Numbers, dates and the twelve months

VocabularyRoll call

Three ways the teacher opens the class.

Hebrew	Reading	English
מִי פֹּה? מִי לֹא פֹּה?	mi po? mi lo po?	who is here? who is not here?
מִי חָסֵר?	mi chaser?	who is missing?
מִי כָּאן הַיּוֹם?	mi kan ha-yom?	who is here today?כָּאן and פֹּה both mean here.
מִי נִמְצָא בַּכִּיתָּה?	mi nimtza ba-kita?	who is in the classroom?בַּכִּיתָּה = בְּ + הַכִּיתָּה. The ה of the article drops and its patach moves under the ב.

VocabularyAsking for a number

Both questions use the construct מִסְפַּר, number of. The second form of each pair is what you say to a woman.

Hebrew	Reading	English
מַה מִּסְפַּר הַטֶּלֶפוֹן שֶׁלְּךָ?m.2s	ma mispar ha-telefon shelcha?	what is your phone number?
מַה מִּסְפַּר הַטֶּלֶפוֹן שֶׁלָּךְ?f.2s	ma mispar ha-telefon shelach?	what is your phone number?
מִסְפַּר הַטֶּלֶפוֹן שֶׁלִּי הוּא...	mispar ha-telefon sheli hu...	my phone number is...
מַה מִּסְפַּר תְּעוּדַת־הַזֶּהוּת שֶׁלְּךָ?m.2s	ma mispar te'udat-ha-zehut shelcha?	what is your ID number?
פֶּלֶאפוֹן?	pelefon	mobile phone

VocabularyThe date

Hebrew	Reading	English
מָה הַתַּאֲרִיךְ הַיּוֹם?	ma ha-ta'arich ha-yom?	what is the date today?
הַיּוֹם 26.7.2026	ha-yom essrim ve-shisha be-yuli alpayim essrim ve-shesh	today is 26 July 2026Read out in full, the numbers are spoken and not spelled.
הַיּוֹם, בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן	ha-yom, be-yom rishon	today, on Sunday
הַיּוֹם, בְּ־26 בְּיוּלִי	ha-yom, be-essrim ve-shisha be-yuli	today, on 26 July

Formsלִישׁוֹן — to sleep, present tense

Word	Po'al	m.s	f.s	m.pl	f.pl
to sleepלִישׁוֹןlishonי.ש.ן · pa'al	לִישׁוֹןlishonי.ש.ן · pa'al	יָשֵׁןyashen	יְשֵׁנָהyeshena	יְשֵׁנִיםyeshenim	יְשֵׁנוֹתyeshenot

FormsUnits of time

Singular and plural, the base for the dual below.

Word	sg	pl
year	שָׁנָהshana	שָׁנִיםshanim
month	חוֹדֶשׁchodesh	חוֹדָשִׁיםchodashim
day	יוֹםyom	יָמִיםyamim
week	שָׁבוּעַ?shavua	שָׁבוּעוֹת?shavuot

VocabularyThe twelve months

Borrowed from the Gregorian calendar, so they are close to the European names.

Hebrew	Reading	English
יָנוּאָר	yanuar	January
פֶבְּרוּאָר	februar	February
מֶרְץ	mertz	March
אַפְּרִיל	april	April
מַאי	mai	May
יוּנִי	yuni	June
יוּלִי	yuli	July
אוֹגוּסְט	ogust	August
סֶפְּטֶמְבֶּר	september	September
אוֹקְטוֹבֶּר	october	October
נוֹבֶמְבֶּר	november	November
דֶּצֶמְבֶּר	detzember	December

VocabularyNew words and traps

Hebrew	Reading	English
חָסֵרm.s	chaser	missing, absent
נִמְצָא	nimtza	is located, is presentBinyan nif'al, from לְהִימָּצֵא. The present starts with נ, like נִכְנָס.
תַּאֲרִיךְsg	ta'arich	date
תַּאֲרִיכִיםpl	ta'arichim	dates
תְּעוּדַת־זֶהוּת	te'udat-zehut	identity cardConstruct state: תְּעוּדָה, certificate, plus זֶהוּת, identity.
אֶלֶף	elef	a thousand
אַלְפַּיִם	alpayim	two thousand
יוֹמַיִם	yomayim	two days

FormsThe verbs of the worksheet

The teacher gave the infinitive and the masculine singular. The full present-tense agreement follows the pattern drilled since day 1.

