעוֹבֶדֶתovedetעוֹבְדִיםovdimעוֹבְדוֹתovdot
to live, to resideלָגוּרlagurג.ו.ר · pa'al לָגוּרlagurג.ו.ר · pa'al גָּרgarגָּרָהgaraגָּרִיםgarimגָּרוֹתgarot
to study, to learnלִלְמוֹדlilmodל.מ.ד · pa'al לִלְמוֹדlilmodל.מ.ד · pa'al לוֹמֵדlomedלוֹמֶדֶתlomedetלוֹמְדִיםlomdimלוֹמְדוֹתlomdot
to teachSame root as לִלְמוֹד, other binyan, opposite role in the classroom.לְלַמֵּדlelamedל.מ.ד · pi'el לְלַמֵּדlelamedל.מ.ד · pi'el מְלַמֵּדmelamedמְלַמֶּדֶתmelamedetמְלַמְּדִיםmelamdimמְלַמְּדוֹתmelamdot
to enterלְהִיכָּנֵסlehikanesכ.נ.ס · nif'al לְהִיכָּנֵסlehikanesכ.נ.ס · nif'al נִכְנָסnichnasנִכְנֶסֶתnichnesetנִכְנָסִיםnichnasimנִכְנָסוֹתnichnasot

Formsאֵיךְ מַרְגִּישִׁים? — how do you feel?

The question in all four forms.

Wordm.sf.sm.plf.pl
how do you feel? אֵיךְ אַתָּה מַרְגִּישׁ?eich ata margish?אֵיךְ אַתְּ מַרְגִּישָׁה?eich at margisha?אֵיךְ אַתֶּם מַרְגִּישִׁים?eich atem margishim?אֵיךְ אַתֶּן מַרְגִּישׁוֹת?eich aten margishot?

Formsלְהִיוָּלֵד — to be born

Root י.ל.ד, binyan nif'al. The present, then the past as the teacher drilled it.

to be bornלְהִיוָּלֵדlehivaledי.ל.ד · nif'alPresent tense. In class it was used in the past, below.
m.s
נוֹלָדnolad
f.s
נוֹלֶדֶתnoledet
m.pl
נוֹלָדִיםnoladim
f.pl
נוֹלָדוֹתnoladot
where were you born?Past tense: you were born once.
m.2s
אֵיפֹה אַתָּה נוֹלַדְתָּ?eifo ata noladeta?
f.2s
אֵיפֹה אַתְּ נוֹלַדְתְּ?eifo at noladet?
I / he / she was born in...
1s
אֲנִי נוֹלַדְתִּי בְּ...ani noladeti be...
m.3s
הוּא נוֹלַד בְּ...hu nolad be...
f.3s
הִיא נוֹלְדָה בְּ...hi nolda be...
m.3pl
הֵם נוֹלְדוּ בְּ...hem noldu be...

Formsמִקְצוֹעַ — the word itself

Wordsgpl
professionmMasculine with a ות- plural. מִקְצוֹעַmiktzoaמִקְצוֹעוֹתmiktzo'ot

