Days of the week, months, and telling time in Hebrew
Can name days of the week and months, and ask/tell the time
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
×××× ××× ×©××ש×.
Today is Tuesday.
×× ×שע×? ××©×¢× ×©×ª××× ××׊×.
What time is it? It's half past two.
××€×××©× ×××× ××××©× ××××ש ×ךץ.
The meeting is on Thursday in March.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
×××ת ×ש×××¢:
| ××× | English |
|---|---|
| ××× ×š×ש×× | Sunday |
| ××× ×©× × | Monday |
| ××× ×©×××©× | Tuesday |
| ××× ×š×××¢× | Wednesday |
| ××× ××××©× | Thursday |
| ××× ×©××©× | Friday |
| ××× ×©×ת | Saturday/Shabbat |
שע××: ×× ×שע×? â What time is it? ××©×¢× ×©××ש â It's three o'clock. ××©×¢× ×©××ש ×ך××¢ â quarter past three. ××©×¢× ×©××ש ×××Š× â half past three.
×××ש×× × ××ך××: ×× ××ך, ×€×ך××ך, ×ךץ, ×׀ך××, ×××, ××× ×, ××××, ××××ס×, ס׀×××ך, ××ק×××ך, × ××××ך, ×׊××ך.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesConfusing the number-based day names: ××× ×©× × = Monday (day 2), not Tuesday. Note Israeli week starts Sunday. Time: ××©×¢× is feminine â always use feminine number forms (××ת, שת×××, ש××ש).
Miscounted day number (e.g., calling Monday ××× ×©×××©× instead of ××× ×©× ×)
Remember: Israeli week starts Sunday (day 1). ××× ×©× × = Monday (2nd day), ××× ×©×××©× = Tuesday (3rd day).
Used masculine number form with ××©×¢× (e.g., *××©×¢× ×©× ××× instead of ××©×¢× ×©×ª×××)
××©×¢× is feminine â always pair with feminine number forms: ××ת, שת×××, ש××ש, ×ך××¢, ××ש, שש, ש××¢, ש××× ×, תשע, עשך, ××ת עשך×, שת×× ×¢×©×š×.
×××× ××× ×©××ש×.
Today is Tuesday.
××× ×©×××©× literally means 'third day' â day 3 of the Hebrew week.
×× ×שע×? ××©×¢× ×©×ª××× ××׊×.
What time is it? It's half past two.
שת××× ×××Š× = two and a half. Use feminine number שת××× (not ×©× ×××) for time.
××€×××©× ×××× ××××©× ××××ש ×ךץ.
The meeting is on Thursday in March.
×- prefix means 'on' (day) or 'in' (month). ××× ××××©× = 5th day = Thursday.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises