Feminine

Hebrew Lesson 5 (Feminine and Clothes)

Duration: 30 mins

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The 5th Hebrew lesson teaches the use of the gender by creating the feminine from the masculine form. In addition to that, I included a vocabulary list about clothes and finally common phrases about origins. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Hebrew Classes.

Feminine

Knowing how to derive the feminine from the masculine form is very useful. It can make it easy to have a conversation about family members, pets, or professions. An example would be: "man", "woman", "Cat (fem.)", "cat (masc.)" etc.

Below is a list of 12 masculine and feminine forms that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Hebrew, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Masculine vs. Feminine in Hebrew

Feminine Hebrew Audio
Boyילד [Yeled]
Girlילדה [Yalda]
Manאיש [Ish]
Womanאשה [Isha]
Fatherאבא [Abba]
Motherאמא [Imma]
Brotherאח [Akh]
Sisterאחות [Akhot]
Actorשחקן [Sakhkan]
Actressשחקנית [Sakhkanit]
Cat (Masc.)חתול [Khatul]
Cat (Fem.)חתולה [Khatula]

Now we will try to implement some of the forms above into full Hebrew sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Hebrew Gender in a Sentence

English Hebrew Audio
He is tallהוא גבוה [Hu gavo'a]
She is tallהיא גבוהה [Hi gvo'ah]
He is a short manהוא אדם נמוך קומה [Hu adam namukh koma]
She is a short womanהיא אשה נמוכת קומה [Hi isha nemukha koma]
He is Germanהוא גרמני [Hu g'ermani]
She is Germanהיא גרמניה [Hi g'ermanyia]
Japanese men are friendlyגברים יפאנים ידידותיים [Gvarim yepanim yedidutiim]
Japanese women are friendlyנשים יפאניות ידידותיות [Nashim yepaniot yedidutiot]

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Vocabulary List about Clothes

Below is a list of 20 words related to clothes and wearable accessories. Memorizing them by heart can make it easy for you to shop for clothes and maybe get some good bargains.

Clothes List in Hebrew

Clothes Hebrew Audio
Beltחגורה [Khagora]
Clothesבגדים [Bgadim]
Coatמעיל [Me'il]
Dressשמלה [Simla]
Glassesמשקפיים [Mishkafaim]
Glovesכפפות [Kafefot]
Hatכובע [Cova]
Jacketז 'קט [Jaket]
Pants (Trousers)מכנסיים [Mikhnasaim]
Ringטבעת [Taba'at]
Shirtחולצה [Khultza]
Shoesנעליים [Na'alaim]
Socksגרביים [Garbaim]
Suitחליפה [Khalifa]
Sweaterסוודר [Sveder]
Tieעניבה [Aniva]
Umbrellaמטריה [Mitria]
Underwearתחתונים [Takhtonim]
Walletארנק [Arnak]
Watchשעון יד [Sha'on yad]

Daily Conversation in Hebrew

Finally, these are a couple of phrases used in conversations to express where you are from or where you live etc. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Hebrew Phrases page.

Common Expressions in Hebrew

Do you like my dress?אתה / את אוהב / ת את השמלה שלי [Ata / at ohev / et et ha-simla sheli?]
I lost my socksאבדתי את הגרביים [Ibadti et ha-garbaim]
It looks good on youזה נראה טוב עליך [Ze nire tov alaikh]
She has a beautiful ringיש לה טבעת יפה [Yesh la taba'at yafa]
These pants (trousers) are longהמכנסיים האלה ארוכים [Ha-mikhnasaim ha-ele arukhim]
These shoes are smallהנעליים האלה קטנות [Ha-na'alaim ha-ele ktanot]
Where are you from?מאין את / ה / מאיפה אתה / [Me'ain ata / at / mi-eifo ata / at?]
I'm from the U.Sאני מארצות הברית [Ani me-artzot ha-brit]
I'm Americanאני אמריקאי [Ani amerikai]
Where do you live?איפה אתהאת גרה [Eifo ata / at gar / gara?]
I live in the U.Sאני גר / ה בארצות הברית [Ani gar / a be artzot ha-brit]
Do you like it here??אתה מרוצה כאן [Ata merutze can?]

Fun Facts

Language Quote: It has been estimated that the number of actively spoken languages in the world today is about 6,000..

Congratulations! You finished your 5th lesson in Hebrew about masculine, feminine, and clothes. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Hebrew Lesson 6. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Hebrew homepage.

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