ע Ayin (ah-yeen), considered to be silent, as few outside
of native Israelis can pronounce the gulping sound of this
letter. In times past, others have transliterated this as
the G in Gaza, however it is not really a G sound either.
For purposes of this class, we will consider it to be a silent,
as most books do so.
ט Tet (teht), pronounced like 't' as in table.
ח
_
Chet/het (Cheht), it makes the 'ch' sound
found in 'loch' or 'bach'. We have had this letter before. At
the end of the word, with the _ under it, it is pronounced 'ach'
ב
Vet (veht) it is pronounced like the 'v' in victory. Notice that it
has NO dagesh (dot) inside the letter, this differentiates it from
the Bet (Beht) and makes it have a softer sound.
Reminder: A dagesh in Bet, Kaf, or Pay hardens the sound.
י
Yud, is pronounced like the 'Y' in 'yes' and is shaped a bit like
a bent hand. In fact, the yud developed from a picture of a bent
hand, and yahd = hand in Hebrew.
י..
This vowel is really a tsereh (eh sound) followed by a yud.
It is pronounced like they ay as in pay and day. Since we
represent the tsereh with ~ on line, this vowel will be represented
as י~ on line.
דמול
~
Lomed. Pronounced Lohmehd and transliterated as lomed,
it means study, learn (m.s).
םידמול
.:
Lomdim. Pronounced lohm-deem and transliterated lomdim, it
means study, learn (m.pl).
תירבע
.:.
Prounounced Eev-reet and transliterated ivrit,
(f) It means Hebrew (the language mostly) and is a feminine noun. Remember, this means
feminine adjectives would be used with the word.
הטיסרבנוא
T .:V.
Prounounce Oo-nee-vehr-see-tah, and transliterated
universita, it mean university and is a feminine noun. It is a foreign loan-word
to the Hebrew language.
םילשורי
._T :
Pronounced Yehr-roo-shah-lah-yeem and
transliterated Yerushalayim, it is the true name of what in English is called
Jerusalem.
םילשוריב
._T .
It means In Jerusalem and is transliterated as Birushalayim.
It is pronounced bee-roo-shah-lah-yeem.
בתוכ
~
Pronounced Kohtehv and
transliterated kotev. The dagesh in the first letter makes it a kaf
Kotev (m.s.) is the verb meaning write in the masculine singular form.
םיבתוכ
.:
Pronounced Kohtveeym and
transliterated kotvim, it means write (m. pl). The kaf has a dagesh in it
לע
_
Pronounced ahl and
transliterated al, it means 'on', 'about'
Note: for this next one, a chet at the end with a _ under it is
pronounced 'ach' instead of cha as one would expect. It is a reading
rule that you need to remember.
חול
_
Pronounced loo-ach and
transliterated luach, it means chalkboard and is a masculine noun.
הנה
~.
Pronounced Hee-neh and transliterated as henai, it
means: Here is, behold.
בלכ
VV
There is a dagesh in the first letter, making it a kaf.
Pronounced Keh-lehv and transliterated as Kelev, it
means: dog (masc. sing.).
הפי
VT
No dagesh in the second letter, thus it is a fay.
Pronounced Yahfeh and transliterated as yafeh, it
means: nice, pretty (m. sing.)
בשiי בשוי
בשוי
~
No dagesh in the last letter, making it a vet.
Pronounced Yoh-shev and transliterated as yoshev, it
means: sit (m.s.) it is a verb
םיבשiי םיבשוי
םיבשוי
.:
No dagesh in the middle letter, making it a vet.
Pronounced Yohsh-veem and transliterated as yoshvim, it
means: sit (m.pl.) it is a verb
רבדמ
~_:
There is a dagesh in second to last letter, making it a bet.
Pronounced Mihdahber and transliterated as medaber, it
means: speak (m. sing) it is a verb
םירבדמ
.~_:
There is a dagesh in middle etter, making it a bet.
Pronounced Mihdahbreem and transliterated as medabrim, it
means: speak (m. pl) it is a verb
