{"id":128,"date":"2012-03-23T13:04:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T17:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=128"},"modified":"2012-03-23T13:04:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T17:04:06","slug":"learning-the-hebrew-alef-bet-part-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/learning-the-hebrew-alef-bet-part-5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning the Hebrew Alef-Bet – Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s date:<\/strong> 29th of Adar, 5772 \u05db\u05f4\u05d8 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d3\u05e8 \u05ea\u05e9\u05e2\u05f4\u05d1<\/span>
\nCandle lighting<\/strong> – 5:13p \u05d4\u05d3\u05dc\u05e7\u05ea \u05e0\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the last post for learning to read the Hebrew alef-bet. We’re going to look at three letters that do double duty in looks and pronunciation. You'll need to pay close attention to these as the difference is whether a dot (dagesh<\/em>) is there or not.<\/p>\n

\u05d1\u05bc<\/span> (bet\/beit – \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea<\/span>)
\nThis is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet and is called 'bet'. It has the sound of 'b' as in b<\/strong><\/span>oy.<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0<\/span> (‘a-ba) – father
\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea<\/span> (ba-yit) – house, home
\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (ba-na-na) – banana
\n\u05de\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8<\/span> (me-da-ber) – desert<\/p>\n

\u05d1<\/span>: The letter vet looks just like bet, but without dagesh. This is pronounced like the 'v' in v<\/strong><\/span>et<\/p>\n

\n\u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05dc<\/span> (‘a-val) – but
\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (be-va-ka-sha) – please, you’re welcome
\n\u05de\u05b7\u05d6\u05b8\u05dc \u05d8\ufb4b\u05d1<\/span> (ma-zal tov) – Congratulations<\/p>\n

\u05db\u05bc<\/span> (kaf – \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05e3<\/span>)
\nThe eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet is called kaf and has the sound of 'k' in k<\/strong><\/span>ite<\/p>\n

\n\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\ufb4b\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> (‘esh-ko-leet) – grapefruit
\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df<\/span> (ken) – yes
\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (kee-ta) – classroom
\n\u05e1\ufb35\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8<\/span> (su-kar) – sugar<\/p>\n

When written at the end of a word, the letter \u05db\u05bc<\/span> looks like this: \u05da<\/span> (named kaf so-feet<\/em>). Try not to confuse it with the letter \u05e8<\/span> (resh<\/em>). Kaf so-feet is written extending slightly below the line of writing: \u05e8<\/span> – \u05da<\/span><\/p>\n

When the letter \u05db\u05bc<\/span> appears as \u05db<\/span> (without dagesh<\/em>) then it represents the 'ch' sound in German "Bach".<\/p>\n

\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\ufb35\u05da<\/span> (ba-rukh) – blessed
\n\u05d4\ufb4b\u05dc\u05b5\u05da<\/span> (ho-lekh) – walk \/ go
\n\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\ufb4b\u05de\u05b5\u05da\u05b0<\/span> (sh-lom-ekh) – your welfare
\n\u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d1<\/span> (mikh-tav) – letter (correspondence<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u05e4<\/span> \/ \u05e4\u05bc<\/span> (pe \/ pei – \u05e4\u05b5\u05bc\u05d0<\/span>)
\nThe seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is called pei (rhymes with \u201cpay\u201d<\/em>) and has the sound of 'p' in p<\/strong><\/span>ark<\/p>\n

\n\u05d0\ufb35\u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05df<\/span> (ul-pan) – studio (Ulpan)
\n\u05e4\u05bc\ufb4b\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (po-li-ti-ka) – politics
\n\u05e4\u05bc\ufb4b\u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> (po-lan-it) – Polish (language)
\n\u05ea\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\ufb35\u05d6<\/span> (ta-puz) – orange<\/p>\n

Without the dagesh it is pronounced like the 'f' in f<\/strong><\/span>ar.:<\/p>\n

\n\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05e4\u05b9\u05d4<\/span> (‘ei-fo) – where?
\n\u05d9\ufb4b\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9<\/span> (yo-fi) – great! good!
\n\u05e1\u05b6\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8<\/span> (se-fer) – book
\n\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\ufb4b\u05e4\u05b6\u05e1\ufb4b\u05e8<\/span> (pro-fes-or) – professor<\/p>\n

Here is the “sofit” form of pe: \u05e3<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reading Practice<\/h3>\n

Now let’s take some more words and see how well you’ve learned the Hebrew alphabet:<\/p>\n

Words you already know:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (ba-na-na) – banana
\n\u05de\ufb35\u05d6\u05b5\u05d0\ufb4b\u05df <\/span> (mu-ze-‘on) – museum
\n\u05e1\ufb35\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8<\/span> (su-kar) – sugar
\n\u05e1\ufb35\u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e7\u05b6\u05d8<\/span> (su-per-mar-ket) – supermarket
\n\u05e4\u05bc\ufb4b\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (po-li-ti-ka) – politics
\n\u05ea\u05b5\u05d0\u05b7\u05d8\u05b0\u05e8\ufb4b\u05df <\/span> (te-‘a-tron) – theater\n<\/p>\n

Names of countries:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\ufb4b\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> (‘arts-ot ha-brit) – U.S.A.
\n\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc<\/span> (is-ra-el) – Israel
\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (bel-gi-a) – Belgium
\n\u05e4\u05bc\ufb4b\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df <\/span> (po-lin) – Poland
\n\u05e4\u05bc\ufb4b\u05e8\u05b0\u05d8\ufb35\u05d2\u05b8\u05dc<\/span> (por-tu-gal) – Portugal\n<\/p>\n

Names of cities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span> (ha-i-fa) – Haifa
\n\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1<\/span> (tel a-viv) – Tel-Aviv
\n\u05e0\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05e7<\/span> (ni-u-yo-rk) – New York\n<\/p>\n

Useful phrases:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d8\ufb4b\u05d1<\/span> (bo-ker tov) – Good morning
\n\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d8\ufb4b\u05d1<\/span> (e-rev tov) – Good evening
\n\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\ufb4b\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/span> (ma sh-lom-kha) – How are you? (to a man)
\n\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\ufb4b\u05de\u05b5\u05da\u05b0?<\/span> (ma sh-lom-ekh) – How are you? (to a woman)
\n\u05d8\ufb4b\u05d1<\/span> (tov) – (I’m) fine
\n\ufb35\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\ufb4b\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8<\/span> (u-ma sh-lom-kha) – And you, how are you? (to a man)
\n\ufb35\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\ufb4b\u05de\u05b5\u05da\u05b0<\/span> (u-ma sh-lom-ekh) – And you, how are you? (to a woman)
\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (be-va-ka-sha) – Please
\n\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (to-da) – Thank you\n<\/p>\n

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Today’s date: 29th of Adar, 5772 \u05db\u05f4\u05d8 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d3\u05e8 \u05ea\u05e9\u05e2\u05f4\u05d1 Candle lighting – 5:13p \u05d4\u05d3\u05dc\u05e7\u05ea \u05e0\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea This is the last post for learning to read the Hebrew alef-bet. We’re going to look at three letters that do double duty in looks and pronunciation. You'll need to pay close attention to these as the difference is whether…<\/p>\n

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