Word	Po'al	m.s	f.s	m.pl	f.pl
to askלִשְׁאוֹלlish'olש.א.ל · pa'al	לִשְׁאוֹלlish'olש.א.ל · pa'al	שׁוֹאֵלsho'el	שׁוֹאֶלֶתsho'elet	שׁוֹאֲלִיםsho'alim	שׁוֹאֲלוֹתsho'alot
to answerלַעֲנוֹתla'anotע.נ.ה · pa'al	לַעֲנוֹתla'anotע.נ.ה · pa'al	עוֹנֶהone	עוֹנָהona	עוֹנִיםonim	עוֹנוֹתonot
to readלִקְרוֹאlikroק.ר.א · pa'al	לִקְרוֹאlikroק.ר.א · pa'al	קוֹרֵאkore	קוֹרֵאתkoret	קוֹרְאִיםkorim	קוֹרְאוֹתkorot
to writeלִכְתּוֹבlichtovכ.ת.ב · pa'al	לִכְתּוֹבlichtovכ.ת.ב · pa'al	כּוֹתֵבkotev	כּוֹתֶבֶתkotevet	כּוֹתְבִיםkotvim	כּוֹתְבוֹתkotvot
to speakלְדַבֵּרledaberד.ב.ר · pi'el	לְדַבֵּרledaberד.ב.ר · pi'el	מְדַבֵּרmedaber	מְדַבֶּרֶתmedaberet	מְדַבְּרִיםmedabrim	מְדַבְּרוֹתmedabrot
to eatלֶאֱכוֹלle'echolא.כ.ל · pa'al	לֶאֱכוֹלle'echolא.כ.ל · pa'al	אוֹכֵלochel	אוֹכֶלֶתochelet	אוֹכְלִיםochlim	אוֹכְלוֹתochlot
to drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתlishtotש.ת.ה · pa'al	לִשְׁתּוֹתlishtotש.ת.ה · pa'al	שׁוֹתֶהshote	שׁוֹתָהshota	שׁוֹתִיםshotim	שׁוֹתוֹתshotot
to sitלָשֶׁבֶתlashevetי.ש.ב · pa'al	לָשֶׁבֶתlashevetי.ש.ב · pa'al	יוֹשֵׁבyoshev	יוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet	יוֹשְׁבִיםyoshvim	יוֹשְׁבוֹתyoshvot
to go, to walkלָלֶכֶתlalechetה.ל.כ · pa'al	לָלֶכֶתlalechetה.ל.כ · pa'al	הוֹלֵךְholech	הוֹלֶכֶתholechet	הוֹלְכִיםholchim	הוֹלְכוֹתholchot
to runHollow root, like לָקוּם.לָרוּץlarutzר.ו.צ · pa'al	לָרוּץlarutzר.ו.צ · pa'al	רָץratz	רָצָהratza	רָצִיםratzim	רָצוֹתratzot
to openלִפְתּוֹחַliftoachפ.ת.ח · pa'al	לִפְתּוֹחַliftoachפ.ת.ח · pa'al	פּוֹתֵחַpoteach	פּוֹתַחַתpotachat	פּוֹתְחִיםpotchim	פּוֹתְחוֹתpotchot
to closeלִסְגּוֹרlisgorס.ג.ר · pa'al	לִסְגּוֹרlisgorס.ג.ר · pa'al	סוֹגֵרsoger	סוֹגֶרֶתsogeret	סוֹגְרִיםsogrim	סוֹגְרוֹתsogrot
to forgetלִשְׁכּוֹחַlishkoachש.כ.ח · pa'al	לִשְׁכּוֹחַlishkoachש.כ.ח · pa'al	שׁוֹכֵחַshocheach	שׁוֹכַחַתshochachat	שׁוֹכְחִיםshochchim	שׁוֹכְחוֹתshochchot
to understandלְהָבִיןlehavinב.י.ן · hif'il	לְהָבִיןlehavinב.י.ן · hif'il	מֵבִיןmevin	מְבִינָהmevina	מְבִינִיםmevinim	מְבִינוֹתmevinot
to go outלָצֵאתlatzetי.צ.א · pa'al	לָצֵאתlatzetי.צ.א · pa'al	יוֹצֵאyotze	יוֹצֵאתyotzet	יוֹצְאִיםyotzim	יוֹצְאוֹתyotzot
to wantלִרְצוֹתlirtzotר.צ.ה · pa'al	לִרְצוֹתlirtzotר.צ.ה · pa'al	רוֹצֶהrotze	רוֹצָהrotza	רוֹצִיםrotzim	רוֹצוֹתrotzot

