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Hi everyone.
Welcome to The Ultimate Hebrew Pronunciation Guide.
In this lesson, you'll learn 8 Hebrew consonant sounds.
"י
ל
מ
נ
ס
שׁ
ת
ז"
These consonant sounds are identical to the ones in English.
So if you know English, they should already be familiar to you.
Are you ready?
Then let's get started!
The first consonant sound is...
"י
יום ""day"""
It's identical to the Y in the word 'you'.
י, י (slowly)
י, י (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ל
לא ""no"" "
It's identical to the L in the word 'look'.
ל, ל (slowly)
ל, ל (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"מ
מה ""what"" "
It's identical to the M in the word 'moon'.
מ, מ (slowly)
מ, מ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"נ
נס ""miracle"" "
It's identical to the N in the word 'nice'.
נ ,נ (slowly)
נ ,נ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ס/שׂ
סוף ""end"""
It's identical to the S in the word 'send'.
ס/שׂ, ס/שׂ (slowly)
ס/שׂ, ס/שׂ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"שׁ
שנה ""year"""
It's identical to the 'sh' sound in the word 'sheep'.
שׁ, שׁ (slowly)
שׁ, שׁ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ת
תן ""give"""
Like the T in the word 'take'.
ת, ת (slowly)
ת, ת (slowly)
The final consonant sound for this lesson is...
"ז
זה ""it"""
It's identical to the Z in the word 'zoo'.
ז, ז (slowly)
ז, ז (slowly)
Well done! You just learned another 8 Hebrew consonants.
"י
ל
מ
נ
ס
שׁ
ת
ז"
Are there more familiar sounds than you expected? Let us know if you have questions in the comments.
In the next lesson, you'll learn 5 consonant sounds that are unfamiliar to English speakers.
See you in the next Ultimate Hebrew Pronunciation Guide lesson!

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