Learn how to write hei
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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 third and fourth Hebrew letters- ג and ד. |
| Do you remember how to write 'fish'? |
| and what about 'roof'? |
| In this lesson, we will learn how to write the word for “love” in Hebrew; |
| Are you ready? So let’s start! Bou nathil! |
| The fifth Hebrew letter is ה-'Hei'. |
| 'Hei's sound is 'h', but it can also sound like 'a'. |
| You will see how it changes in a second! |
| Let’s first write it in hand writing- |
| (pronouncing 'hei') |
| The print version is very similar- |
| (pronouncing) |
| Make sure to keep 'hei' curved while hand writing but use sharp angles in print. |
| So, as I mentioned 'hei' can sound like both 'h' and 'a'. The word אהבה- 'ahava' uses it in both ways. When `Hei` appears the end of a word, it will always sound as `a`. |
| אהבה 'ahava'- is love in Hebrew. |
| Let’s try to write it |
| א |
| ה pronounced “ha” |
| ב remember the sound here is 'v' so we don't need the dot of 'beit' |
| ה pronouncing “a” |
| Let’s do it once more in hand writing- |
| אהבה |
| אהבה |
| Isn't it a beautiful word? With a beautiful curved shape? |
| Now lets do it in print- |
| א- one, two, three |
| ה- one, two |
| ב- one, two |
| ה-one, two |
| So if you want to add the full Niqqud for this word - we need to use a new niqqud symbol. |
| 'Patah'- ַ |
| Just like 'Kamats' from last lesson- 'patah' has the sound of 'a'. |
| Now remember, when you write in modern Hebrew, you don’t need to use the niqqud system- it is there mostly for you to read, especially when learning new vocabulary, or if you want to study the Hebrew Bible. |
| Now lets spell אהבה with the full niqqud; |
| אָהָבַה |
| אָ |
| הָ |
| בַ |
| ה |
| Here you saw how the letter 'hei' can sound in two different ways, |
| So you already know 5 Hebrew letters and several words. Don't forget to practice the characters in both hand writing and print! |
| Now it's time for Yana's insights. |
| Doesn't 'Hei' from this lesson sound like "hey' in English? |
| When you say hello to your friends? |
| That’s exactly the sound for Hebrew letter 'hei'- now you can think of the letter 'hei' when saying hello to your friends and better memorize it! |
| In the next lesson we will see how one word can be pronounced in 3 different ways in Hebrew. It__ may sound confusing, but remember, you’ll have the niqqud to help you. |
| See you next time! |
| Lehitraot!!! |
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