TABLE 1-3 Counting Multiples of 10
| Number | Hebrew | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | עֶשְׂרִים | ehs-reem |
| 30 | שְׁלוֹשִׁים | shloh-sheem |
| 40 | אַרְבָּעִים | ahr-bah-eem |
| 50 | חֲמִשִּׁים | ḥah-mee-sheem |
| 60 | שִׁשִּׁים | shee-sheem |
| 70 | שִׁבְעִים | sheev-eem |
| 80 | שְׁמוֹנִים | shmoh-neem |
| 90 | תִּשְׁעִים | teesh-eem |
If you want to say something like “21” or “47,” however, you have to pay attention to gender again. (See Table 1-4.) The pattern for making these numbers is to state the number in the tens, such as עֶשְׂרִים (ehs-reem; 20) and then add the word for and (וְ’; veh), followed by the single number, such as אֶחָד (eh-chad; one). So, 21 would be עֶשְׂרִים וְאֶחָד (ehs-reem veh-eh-chad).
TABLE 1-4 Counting from 21 to 29
| Number | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | עֶשְׂרִים וְאֶחָד (ehs-reem veh-eh-ḥahd) | עֶשְׂרִים וְאַחַת (ehs-reem veh-ah-ḥat) |
| 22 | עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנַיִם (ehs-reem oosh-nah-yim) | עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם (ehs-reem ush-tah-yeem) |
| 23 | עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה (ehs-reem oosh-loh-sah) | עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ (ehs-reem veh-shah-lohsh) |
| 24 | עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה (ehs-reem veh-ahr-bah-ah) | עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבַּע (ehs-reem veh-ahr-bah) |
| 25 | עֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה (ehs-reem vah-ḥah-mee-shah) | עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ (ehs-reem veh-ḥah-mesh) |
| 26 | עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׂבַּע (ehs-reem veh-sheev- ah) | עֶשְׂרִים וְשֵׁשׁ (ehs-reem veh-shehsh) |
| 27 | עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה (ehs-reem veh-sheev- ah) | עֶשְׂרִים וְשֶׁבַע (ehs-reem veh-sheh-vah) |
| 28 | עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנָה (ehs-reem ush-moh-nah) | עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה (ehs-reem ush-moh-neh) |
| 29 | עֶשְׂרִים וְתִשְׁעָה (ehs-reem veh-teesh-ah) | עֶשְׂרִים וְתֵשַׁע (ehs-reem veh-the-sha) |
If you can count to 30, you can count to a million! For all the numbers, you follow the same pattern as in Table