Lesson 4:
Letter number eight is Chet [xɛt]:
ח
Its sound is an unvoiced velar fricative [x].
To remember the sound think of the fact the it looks like a completed or strengthened ה. Most English speakers would describe [x] as a stronger [h].
Some speakers might pronounce this as an unvoiced pharyngeal fricative.
The ninth letter is Tet:
[sixe=200]ט[/size]
Its sound is [t] as in in tent.
To remember it's sound think of it as a teacup, with its upper left curve being the handle.
letter 10 is yud:
י
Its sound is [j] as in yacht.
I don't have a mnemonic for this letter.
In unniqquded writing, yud sometimes functions a a matres Lectiones at the end of a word representing the sequence [ij].
Exercises:
Transcribe the following into IPA:
יָחִיד טוֹב חִטוּט זִיו אָח יָבֹא הָיָה חָג
Learn the Aleph-Bet (Hebrew Alphabet)
Re: Learn the Aleph-Bet (Hebrew Alphabet)
Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write.
-JRR Tolkien
-JRR Tolkien
Re: Learn the Aleph-Bet (Hebrew Alphabet)
Shemtov wrote: In unniqquded writing, yud sometimes functions a a matres Lectiones at the end of a word representing the sequence [ij].
Edit: Well, I saw this, which seems to support your statement. However, Matres Lectiones (including yud) can occur in the middle of a word as well as at the end.
Last edited by nzk13 on 23 Aug 2013 23:06, edited 1 time in total.
Skribajon mean vi esas lektant, kar amiki.
Native: American English. Knows: some Hebrew/Judaeo-Aramaic, some Ido, bit of La Esperanton, a couple of Yiddish words, and bits and pieces of others.
Native: American English. Knows: some Hebrew/Judaeo-Aramaic, some Ido, bit of La Esperanton, a couple of Yiddish words, and bits and pieces of others.
Re: Learn the Aleph-Bet (Hebrew Alphabet)
Correct!kanejam wrote:Spoiler:
Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write.
-JRR Tolkien
-JRR Tolkien
Re: Learn the Aleph-Bet (Hebrew Alphabet)
New Lesson sometime by Wednesday!
Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write.
-JRR Tolkien
-JRR Tolkien