Hi everyone. |
Welcome to The Ultimate Hebrew Pronunciation Guide. |
You've made it to the last lesson! Do you feel more confident about speaking in Hebrew now? |
In this last lesson, we'll wrap things up by quizzing you on the material that we've covered in this series. |
Let's practice! |
Make sure to practice out loud with this lesson! |
You know all the parts and pieces, but can you speak Hebrew with a natural accent? |
If you've been quiet up until now, be sure to speak out loud with (host name)! |
Are you ready? Let's go! |
You probably knew this phrase before you started this series, but did you know how to pronounce it correctly? |
Give it a shot! |
בוקר טוב "good morning" |
Did you pronounce this sound correctly? |
Many learners often struggle with this simple phrase because there's growling R-like sound that is unusual for many speakers. Try pronouncing it again. |
בוקר טוב "good morning" |
If you still haven't got it, go back to lesson 6 to review the material. |
What about this next one? |
פרח נוי "ornamental flower" |
Did you pronounce the diphthong correctly? |
It's identical to the diphthong in the English word 'boy'. We covered this sound in lesson 7. |
Listen to it again. |
פרח נוי "ornamental flower" |
Okay. Let's move on. |
Where is the stress in this example? |
דבר "thing" |
In this example, the final syllable is stressed. Stress will predominantly fall on the last two syllables of a word, with the final syllable being much more likely, so if you had to guess, it's quite likely that the stress is on the final syllable. |
דבר "thing" |
Here's the last one. |
Diacritics aren't normally marked in most Hebrew texts, but could you read the following? |
בּ |
The dot in the center indicates that this letter is pronounced as a B sound like 'buy'. |
Okay, last one. |
בַ |
This has a horizontal line segment underneath the letter which indicates that the letter is meant to be pronounced as an A, like in the word 'far'. |
How did it go? Do you feel like you have a better accent than you did at the beginning of this series? |
What parts of Hebrew Pronunciation are still difficult for you? |
Good luck as you continue learning Hebrew! Bye! |
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