how to say “to number” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/למספר-#.m4a” /]לְמַסְפֵּר
If you’ve got some basic Hebrew under your belt, you probably know the word for number – מספר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/למספר-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/למספר-#.m4a” /]פעם היינו זוכרים מספרי טלפון בעל פה.
We used to remember phone numbers by heart.
But do you know how to say to number, as in to number items in a list? That’s למספר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/למספר-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/למספר-#.m4a” /]יש כאן בלגן ברשימה – צריך למספר את הפריטים.
There’s a mess in this list – we need to number the items.
למספר is a פיעל verb that uses the word מספר (number) as a root.
Likewise, numbering is מספור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/למספר-#.m4a” /].
