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Hi everyone.
Welcome to The Ultimate Hebrew Pronunciation Guide.
In this lesson, you'll learn 7 Hebrew consonant sounds.
ב
בּ
ד
פ
פּ
ג
ה
These consonant sounds are identical to the ones in English.
So if you know English, they should already be familiar to you.
Are you ready?
Then let's get started!
The first consonant sound is...
ב
נבל "harp"
It's identical to the V sound in the word 'vet'.
ב, ב (slowly)
ב, ב (slowly)
The next consonant is...
בּ
בן "son"
It's identical to the B in the word 'buy'.
בּ, בּ (slowly)
בּ, בּ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
ד
דלק "gasoline"
It's identical to the D in the word 'dad'.
ד, ד (slowly)
ד, ד (slowly)
The next consonant is...
פ
אופה "bake"
It's identical to the F in the word 'father'.
פ, פ (slowly)
פ, פ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
פּ
פה "mouth"
Like the P in the word 'pack'.
פּ, פּ (slowly)
פּ, פּ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
ג
גם "also"
It's identical to the G in the word 'good'.
ג, ג (slowly)
ג, ג (slowly)
The final consonant sound for this lesson is...
ה
הד "echo"
It's identical to the H in the word 'high'.
ה, ה (slowly)
ה, ה (slowly)
Well done! You just learned your first 7 Hebrew consonants.
ב
בּ
ד
פ
פּ
ג
ה
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In the next lesson, you'll learn 8 more consonant sounds that are familiar to English speakers.
See you in the next Ultimate Hebrew Pronunciation Guide lesson!

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