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You should know these letters now
א ב ג ד ה ?
ז ?
ט י ?
ל ? ? ס
ע ? ? ק
ר? ת
If you do not recognize any one of those letters, go back for review:
Hebrew alphabet for Dummies 1,
Hebrew Alphabet for Dummies 2 and
Hebrew Alphabet for Dummies 3
We're done with the easiest letters. Now its time for some heavier lifting.
Here are some new letters:
מ נ פ צ
In cursive script:
These
letters change their form at the end of the word
ם ן ף ץ
In cursive script:
| מ |
Mem' - English letter M. מ
at the start of a word means from. |
| נ |
Nun - English letter N. |
| פ |
Phay - English letter P AND Greek letter Phi. At the beginning of a word or syllable, like ב the
פ is hard sounded like P. Otherwise it is
usually like ph. |
| צ |
Tsadi - Ts sound. There is no equivalent English letter. |
Some new words and review with the new letters and letters you know:
| Meaning |
Pronunciation |
Hebrew |
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Pretty, Beautiful (feminine) |
Yah Fah' |
יפה |
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I |
Ah Nee' |
אני |
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Bitter |
Mahr |
מר |
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River |
Nah har' |
נהר |
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Narrow, Besieges, Attacks, Enemy |
Tsahr |
צר |
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Cricket |
Tsahr Tsahr |
צרצר |
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Bull |
Pahr |
פר |
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Garden (also Kindergarten) |
Gahn |
גן |
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Buzzer |
Zahm Zahm' |
זמזם |
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Tree, Wood |
Ehts |
עץ |
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Float |
Tsaf |
צף |
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Who? |
Mee |
מי |
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Nose |
Ahf |
אף |
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What? |
Mah |
מה |
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Why? |
Lah' mah |
למה |
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There is not (any) |
Ehyn |
אין |
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Right (side) |
Yeh meen' |
ימין |
Before you go on, be sure to write out all the above words and say them out loud.
Ready to move on?
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