Formsמִקְצוֹעַ — profession

Wordm.sf.sm.plf.pl
what is your profession?Answer: הַמִּקְצוֹעַ שֶׁלִּי ..., hamiktzoa sheli ... מָה הַמִּקְצוֹעַ שֶׁלְּךָ?ma hamiktzoa shelcha?מָה הַמִּקְצוֹעַ שֶׁלָּךְ?ma hamiktzoa shelach?מָה הַמִּקְצוֹעַ שֶׁלָּכֶם?ma hamiktzoa shelachem?מָה הַמִּקְצוֹעַ שֶׁלָּכֶן?ma hamiktzoa shelachen?
developerFrom לְפַתֵּחַ, to develop, root פ.ת.ח, pi'el. מְפַתֵּחַmefateachמְפַתַּחַתmefatachatמְפַתְּחִיםmefatchimמְפַתְּחוֹתmefatchot
researcherFrom לַחְקוֹר, to research, root ח.ק.ר, pa'al. חוֹקֵרchokerחוֹקֶרֶתchokeretחוֹקְרִיםchokrimחוֹקְרוֹתchokrot
water technician טֶכְנַאי מַיִםtechnai mayimטֶכְנָאִית מַיִםtechnait mayimטֶכְנָאֵי מַיִםtechnaei mayimטֶכְנָאִיּוֹת מַיִםtechnaiyot mayim
doctor רוֹפֵאrofeרוֹפְאָהrofaרוֹפְאִיםrofimרוֹפְאוֹתrofot
pediatricianA profession plus a field is a construct pair, like doctor of children. רוֹפֵא יְלָדִיםrofe yeladimרוֹפְאַת יְלָדִיםrofet yeladimרוֹפְאֵי יְלָדִיםrofei yeladimרוֹפְאוֹת יְלָדִיםrofot yeladim
dentist רוֹפֵא שִׁנַּיִםrofe shinayimרוֹפְאַת שִׁנַּיִםrofet shinayimרוֹפְאֵי שִׁנַּיִםrofei shinayimרוֹפְאוֹת שִׁנַּיִםrofot shinayim
nurseSame words as brother and sister; in a clinic they mean nurse. אָחachאָחוֹתachotאָחִיםachimאֲחָיוֹתachayot
lawyerLiterally an arranger of law. עוֹרֵךְ דִּיןorech dinעוֹרֶכֶת דִּיןorechet dinעוֹרְכֵי דִּיןorchei dinעוֹרְכוֹת דִּיןorchot din
engineer מְהַנְדֵּסmehandesמְהַנְדֶּסֶתmehandesetמְהַנְדְּסִיםmehandesimמְהַנְדְּסוֹתmehandesot
architect אַדְרִיכָלadrichalאַדְרִיכָלִיתadrichalitאַדְרִיכָלִיםadrichalimאַדְרִיכָלִיּוֹתadrichaliyot
programmerComputer science. Root ת.כ.נ, pi'el, same shape as develop. מְתַכְנֵתmetachnetמְתַכְנֶתֶתmetachnetetמְתַכְנְתִיםmetachntimמְתַכְנְתוֹתmetachntot
cyber expertmumche means expert; add a field: cyber, security, water. מוּמְחֵה סַיְבֶּרmumche sayberמוּמְחִית סַיְבֶּרmumchit sayberמוּמְחֵי סַיְבֶּרmumchei sayberמוּמְחִיּוֹת סַיְבֶּרmumchiyot sayber
accountantFinance. Literally one who sees the account. רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹןroe cheshbonרוֹאַת חֶשְׁבּוֹןroat cheshbonרוֹאֵי חֶשְׁבּוֹןroei cheshbonרוֹאוֹת חֶשְׁבּוֹןroot cheshbon
economist כַּלְכְּלָןkalkelanכַּלְכְּלָנִיתkalkelanitכַּלְכְּלָנִיםkalkelanimכַּלְכְּלָנִיּוֹתkalkelaniyot
businesspersonBusiness. Man or woman of business, with the irregular plural of man and woman. אִישׁ עֲסָקִיםish asakimאֵשֶׁת עֲסָקִיםeshet asakimאַנְשֵׁי עֲסָקִיםanshei asakimנְשׁוֹת עֲסָקִיםneshot asakim
manager מְנַהֵלmenahelמְנַהֶלֶתmenaheletמְנַהֲלִיםmenahalimמְנַהֲלוֹתmenahalot
teacher מוֹרֶהmoreמוֹרָהmoraמוֹרִיםmorimמוֹרוֹתmorot
journalist עִתּוֹנַאיitonaiעִתּוֹנָאִיתitonaitעִתּוֹנָאִיםitonaimעִתּוֹנָאִיּוֹתitonaiyot
psychologist פְּסִיכוֹלוֹגpsichologפְּסִיכוֹלוֹגִיתpsichologitפְּסִיכוֹלוֹגִיםpsichologimפְּסִיכוֹלוֹגִיּוֹתpsichologiyot
chef טַבָּחtabachטַבָּחִיתtabachitטַבָּחִיםtabachimטַבָּחִיּוֹתtabachiyot
electrician חַשְׁמַלַּאיchashmalaiחַשְׁמַלָּאִיתchashmalaitחַשְׁמַלָּאִיםchashmalaimחַשְׁמַלָּאִיּוֹתchashmalaiyot
plumber אִינְסְטָלָטוֹרinstalatorאִינְסְטָלָטוֹרִיתinstalatoritאִינְסְטָלָטוֹרִיםinstalatorimאִינְסְטָלָטוֹרִיּוֹתinstalatoriyot
driver נַהָגnahagנַהֶגֶתnahegetנַהָגִיםnahagimנַהָגוֹתnahagot
salesperson מוֹכֵרmocherמוֹכֶרֶתmocheretמוֹכְרִיםmochrimמוֹכְרוֹתmochrot
curiousסַקְרָנוּת, sakranut, curiosity. סַקְרָןsakranסַקְרָנִיתsakranitסַקְרָנִיםsakranimסַקְרָנִיּוֹתsakraniyot

VocabularyNumbers 10 to 20

Feminine forms, the ones used for counting.

HebrewReadingEnglish
עֶשֶׂר eser 10
אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה achat-esre 11
שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה shtem-esre 12
שְׁלוֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה shlosh-esre 13
אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה arba-esre 14
חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה chamesh-esre 15
שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה shesh-esre 16
שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה shva-esre 17
שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה shmone-esre 18
תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה tsha-esre 19
עֶשְׂרִים esrim 20

DialogueDialogue: introducing yourself

Lines 5 and 6 partly illegible in the photo, place names to be confirmed.

1
שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם!
Shalom shalom!
Hello hello!
2
שָׁלוֹם!
Shalom!
Hello!
3
אַתָּה אַהֲרוֹן לֵוִי?
Ata Aharon Levi?
Are you Aharon Levi?
4
לֹא, אֲנִי אַהֲרוֹן כֹּהֵן.
Lo, ani Aharon Cohen.
No, I'm Aharon Cohen.
5
אַתָּה גַּם גָּר בְּ...??
Ata gam gar be...?
Do you also live in...?
6
אֲנִי גָּר בְּיָפוֹ.?
Ani gar be-Yafo.
I live in Jaffa.
7
וְאַתָּה?
Ve'ata?
And you?
8
אֲנִי מוֹרֶה.
Ani more.
I'm a teacher.
9
אַתָּה עוֹבֵד?
Ata oved?
Do you work?
10
כֵּן, אֲנִי מְלַמֵּד בָּאוּלְפָּן.?
Ken, ani melamed ba'ulpan.
Yes, I teach at an ulpan.
11
גַּם אַתָּה מְלַמֵּד בָּאוּלְפָּן??
Gam ata melamed ba'ulpan?
Do you also teach at an ulpan?
12
לֹא, אֲנִי לוֹמֵד בָּאוּלְפָּן.?
Lo, ani lomed ba'ulpan.
No, I study at an ulpan.
13
לְהִתְרָאוֹת!
Lehitraot!
See you!

NotesKey points

Source: photo.jpeg — handwritten notes, photo upside down