how to say “triplets” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-1.m4a” /]שְׁלִישִׁיָּה
The Hebrew word for male or male-female twins is תאומים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-2.m4a” /], so that in the singular, a twin might say:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-3.m4a” /]יש לי אח תאום.
I have a twin brother.
or
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-4.m4a” /]יש לי אחות תאומה.
I have a twin sister.
Triplets are a שלישייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-1.m4a” /] – literally, a trio or a threesome.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-5.m4a” /]הוא אחד משלישייה.
He is one of triplets.
Likewise, a רביעייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-6.m4a” /] is quadruplets, a חמישייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-7.m4a” /] is quintuplets, and a שישייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שלישייה-8.m4a” /] is sextuplets – or a six-pack (of beer, not stomach muscles – that’s this entry).