"יש לי עשרה תלמידים וחמש תלמידות."

Translation: I have ten male students and five female students.

[Dmitry_Arch]

I suggested "I have ten male and five female students."which should be accepted. Why not?

[airelibre]

Done.

[ChayaDoppelt]

It should be

[EmmaPearlm]

Pupils is acceptable in UK English in place of students

[Its-me.]

Since תלמידים can mean either 'students' or 'male students' is there any way to distinguish with a sentence like this if the speaker means ten students total (and five female ones) or ten male and five female students?

[Theresa754142]

Yesh li asara talmidim ve-khamesh talmidot.

[Murielle739634]

fhcivi