Key to Modern Hebrew

slower _________________________________יותֵר לְאט

very good _____________________________________טוב מְאוד

good morning ____________________________________בוקֶר טוב

Where is Tamah3_____________________________אֵיפֹה (ֹאֵיפו) דוִד

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תרְגילֵי קְריאה וּכְתיבה - Reading, Pronunciation and Writing Practice. 1.19.2.1

Who is sitting next to Rina? _________________?מִי יושֵב על-יד רִינה

Who is sitting behind Sara?________________ ?מִ יושֶבֶת אחרֵי שׂרה

Where is Aryeh's row?_________________ ?אֵיפׂה השוּרה שֶל ארְיֵה

ז - ZAH-yeen = /z/ 1.19.3

Practice writing ZAH-yeen______________________________________ ז

Read and write these words and phrases:

Chapter One - Part Seven
י 1.18.3- י Practice writing /yood/ אני יודֵע _______________________ אני יודעת ____________________________ יופי ______________________ יֵש ___________________________________ בַיִת __________________________ מַיִם __________________________ 1.19 האלף־בית: ף, ט, ז, ס MORE LETTERS Use with Software Chapter 3:1 "Building Reading Proficiency", Exercise Set 6 1.19.1 ף פא סופית Final /feh/ (Called /feh soh-fiht/) 100.00 % When writing the letter in script, \begin writing a LAH-mehd, then add a flourish going down the left or the right side. (Many prefer the flourish on the left side.) Like the LAH-mehd, the feh soh-fiht is taller than most Hebrew letters. Practice writing feh soh-fiht __________________________________________ף Compare the final feh (feh soh-fiht) ף and the final tzadi-sofit ץ Read and write these words: Be careful, there are both ץand ף in the words. nose _________________אף tired______________________עיֵיף he ran ______ ________רץ he pressed___________________לחץ monkey ____ קוף summer /kah-yitz/ _____________ קַייץ 1.19.2 ט - teht = /t/ The letter /teht/ is pronounced just like /tahv/ /*t/.* Practice writing teht ט 31
Read and write these words and phrases: 100.00 % slower _________________________________יותֵר לְאט very good _____________________________________טוב מְאוד good morning ____________________________________בוקֶר טוב Where is Tamah3_____________________________אֵיפֹה (ֹאֵיפו) דוִד 100.00 % תרְגילֵי קְריאה וּכְתיבה - Reading, Pronunciation and Writing Practice. 1.19.2.1 Who is sitting next to Rina? _________________?מִי יושֵב על-יד רִינה Who is sitting behind Sara?________________ ?מִ יושֶבֶת אחרֵי שׂרה Where is Aryeh's row?_________________ ?אֵיפׂה השוּרה שֶל ארְיֵה ז - ZAH-yeen = /z/ 1.19.3 Practice writing ZAH-yeen______________________________________ ז Read and write these words and phrases: 100.00 % luck________________________________________________ מזל what's this?__________________________________________ ?מה זה that's very good_______________________________ זֶה טוב מְאוד זֶה טוב מְאוד ___________________this is very good מזל טוב! _______________________congratulations In the word מזל , accent is on the last syllable! ס - SAH-mex = /s/ 1.19.4 Start writing the letter SAH-mex ס at the top and move clockwise _________________________________________ 32
100.00 % סְטוּדֶנְט________________________________(student (m) student (f)_________________________________ סְטוּדֶנְטית book__________________________________________ סֵפֶר pardon (me)___________________________ סְליחה university________________________ אוּניבֶרְסיטה soda pop________________________________ סודה sofa______________________________________ ספּה 100.00 % זה - הכנה לְשימוש - STUDY THE EXAMPLES BELOW. (f) זֹאת and (m) 1.20 זֶה ספר this is a book זֹאת מחְבֶרֶת this is a notebook that's very good זֶה טוב מְאוד this is very good זֶה טוב מְאוד Question: ?מה זֶה Answer: זֶה סֵפֶר זֶה ספר גדול Question: מה זֹאת Answer: זֹאת מחְבֶרֶת זֹאת מחְבֶרֶת גְדולה 100.00 % When using זה and זֹאת, use the following vocabulary words to make up your own sentences. זה - בּקְבוּק, בּיִת, סטוּדֶנְט, עיֵיף, טוב, גדול, יותֵר גדול, יותֵר קטן, טוב מְאוד, זֹאת - מחְבֶּרֶת, סטוּדֶנְטית, טובה מְאוד, גדולה 33
