Lesson 2: Vowels, Sheva, etc. Flashcards
1
Q
אֲ
A
Chatef patach
A-class Extra-short a sound
2
Q
אַ
A
Patach
A-class
Short a sound “bat”
3
Q
אָ
A
Qamets
A-class Long a sound “father”
4
Q
אָה
A
Qamets-he
A-class Long a sound “father”
5
Q
אֱ
A
Chatef segol
I-class Extra-short e sound
6
Q
אֶ
A
Segol
I-class Short e sound “bet”
7
Q
אֵ
A
Tsere
I-class
Long e sound “they”
8
Q
אֵי
A
Tsere-yod
I-class
Long e sound “they”
9
Q
אִ
A
Chireq
I-class
Short i sound “bit”
10
Q
אִי
A
Chireq-yod
I-class Long i sound “bikini”
11
Q
אֳ
A
Chatef-qamets
U-class
Extra-short o sound
12
Q
אָ
A
Qamets-chatuf
U-class Short o sound “bot”
13
Q
אֹ
A
Cholem
U-class
Long o sound “go”
14
Q
וֹ
A
Cholem-vav
U-class
Long o sound “go”
15
Q
אֻ
A
Qibbuts
U-class
Short u sound “but”
16
Q
וּ
A
Shureq
U-class
Long u sound “rude”
17
Q
Sheva(אְ) rules
A
- It is silent at the end of a syllable, i.e. after a short vowel
- You can recognize that it is vocal if it is:
- at the beginning of a word
- at the beginning of a syllable, i.e. after another sheva
- after a long vowel
18
Q
The Dagesh Rules •
A
- They can appear in any letter except gutturals
- If the letter is not preceded by a vowel, it is a dagesh qal
- If the letter is preceded by a vowel, it is a dagesh chazaq. It is always a hard sound in this case.
19
Q
Guttural Letter Rules
A
(ע ח ה א (& ר
- Cannot be doubled by a dagesh chasaq
- Takes a composite sheva instead of a regular sheva
- At the end of a word, after a long vowel, they may take a ‘helping’ vowel called a ‘furtive patach’
