Learn how to write פ (pei)
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| This letter is called פ (pei). Do you know how to write פ (pei)? Get your pen and paper ready! |
| The sound of this letter is [p], [p]. |
| Here is how you write פ (pei): |
| Start by drawing a horizontal line from left to right. Continuing from the last point, draw a vertical line from top to bottom, then draw a horizontal line from right to left. To finish, draw a small, angled hook from the top-left point down to the right. |
| The cursive version is like this: |
| פ |
| Last case: |
| Be careful, though. It takes a different shape when it is written at the end of the word. |
| For the final form, called sofit, start by drawing a short horizontal line from left to right, then draw a long vertical line from top to bottom. Finish with the same angled hook as before, from the top-left point down to the right. |
| With dagesh: |
| פּ |
| If you leave out the dot, called dagesh, the sound of pei becomes 'f', but we don't count it as a separate letter in the alphabet. Remember, like all niqqud, these dots are usually not written. |
| Now, let's practice. |
| Write פ (pei) for each of these words. |
| פֵּרוֹת (perot) fruits |
| פִּיל (pil) elephant |
| פַּרְפַּר (par'par) butterfly |
| Let's review! Do you remember how to write פ (pei) in Hebrew? |
| פ פ |
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