NotesKey points

The dual (זוּגִי): beside the singular and the plural, Hebrew keeps an ending ־ַיִם for pairs and for units of time and measure. יוֹם becomes יוֹמַיִם, שָׁנָה becomes שְׁנָתַיִים, שָׁבוּעַ becomes שְׁבוּעַיִים, אֶלֶף becomes אַלְפַּיִם.
So you never say שְׁנֵי יָמִים for two days. The dual stops at two: from three on, the regular plural comes back, שְׁלוֹשָׁה יָמִים.
בְּ + הַ contracts: בְּ + הַכִּיתָּה gives בַּכִּיתָּה. The ה of the article disappears and its vowel moves under the בְּ.
מִסְפָּר, a number, becomes מִסְפַּר in the construct: מִסְפַּר הַטֶּלֶפוֹן, the number of the telephone.
נִמְצָא is nif'al, so the present starts with נ, the same shape as נִכְנָס seen on day 2.

DialogueTen sentences, everything so far

Each sentence reuses what the six days have covered: no verb to be in the present, adjectives that agree, the possessive שֶׁל, the days, the months, the professions, the dual.

שָׁלוֹם! אֲנִי דָּנִי, וַאֲנִי תַּלְמִיד בָּאוּלְפָּן עֶצְיוֹן.
shalom! ani Dani, va-ani talmid ba-ulpan Etzion.
Hello! I am Dani, and I am a student at Ulpan Etzion.
הַיּוֹם יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן, בְּ־26 בְּיוּלִי.
ha-yom yom rishon, be-essrim ve-shisha be-yuli.
Today is Sunday, the 26th of July.
מִי נִמְצָא בַּכִּיתָּה הַיּוֹם? הַתַּלְמִידָה חֲסֵרָה, הִיא יְשֵׁנָה.
mi nimtza ba-kita ha-yom? ha-talmida chasera, hi yeshena.
Who is in the classroom today? The student is missing, she is sleeping.
בֶּן כַּמָּה אַתָּה? אֲנִי בֶּן שְׁלוֹשִׁים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ.
ben kama ata? ani ben shloshim ve-shalosh.
How old are you? I am thirty-three.
מָה הַמִּקְצוֹעַ שֶׁלְּךָ? אֲנִי טֶכְנַאי מַיִם.
ma ha-miktzoa shelcha? ani technai mayim.
What is your profession? I am a water technician.
מַה מִּסְפַּר הַטֶּלֶפוֹן שֶׁלְּךָ? מִסְפַּר הַטֶּלֶפוֹן שֶׁלִּי הוּא 054-1234567.
ma mispar ha-telefon shelcha? mispar ha-telefon sheli hu...
What is your phone number? My phone number is 054-1234567.
אֲנִי לוֹמֵד עִבְרִית, וְהַמּוֹרָה מְלַמֶּדֶת.
ani lomed ivrit, ve-ha-mora melamedet.
I study Hebrew, and the teacher teaches.
הַסְּטוּדֶנְטִים עֲיֵפִים כִּי הַיּוֹם אָרוֹךְ.
ha-studentim ayefim ki ha-yom aroch.
The students are tired because the day is long.
אֲנִי אוֹכֵל תַּפּוּחַ וְשׁוֹתֶה תֵּה.
ani ochel tapuach ve-shote te.
I am eating an apple and drinking tea.
אֲנִי בָּאוּלְפָּן יוֹמַיִם, וּמָחָר אֲנִי בָּא.
ani ba-ulpan yomayim, u-machar ani ba.
I have been at the ulpan two days, and tomorrow I am coming.