Learn about Hebrew vowels
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| Hi everyone. |
| Welcome to The Ultimate Hebrew Pronunciation Guide. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn all 5 Hebrew vowel sounds. |
| אַ |
| אֶ |
| אִ |
| וֹ |
| וּ |
| By learning all of these sounds, you'll be able to pronounce any vowel that could possibly appear in Hebrew! |
| Are you ready? |
| Then let's get started! |
| The first vowel sound is... |
| אַ |
| גַּם "also" |
| פח "trash" |
| דָּג "fish" |
| This vowel sound is very similar to the A in 'far'. |
| אַ, אַ (slowly) |
| אַ, אַ (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| אֶ |
| שֶׁל "of" |
| כן "yes" |
| כֵּהֶה "dark" |
| It's very similar to the E in the word 'education'. |
| אֶ, אֶ (slowly) |
| אֶ, אֶ (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| אִ |
| מִיסִּים "taxes" |
| אִימּוּן "training" |
| תִּינוֹק "baby" |
| This is identical to the I in 'ski'. |
| אִ, אִ (slowly) |
| אִ, אִ (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| "וֹ |
| שלום "peace/hello/goodbye" |
| נֹעַר "youth" |
| חֲלוֹם "dream" |
| It's very similar to the O sound in the word 'ore'. |
| וֹ, וֹ (slowly) |
| וֹ, וֹ (slowly) |
| The last vowel sound for this lesson is... |
| וּ |
| תמונה "picture" |
| אדומה "red" |
| מְדוּרָה "bonfire" |
| This is identical to the U in the word 'rule'. |
| וּ, וּ (slowly) |
| וּ, וּ (slowly) |
| Well done! You've just learned all 5 vowel sounds in Hebrew! |
| With these sounds, you can pronounce any vowel that could possibly appear in the Hebrew language! Isn't that great? |
| Which vowel sound was the most difficult for you to pronounce? Let us know in the comments. |
| In the next lesson, you'll start learning consonant sounds. |
| See you in the next Ultimate Hebrew Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
Comments
HideWhich vowel sound was the most difficult for you to pronounce? Let us know in the comments.
Hi Zachery,
An addition to the last comment regarding your question:
As pink, varod is an adjective, in colors case, dark, or keheh or kehah would depend on the gender of the adjective that comes before it.
As varod is a masculine adjective, the dark part will become masculine as well.
Yours,
Tal
Team Hebrewpod101.com
Hi Zachery,
Thank you for your comment!😄
Great question!
The adjective dark depends on the gender of the noun that comes before it.
For example, pencil, or in Hebrew "iparon" is a masculine noun.
In a masculine noun's case it would be "keheh." Dark pencil - iparon keheh.
Shirt is a feminine noun, so dark shirt would be - khul'tsah kehah.
Dark pink shirt would be "Khultsah be'tseva varod keheh" which means "A dark pink color shirt."The noun before the adjective is pink which is a masculine noun in Hebrew and that's why it would be "keheh."
Have a pleasant leaning!
Yours,
Tal
Team Hebrewpod101.com
How do you pronounce dark? In this lesson, it is ke-he. In the lesson I received this morning, the speaker said ke-ha. He also said "dark pink shirt." Not sure if it changes.
Hello Emmanuel,
Thanks for taking the time to write to us.👍
I am glad to hear that you found this lesson helpful.❤️ I hope you like the rest of our series. 😊
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Hi EMMANUEL MASIGA,
Thank you for your comment!😄
Bevakashah! (you're welcome!)😁
Have a pleasant learning!
Yours,
Tal
Team Hebrewpod101.com
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Yours,
Tal
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Hi Andie,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
Please try downloading a keyboard app on your device or checking your keyboard settings.
If you use a computer, some sites allow you to type in Hebrew like this:
www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/hebrew.htm
Looking forward to seeing you often here.👍
Cheers,
Lena
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Shalom Hebrewpod,
How do I add the Hebrew language on my phone's keypad? I think it will help if I practice writing Hebrew it will help me read Hebrew. (I have a hard time reading Hebrew characters, Toda for the romanition setting)
Toda rada, Andie
Dear Mónika,
Thank you for commenting on this lesson and sharing your experience with it!
We're glad to hear that you're having an easy time with most letters - that's always useful when languages we already know have similarities with the ones we learn 😄
The pronunciation of the letter ר is a challenge for many Hebrew learners, which involves a different, guttural production of a sound that is foreign to most languages... It can be learned, of course, but having a little bit of an accent is not a problem at all, as long as one can be understood 😇😄
Happy learning!
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
Hello,
Thank you for this lesson, I liked the pictures, it will be a great help with the only sound that is hard for me: “reish”.
This lesson was so easy for me, because in Hungarian these vowel sounds are the same. :)
Shalom Wendy,
Thank you so much for your positive message! 😇❤️️
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
We wish you good luck with your language studies.
Kind regards,
Levente (לבנטה)
Team HebrewPod101.com
I am stunned at all the work you have done for these lessons. Can't thank you enough.
Shalom rawley,
Thank you for your comment. 😇
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
We wish you good luck with your language studies.
Kind regards,
Levente (לבנטה)
Team HebrewPod101.com
none of them. I love Hebrew!!
Hi Victoria,
Thanks for posting on this!
Usually, vowels are easier to practice than consonants... you could try practicing this (best in front of a mirror) by listening closely to the Hebrew pronunciation of a word and reciting it until it sounds better... I hope that would help :)
Please feel free to let us know may you have any questions 👍
Best,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com
The hardest sound for me is the e.
Hi Mitch,
Thanks for posting on this and for your question.
Yes, the audio for "גם אני הלכתי לרופא שיניים בשבוע שעבר." seems to be missing, we'll look into it 👍
About typing in Hebrew - you can either add Hebrew as a language on your computer settings or use an online keyboard. There are several options online, just search "Hebrew virtual keyboard" and you'll see a few :)
Happy to assist 😄
Yours,
Roi
Team HebrewPod101.com