שְוָוא - The shva: 1.21 Use with Software Chapter 1:15 "The Shva Marker in Hebrew" How Hebrew Writing Indicates the Absence of a Vowel. What is a "Closed Syllable"? When a consonant is not followed by a vowel but only closes, or is the last consonant in the syllable, we call that syllable a "closed syllable." For example, syllables like: /ram/ רם, /ahd/ עד , and /or/ אור are "closed syllables" because they end with a consonant rather than a vowel. In Hebrew, when the closed syllable is not at the end the word we use two dots, placed vertically under the letter that closes the syllable. For example the שְ in the word /xahsh-voo/ = חשְבוּ Similarly, when two consonants begin a syllable, as in the Hebrew words /briht/ בְרית "covenant", /dvoh-rah/ דְבורה "bee", /ahn-glit/ אנְגְלית "English", readers need a signal which tells them not to insert a vowel between the two consonants. Here the shva ְ is placed under the first of the two consonants of that syllable. הטְעמה - WORD STRESS - Which Syllable is Accented in Hebrew? 1.22 Most Hebrew words are accented on the last syllable. But in some word patterns the stress is on the next-to-last syllable. The vocabulary lists will note these words. In this book, in the English transliteration, the accented syllable will be written with capital letters. /SHEH-lehg/ "snow" שֶלֶג . However, if the Hebrew word is borrowed from a foreign language, the stress will often be the same as in the related foreign word: /oo-nee-VEHR-see-tah/ אוּניבֶרְסיטה האלף־בּית: ן, כ, ך, ש - MORE LETTERS - 1.23 Use with Software Chapter 3:1 "Building Reading Proficiency", Exercise Set 7 ן - Final noon (noon soh-feet) = /n/ 1.23.1 Write noon soh-feet ן Note: /noon soh-feet/ ן extends below the line. _____________________________ 34
Read and Write the Following Words: 100.00 % small __________________________________________________ קטן smaller ___________________________________________ יותֵר קטן very small ________________________________________ קטן מְאוד I understand (f) ____________________________________ אני מְבינה I don't understand (m) _____________________________ אני לא מֵבין let me see _______________________________________ תֵן לי לִרְאות give! ______________________________________________________תֵן excellent______________________________________________ מצויין luck_______________ מזל small couch_____________ ספּה קְטנה notebook____________________________________________ מחְבֶּרֶת me too________________________________________________ גם אני I know (f)__________________________________________ אני יודעת כ *xahf = /x/ and* כּ kahf = /k/ 1.23.2 Use with Software Chapter 1:12 "Dots that Make a Difference" Look for the dots ! With the דגֵש, the ּכּ sounds just like the /koof / ק Without the דגֵש, the כ sounds just like the /xeht/ ח Write xahf כ_______________ kahf _____________________ כּ Read and Practice: Writing the Following Words: 100.00 % everybody__________________________________כּוּלם yes__________________________________________ כֵּן here (kahn)________________כּאן class______________ כּיתה long (f)_____________ ארוּכּה star_______________ כּוכב to write________________________ לִכְתוב 35
Write the three pairs of letters we have learned, where the דגֵש affects the pronunciation of the letter. _____ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ך - *Final xahf /xahf so-feet/ = /x/* 1.23.3** To write a xahf so-feet start writing a kahf and instead of curling it under to the left, extend the stroke downward below the line. The xahf so-feet can take a vowel marker - usually it is a shva. /rahx/ רךְ "soft" It can also take an /ah/ sound. שִמְךָ /shihm-xah/ " your (m.) name". 100.00 % Read and Write the Following Words. Use with Software Chapter 3:1 "Building Reading Proficiency", Exercise Set 8 your (f) name_________ שְמֵךְ long (m)______________ ארוךְ your (m) name___________________ שִמְךָ Write down the other Hebrew Letters have you learned which extend below the line. (Hint: 3 final letters and 3 regular letters. _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ שֹ *- The Letter /seen/ = /s/* 1.23.4 Write the letter ש and add a dot to its left. שֹ ______________ Write another Hebrew letter that has an /s/ sound. _______ This letter, ס (the סמֶךְ), is used far more frequently than the ש for the /s/ sound. 100.00 % Read and write the following words: hair_________________________ שֵֹיער put! (f)___________________ שֹימי joy________________ שֹימְחה put ! (m)_________________שֹים cabinet minister___________________ שֹר 36