יום שלישי
“יום שלישי” (йом шлиши) — Tuesday in Hebrew. Noun, level A1. Literally "the third day". The same shlishi means third: the ordinals and the weekdays have grown together for good. In a live sentence: “התור לרופא ביום שלישי.” — The doctor appointment is on Tuesday. Written with the characters י, ו, ש, ל, י, ש, י. A word from the everyday Hebrew course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | יום שלישי |
| Read in Latin letters | йом шлиши |
| Translation | Tuesday |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "the third day". The same shlishi means third: the ordinals and the weekdays have grown together for good
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- התור לרופא ביום שלישי.ха-тор ла-рофэ ба-йом шлиши.The doctor appointment is on Tuesday.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “Tuesday” in Hebrew?
«יום שלישי», read “йом шлиши”. In a live sentence: “התור לרופא ביום שלישי.” — The doctor appointment is on Tuesday. Noun, level A1; written with the characters י, ו, ש, ל, י, ש, י.
How is “יום שלישי” written in Latin letters?
йом шлиши. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally "the third day". The same shlishi means third: the ordinals and the weekdays have grown together for good. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.