Restaurant Grammar

Exercise 1: Write the Plural Form
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CEFR A2~12 minPrereq: Topic vocabulary
Tip: Masculine nouns usually end in ים- (im) in plural. Feminine nouns usually end in וֹת- (ot) in plural. But watch out for exceptions!

Write the plural form of each word in Hebrew and its transliteration.

#EnglishSingularWrite PluralTransliteration
1Menuתַּפְרִיט
2Waiterמֶלְצַר
3Tableשׁוּלְחָן
4Billחֶשְׁבּוֹן
5Tipטִיפּ
6Reservationהַזְמָנָה
7Chefשֶׁף
8Appetizerמָנָה רִאשׁוֹנָה
9Main courseמָנָה עִיקָּרִית
10Dessertקִינּוּחַ
11Forkמַזְלֵג
12Plateצַלַּחַת
13Glassכּוֹס
14Napkinמַפִּית
15Orderהַזְמָנָה

Restaurant Grammar

Exercise 2: Write the Feminine Form
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Tip: Many feminine words end in ה- (a/ah) or ת- (et/at).

Write the feminine form of each word.

#EnglishMasculineWrite FeminineTransliteration
1Waiterמֶלְצַר
2Chefשֶׁף
Exercise 3: Identify the Gender (זָכָר / נְקֵבָה)
Tip: Words ending in ה- or ת- are often feminine (נְקֵבָה). Most other endings are masculine (זָכָר). But there are exceptions!

For each Hebrew word, circle the correct gender and write the clue that helped you decide.

#HebrewEnglishGenderClue
1תַּפְרִיטMenuזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
2מֶלְצַרWaiterזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
3שׁוּלְחָןTableזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
4חֶשְׁבּוֹןBillזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
5טִיפּTipזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
6הַזְמָנָהReservationזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
7שֶׁףChefזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
8מָנָה רִאשׁוֹנָהAppetizerזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
9מָנָה עִיקָּרִיתMain courseזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
10קִינּוּחַDessertזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
11מַזְלֵגForkזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
12צַלַּחַתPlateזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
13כּוֹסGlassזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
14מַפִּיתNapkinזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
15הַזְמָנָהOrderזָכָר / נְקֵבָה
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