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Lesson 1g

Learning to Read Hebrew


The Vowels
Listen to the audio clip to learn the names of the vowels and the sounds the vowels
make.

Name Sound Position
qamets a as in father
:
patach a as in father
:
chatef-patach a as in father
:
tsere ey as in hey
:
segol e as in yet
:
chatef-segol e as in yet
:
chireq e as in she
:
chireq-yod e as in she
:
cholem o as in snow
:
cholem-vav o as in snow
:
qibbuts u as in rule
:
shureq u as in rule
:
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Putting Consonants And Vowels Together
First pronounce the consonant, then the vowel.
Most vowels are placed under the consonant: is pronounced like law.
Cholem is placed above the consonant: - is pronounced like tow.
Cholem-vav is placed to the left of the consonant: - is pronounced like tow.
Shureq is placed to the left of the consonant: is pronounced like zoo.
Practice reading the following words. The first row is English words in Hebrew
characters. The second row is a Hebrew word.

Listen
-: -: -: : :
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