Learn how to write kaf
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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 finished up the first 10 Hebrew letters of the Alef-Beit, and 6 niqqud symbols. |
| Can you remember how to write "Good brother" in Hebrew? |
| I am sure you can do it! |
| Now lets move on to the eleventh letter- כ- 'kaf'. |
| The sound of 'kaf' is 'k'. |
| lets write it- |
| one. |
| one. |
| Just half a circle to the right, starting from the upper left side- and going down. |
| The print is the same but with sharp corners- |
| one, two. |
| one, two. |
| 'kaf' actually is only pronounced like 'k' when it has a dot inside. Just like 'Beit' only has the b sound when it has this dot. |
| Without the dot it sounds like 'kh'. |
| כ- 'khaf'. |
| A good example is the word- |
| כּוֹכָב- 'kokhav'- which means a star. |
| כּוֹכָב |
| כּ |
| וֹ |
| כָ |
| ב |
| and in print- |
| כּוֹכָב |
| Be careful, though. The letter 'khaf'(sound 'kh') takes a different shape when it is written at the end of the word- |
| It looks like this: |
| ך |
| ך |
| one. |
| one. |
| the print is quite similar- |
| ך |
| ך |
| Just with a sharp corner. |
| Pay attention to lengthen the stroke down out of the frame. |
| Now let's have a short review of the first 11 letters -- The first half of the alphabet! |
| Be ready with a pen and paper; |
| I'll say the letter out loud, starting from 'Alef' and give you a second to write it down, first in hand writing and then in print style. |
| Then I will write it myself- first- the handwriting versioin and then the print. |
| Are you ready? |
| Let's go. |
| 'Alef' |
| א,א |
| 'Beit' |
| בּבּ, |
| 'Gimel' |
| ג,ג |
| 'Dalet' |
| ד,ד |
| 'Hei' |
| ה,ה |
| 'Vav' |
| ו,ו |
| 'Zayin' |
| ז,ז |
| 'Het' |
| ח,ח |
| 'Tet' |
| ט,ט |
| 'Yod' |
| י,י |
| and |
| 'Kaf' |
| כּ,כּ |
| Good job! |
| Now it's time for Yana's insight. |
| How is your Alef-Beit learning going? If you're having a tough time with some characters, how about checking them out on the Alef-Beit chart in HebrewPod101.com's learning center. Don't just get stuck in one learning method - mix it up for best results! |
| In this lesson we studied the letter 'kaf' with its variations and did a review of the last 11 alef-beit letters. |
| Next lesson we will continue with two more letters. |
| Do you know what -למה- means? |
| So WHY not join me to the next lesson?! |
| See you! |
| Bye!!! |
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