Eight

שְׁמוֹנָה

[Shmona]

Noun

Word Forms

Feminine (Sing.)
שְׁמוֹנֶה
[Shmoneh]

📖 Translation

Eight

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity 8.

💬 Usage Examples

כַּמָּה זְמַן זֶה יִקַּח לְהַגִּיעַ לְשָׁם? בְּעֵרֶךְ שְׁמוֹנֶה דַּקּוֹת.

Kama zman ze yikach leagia lesham? Be'erech shmone dakot.

How long will it take to get there? About eight minutes.

הַיּוֹם יוֹם שְׁמוֹנָה בַּחוֹדֶשׁ.

Hayom yom shmona bachodesh.

Today is the eighth day of the month.

יֵשׁ לִי שְׁמוֹנָה חֲתֻלִּים קְטַנִּים בַּבַּיִת.

Yesh li shmona chatulim ktanim babayit.

I have eight little kittens at home.

💡 Memory Tip

The numeral 'eight' (שְׁמוֹנָה) can be remembered by associating the 'Sh' sound at the beginning with the Russian word 'osmotr' (inspection), as if inspecting eight items.

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