Learn how to write pei
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| Shalom, ani Yana! Welcome to Hebrewpod101.com’s Alef-Beit be-kalei kalut. |
| The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn the Hebrew alphabet: the alef-beit! |
| In the last lesson we learned the letter ע-'Ayin' and the niqqud 'Tsere'. |
| In this lesson we will continue to the next Hebrew letter 'Pei', with the sound of 'P'. |
| Let’s write it down; |
| פ (handwriting) |
| and in print- |
| פ (print) |
| It is curved from inside to the outside. |
| Pay attention to the dot- it makes the sound 'P'. Without the dot it sounds like 'F'. Even though it’s a different sound, we don’t count "Fei" as a separate letter of the alef-beit, just like "Beit-Veit", and "Kaf-Haf". |
| 'Pil' -is an elephant. |
| פִּיל (handwriting) |
| and in print |
| פִּיל (print) |
| and 'Afuna' is a bean. |
| אָפוּנָה (handwriting) |
| and in print |
| אָפוּנָה (print) |
| Now lets see how the niqqud changes the pronunciation and meaning of the same word; |
| ספר |
| ספר |
| ספר |
| Looks the same, so why are they read differently? Let’s look at the same words with niqqud. |
| סֶפֶר- -'Sefer' - is a book. |
| סִפֶּר- - 'Siper'- is "he told". |
| סַפָּר- - 'Sapar'- is a barber. |
| The only way to guess the right reading is by understanding the context, so practice your Hebrew reading daily! |
| פ-has also final word writing- |
| it is called 'Pei Sofit' and looks like this; |
| ף (handwriting) |
| You start it like 'Lamed' and end with a curve facing down. |
| and in print- |
| ף (print) |
| Please keep the stroke longer than the frame. |
| 'Sof' is an end. |
| סוֹף (handwriting) |
| and in print- |
| סוֹף (print) |
| 'ze ha-sof le-hayom'- |
| זה הסוף להיום (handwriting) |
| It’s the end for today. |
| Can you write it in print? While doing it pronounce each letter and the vowels. |
| Now it's time for Yana's insights. |
| Have you been practicing the alef- beit with flash cards? |
| What about the niqqud? |
| Take the flash cards with you everywhere, and when you got a minute waiting for the bus or in line, take a look and pronounce each letter out loud. |
| It might sound weird to the people around you, but that's the best practice! |
| In the next lesson, we will go through the eighteenth letter -צ-'Tsadik'. |
| Do you know that also 'tsadik' has a meaning by itself? |
| I will see you in the next lesson! |
| Lehitraot!!! |
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