Ordinal Numbers in Hebrew

The ordinal numbers in Hebrew: ראשון (rishon, first), שני (sheni, second), שלישי (shlishi, third), רביעי (revi'i, fourth), חמישי (chamishi, fifth), שישי (shishi, sixth), שביעי (shvi'i, seventh), שמיני (shmini, eighth), תשיעי (tshi'i, ninth), עשירי (asiri, tenth), אחד עשר (achad asar, eleventh), שנים עשר (shneim asar, twelfth). Below are all 12 ordinal numbers from lesson 22 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 22 · Ordinals 1–12 12 words

  • ראשון rishon first

    הוא זכה במקום הראשון בקלות.

    Hu zacha bamakom harishon bekalut.

    He won first place easily.

  • שני sheni second

    זאת הפעם השנייה שלי פה.

    Zot ha'pa'am ha'shniya sheli po.

    This is my second time here.

  • שלישי shlishi third

    הם סיימו במקום השלישי.

    hem siymu bamakom hashlishi.

    They finished in third place.

  • רביעי revi'i fourth

    אני רביעי בתור.

    ani revi'i bator.

    I am fourth in line.

  • חמישי chamishi fifth

    היא בשורה החמישית.

    Hi ba-shura ha-chamishit.

    She is in the fifth row.

  • שישי shishi sixth

    הוא האדם השישי.

    Hu ha'adam hashishi.

    He is the sixth person.

  • שביעי shvi'i seventh

    הם גרים בקומה השביעית.

    Hem garim bakoma hashvi'it.

    They live on the seventh floor.

  • שמיני shmini eighth

    זה התפוח השמיני.

    ze ha-tapuach ha-shmini.

    This is the eighth apple.

  • תשיעי tshi'i ninth

    היום התשיעי הוא חג.

    ha-yom ha-tshi'i hu chag.

    The ninth day is a holiday.

  • עשירי asiri tenth

    היא במקום העשירי.

    Hi bamakom ha'ashiri.

    She is the tenth place.

  • אחד עשר achad asar eleventh

    הם חוגגים את יום הנישואים האחד עשר שלהם.

    Hem chogegim et yom ha'nisu'im ha'achad asar shelahem.

    They celebrate their eleventh anniversary.

  • שנים עשר shneim asar twelfth

    זה החודש השנים עשר.

    ze hachodesh hashneym asar.

    That is the twelfth month.

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